EVANSVILLE VS EASTERN ILLINOIS
- January 31, 2025
- Evansville, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: EIU Athletics
The EIU women took down the Purple Aces by a score of 102-99 in Evansville.
Autumn Grinter and Syndey VanderVelde led the charge with two first-place finishes apiece. Grinter took gold in the 50 free (25.11) and 100 free (55.60), while VanderVelde prevailed in the 1,000 free (11:02.68) and 500 free (5:25.56).
Kaylan Ottosen also took home a gold with a time of 2:03.08 in the 200 free.
Corinne Staneart posted a pair of top-three finishes with a silver in the 200 IM (2:10.58) and 100 fly (59.40).
Kaitlyn Evans also made the podium twice with second-place finishes in the 200 free (2:03.69) and Kaitlyn Evans (1:05.47).
Izzy Glasgow also earned a silver with a time of 25.21 in the 50 free.
On the men’s side, Dismas Dillon won two events with times of 21.66 in the 50 free and 47.30 in the 100 free.
Eddie Myers also picked up a gold with a time of 4:53.46 in the 500 free.
A claw of Panthers also posted second-place finishes, including Andrew Simonek in the 1,000 free (10:35.06), Spencer Wilson in the 200 free (1:47.55), Conner Colston in the 100 IM (1:58.64), Sebastian Rosales in the 100 fly (53.24), Andrew Herman in the 100 back (52.91), and Nolan Wallace in the 100 breast (59.11).
Courtesy: Evansville Athletics
On Friday, the Aces opened the weekend against Eastern Illinois. UE’s men won by a 112-91 final while the women fell just three points short in a 102-99 defeat.
Evansville swept the 400-medley relay races. Madina, Mueller, Brugnoli, and Miller swam a 4:03.25 to win on the ladies side while the men saw Vilbergsson, Souto, Santos Lopez, and Michael Pruett win with a 3:28.31. They were over three seconds in front of second place. The Aces wrapped up the meet with another sweep, this one coming in the 200-free relay. Chin, Denny, Miller, and Mia Pesavento were 2.47 in front of the competition with their time of 1:42.20. The guys followed with a 2-second win of their own. Logan Tenison, Mohammed Rashed, Ben Morse, and Pruett took first place with their time of 1:26.85.
Wyatt Gallas earned a dominant victory in the 1000-free. Recording a time of 10:22.62, he won by over 12 seconds. Joseph Capo was victorious in the 200-free. His 1:45.72 was nearly two seconds better than the runner-up. Santos Lopez earn a victory in the 200-IM. His 1:55.99 gave him the win by close to three seconds. He followed that up with a win in the 100-fly. Swimming a 51.60, he defeated his competition from the Panthers by 1.64 seconds.
Patrik Vilbergsson edged EIu for a victory in the 100-backstroke. His 52.73 gave him the triumph by 0.18. Carlos Souto was the top finisher in the 100-breaststroke, finishing in 58.57.
Mari Mueller picked up a victory for the ladies in the 200-IM. In a close finish, her 2:10.51 came in just 0.07 in front of EIU. She added another top finish in the 100-breaststoke, registering a 1:08.49. Evelyn Chin led a 1-2 finish for UE in the 100-fly. She won with a time of 56.55 while Brugnoli took second with a 58.36. Ane Madina was victorious in the 100-backstroke. Finishing in 1:00.60, she was close to five seconds in front of her nearest competitor.
