2024 House of Champions Invite
- November 21-23, 2024
- IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
- Short Course Yards
- Results on Meet Mobile “20th House of Champions Invitational”
The 2024 House of Champions Invitational wrapped up in Indy Saturday with Marshall and home team IU Indianapolis taking the victories. Throughout the competition, multiple team and meet records fell, paving way for some fantastic racing.
Women’s Final Scores
1. Marshall – 1,417.5
2. Missouri State – 1256.5
3. Little Rock – 955
4. UIC – 882
5. Milwaukee – 825
6. North Texas – 605
7. Lynn University – 593.5
8. IU Indianapolis – 502.5
9. Butler – 354.5
10. Saint Louis University – 345.5
11. Missouri-St. Louis – 269
12. Lewis University – 198
13. Quincy University – 59
Men’s Final Scores
1. IU Indianapolis – 1,341.5
2. Missouri State – 1,315.5
3. Lewis University – 836.5
4. Saint Louis University – 771.5
5. UIC – 749
6. Lynn University – 743
7. Milwaukee – 739
8. Missouri-St. Louis – 610
9. Missouri S&T – 527
10. Quincy University – 334
11. Northern Kentucky – 115
Recap – IU Indianapolis
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy swim and dive teams closed out the three-day House of Champions with the men’s team sealing the team win. The women finished in eighth. Hugo Arteaga highlighted the final day of House of Champions with a new meet record in the men’s 50 yard butterfly.
The final session was kicked off with the final two heats of the 1650 freestyle. Emmaleigh Zietlow took second place with a time of 16:49.91 for the women’s team. On the men’s side, Youssef Magdy led the Jags with a third place finish (15:35.39). Nathan Rariden earned a top five finish in fifth with a time of 15:46.59 while Michael Esdon also earned points in ninth.
Next up was the 50 fly. Lillian Brandt took fifth with a time of 24.90 while Dani Stemper earned points in 13. For the men’s team, Arteaga set the Jags’ second meet record of the week with a new best time of 21.41 to take first. Isaac Wilson earned fourth at 21.99 while David Niemiec took fifth at 22.01. Max Gerke (9th), William Gorman (13th) and Brady Gray (15th) all earned points for IU Indy in the B final.
In the 200 back, seven Jaguars earned points. On the women’s side, Addy Hirsbrunner swan in the B final, taking 12th overall. Ben Kimmel, Grayson Tidwell and Jack Gallob all swam in the A final for the men’s team with Kimmel taking fourth (1:48.01), Tidwell sixth (1:48.45) and Gallob at eighth (1:49.74). Carson Szotek (9th), Luke Dibley (14th) swam in the B final and Anthony Braun (21st) earned points in the C final.
Luca Eckert and Arteaga earned points in the 100 free with Eckert taking 12th and Artaega earning 24th.
In the 200 breast, three Jags earned points on the women’s side. Morgan Frausto took 14th, Victoria Surdyka took 16th and Kaylee Dexter took 22nd. On the men’s side Zach Drotar earned fourth with a time of 2:00.80.
Next up was the 200 fly with Brandt taking 12th for the women’s team. William Gorman earned fifth (1:48.85), Wilson took sixth (1:49.04) and Szotek earned 10th for the men’s team.
With the last individual event of the weekend, Zietlow earned yet another top two finish with second place in the 100 IM at 57.39. Brandt took fifth at 58.08. On the men’s side, the Jags placed eight in the finals with four in the A final and four in the B final. In the A final, Max Gerke took fourth (51.69), Kimmel fifth (51.76), Drotar sixth (51.78) and Wilson eighth (54.74). IU Indy swept the top four spots in the B final with Tidwell taking ninth overall, Gallob tenth, Ayden Cason 11th and Dibley 12th.
The Jags closed out day three with the 400 free relay. The women’s team of Zietlow, Brandt, Hirsbrunner and Luca McGee took seventh at 3:26.23. The men’s relay team of Rariden, Arteaga, Gorman and Eckert took fifth at 3:00.55.
Rounding out the scores for IU Indy this week on the diving boards was Sebastian Otero, Adam Schmehl, Blake Vanderjeugdt and Midori Adams all earning spots in their A finals.
Otero led the way with a new IU Indy and meet record of 438.25 in the men’s 3-meter dive to earn first place. He followed that up with a second place finish in the 1-meter with a score of 362.75.
Schmehl took third in the men’s 3-meter with a score of 344.35 followed by a sixth place finish in the 1-meter at 271.50. Vanderjeugdt earned sixth in the 3-meter at 314.30 then took fourth in the 1-meter with a score of 282.55.
On the women’s side, Adams led the way with a fourth place finish in the 1-meter (233.95) and a seventh place finish on the 3-meter (234.65).
The IU Indy men’s team took first out of 11 teams with a total of 1,341.50 points. The women’s team closed out House of Champions in eighth place out of 13 teams with 502.50 points.
Day 2
INDIANAPOLIS – After a solid start to the House of Champions Invite yesterday, the IU Indianapolis men’s and women’s swim and dive teams finished day two of the three-day event Friday evening (Nov. 22). Heading into the final day of competition, the men sit in fourth of 11 teams with 508.5 points while the women’s 253 points is good for eighth place of 13 sides.
Following the 200 yard medley relays that began Friday’s final session, Luca McGee and Morgen Frausto each earned points in the consolation final of the 50 breaststroke.
In the next event, Lillian Brandt‘s sixth-place finish in the 100 yard butterfly earned 24 points while Dani Stemper’s placement also racked up tallies for the women’s team. On the men’s side, three swimmer’s finishing positions gained points, headlined by Hugo Artega in fifth.
Luke Dibley was the sole Jaguar swimmer to earn points in the difficult 400 individual medley, finishing inside the top eight with a time of 4:00.31.
Emmaleigh Zietlow continued her stellar swimming in the 200 free, setting a new meet record of 1:47.39 while winning her second individual title of the weekend. For the men, three athletes earned tallies, with Nathan Rariden gaining 25 for his fifth-place finish.
Three men—Jack Gallob, Keiran Rahmaan and Grayson Tidwell—put points on the board in the 100 back to close out the individual races.
In the 800 freestyle relay, the women’s team comprised of Tori Barnet, Addy Hirsbrunner, Madelyn Weber and Zietlow placed seventh. Ben Kimmel, William Gorman, Youssef Magdy and Rariden each swam solid legs of the men’s portion of the relay, placing fourth and earning 30 tallies.
Recap – Missouri St
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS – The Missouri State men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams each finished second at the 20th House of Champions Invitational which concluded Saturday night. The women (1,256.5 points) finished each day behind Marshall (1,417.5 points). After leading on Friday, the men’s team (1315.5 points) fell just short to host IU Indianapolis (1341.5 points).
Sophia Coleta opened the final night with a personal-best swim in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:47.37) to win gold ahead of IU Indy’s Emmaleigh Zietlow (16:49.91). Coleta’s time improved on her previous 1,650 free season-best that led the Missouri Valley Conference.
Fifth-year swimmer Cabrini Johnson earned her first individual gold-medal win of the meet in the 200-yard breaststroke after two silver-medal finishes in the 50 breast (28.68) and the 100 breast (1:01.87). The program record-holder in the 200 breast added another top time to the history books with her 2:12.89 time, the third-fastest in Missouri State history. Johnson paced the field by nearly four seconds.
Samantha Roemer, another fifth-year Bear, continued her dominant invitational by securing a third event win in as many days with a gold in the 100-yard individual medley (55.96). Roemer also won the 200 IM (2:00.64) and the 100-yard butterfly (53.30), the latter of which is a House of Champions record. Roemer also finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.29).
On the men’s side, freshman Gonzalo Ruiz headlined the Bears’ bid for the House of Champions title with two gold-medal wins on Saturday. The two-time MVC Freshman of the Week won the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.15) and the 100-yard IM (50.29) to complete the Bears sweep in the event. He was the fastest in the prelims in both events and his 100 IM time was also a House of Champions record.
Missouri State took the top two spots in the 100 IM as senior Brunno Suzuki-Tomiyama took the silver with a time of 50.93.
Ruiz was also the lead swimmer in the 400-yard medley on Thursday to help set the invitational record in that event as well (3:12.40).
Springfield native Lucas Chadwell swam his first career sub-44-second time in the 100-yard freestyle (43.90) to come away with a silver-medal result.
Luigi Maciel da Silva was one spot away from completing the breaststroke sweep of the weekend. The House of Champions winner in the 50 breast (24.16) and 100 breast (53.94) finished second in the 200 breast (1:59.26) behind Missouri S&T’s Connor Bichsel (1:57.95). Maciel da Silva ended the invitational with three gold and two silver medals.
Missouri State swimming & diving will be off for the rest of the calendar year. The Bears will return to the pool on Jan. 17-18 for a tri-meet against Missouri and McKendree in Columbia. The first day of the meet will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the second day will start at 10 a.m.
Day 2
INDIANAPOLIS – The Missouri State men’s swimming & diving team took the lead on the second day of the 20th House of Champions Invitational Friday, overtaking host IU Indianapolis going into the final day of the meet with 890.5 points. The MoState women’s team maintained its positioning in second place behind Marshall, sitting at 807 points.
Samantha Roemer continued her streak of gold medals following her 200 IM victory yesterday. The fifth-year swimmer set a new personal best by .01 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly (53.30) to take her second event win of the invitational. Her new personal best breaks a tie she had with Anna Miller’s second-best time in Bears history. Miller’s time of 52.96 remains at the top.
The tenured Bears highlighted the scoring sheet with a pair of silver medals from Cabrini Johnson, who finished second in the 50-yard breaststroke (28.68) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.87). Her 50 breast time marks the fastest by a Missouri Valley Conference swimmer this season entering the meet.
Missouri State also saw its younger swimmers make waves at IU Natatorium. Sophomore Olivia Sala earned her first career collegiate medal in the 400-yard individual medley by tying her personal best time of 4:22.63 she earned at last season’s MVC Championships where she finished fifth in the event.
Sophomore Caitlyn Friebe also continued her consistent showing from Thursday after earning bronze in the 50-yard backstroke (25.24). On Friday, she also took bronze in the 100-yard backstroke (54.93) by reaching the wall just .02 seconds before Marshall’s Mia McBride (54.95).
The Bears came just .1 seconds off of Marshall’s pace in battling for the win in the 200-yard medley relay. Friebe, Johnson, Roemer and Lana Janson combined for a time of 1:40.47 for second place.
In diving, Courtney Stanbury improved on her 3-meter dive prelim score (251.00) to take fourth place in the event final with a score of 254.60 to lead the Bears.
On the men’s side, junior Luigi Maciel da Silva feasted off both breaststroke events on the middle day of the House of Champions Invitational. The two-time Mid-American Conference breaststroke silver medalist started Friday by besting his prelim leading time of 24.33 in the 50-yard breaststroke with a 24.16 gold-medal swim in the finals. Da Silva kept the breaststroke crown at the end of the day by winning the 100-yard breaststroke (53.94). He enters the final day of the invitational representing both of Missouri State’s gold medals.
Reese Hodgins set a personal best in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.67) en route to his second silver-medal finish of the weekend. His new best time overtook the time he set against Drury on Oct. 25 to break the Hammons Student Center Pool record. Hodgins finished exactly one second behind Lynn University’s Vitaly Kostin (1:35.67), who Hodgins beat to take the best time in the prelims.
The Bears took two spots on the 200 free podium as Jack Grandy finished right behind Hodgins in third with a time of 1:38.26, a season-best for the junior.
Missouri State capped off the night with a win in its first 800-yard freestyle relay of the season. The group of Brunno Suzuki-Tomiyama, George Holesinger, Grandy and Hodgins put down a time of 6:33.60, nearly five seconds faster than the rest of the field.
In diving, Storm Opdahl matched his fifth-place result from the prelim of the 1-meter dive with a score of 272.80 in the finals.
Missouri State returns to the pool in Indy on Saturday for the final day of the House of Champions. Swimming prelims will start at 9:00 a.m. followed by diving prelims at 11:30 a.m. The finals for both swimming & diving commence at 4:30 p.m.
Recap – Marshall
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team captured title at the House of Champions on Sunday in Indianapolis. The Herd has won four of its five events this season having taken two of three duals, and two multi-team meets.
“This meet really represents the culmination of work these women have put in,” Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said after his team’s performance. “So many people stepped up throughout the six sessions to put us in a position to win this meet. We haven’t had time to put together all the accomplishments of the group, but top to bottom everyone contributed.”
Kseniia Luniushina shined again setting her second program record in as many days with a time of 1:58.20 in the 200 Backstroke for a second-place finish. The freshman also won the 50 Butterfly finishing the event 24.40 seconds.
MU swept the podium Molly Warner finishing in 2:01.48, sixth fastest time in program history, Madeline Hart taking second in 2:01.61 and Lauren McNamara in third with the 10th fastest time in program history at 2:01.92. Hart set the second fastest time in program history during prelims at 2:01.51.
In diving, Grace Kelsheimer closed out a strong performance at the midseason meet with a second-place finish in Platform Diving (178.80) and Ally Humbert taking fourth (156.40).
With a time of 16:49.91, Eszter Laban took third as Marshall’s 400 Freestyle Relay team of Hart, Luniushina, Audrey West and Warner took fourth (3:23.81) with the sixth fastest time in program history.
The Herd’s final top 10 program time came from Nina Nugent, who led off the B Relay team with a 100 Freestyle split of 51.16, eighth fastest in program history.
“We are in a great position as a program leading into our transitional part of the season, Walsh said. “The group will rest and recover this weekend, and we’ll get back to the rhythm of things leading into dead week, finals, and our training camp. The staff couldn’t be more proud of this team and where we are headed.”
Day 2
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marshall University Swimming and Diving team continued to stay up top at the House of Champions concluding day two on Friday with a 54.5-point lead with a program record and eight other top-10 program best times set.
Kseniia Luniushina broke the 100 Backstroke program mark with a time of 53.35 in prelims.
“What a fun evening for the women,” Herd Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ian Walsh said at the conclusion of day two at the competition. “Each event we got better and better as the session progressed tonight. We had nine all-time top-10 performances, seven individuals and two relays.”
Luniushina, the current and back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Swimmer of the Week honoree, also led off the team’s 200 Medley Relay with Paige Banton, Madeline Hart and Audrey West to take the event set the fifth-fastest time in program history in 1:40.37.
Hart also added to her all-time program marks with a second-place finish in the 100 Butterfly at 53.78 with the second-fastest time in program history.
On the boards, Grace Kelsheimer took 3m Diving with a score of 283.30, taking both spring board events as diving heads to the platform on Saturday.
“Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points,” Walsh continued. “Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks.”
In the 400 Individual Medley, Eszter Laban won the event by over five seconds with a time of 4:15.18, the second-best time in program history and making the cut for the US Open.
Marshall also took 800 Freestyle Relay with the team Hart, Molly Warner, Laban, and Preslava Tosheva with a time of 7:22.07, seventh-fastest in program history, with Hart’s split now ranking ninth in the 200 Freestyle.
In B Finals, Tosheva’s mark of 1:50.54 now ranks 10th all-time with Lauren McNamara’s time of 55.27 in the 100 Butterfly sits eighth in program history. Maddy Akin also set the eighth fastest time in program history in the 100 Breaststroke at 1:03.76 in prelims.
“Grace K swept the springboard events, winning 3m tonight by over 30 points,” Walsh continued. “Kseniia set our first team record in the 100 Back and improved her best time by almost a full second. Eszter set a lifetime best and just missed the school record by less than .2 of a second. She also set a Meet Record and qualified for the US Open in two weeks.”
Recap – Little Rock
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Trojans wrapped up the third day with their best performance yet, starting and ending the meet with record-breaking achievements. They secured an impressive third-place finish overall at the House of Champions.
“I told them this morning “sometimes it’s you, sometimes it’s me, but it’s always us.” I love how so many different individuals stepped up and showed what it means to be a Little Rock Trojan.” said head coach Nathan Townsend. “On a day where we say “Saturday is for the Trojans” it truly was a day for the Trojans. The staff and I are fired up for what the rest of the season will look like. Little Rock on Top.”
1650 Freestyle
The 1650 freestyle was swum in the morning, where our Trojan ladies delivered standout performances. Duru Sibik kicked things off with a season-best time of 18:00.03. In the following heat, Izzy Thibodeau competed in her very first mile, finishing in an impressive 17:54.70, while Lara Alsader posted a strong 18:05.16.
Carol closed out the morning’s event in the final heat. Not only was this her debut in the race, but she also recorded a top-five all-time performance for the Trojans with a stellar 17:43.33.
Platform Diving
The diving duo of Kyra Apodaca and Tatum Malatin dominated the platform event. In the preliminaries, Apodaca shattered the school record with a score of 189.75. She continued her incredible form in the finals, becoming the sole individual event winner for the Trojans. Malatin also had a strong performance, finishing 5th and securing valuable points for the team.
50 Butterfly
Jaelle Carlson opened the final session of the meet in true Carlson fashion, racing in the A final and touching the wall in 24.72 to take 3rd place.
200 Backstroke
Freshman Beatriz Comini Romero stormed to victory in the B final, clocking a lifetime best of 2:03.51. Senior Caitlin Romprey followed with a solid performance, taking 4th place in 2:05.31 to cap off the Trojans’ efforts in the backstroke event.
100 Freestyle
The 100 freestyle event brought more excitement for the Trojans. Carlson delivered a stunning lifetime-best time of 49.67, securing 2nd place. Lena Nikolaeva also impressed, joining the all-time performance list with a time of 51.31 to claim 8th in the evening finals.
In the B final, Olivia Elgin posted a season-best 51.16 to take 3rd, while senior Lauren Pieniazkiewicz finished 7th in 51.61.
In the C final, 5th-year senior Cheryl Poulsen wrapped up the event, touching the wall in 52.00 to finish 5th.
200 Breaststroke
Gabby O’Neil, the Trojans’ breaststroke specialist, delivered a lifetime-best performance in the A final, finishing 3rd with a time of 2:17.15. Adara Stoddard dominated the B final, taking 1st place in 2:18.19. Anna Nishizaki also showed improvement, clocking 2:21.37 to finish 5th.
200 Butterfly
In the 200 butterfly, Gillian Boggs fought hard in the B final, taking 5th place with a time of 2:06.66.
100 Individual Medley
Lauren Pieniazkiewicz set the tone early by breaking the school record in the prelims with a time of 57.38. Adara Stoddard returned to the B final and replicated her earlier success, claiming 1st place to close out the individual events for the meet.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Trojans ended the meet with another historic performance in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of O’Neil, Elgin, Pieniazkiewicz, and Carlson made waves, breaking the meet record and recording the second-fastest time in Trojan history. O’Neil started with a lifetime-best split of 50.67, followed by Elgin and Pieniazkiewicz extending the lead. Carlson sealed the victory with a blistering 48.81 split, cementing their place in the record books.
Day 2
NDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The records just keep falling for the Trojans as they head into day 2 of the House of Champions meet. Little Rock Swimming and Diving is currently sitting in 3rd place, with their eyes set on climbing higher as they prepare for the final day of racing tomorrow. The team’s momentum is building, and they’re ready to finish strong with even more impressive performances.
“Day 2 of the 3 day championship meet format is always a challenging day and finishing off the day with an 800 free relay is a real test of grit. We finished the day with a school record leading off that relay as well as that relay being the 2nd fastest time for us in team history. I think the Trojans showed how much grit they have and what it means to be an AKB. I’m pretty fired up and excited for tomorrow. As always… Saturday is for the Trojans.” said Head Coach Nathan Townsend.
200 Medley Relay
The relay kicked off the night with incredible energy as Caitlin Romprey delivered a blazing-fast opening leg, setting the tone for the race. Lauren Pieniazkiewicz took over in the breaststroke, clocking an impressive 28.60, before Jaelle Carlson powered through the butterfly leg. Finally, Cheryl Poulsen anchored the team with a strong finish, bringing them homein a 23.09 with a final time of 1:42.32 to take 6th overall.
50 Breaststroke
Adara Stoddard got the breaststroke events off to a strong start, winning the B final with an impressive time of 29.33. In the A final, Pieniazkiewicz and Gabriella O’Neil held their own, finishing with times of 29.32 and 28.79, respectively. O’Neil secured a remarkable 3rd place, while Pieniazkiewicz claimed a solid 7th place finish.
100 Butterfly
The 100 butterfly was a showcase for the Trojans, with strong performances across all finals. Brooke Cummings and Erma Duratovic kicked things off in the D final, posting times of 58.56 and 57.70, respectively. Lara Alsader made her mark in the C final, achieving a massive three-second drop from her morning swim to clock an impressive 57.91.
In the A final, senior Carlson displayed her underwater expertise, powering through the race to finish in 55.05, securing an outstanding 4th place overall.
400 IM
Gillian Boggs was the Trojans’ lone representative in the 400 IM final, and she delivered a commanding performance. From the moment she hit the water, she took control of the race, dominating the backstroke leg and extending her lead with every stroke. GB touched the wall in an impressive 4:28.26 to claim victory in the B final.
200 Freestyle
Carol Heinz continued her incredible streak of personal bests at this meet, delivering a stellar performance in the 200 freestyle. She touched the wall in 1:51.34, securing 5th place in the B final and earning her spot as 4th on the Trojans’ all-time performance list—a fitting conclusion to her individual events for the evening.
Meanwhile, Olivia Elgin proved to be a force to be reckoned with in the water, racing in the A final from an outside lane. Undeterred, she powered through to finish 7th overall with a time of 1:50.72, capping off her individual races with a strong showing.
100 Breaststroke
The breaststroke trio of Pieniazkiewicz, Stoddard, and O’Neil carried their momentum into the 100 breaststroke with impressive performances. Pieniazkiewicz secured 5th place in the C final, posting a solid time of 1:05.37. Stoddard made a breakthrough, dipping under the 1:05 mark to clock 1:04.74 in the B final.
O’Neil shone brightest, breaking a 5-year-old school record during prelims with a remarkable 1:02.81. She followed it up with a strong showing in the evening’s finals, earning 7th place in the A final.
100 Backstroke
Lena Nikolaeva set the tone in the final individual race of the evening, finishing 7th in the C final after achieving an incredible personal best of 57.76 during her prelims earlier in the day.
In the B final, Beatriz Comini Romero and senior Romprey teamed up for a strong showing. Freshman Romero delivered a standout performance, winning the B final and climbing to 3rd on the all-time performance list for this event. Romprey rounded out the evening’s individual events with a solid 6th-place finish, touching the wall in 56.97.
3-Meter Board
On the boards, Kyra Apodaca delivered an incredible performance, working tirelessly in the prelims alongside Delaney Nickles to qualify for the 3-meter finals, securing 7th and 8th place, respectively. Freshman Tatum Malatin also competed in the consolation finals, finishing 12th with 205.80 points.
Apodaca continued her dominance on the boards, battling her way to a 3rd place finish in the finals with 264.45 points. Her teammate, Nickles, also had a strong showing, finishing just behind in 5th place with 253.80 points. Together, they helped elevate the Trojans’ success in the diving competition.
“It was a really fun day and I am immensely proud of all of our Ladies. The divers did a great job of focusing in on what they had to do in an environment that has alot going on. We had season season high performances and major improvements in what we are working towards at the end of the year. Tomorrow they will get to challenge themselves with an event we don’t get an opportunity to do often.” said Chris Pape.
800 Freestyle Relay
The Trojans capped off the evening in spectacular fashion during the final event. Fifth-year senior Gabriella O’Neil led off the 200 freestyle relay with a blazing performance, not only touching the wall first but also breaking a 7-year-old school record. O’Neil became the first Trojan to ever swim under 1:50 in the event, clocking an impressive 1:49.76.
Heinz and Elgin kept the momentum going, maintaining the lead and setting up anchor swimmer Stoddard to close out the race. Stoddard finished strong, securing the victory for the Trojans in a time of 7:26.52, the second-fastest time in school history for the event. It was a perfect way to end an unforgettable evening of competition.
Recap – Milwaukee
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Milwaukee swimming & diving team closed the fall portion of its schedule, finishing out the weekend at IU Indy’s House of Champions Invitational Saturday.
Caleb Carlisle continued his outstanding meet, setting a new school record in the 200 butterfly.
As a team, the women finished fifth place in the 13-team event with 825 points, while the men closed the meet in seventh place of the 11-team field with 739 points.
Carlisle’s record of 1:47.34 came in the prelims, following it up with a seventh-place (1:51.21) finish in the final round. Adding to his big day, he placed second in the 50 butterfly touching the wall in 21:53.
“This meet was a quick one, full of good teams and swimmers, and it pushed us to a different level,” said head coach Kyle Clements. “We had too many seasons bests to count, as well as dozens of lifetime bests … when we get back to Milwaukee, we will need to update our record board.”
Victor Kostov found the podium as well, grabbing third place in the 100 individual medley with a time of 51.16. On the women’s side, Janelle Schulz had a time of 57.90 that was good for fourth in the event.
In the 1650 freestyle, Gunnar Seversen finished just 0.02 seconds off the school’s freshman record at 15:47.07 to come in sixth place.
“This meet was also a very long,” Clements added, “we packed a lot of swimming into these three days in Indianapolis.”
“There were many long sessions that kept us at the pool with not a lot of time recover in between,” said Clements. “That challenged us both physically and mentally, and we are going to be better for it.”
A pair of Panther women took sixth and seventh in the 200 backstroke, including Skylar Ruggles at 2:02.79, and Mara Freeman right behind at 2:02.93.
Milwaukee closed the day in the 400 freestyle relay, with the women finishing fifth (3:24.93), while the men managed a sixth place finish at 3:00.88.
Clements finished saying, “this meet is just a preview of what’s to come for our program … we have a long way to go, but we are headed in the right direction.”
Day 2
INDIANAPOLIS, IND- The Milwaukee swimming and diving team returned for day two of IU Indy’s House of Champions Invitational. The men were highlighted by a new school-record in the 200 medley relay, as well as a new freshman-record from Caleb Carlisle in the 100 butterfly. The women were led by Gabrielle LePine winning the 50 and 100 breaststrokes.
After two days of the event the women sit in fifth place with 450 points, while the men are in sixth with 411 points.
The 200 medley relay team of Victor Kostov, Andrew Jones, Caleb Carlisle, and Ben Lorenz got things started early for the Panthers finishing in 1:28.71, taking down the previous school-record of 1:29.36. Carlisle moved into the record books during the 100 butterfly prelims as well touching the wall in 48.14, beating the old best mark of 48.71 by a Milwaukee freshman in the event. He finished his day with another impressive performance in the finals, taking fourth with a time of 48.25.
LePine continued her dominance in the breaststroke this season, claiming the top spot in both the 50 (28.34), and 100 (1:01.94). The two-time Horizon League Swimmer of the Week has won every breaststroke event she has competed in this season.
In both the 200 medley (1:41.69), and 800 freestyle (7:32.56) relays, the women swam to a strong fifth place. The men followed up their school record in the 200 medley with a sixth-place finish (6:44.49) in the 800 freestyle relay.
In the 400 individual medley, Jay Jensen finished in the fifth spot with his time of 3:55.75, while Erika Thomas (4:28.99) grabbed eighth in the event on the women’s side.
Andrew Jones made the finals in both the 50 (25.44) and 100 (55.64) breaststroke, finishing in seventh place both events.
On the diving boards, the women were on the 3m today with two Panthers finding the top-10. Julie Rebek (243.90) placed sixth, while Therese Missiaen (221.70) landed in ninth. Ben Stitgen (229.85) was on the one meter taking 11th on the day.
Recap – Lynn
Day 3
Day 2
Recap – Missouri-St. Louis
Day 3
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s and women’s swimming teams wrapped up competition at the IU Indy House of Champions on Saturday evening at the IU Natatorium. The Tritons set two school records, recorded seven B-standard times and had 11 top 10 finishes.
UMSL’s men finished eighth overall with a final score of 610 points while UMSL’s women were 11th with 269 points.
For the men, Conley Savage had the highest finish of the night for the Tritons coming in second in the 200 fly at 1:47.62 which was good for a B-standard qualifying time. Mattia Nardi took sixth with a B-standard time of 1:49.29. Ethan Boehle and Kaleb Suitor finished fifth and sixth of the B-final event in times of 1:51.46 and 1:51.47 respectively while Harrison Miller came in fifth in the C-final at 1:53.78.
Aaron Wicklund set a school record, earned a B-standard time and finished third in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:00.59. Dylan Bonnett and Landon Hanesworth were seventh and eighth in the C-final with times of 2:07.93 and 2:22.09.
David Reynolds took eighth in the 50 fly at 24.25 while Suitor and Lathan Parks were fourth and sixth in the B-final in times of 22.55 and 22.64 seconds respectively.
Hendrik Bechtel came in 10th in the 1650 free with a B-standard time of 15:56.70 while Carson Ring took 23rd at 16:23.
Ryan Conner and Mason Stimson finished 10th and 24th overall in the 100 free. Conner turned in a time of 1:49.11 while Stimson came in at 1:52.68.
Reynolds earned a B-standard time in the 100 free at 45.13 to finish third in the B-final while Joan Cortadellas Llubera took sixth in the C-final with a time of 46.24. UMSL’s 400 free relay quartet of Reynolds, Metehan Saruhan, Cortadellas Llubera and Parks finished seventh in a time of 3:10.83.
On the women’s side, Justice Beard led the way with a fourth place finish in the 1650 free in a B-standard time of 16:52.87. Romina Itzkovich was third in the B-final of the 200 back at 2:03.01 and was followed by Ella Lantz in sixth in the B-final with a time of 2:03.25 and Isabella Gruidl finished fifth in the C-final at 2:05.63.
Kate Nelson broke the school record in the 100 free finishing 10th overall and second in the B-final with a B-standard time of 50.93 seconds. Macy Ganshert was 15th in the 50 fly final at 25.95 seconds.
UMSL’s 400 free relay foursome of Audrey Lantz, Nelson, E. Lantz and Itzkovich were eighth in a time of 3:38.75.
Day 2
ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri-St. Louis men’s and women’s swimming teams picked up three more B-Standard times for the NCAA II Swimming and Diving Championships on the second day of the House of Champions hosted by IU Indy at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
The Triton men are in seventh place with a total of 362.5 points while UMSL’s women are in 11th place with 159 points heading into the final day of competition on Saturday.
Conley Savage finished sixth overall in the 100 fly with a time of 48.40 seconds. He picked up a B-Standard time in the prelims finishing at 48.39 seconds. Kaleb Suitor and Lathan Parks also picked up points in the event for the Tritons with times of 50.69 and 50.91 respectively.
Aaron Wicklund finished sixth overall in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:56.03 which was also good for a B-Standard time for nationals. Mason Stimson and Harrison Miller finished third and fifth in the C-final with times of 4:06.25 and 4:07.05 respectively.
Hendrik Bechtel took fourth in the B-final of the 200 free finishing at 1:40.31. Landon Hanesworth narrowly missed a B-standard time in the 100 breaststroke finishing with a time of 55.40 to finish sixth overall.
David Reynolds finished fourth in the B-final of the 50 breast in a time of 25.91 seconds and came in eighth of the B-final of the 100 breast at 58.35 seconds. Isaac Scherman came in eighth of the B-final of the 50 breast with a time of 26.61 seconds.
Ryan Conner won the C-final of the 100 back at 49.42 seconds.
UMSL’s 800 free relay foursome of Metahan Saruhan, Bechtel, Savage and Wicklund took 10th in a time of 6:52.72.
For the women, Justice Beard finished seventh in the B-final of the 200 free with a B-standard time of 1:52.84. Romina Itzkovich and Ella Lantz finished fourth and fifth in the B-final of the 100 back with times of 56.90 and 56.94 respectively.
Isabella Gruidl came in fourth of the C-final of the 400 IM at 4:36.72.
UMSL’s 800 free relay quartet of Beard, Gruidl, Itzkovich and Lantz finished 12th overall in a time of 7:44.87.
Recap – Butler
Day 3
The Butler swim team narrowly defeated Saint Louis at the 2024 House of Champions Meet by nine points to earn ninth place at the event. The Bulldog coaching staff tabbed Sadie Brown, Kate Schilling, Caroline Zimner, Lydia Eberlein, and Caitlin Herring the “Swimmers of the Meet”.
“Day three was packed with thrilling races and many lifetime bests from the team,” assistant coach Emily Landwehr said. “The coaching staff was particularly pleased with how the swimmers handled the long duration of the meet, fighting through fatigue on the final day and closing out many close race situations with a win!”
Day three of action at the IU Indy Natatorium got underway with the 1650 (Mile) Freestyle. Kayla Wright, Sam Tomic and Meghan Voelker all had lifetime best swims in the event. Wright had a BIG EAST qualifying time of 17:28.20 to pace the Bulldogs with a 16th place finish. Tomic also had a BIG EAST qualifying times to place 30th and Voelker was close behind in 34th with her time of 18:47.10. Wright broke the school record in the 1000 Free (10:32.49) in the 1650 Free.
Butler’s best swimmer in the 50 fly was Ava Whittaker (25.39) while Caroline Zimner led the way in the 200 back (2:02.60). Each student-athlete placed ninth and dropped time from their morning swim.
Olivia Stotts and Caitlin Herring were the top finishers for Butler in the 100 free. Stotts had a season-best time in the finals (51.73) while Herring posted a lifetime best effort at 52.69.
Kate Schilling was the top dawg for Butler in the 200 breast with an eighth place finish (2:17.12). Lydia Eberlein also swam well in the prelims touching the wall at 2:26.13.
Two Bulldogs nearly finished back-to-back in the 200 fly. Sadie Brown placed 17th at (2:07.55) and Emma Ciesla was in 19th (2:08.67).
100 IM action included Alani Hightower-Bend (59.06) and Caroline Zimner (59.59). Hightower-Bend finished 11th with a season-best time and Zimner came in at 13th.
The three-day event came to a close with the 400 Freestyle Relay. Butler finished 10th with the team of Olivia Stotts (52.14), Caitlin Herring (52.05), Elizabeth Naylor (52.45), Kate Schilling (51.21). This group posted the fifth fastest time in school history (3:27.85).
Day 2
It was another exciting day at the IU Indy Natatorium on Friday with Butler competing in the 200 Medley Relay, 50 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and finally the 800 Freestyle Relay. Kate Schilling highlighted the day by setting a new school record in the 100 Breaststroke!
“Friday was an exciting day of racing with lots of season and lifetime bests from the team,” assistant coach Hannah Cressman stated. “Our coaching staff was especially proud of how the swimmers are matching up in close races, fighting through fatigue, and getting their hand on the wall first! We expect just as many exciting swims tomorrow on our final day.”
The 200 Medley Relay team of Alani Hightower-Bend (26.53), Kate Schilling (29.18), Ava Whittaker (25.28), and Olivia Stotts (23.65) posted the fifth-fastest time in school history to finish ninth overall (1:44.64).
Schilling was also active in the 50 breaststroke taking eighth in the finals with a time of 29.68. Earlier that morning, Schilling had a lifetime-best swim in the prelims at 29.36.
Three Bulldogs returned to the water in the 100 butterfly. Ava Whittaker came up with a lifetime-best swim at 57.59 for 21st place. Teammate Alani Hightower-Bend was close behind at 58.60 and CeCe Gerard clocked in a 58.94.
Butler was well represented in the 400 IM on Friday. Sadie Brown finished seventh with a time of 4:27.76 and Caroline Zimner was in the top-ten with her time of 4:31.68. BU also got a lifetime-best performance from Emma Ciesla in the morning prelim (4:35.31). She ended up in 15th later in the day with a time of 4:39.12.
The 200 freestyle was highlighted by Caitlin Herring and Sam Tomic. Herring dropped over three seconds from her previous lifetime-best to pace the Bulldogs in the event. She claimed 17th place with a time of 1:51.26. Tomic’s best performance came in the prelims (1:57.25).
Schilling’s school record in the 100 breast featured a time of 1:02.98. Her top time came in the prelims which led to an eighth place finish. Lydia Eberlein also swam in the event to land in 19th place (1:04.78).
The 800 Freestyle Relay team of Kate Schilling (1:53.57), Caitlin Herring (1:54.52), Kayla Wright (1:54.82), and Elizabeth Naylor (1:54.47) posted the fourth-fastest time in school history. Every Bulldog had a split under 1:55 to give them a time of 7:37.56.
UIC – Recap
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Nov. 23, 2024) – The UIC swimming and diving program went toe-to-toe against tough competition in IU-Indy’s annual House of Champions Meet over the past three days. The women’s team placed fourth amongst the 13 schools competing, and the men’s team finished fifth among the 11 programs in attendance.
The Flames saw 20 different top eight finishes, a dozen top three finishes, numerous post season berths and even records made or broken.
Senior Kendra Preski (Springfield, Ill./Glenview/Colorado State) had a stellar showing between the lane lines, highlighted by breaking the school record in the 100 backstroke, breaking Flames alumna Anne Jacobsen’s 55.69 mark set back in 2013 with a time of 55.51.
Junior Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield/Kentucky) also made history at the three-day meet, making an NCAA Zones C diving mark in the men’s platform diving competition, scoring 349.25 points in the finals to win the event. He is the first member of UIC Swimming and Diving to ever make a zones cut in the platform event. Earlier in the event, Nolan also won in the one-meter diving event, scoring 365.65 points on the board, edging out IU-Indy’s Sebastian Otero (362.75 points) by 2.90 points.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
“I’m incredibly proud of the way the team competed these last few days. From the first event on Thursday to the last even on Saturday, they showed up time after time and left I all in the pool. It’s a busy three days with a lot of racing and it was great to see so many seasons best times and some career best times. We are in a fantastic spot halfway through the season and I can’t wait to see what this team achieves next semester!”
COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
“The divers did great this week at the House of Champions Meet! There were personal best performances, many finalists, event winners and the first ever UIC zone qualifier on platform. I’m so proud of this group and what they have accomplished so far this season!”
North Texas – Recap
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The UNT swimmers wrapped up their fall schedule in a storied venue at the House of Champions midseason championship and will head into the break on a high note.
The Mean Green just took swimmers to the IUPUI Natatorium, while the divers competed at SMU, and still managed to come away with 605 points over the three-day event to finish in sixth place out of 13 teams, most of which also had divers contributing to the point total.
The team was led by standout efforts from seniors Diana Kolb, Shaena McCloud and Indra Vandenbussche, who each made three individual A-finals and had podium finishes.
McCloud won the 100 freestyle in a meet-record time of 49.66, edging out Vandenbussche, who qualified first in the event but settled for third in the final in 49.87. McCloud added a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle (22.98) and took third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.73. Vandenbussche took sixth in the 200 freestyle, third in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 50 freestyle, and Kolb finished third in the 200 backstroke in 2:00.36, fifth in the 100 backstroke (55.40) and eighth in the 100 IM (58.87).
McCloud and Vandenbussche were also heavily featured on successful relay teams, as both were a part of the 200 freestyle relay (Samantha Robles, Scarlett McCloud, Vandenbussche and Shaena McCloud) that set a new program record with a time of 1:31.82 and finished third for 32 points. That same foursome finished third in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:21.86, and Vandenbussche set a new program record for the 100 freestyle (49.34) on her opening leg. Shaena McCloud and Vandenbussche were also a part of the 400 medley relay (Kolb, Mikaela Goelst, McCloud and Vandenbussche) that took second in 3:40.97 to claim 34 points. The 800 freestyle relay comprised of Scarlett McCloud, Kailey Turner, Kayleigh Lovell and Vandenbussche finished sixth in 7:34.73 to take 26 points. The 200 medley relay comprised of Kolb, Goelst, Robles and Shaena McCloud finished fourth in 1:41.32 to claim 30 points for the Mean Green.
Turner took fourth in the A-final of the 200 butterfly in 2:01.97 and was a C-finalist in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Robles took eighth in the 100 butterfly (56.48) and eighth in the B-final of the 50 freestyle in 23.85 and was also a C-finalist in the 100 freestyle. Goelst finished third in the 100 breaststroke A-final in 1:02.29 to claim 27 points and seventh in the 200 breaststroke A-final in 2:18.42 to take 23 points. She also finished eighth in the B-final of the 100 IM in 1:00.73. Kennedy Eichler and Kayleigh Lovell finished 12th and 17th, respectively, in the 1,650 freestyle. Eichler finished fourth in the B-final of the 400 IM in 4:33.87, and Lovell finished fourth in the 500 freestyle B-final in 5:00.28, while also earning a spot in the C-final of the 200 freestyle. Iza Ruiz also earned a spot in a B-final with a seventh-place finish in the 100 IM in 59.90.
“Overall, we had a solid showing at the 2024 House of Champions,” head coach Brittany Roth said. “We went into the meet with the mindset to compete at our best for where we are in our season’s training progression. Every athlete saw season-best performances this weekend, and we had a few team members race to all-time life-best performances, which is always exciting to see! Overall, our team’s energy, tenacity and grit was showcased, and I’m excited to see what they can do with the remainder of the season.”
