EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming & Diving fell to Valparaiso University, 156-124, in the Screaming Eagles’ first official meet Saturday afternoon at the USI Aquatic Center. The Eagles, who established a new program record nearly every time someone touched the water, was able to capture eight of the 16 events.
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The Screaming Eagles captured their first-ever event victory in their very first dive into the pool by winning the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.92. The winning relay team was comprised of freshman Colten Agdeppa (Redding, California), freshman Caleb Davis (Spring, Texas), freshman Caleb Benson (Plainfield, Illinois), and sophomore Payton Buse (Lynnville, Indiana).
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Agdeppa and Buse also posted victories in individual events. Agdeppa captured the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.65, while Buse took first in the 50-year freestyle with a 21.71.
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Freshman Carson Faley (Dixon, Illinois) and freshman Lane Pollock (Boonville, Indiana) joined Agdeppa and Busein winning a pair of events. Faley took first in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:46.38 and the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:57.22.
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Pollock took both diving competitions for the Eagles. He posted a 264.75 in the one-meter and a 231.07 in the three-meter.
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Other Top Men’s Results:
200-yard Medley Relay: 1:37.92 (1st) – Agdeppa, Davis, Benson, Buse
200-Yard Freestyle: 1:46.38 (1st) — Faley
100 -Yard Backstroke: 55.65 (1st) — Agdeppa
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1:01.41 (2nd) — Davis
50-Yard Freestyle: 21.71 (1st) — Buse
1-mtr Diving: 264.75 (1st) – Pollock
100-Yard Freestyle: 49.04 (1st) freshman Gabriel Groves (New Carlisle, Indiana)
500-Yard Freestyle: 4:57.22 (1st) — Faley
100-Yard Butterfly: 53.59 (2nd) — Benson
3-mtr Diving: 231.07 (1st) — Pollock
200-Yard IM: 2:02.90 (2nd) — Groves
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 3:17.49 (1st) – Buse, Faley, Groves, Davis