Bellarmine Celebrates Senior Day With Sweep of Evansville

BELLARMINE VS EVANSVILLE

• February 7, 2026
• Louisville, Ky.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Bellarmine Athletics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Bellarmine University swim teams concluded the regular season on Saturday, turning in a sweep of Evansville on Senior Day at Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.

Bellarmine’s men turned in 25 podium finishes, including nine golds, en route to a 167-38 victory over Evansville while the women recorded 17 podium finishes and five golds in their 114-88 win over the Purple Aces.

Two Knights in junior Evan Dickson and freshman Ahmet Efe Inceoglu turned in two wins for the men. Dickson touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle (1:41.17) and the 500 freestyle (4:40.24) while Inceoglu claimed the 50 freestyle (20.91) and the 100 freestyle (44.62).

Five other men recorded one win each in senior Sam Jones (1000 free, 9:38.57), freshman Carter Souliere (200 IM, 1:52.39), junior Reece Pennington (100 butterfly, 50.02), junior Colin Jackson (100 back, 50.19) and freshman Zach May (100 breaststroke, 57.30).

On the women’s side, sophomore Ava Jones and freshman Kaja Vaadal led the way with two wins each. Jones secured the 50 freestyle (23.93) and the 100 freestyle (52.31) while Vaadal won the 500 freestlye (5:15.91) and the 1000 freestyle (10:46.07).

Senior Erin Dall’Agnol rounded out the top finishers with a first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.12.

Up next, Bellarmine will take some time to prepare for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships taking place in Orlando, FL February 18-21.

Courtesy: Evansville Athletics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Saturday afternoon’s meet at Bellarmine saw the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams compete for the final time before the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. The women fell to the Knights by a final of 114-88 while the men dropped the meet by a score of 167-38.

Results

Jadyn Dauphinais highlighted the day for the ladies winning two individual races while setting her collegiate personal records in both. She also contributed to a relay victory teaming up with Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody to win the 200-medley relay in a time of 1:46.69.

Daupinais took top honors in the 200-free race with a time of 1:58.03 to defeat the competition by over a half second. Her previous top time was a 1:58.52. Later in the meet, Daupinais won the 100-backstroke race by 0.80. Her time of 57.46 smashed her previous PR of 1:00.57.

Jillian Giese took the win in the 200-IM with her finish of 2:14.41. In a close finish, she defeated Bellarmine by just 0.18. Evelyn Chin was victorious in a dominant effort in the 100-fly. With a 56.75, Chin came in over three seconds ahead of the competition.

Other highlights for the women included multiple runner-up efforts. In the 1000-free, Hannah Krings took second with a time of 11:19.54. Grace Moody was runner-up in the 50-free, recording a time of 24.88. Rafaela Markarewicz was second in the 100-breaststroke registering a 1:10.81.

Logan Tenison earned the top individual finish for the men. His time of 50.85 in the 100-backstrke gave him a second place. Tenison joined teammates Alex Willis, Chris Rector, and Sammy McCall to take second in the 200-medley relay. They finished in 1:34.86. McCall, Tenison, Willis, and Michael Pruett were second in the 200-free relay. They completed the race in 1:26.42.

Full Results

Women’s 200-Medley Relay
Dauphinais/Mewbourne/Chin/Moody – 1^st – 1:46.69
Hamilton/Thomas/Denny/Markarewicz – 4^th – 1:54.94

Men’s 200-Medley Relay
Tenison/Rector/Willis/McCall – 2^nd – 1:34.86
Morse/Guilherme/Ulewicz/McDowell – 4^th – 1:38.60

Women’s 1000-Free
Hannah Krings – 2^nd – 11:19.54
Audrey Wandling – 4^th – 11:32.72

Men’s 1000-Free
Bryce Ryan – 3^rd – 10:12.69
Luke Cook – 5^th – 10:22.83

Women’s 200-Free
Jadyn Dauphinais – 1^st – 1:58.03 (Personal Best)
Mia Pesavento – 4^th – 2:00.79
Lilly Yancey – 7^th – 2:11.00

Men’s 200-Free
Tyler Jackson – 5^th – 1:47.79
Adam Pawlak – 6^th – 1:47.81
Joseph Capo – 7^th – 1:47.83
Wyatt Gallas – 8^th – 1:48.82
Carter Bolling – 9^th – 1:49.15

Women’s 50-Free
Grace Moody – 2^nd – 24.88
Ane Madina Garate – 5^th – 25.41
Delaney Miller – 7^th – 25.80
Amanda Denny – 8^th – 26.42
Tristen Thomas – 11^th – 27.30

Men’s 50-Free
Sammy McCall – 4^th – 21.56
Michael Pruett – 7^th – 21.81
Brendan Ulewicz – 9^th – 22.09
Ben Morse – 11^th – 22.30
Boris Tavrovsky – 12^th – 22.37
Mohammed Rashed – 14^th – 23.14
Jesse Montano – 15^th – 23.55

Women’s 200-IM
Jillian Giese – 1^st – 2:14.41
Rafaela Markarewicz – 4^th – 2:25.06

Men’s 200-IM
Chris Rector – 5^th – 2:00.18
Joao Pereira – 7^th – 2:06.74
Trevor O’Sullivan – 8^th – 2:13.71

Women’s 100-Fly
Evelyn Chin – 1^st – 56.75
Mia Pesavento – 3^rd – 1:00.97
Amanda Denny – 5^th – 1:02.15

Men’s 100-Fly
Alex Willis – 4^th – 51.92
Brendan Ulewicz – 5^th – 53.08
Adam Pawlak – 7^th – 53.65
Harry McDowell – 8^th – 55.14
Robert Hargrove – 9^th – 55.70

Women’s 100-Free
Grace Moody – 3^rd – 53.74
Jillian Giese – 4^th – 56.67
Delaney Miller – 6^th – 56.95

Men’s 100-Free
Michael Pruett – 5^th – 47.83
Luke Cook – 6^th – 50.90
Mohammed Rashed – 7^th – 51.81

Women’s 100-Back
Jadyn Dauphinais – 1^st – 57.46 (Personal Best)
Ane Madina Garate – 4^th – 1:00.50
Jaley Hamilton – 5^th – 1:03.41

Men’s 100-Back
Logan Tenison – 2^nd – 50.85
Ben Morse – 6^th – 55.47

Women’s 500-Free
Audrey Wandling – 4^th – 5:34.35
Hannah Krings – 5^th – 5:41.05
Lilly Yancey – 6^th – 5:51.53

Men’s 500-Free
Tyler Jackson – 5^th – 4:56.22
Joseph Capo – 6^th – 4:59.51
Bryce Ryan – 7^th – 5:00.16
Carter Bolling – 9^th – 5:02.45
Wyatt Gallas – 10^th – 5:03.11

Women’s 100-Breaststroke
Rafaela Markarewicz – 2^nd – 1:10.81
Tristen Thomas – 3^rd – 1:11.63

Men’s 100-Breaststroke
Joao Pereira – 4^th – 1:00.37
Robert Hargrove – 6^th – 1:02.87

Women’s 200-Free Relay
Giese/Madina/Chin/Pesavento – 2^nd – 1:40.81
Miller/Hamilton/Wandling/Krings – 4^th – 1:48.85

Men’s 200-Free Relay
McCall/Pruett/Willis/Tenison – 2^nd – 1:26.42
Rector/Gallas/Capo/McDowell – 4^th – 1:29.85
Cook/Bolling/Ryan/Pawlak – 5^th – 1:32.41