Butler (W) vs Lewis vs Valparaiso
- November 1, 2024
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Butler Athletics
The Butler swim team competed at Valpo and UIndy over the weekend, claiming team wins over three of the four opponents they faced. On Friday night, BU defeated Valpo 178-81 and Lewis 170-89. The following day BU won 184-74 over Eastern Illinois, but took a 203-86 setback to UIndy.
“We had a successful and busy two-day racing weekend,” Head Coach Maurice Stewart stated. “I am pleased to see our improving athleticism, racing confidence and team chemistry that should set us up well for our mid-season high performance invite in the next few weeks.”
Friday night went so well that Coach Stewart selected the entire team as the “Swimmers of the Meet”. On Saturday afternoon, the recognition went to Gianna Leffler, Kate Schilling and Cece Gerard.
Action at Valpo opened with the 200 Medley Relay. Butler’s A and B relays placed first and second to post season-best times. Another season-best time went down for BU in the 1000 Free. Kayla Wright led the way with a time of 10:44.18 to earn second in the event. Sam Tomic and Meghan Voelker also impacted the action with times of 11:06.11 and 11:38.04 for fifth and sixth.
The 200 Free was highlighted by Caitlin Herring and her first place finish with a time of 1:57.07. Caroline Zimner placed third, just missing a BIG EAST qualifying time (1:59.69) and Sadie Brown grabbed fourth (2:02.73).
Gianna Leffler led from start to finish in the 50 Back for BU. She won the event with a time of 27.84. The Bulldogs got another first place finish in the 50 Breast. Kate Schilling won with a time of 31.36 while Lydia Eberlein took second place at 31.58.
Butler was very impressive in the 100 Fly and would have swimmers place first, second and third for the first time this season. Ava Whittaker came in at 59.93 for first place. Emma Ciesla had a BIG EAST qualifying time at 1:00.53 and Lauren Bergman was right behind her at 1:01.45.
Alani Hightower-Bend won the 50 Free at Valpo with a time of 25.39. Elizabeth Naylor also had a strong swim placing fourth at 25.78.
Butler had another strong pack of swimmers in the 100 Fre. Olivia Stotts placed second (54.71), Elizabeth Naylor took third (55.18) and Zizi Mateja earned fourth (56.01).
Leffler and Schilling scored big points for BU by winning the 100 Back and 100 Breast. Leffler won the 100 Back with a time of 59.93. Caroline Zimner was also in action with a third place finish (1:01.07). Hightower-Bend rounded out the effort in fourth (1:01.51).
Schilling’s time of 1:07.31 in the 100 Breast topped the competition. Lydia Eberlein also competed in the even to take third place (1:09.02).
Butler also had winners in the 500 Free and 50 Fly. Caitlin Herring won the 500 with a time of 5:14.83. Kayla Wright was right behind her at 5:16.50 for second and Sam Tomic came up with a fifth place finish (5:25.68).
BU had a strong 1-2 punch in the 50 Fly with Ava Whittaker winning the race (27.05) and Lauren Bergman placing second (27.28). Freshman CeCe Gerard had a strong swim placing fourth (27.88).
The Bulldogs finished the day with a second place finish in the 200 Free Relay. Ava Whittaker, Alani Hightower-Bend, Elizabeth Naylor and Olivia Stotts posted a time of 1:41.09.
Lewis Athletics
VALPARAISO, Ind. & ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The Lewis University women’s swimming team had a dual meet against Butler University and Valparaiso University. The women’s team won against Valparaiso, while they came up short and lost against Butler University Friday (Nov. 1). The women’s team held a dual meet versus Lake Forest College and Illinois Institute of Technology and claimed victory against both Saturday (Nov. 2).
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Lewis 148, Valparaiso 114
Butler 170, Lewis 89
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
3rd place-Amelia Marsicek (Centennial, Colo./Regis Jesuit), Maria Kretosz (Katowice, Poland/AWF Katowice), Luna Schafer (Playa Del Carmen, Mexico/The Trents) and Larissa Bueno Alves (Brazil, Panama/Colegio De La Salle), -1:50.74
1000 YARD FREESTYLE
1st place-Dominique Dingshoff (Hoogeveen, Netherlands/Roelof Van Echten College)-10:43.33
200 YARD FREESTYLE
2nd place-Emma Bertotto (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Instituto Santa Ines)-1:59.61
50 YARD BACKSTROKE
2nd place-Marsicek-28.85
50 YARD BREASTSTROKE
3rd place-Kretosz-31.64
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
5th place-Bertotto-1:04.00
50 YARD FREESTYLE
2nd place-Bueno Alves-25.41
100 YARD FREESTYLE
1st place-Luna-54.27
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
2nd place-Marsicek-1:00.91
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
2nd place-Kretosz-1:08.39
500 YARD FREESTYLE
3rd place-Bertotto-5:16.69
50 YARD BUTTERFLY
7th place-Schafer-28.53
200 YARD IM
1st place-Bueno Alves-2:13.04
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
3rd place-Schafer, Marsicek, Kiersten Smith (Greenwood, Ind,/Center Grove) and Bueno Alves-1:42.67
VALPARAISO, Ind. & ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — The Lewis University men’s swim team claimed victory against Valparaiso University, while the women’s swimming teams had a dual meet against Butler University and Valparaiso University. The women’s team won against Valparaiso, while they came up short and lost against Butler University.
FRIDAY’S RESULT
Lewis 176, Valparaiso 86
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
1st place-1) Colin Bade (La Grange Park, Ill./Lyons Township), River Streefland (Nootdorp, Netherlands/Lycecum Ypenburg), Davidson Vincent (Thomonde, Haiti/Westlake Preparatory School) and Matt Howard (Tamarin, Mauritius/Westcoast International)-1:32.14
1000 YARD FREESTYLE
1st place-Valentin De Frutos (Santafe, Argentina/Colegio de Traductores de la Provincia de Santa Fe)-9:46.42
200 YARD FREESTYLE
2nd place-Tyler Conner (Yorkville, Ill./Southern Illinois University)-1:47.55
50 YARD BACKSTROKE
1st place-Mahmoud Abdelkarim-23.82
50 YARD BREASTSTROKE
1st place-Streefland-26.31
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
1st place-Amadeusz Klielczewski (Sczcecin, Poland/Szkola Mistrzostwa Sportowego w Szczecinie)-53.13
50 YARD FREESTYLE
1st place-Howard-21.06
100 YARD FREESTYLE
2nd place-Conner-49.50
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
1st place-Bade-51.35
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
1st place-Streefland-57.53
500 YARD FREESTYLE
1st place-Juan Castro-4:39.11
50 YARD BUTTERFLY
1st place-Vincent-22.51
200 YARD IM
1st place-Tom Thalau-1:54.26
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
1st place-Vincent, Otavio De Moraes Cunha, Streefland and Klielczewski -1:25.87
UP NEXT
Lewis will travel to Hillsdale, Mich. to face Findlay on Saturday, Nov. 16 starting at 1 p.m. CT.
Valpo Athletics
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams kicked off the month of November in the Valparaiso Aquatic Center Friday evening, as the men faced off with Lewis in a dual meet and the women took on both Butler and Lewis.
How It Happened
- The Beacon women ended the meet on a high note, taking first place in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:40.98. The quartet of senior Courtney Ledbetter (Wentzville, Mo./Timberland [Notre Dame College]), senior Sara Strauss (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake), sophomore Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton) and sophomore Faith Bargwell (Grand Rapids, Mich./Rockford) combined to post the winning time.
- Ledbetter and Bargwell also tied for the women’s best individual finish on Friday. Ledbetter placed third with a time of 27.79 in the 50 fly, while Bargwell posted a time of 25.54 in the 50 free for her third-place finish.
- Three other Valpo women had third-place individual finishes as well: freshman Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) with a time of 10:54.44 in the 1000 free, sophomore Sophie Schoch (Medina, Ohio/Medina) with a time of 28.88 in the 50 back and sophomore Olivia Tressler (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) with a time of 2:18.98 in the 200 IM.
- A pair of Valpo men’s swimmers posted individual event wins on Friday. Sophomore Nate Bolinger (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) took top honors in the 200 free with a time of 1:46.40, while junior Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) came home first in the 100 free with a time of 48.25.
- Four Beacon men recorded second-place individual finishes: senior Brendan Stangeland (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne) with a time of 27.50 in the 50 back, junior Tim Mai (St. Johns, Fla./Creekside) with a time of 53.64 in the 100 fly, freshman Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) with a time of 1:01.78 in the 100 breast and junior Matthew Mantz (Spokane, Wash./Mead) with a time of 4:56.13 in the 500 free.
- The men fell to Lewis, 176-86, while the women lost to Butler (178-81) and Lewis (148-114).
Next Up
Valpo returns to the pool with its major midseason meet later this month, as the Beacons head to the Magnus Cup hosted by Cleveland State Nov. 21-23.
