IUPUI vs Butler (W)
- Friday, October 14, 2022
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Final Score: IUPUI 158, Butler 103
Courtesy: IUPUI Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women’s swimming team defeated the Butler Bulldogs on Friday night, 158-103. The Jags recorded 24 first-place finishes out of 27 events including a new school record with Emmaleigh Zietlow swimming a time of 4:20.04 in the 400 IM.
“Emmaleigh Zietlow continues to lead the charge with several conference leading times,” said head coach Damion Dennis. “Lilly Brandt continues to be the cornerstone of our sprint crew winning both the 50 and 100 as well as producing some strong relay splits. Our freshman continue to show significant progress as well. Gabby and Jenna were both close to their best times and they grow more confident every week.”
IUPUI started the meet off with a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay with Emma Theobald, Avery Brooks, Lilly Brandt and Zietlow swimming an overall time of 3:49.71. Zoe Hendrickx then finished first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:33.99 followed by Zietlow earning another win in the 200 free with a time of 1:49.56.
Lauren Thompson took first in the 100 back with a time of 57.04 while freshman Gabby Puryear-Lynch finished first in the 200 fly (2:04.16). Brandt took the first in the 50 free (24.13) and the 100 free (52.13). Theobald won the 200 back with a time of 2:05.34 while Zietlow took another first in the 500 free (4:57.77).
Puryear-Lynch clinched her second win of the night in the 100 fly with a time of 56.10. Zietlow then set a new school record in the 400 IM with a time of 4:20.04. The Jags closed out the meet with the 200 free relay team, made up of Brandt, Brooks, Priscilla Zavala and Thompson, taking first with a time of 1:36.99.
“Overall great meet for our program,” said coach Dennis. “We’re doing a lot of little things really well and working exceptionally hard right now and we’re starting to see the benefits in our racing.”
Courtesy: Butler Athletics
The Bulldog swim team was back in action on Friday, competing with IUPUI in a meet hosted by the Jaguars. Butler had 20 swimmers record 35 BIG EAST qualifying times—the most ever in a single day meet.
“We raced well today from start to finish against a competitive IUPUI team,” Head Coach Maurice Stewart said. “The team energy, competitiveness, and team unity is getting stronger with each meet. I am very proud of what this team accomplished today coming off the hardest training week of the season so far.”
Stewart tabbed freshman Caroline Zimner as “Swimmer of the Meet.” She finished second in all three of her races and broke the school record in the 400 IM (4:30.51). Zimner also raced impressive times in the 200 Free (1:53.53) and the 500 Free (5:06.05) placing third and fourth in the all-time Butler performances for those respective races.
Sadie Brown finished right behind the record-breaking Zimner in the 400 IM earning herself the second-best finish all-time in Butler’s history (4:30.51).
The 400 Medley Relay team of Alani Hightower-Bend, Brown, Kate Schilling, and Abigail Roberts placed second with a time of 3:55.57. The time just missed breaking into Butler’s all-time top five.
Butler’s 200 Free Relay team of Hightower-Bend, Megan VanValkenburgh, Issy Petersen, and Roberts ended in second as well (1:37.71).
Elizabeth Naylor took second in the 1000 Free and her time of 10:36.42 now ranks second in the Butler record book. Olivia McKee earned her personal best of 10:56.43 in the same event.
Butler won two events in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast. Brown took the 100 with a time of 1:08.38 and Alexa Vota won the 200 with a 2:25.92 swim. Two Bulldogs finished behind Vota in the 200 Breast to sweep the top three positions. Ava McGonigle and Brown grabbed second (2:26.92) and third (2:29.38) respectively.
The 200 Fly was highlighted by Schilling who touched the wall in third place. She finds herself in ninth on Butler’s all-time performances with her time of 2:10.21. Naylor clocked in close behind in fourth (2:15.55).
The Bulldog’s McKee and Hightower-Bend impressed in the 200 Back and 100 Fly. They both placed second for Butler with times of 2:08.60 and 58.02.
Meet Scores
IUPUI 158
Butler 103
