Evansville Sweeps Eastern Illinois As Men’s Meet Comes Down To The Wire

EVANSVILLE VS EASTERN ILLINOIS

• January 17, 2026
• Charleston, Ill.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Evansville Athletics

CHARLESTON, Ill. – It was an exciting day in Charleston, Ill. as the University of Evansville swimming and diving squads swept Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. Evansville’s women took a 143-114 victory while the men earned a 136-126 decision with the final freestyle relay being the decisive event.

Results

Logan Tenison had a strong performance for the Purple Aces. After earning a win in the 100-backstroke event with a time of 50.89, Tenison set the EIU pool record in the 200-backstroke race. His winning time of 1:52.57 broke the previous pool mark of 1:53.54. Joseph Capo recorded the first win of the day for the men, recording a 1:45.15 in the 200-free to defeat teammate Bryce Ryan by just over one second. Capo followed that up with a win in the 500-free as he bested the competition with a time of 4:45.64.

Michael Pruett took the win in the 100-free with his time of 47.23 while Adam Pawlawk’s time of 1:58.87 gave him a win in the 200-fly. Tyler Jackson set a PR in the 200-IM with a 1:56.47. He took the victory by over four seconds. The men completed the day with a win in the 200-free relay as Sammy McCall, Pruett, Alex Willis, and Tenison swam a 1:25.47 to defeat EIU by 0.53.

Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody set the tone for the ladies as they opened the meet with a win in the 400-medley relay. Their 4:01.51 defeated the competition by over four seconds. Jadyn Dauphinais started her day with a win in the 200-free. She swam a 2:02.61 to win by 1.64 seconds.

Madina followed with a win in the 100-backstroke race as she registered a 1:00.05. Claire Mewbourne kept things rolling as she topped the podium in the 100-breaststroke race. Her 1:08.77 defeated a pair of Panther swimmers. She added a win in the 200-IM with a finish of 2:15.31.

Grace Moody added two victories for the Purple Aces. Posting a 24.92 in the 50-free, she came in 0.70 in front of teammate Evelyn Chin. Moody followed that effort with a 54.93 in the 100-free to lead a sweep of the podium. Mia Pesavento (56.82) and Delaney Miller (57.23) rounded out the top three. Chin added a victory in the 100-fly swimming a 58.82.

FULL RESULTS

Women’s 400-Medley Relay
Madina/Mewbourne/Chin/Moody – 1^st – 4:01.51
Hamilton/Markarewicz/Dauphinais/Pesavento – 3^rd – 4:13.31
Carrotta/Thomas/Denny/Miller – 4^th – 4:18.99

Men’s 400-Medley Relay
Tenison/Guilherme/Willis/Pruett – 2^nd – 3:28.83
Tavrovsky/Montano/Ulewicz/McCall – 4^th – 3:39.71
Morse/Rector/Hargrove/Pawlak – 5^th – 3:43.26

Women’s 1000-Free
Hannah Krings – 3^rd – 11:25.51

Men’s 1000-Free
Tyler Jackson – 2^nd – 10:00.83 – Personal Best
Luke Cook – 3^rd – 10:12.75
Carter Bolling – 4^th – 10:15.04 – Personal Best

Women’s 200-Free
Jadyn Dauphinais – 1^st – 2:02.61
Luana Carrotta – 3^rd – 2:04.93
Delaney Miller – 5^th – 2:05.58

Men’s 200-Free
Joseph Capo – 1^st – 1:45.15
Bryce Ryan – 2^nd – 1:46.21
Michael Pruett – 4^th – 1:48.43
Harry McDowell – 5^th – 1:49.15

Women’s 100-Backstroke
Ane Madina – 1^st – 1:00.05
Jaley Hamilton – 3^rd – 1:04.70

Men’s 100-Backstroke
Logan Tenison – 1^st – 50.89
Boris Tavrovsky – 5^th – 55.07
Ben Morse – 6^th – 56.92

Women’s 100-Breaststroke
Claire Mewbourne – 1^st – 1:08.77
Rafaela Markarewicz – 4^th – 1:11.51
Tristen Thomas – 5^th – 1:12.31

Men’s 100-Breaststroke
Joao Pereira – 2^nd – 1:00.53
Robert Hargrove – 3^rd – 1:01.16
Trevor O’Sullivan – 5^th – 1:01.42
Jesse Montano – 6^th – 1:02.58
Chris Rector – 8^th – 1:03.20

Women’s 200-Fly
Mia Pesavento – 3^rd – 2:27.92 – Personal Best

Men’s 200-Fly
Adam Pawlak – 1^st – 1:58.87
Alex Willis – 4^th – 2:03.95
Wyatt Gallas – 5^th – 2:04.76

Women’s 50-Free
Grace Moody – 1^st – 24.92
Evelyn Chin – 2^nd – 25.62
Amanda Denny – 5^th – 27.08

Men’s 50-Free
Sammy McCall – 2^nd – 21.45
Brendan Ulewicz – 4^th – 22.03
Mohammed Rashed – 5^th – 22.95

Women’s 100-Free
Grace Moody – 1^st – 54.93
Mia Pesavento – 2^nd – 56.82
Delaney Miller – 3^rd – 57.23

Men’s 100-Free
Michael Pruett – 1^st – 47.23
Sammy McCall – 5^th – 48.34
Harry McDowell – 6^th – 49.70
Mohammed Rashed – 7^th – 52.21

Women’s 200-Backstroke
Luana Carrotta – 2^nd – 2:14.77
Ane Madina – 3^rd – 2:17.34
Jaley Hamilton – 4^th – 2:19.45

Men’s 200-Backstroke
Logan Tenison – 1^st – 1:52.57 – EIU POOL RECORD
Carter Bolling – 4^th – 2:02.90
Boris Tavrovsky – 6^th – 2:03.80

Women’s 200-Breaststroke
Claire Mewbourne – 2^nd – 2:30.08
Rafaela Markarewicz – 4^th – 2:40.90
Tristen Thomas – 5^th – 2:45.67

Men’s 200-Breaststroke
Robert Hargrove – 2^nd – 2:17.95
Jesse Montano – 3^rd – 2:19.07
Trevor O’Sullivan – 6^th – 2:24.98

Women’s 500-Free
Aubrey Wandling – 3^rd – 5:39.30
Hannah Krings – 5^th – 5:41.79
Lilly Yancey – 6^th – 5:52.02

Men’s 500-Free
Joseph Capo – 1^st – 4:45.64
Luke Cook – 3^rd – 4:49.39
Wyatt Gallas – 4^th – 4:50.56
Bryce Ryan – 5^th – 4:52.54
Joao Pereira – 6^th – 4:55.45 – Personal Best
Chris Rector – 7^th – 4:59.96 – Personal Best

Women’s 100-Fly
Evelyn Chin – 1^st – 58.82
Jadyn Dauphinais – 3^rd – 59.70
Amanda Denny – 4^th – 1:03.65

Men’s 100-Fly
Alex Willis – 3^rd – 52.50
Adam Pawlak – 4^th – 53.30
Brendan Ulewicz – 5^th – 53.84

Women’s 200-IM
Claire Mewbourne – 1^st – 2:15.31
Rafaela Markarewicz – 4^th – 2:31.57
Tristen Thomas – 5^th – 2:38.00

Men’s 200-IM
Tyler Jackson – 1^st – 1:56.47 – Personal Best
Trevor O’Sullivan – 6^th – 2:11.49

Women’s 200-Free Relay
Moody/Dauphinais/Madina/Chin – 1^st – 1:39.80

Men’s 200-Free Relay
McCall/Pruett/Willis/Tenison – 1^st – 1:25.47
Morse/Rashed/Ulewicz/Rector – 3^rd – 1:28.75
Capo/Gallas/McDowell/Ryan – 4^th – 1:30.79

Courtesy: EIU Athletics

The Eastern Illinois swim team falls short against Evansville in a tightly contested dual meet. The men’s side lost 136-126, with the final freestyle relay deciding the results, while the women’s team lost 143-114.

Men’s Swimming: 

The men’s 400 Yard Medley Relay kicked the afternoon off, earning gold with a final time of 3.26.55. The relay team was led by Alexander Sadowski with his teammates Nolan Wallace, Luke Helm, and Simonas Rimskis. Shortly after, Eddie Myers left his mark on the meet, finishing in first place in the Men’s 1000 Yard Freestyle with a final time of 9:57.30, winning by a margin of 3 seconds. Nolan Wallace continues his dominant season, earning gold in the Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke with a finals time of 57.39 seconds, ranking 8th all-time in program history. Wallace also won the Men’s 200 Yard Breaststroke with a finals time of 2:11.49, winning by 6 seconds. Carson Hughes joined the winning party after winning a 50 Yard Freestyle thriller by a margin of 0.01 seconds. Hughes added victory to his resume later in the meet at the Men’s 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 52.31.

Women’s Swimming: 

Remingtyn Bokos started the Panthers on the winning side, earning gold in the Women’s 1000 Yard Freestyle with a finals time of 11:11.17, winning by a margin of 7 seconds. Bokos also won the Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle with a gold medal time of 5:27.70. Sophia Buswell wasted no time making a difference in the meet, winning the Women’s 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:14.90. Buswell dominated the race, winning the event by 12 total seconds. Jenna Patridge found herself on the top of the podium in the Women’s 200 Yard Backstroke thriller. Patridge won by 0.76 seconds with a time of 2:14.01. Genevieve Biberdorf sped past the Purple Aces in the Women’s 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:28.24. Biberdorf took second place in the Women’s 200 Yard IM with a time of 2:18.01. Anna Mueller also took second place in the Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle with a completed time of 5:32.52.

Up Next: The Panthers will remain home for two competitions next weekend. EIU will face UIC on Friday, January 23rd, then welcome Southern Indiana on Saturday, January 24th.