SAGINAW VALLEY STATE VS VALPARAISO
- November 1, 2025
- Valparaiso, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Saginaw Valley State Athletics
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Saginaw Valley State University swimming and diving swept Valparaiso on Saturday in their dual meet against the Division I program. The men won all but one event and the women won eight of the 14 events they competed in. SVSU men’s swim and dive defeated the Beacons 187-75 while the women’s team won 150-112.
Highlighting the men’s performance was the 200-yard freestyle relay, breaking the pool record previously set by Lewis (1:25.87). Adam Bebars, Florian Quappill, Halit Bora Cabbar, and Kyan Harnum finished the relay with a mark of 1:23.47.
SVSU opened the meet with wins in both of the 200-yard medley relays. The women’s quartet of Ella Banning, Kaylene Darbee, Nina Pavlovic Cano, and Carolina Bononi Heinz set the tone with a time of 1:49.59, while the men’s relay of Hadyn Gould, Alp Hacioglu, Alvaro Rodriguez, and Bebars cruised to victory in 1:32.23.
Lexi Hieber continued her standout season, winning the 1650-yard freestyle in 17:39.62 and the 500 free in 5:11.70, while Bononi Heinz swept the 200- and 100-yard freestyle events with times of 1:55.38 and 53.68, respectively. On the men’s side, William Hsiao dominated distance, capturing the 1650 free (15:41.45) and the 500 free (4:35.40), and Álmos Szedlák earned a trio of victories in the 50 freestyle (21.00), the 200 freestyle (1:40.96) and the 200 IM (1:57.08).
SVSU also swept the butterfly events, as Rodriguez won the 200 fly (1:52.91) and 100 fly (50.78), while Pavlovic Cano claimed the women’s 100 fly (59.86). Hacioglu added another men’s win in the 100 breaststroke (56.86) and the 200 breaststroke (2:07.81).
Up Next: Saginaw Valley swimming and diving heads to the Don Kimble Invitational hosted by Davenport in a few weeks. The three-day event starts on Friday, November 21 at the Kentwood Aquatic Center in Kentwood.
Courtesy: Valpo Athletics
The Valpo women’s and men’s swimming teams hosted the first of four home meets at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center Saturday, welcoming Saginaw Valley State to town for a dual meet. The Beacons earned seven combined event wins against an SVSU program which has both of its teams ranked among the top-20 in Division II.
How It Happened
- The Valpo women earned five individual event wins, led by Roxanne Adams (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico/Homeschooled), who swept the breaststroke events. Adams touched the wall first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:09.57 before taking top honors in the 200 breast with a time of 2:29.66.
- Adams’ win in the 100 breast came as part of a stretch which saw the Beacon women win four consecutive events. Sophie Schoch (Medina, Ohio/Medina) posted a time of 1:00.92 in the 100 back to win that race, Kailyn Benoit (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) took the 200 fly with a time of 2:12.00 and Una Dizdarevic (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park) sprinted to a win in the 50 free with a time of 24.73.
- Racing the 1650 free for the first time this season, Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) improved upon her second-best time in program history as she covered the distance in 17:46.88. Unruh also led the Beacons and finished second in the 500 free with a time of 5:13.85.
- Schoch added a second-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 2:09.73 to her 100 back win, while Benoit also paced the Beacons in the 100 fly.
- Audrey Morgan (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) led the Valpo contingent with a time of 1:55.46 in the 200 free, good for second place, and also paced the Beacons in the 100 free. Olivia Tressler (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) also had a second-place finish in the 200 IM, leading Valpo as she came home in 2:17.53.
- The women closed the meet on a high note, as the 200 free relay quartet of Dizdarevic, Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton), Faith Bargwell (Grand Rapids, Mich./Rockford) and Morgan took top honors with a time of 1:38.92.
- On the men’s side, freshman Caleb Smesko (Green, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) earned Valpo’s lone event win as he touched the wall first in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.41. The freshman also led the Beacons, coming in second place with a time of 52.40 in the 100 back.
- Two other Valpo men led the team in a pair of events. Gabriel Corkran (Avondale Estates, Ga./Druid Hills) posted second-place finishes in both the 200 fly (1:54.31), moving into seventh place in program history in that event, and the 500 free (4:39.78), while Isaac Dinari (Houston, Texas/Memorial) paced the Beacons in the sprints, posting times of 21.82 in the 50 free and 47.80 in the 100 free.
- A season which has been full of record book entries so far featured another beyond Corkran’s on the men’s side Saturday, as Logan Walliker (Washington, Ill./Washington) covered the 1650 free in a team-best 16:49.72, 10th-fastest in program history.
- Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) led Valpo with a second-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.02, while Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) came home second in the 200 IM with a team-best time of 1:57.37.
- Evan Curran (Golden, Colo./Golden) paced Valpo in the 200 free, while Eli Liebmann (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) led the Beacons in the 200 breast.
- The Valpo women dropped their dual meet to SVSU, 150-112, while the men fell by a 187-75 final.
Next Up
Valpo will host a second consecutive home meet next Saturday at 2 p.m., welcoming the Green Bay men and women and the Butler women to the Valparaiso Aquatic Center. The Beacons will be recognizing Caroline Gorski and Garrett Hoppman prior to the meet, as the pair of swimmers are both slated to graduate in December.
