Southern Indiana vs Valparaiso
- October 10, 2024
- Evansville, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: USI Athletics
EVANSVILLE, Ind.– University of Southern Indiana Women’s Swimming and Diving dominated on Thursday afternoon taking home the victory against Valparaiso University, 209-85. USI secured an impressive 14 of 16 first-place events.
Sophomore duo Caiya Cooper (1:57.90) and Reagan Holmes (2:00.13) took home first and second place in the 200 freestyle. The duo also finished atop the leaderboard in the 100 freestyle with Cooper taking first (54.92) and Holmes following behind (55.94).
Sophomore Hayden Shurtz carried her momentum from Indianapolis, winning the 100 and 200 breaststroke with times of 1:06.33 and 2:27.38.
The Eagles thrived in the 500 freestyle with Cooper finishing first (5:18.15), freshman Ailyn Zurliene in second (5:20.93), and freshman Elizabeth Ketcham rounding out the top three (5:23.68).
The Eagles diving squad earned a new all-time top score for the three-meter dive, as freshman Anna Bunnell earned the USI record with a score of 223.65. Bunnell nearly shattered the one-meter record, leading the Eagles with a score of 223.65. Fellow freshman Gabbie Meier becomes third on the USI all-time leaderboard in her second-place effort (222.08 pts).
Other Top Women’s Results:
400 Individual Medley: Freshman Emma Gabhart (4:44.93)
1000 Freestyle: Junior Mattilynn Smith (10:50.80)
1000 Freestyle: Zurliene (10:57.86)
200 Freestyle Relay: Freshman Simone Green, Ketcham, Holmes, Cooper (1:40.24)
200 Medley Relay: Freshman Alivia Scott, Shurtz, Ketcham, Green (1:50.43)
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:
USI is back in action on October 12 at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving team defeated Valparaiso University on Thursday afternoon in their home opener, 171-123. USI won ten of the 16 events, breaking three school records.
Freshman Cy Young and Jude Winnington fired up the Screaming Eagles finishing first and second in the 1,000 freestyle. Young made history shattering the 1,000 freestyle record (9:52.48), beating the previous leader by more than 12 seconds. Winnington’s 1,000 freestyle time (10:02.01) cements himself in second in the record books behind Young.
USI took home first and second place in the 100 breaststroke from freshman Luke Rich (1:00.15) and junior Caleb Davis (1:00.25). Rich also came out on top in the 200 breaststroke with an impressive time of 2:11.45.
Three different Eagles topped the scoreboard in the 200 butterfly. Freshman Justin Knauf (1:56.22) took home first place, while Winnington (1:57.87) trailed behind. Sophomore Sam Smith (1:57.89) rounded out the top three for USI.
Winnington smashed his own school record in the 400 individual medley (4:12.46). The freshman surpassed the previous record by over seven seconds.
Junior Lane Pollock shattered his previous USI all-time three-meter dive record earning a score of 273.38. The Preseason All-Summit League selection shattered his previous record of 264.75 at the 2023 Summit League Championships. The junior followed up his performance leading the three-meter with a score of 256.65. Sophomore Nathan Deputy came in second scoring 246.45.
Other Top Men’s Results:
500 Freestyle: Young (4:49.47)
100 Butterfly: Smith (52.81)
100 Butterfly: Knauf (52.82)
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:
USI is back in action on October 12 at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, which will be hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette.
Courtesy: Valpo Athletics
Sophomores Kailyn Benoit (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) and Sophie Schoch (Medina, Ohio/Medina) both set pool records on Thursday afternoon, while a pair of men’s swimmers combined for five individual event wins as the Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams competed in a dual meet at Southern Indiana.
How It Happened
- Benoit was the first Beacon to set a pool record on Thursday, touching the wall first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:12.14. Later in the afternoon, she paced Valpo in the 100 fly as well with a time of 1:01.93.
- Schoch’s pool record came in the 200 back, as she won the event with a time of 2:12.98. The sophomore led a 1-2 Valpo finish in the event, as classmate Lily Kirkpatrick (Parker, Colo./Legend) came home second with a time of 2:15.80.
- Schoch also led the Beacons on Thursday in the 100 back with a time of 1:02.32, good for second place.
- Benoit and Schoch were two of five Valpo women’s swimmers to lead the team in a pair of events Thursday. Senior Sara Strauss (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) did so with second-place showings in the 100 breast (1:08.66) and the 200 breast (2:29.99).
- Sophomore Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton) paced the Beacons in the sprints, coming in second in the 50 free (25.63) and touching the wall in the 100 free in 56.26.
- Freshman Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) led Valpo in the distance swims, covering the 1000 free in 11:02.41 and the 500 free in 5:24.00.
- On the men’s side, two Beacons led the team in three events apiece. Junior Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) kicked things off by leading a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.22. Sophomore Nate Bolinger (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) came in behind Martin with a time of 1:46.28, while freshman Tristan Haver (League City, Texas/Lutheran South Academy) rounded out the top-three sweep with a time of 1:47.87.
- Later in the afternoon, Martin paced Valpo with a second-place finish in the 50 free (22.20) and turned around to take top honors in the 100 free (47.83).
- All three of the team-best swims for junior Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) were event victories. Oostman touched the wall first in the 100 back (53.00), the 200 back (1:57.12) and the 400 IM (4:11.80).
- Oostman also swam leadoff for the Beacons’ 200 medley relay which came home in first place with a time of 1:37.32. Behind Oostman were senior Brendan Stangeland (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne), junior Luke Snider (Germantown, Tenn./Memphis University School) and freshman Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley).
- Bolinger had a pair of runner-up individual finishes on Thursday, as he also placed second in the 500 free (4:54.17). Senior Andrew Berzai (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) recorded a second-place finish as well in the 200 breast (2:13.67).
- The host Screaming Eagles won both sides of the dual meet, earning a 171-123 victory on the men’s side and a 209-85 win on the women’s side.
Next Up
Valpo continues action over Fall Break on Saturday, making the trip to West Lafayette, Ind. for the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate. The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m. CT, and while no live video stream will be available, live results will be linked at ValpoAthletics.com.
