UIC Sweeps Evansville As Purple Aces Celebrate Senior Class

UIC VS EVANSVILLE

• January 9, 2026
• Evansville, Ind.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: UIC Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The UIC swimming and diving program had itself a weekend, sweeping Evansville on Friday before splitting the day on Saturday against Southern Indiana.

On Friday, the women’s side defeated Evansville 183-55, while the men won 150-93 to get the Friday sweep. Quickly turning around for more action on Saturday, the women stuck to their winning ways, defeating Southern Indiana 220-77, while the men fell just short 140-159.

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL

“I’m extremely proud of the way the team handled the back-to-back road competitions this weekend. To get two wins against an MVC opponent after a 5+ hour bus ride was fantastic, and then breaking 7 pool records at Southern Indiana was an awesome way to finish the weekend. Having 2 meets right after winter training isn’t easy, but this team exceeded my expectations with it. “

COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG

“The results from this weekend show how much hard work these divers did over winter break.”

NOTABLE PERFORMERS FRIDAY

Swimmers

Men’s

Brady Cannon 

200 Butterfly – 1st place | 1:58.61

1000 Butterfly – 1st place | 9:41.01

Contributed to 1st place team in the 400-freestyle relay – 3:08.03

James McCarthy 

200 Breaststroke – 1st place | 2:04.58

200 Individual Medley – 1st place | 1:55.04

Women’s

Madison Helmick 

100 Freestyle – 1st place | 52.87

200 Freestyle – 1st place | 1:53.63

Contributed to 1st place team in the 400 freestyle relay – 3:31.97

Ivana Neverman

200 Breaststroke – 1st place | 2:27.36

200 Individual Medley – 1st place | 2:10.65

Divers

Harrison Nolan

1M Diving – 1st place | 359.85 Points

3M Diving – 1st place | 404.63 points

Kerry-Leigh Morrison

1M Diving – 1st place | 245.40 points

3M Diving – 1st place | 265.05 points

Courtesy: Evansville Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Friday’s meet against UIC saw the University of Evansville Swimming and Diving Teams recognize four seniors prior to the meet. Evelyn Chin, Hannah Krings, Mia Pesavento, and Mohammed Rashed competed in their final regular season home meet at Deaconess Aquatic Center.

Final Results

Once competition began, several notable performances highlighted the day for the Purple Aces. Leading the way was Levi McKinney who reset his own program record in the 3-meter dive with a score of 336.83. His previous mark of 320.65 was set in December. Both scores qualified him for the NCAA Zones.

The men opened the day with a victory in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:33.72 while the ladies took second in their event posting a 1:48.04. They were just 0.20 off the winning time. Logan Tenison was victorious in the 50-free, posting a 21.41 to best teammate Sammy McCall’s finish of 21.56. In the 100-free, Michael Pruett came in nearly a second ahead of the competition.

Highlighting the day for the women were multiple runner-up efforts. Jillian Giese swam a 2:14.77 in the 200-IM on the way to second-place. Claire Mewbourne added a runner-up finish in the 200-breaststroke with a 2:29.57. The men fell to the Flames by a final of 150.00-93.00 while the women dropped a 183.00-55.00 final.

FULL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Women’s 1000-Free
Hannah Krings – 3^rd – 11:32.74

Men’s 1000-Free
Wyatt Gallas – 3^rd – 10:01.98 – PERSONAL BEST
Tyler Jackson – 4^th – 10:08.13
Carter Bolling – 5^th – 10:25.29

Women’s 200-Free
Jadyn Dauphinais – 3^rd – 2:02.13 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT
Luana Carrotta – 4^th – 2:04.54
Ane Madina Garate – 5^th – 2:05.02 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT
Audrey Wandling – 6^th – 2:08.76
Lilly Yancey – 7^th – 2:10.17

Men’s 200-Free
Joseph Capo – 3^rd – 1:43.35
Harry McDowell – 5^th – 1:47.95
Luke Cook – 6^th – 1:50.94

Women’s 50-Free
Jaley Hamilton – 5^th – 26.23
Delaney Miller – 6^th – 26.49
Rafaela Markarewicz – 7^th – 26.52
Amanda Denny – 8^th – 26.61
Tristen Thomas – 9^th – 27.00

Men’s 50-Free
Logan Tenison – 1^st – 21.41
Sammy McCall – 2^nd – 21.56
Brendan Ulewicz – 4^th – 21.99
Mohammed Rashed – 6^th – 22.31
Ben Morse – 7^th – 22.77

Women’s 200-IM
Jillian Giese – 2^nd – 2:14.77
Claire Mewbourne – 3^rd – 2:15.97

Men’s 200-IM
Joao Guilherme – 3^rd – 2:04.71
Chris Rector – 4^th – 2:06.72
Robert Hargrove – 5^th – 2:08.16

Women’s 1-Meter Dive
Leah Gardner – 6^th – 199.98
Eden McRoberts – 7^th – 188.70

Men’s 1-Meter Dive
Levi McKinney – 3^rd – 276.08
Gabe Lett – 6^th – 166.05

Women’s 200-Fly
Mia Pesavento – 4^th – 2:28.12 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT
Evelyn Chin – 5^th – 2:28.58

Men’s 200-Fly
Adam Pawlak – 2^nd – 1:58.76
Alex Willis – 3^rd – 2:02.83
Wyatt Gallas – 5^th – 2:07.90

Women’s 100-Free
Jadyn Dauphinais – 3^rd – 55.33 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT
Jillian Giese – 4^th – 56.52 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT
Delaney Miller – 5^th – 57.95
Amanda Denny – 6^th – 58.17

Men’s 100-Free
Michael Pruett – 1^st – 46.33
Sammy McCall – 3^rd – 47.84
Tyler Jackson – 4^th – 48.87
Mohammed Rashed – 6^th – 52.16
Jesse Montano – 7^th – 52.49 – 1^st RACE IN EVENT

Women’s 200-Back
Grace Moody – 5^th – 2:13.98
Jaley Hamilton – 6^th – 2:19.60

Men’s 200-Back
Logan Tenison – 2^nd – 1:50.98
Boris Tavrovsky – 4^th – 2:02.75
Carter Bolling – 5^th – 2:04.96

Women’s 500-Free
Luana Carrotta – 3^rd – 5:36.09
Hannah Krings – 4^th – 5:37.27

Men’s 500-Free
Joseph Capo – 3^rd – 4:45.82
Luke Cook – 5^th – 5:04.39

Women’s 3-Meter Dive
Eden McRoberts – 5^th – 196.13 – PERSONAL BEST
Leah Gardner – 6^th – 192.30

Men’s 3-Meter Dive
Levi McKinney – 2^nd – 336.83 – SCHOOL RECORD/NCAA ZONE QUALIFIER
Gabe Lett – 6^th – 167.25 – PERSONAL BEST

Women’s 200-Breaststroke
Claire Mewbourne – 2^nd – 2:29.57
Rafaela Markarewicz – 4^th – 2:39.27
Tristen Thomas – 5^th – 2:43.95

Men’s 200-Breaststroke
Joao Guilherme – 4^th – 2:16.10
Jesse Montano – 5^th – 2:19.03
Robert Hargrove – 6^th – 2:19.55
Chris Rector – 7^th – 2:22.68
Trevor O’Sullivan – 8^th – 2:27.13