IU Indy Cruises To Sweep Over Washington University

IU Indy vs Washington U

• January 18, 2025
• St. Louis, Mo.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: IU Indy Athletics

ST. LOUIS – The IU Indy men’s and women’s swim and dive teams defeated Washington University in Saturday’s dual meet. The men’s team won by a score of 174-125 while the women’s team earned the win by a score of 196-101.

The Jags kicked off the meet earning the top points in the women’s 400 medley relay. The women’s relay team of Addy Hirsbrunner, Victoria Surdyka, Lillian Brandt and Emmaleigh Zietlow combined for a time of 3:49.94.

The women’s team continued that success in the individual races with the Jags earning nine first-place finishes. Zietlow led the way, sweeping her three events. The senior won the 200 free (1:49.99), 500 free (4:56.10) and the 200 IM (2:03.53). Fellow senior, Brandt earned two wins, earning the top spot in the 50 free (24.37) and the 100 free (52.52). Luca McGee took second in both of those events behind Brandt.

Samantha Lee took first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:34.77 while Hirsbrunner earned the top time in the 100 back at 59.41. Surdyka and Morgan Frausto also each added top points. Surdyka won the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.23 while Frausto took first in the 200 breast (2:22.05).

The women’s 200 free relay team of Hirsbrunner, Brandt, McGee and Tori Barnet earned first with a time of 1:37.01.

On the men’s side, the Jags totaled eight individual top times. Nathan Rariden, Zach Drotar and Hugo Arteaga each earned two wins. Rariden took the 1000 free (9:26.59) and the 500 free (4:32.85). Jack Gallob finished in second behind Rariden in the 500 free at 4:37.23.

Freshman Drotar swept the breaststroke events with top times in the 100 breast (57.30) and the 200 breast (2:02.31). Fellow freshman Arteaga earned the win in the 50 free (21.05) and the 100 fly (49.58). Isaac Wilson and Turner Long rounded out the top times for the Jags. Wilson earned first in the 200 free (1:41.10) while Long won the 200 IM (1:52.38).

On the diving boards, Alaina Heyde and Sebastian Otero swept the competition. Heyde earned wins in both the 1-meter (271.00) and the 3-meter (267.95). Midori Adams earned second in the 1-meter with a score of 252.45.

Otero took the men’s competition with top scores in the 1-meter (329.90) and 3-meter (350.02). Adam Schmehl earned second in both events (1-meter – 314.25, 3-meter – 312.20) while Levi Vorreyer took third (1-meter – 248.50, 3-meter – 249.70).

IU Indy will next return to Indianapolis to host Wabash and Butler in the IU Natatorium on Saturday, February 1 for Senior Day.

Courtesy: WashU Athletics

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 14 Washington University in St. Louis women’s swimming and diving team edged by Division I IU Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon, 196.00-101.00.

Prior to the meet, the Bears honors their graduating class – Isabella Barrientos, Caroline DeLuca, Rin Iimi, Alice Mao, Noa Miller, Riya Sahota and Roslyn Tischke as well as graduate student Abbey Mink.

Top Finishers

• 400 Medley Relay
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Chen, sophomore Hannah Lee, first-year Peyton Watson and first-year Iris Qi finished second with a time of 4:00.38
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Junior Ali Roche took second in 10:50.16
  • Junior Nicole Caruso finished third in 11:08.74
• 200 Freestyle
  • Sophomore Rachel Bello claimed third with a time of 1:58.30
  • First-year Anisa Basler finished fifth in 2:00.76
• 100 Backstroke
  • Chen took third with a time of 1:00.48
  • First-year Elizabeth Oyler finished fourth in 1:01.69
  • First-year Rachel Kravstov took fifth in 1:01.90
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Lee claimed fourth with a time of 1:08.05
  • Senior Riya Sahota finished fifth in 1:09.19
• 200 Butterfly
  • Senior Isabella Barrientos won the field with a time of 2:07.94
  • Junior Rin Iimi finished second in 2:12.29
  • Sophomore Kiera Johnson took third in 2:13.46
  • First-year Annabel Hermacinski finished fifth with a time of 2:15.49
• 50 Freestyle
  • Leng claimed third with a time of 24.91
  • Senior Caroline DeLuca finished fourth in 25.60
  • Qi took fifth in 25.69
• 1-Meter Diving
  • Sophomore Shanze Karimi finished third with a score of 243.55
  • First-year Kate Li finished fourth with 224.60 points
  • Sophomore Madi Okon took fifth with a score of 221.90
  • Senior Noa Miller took seventh with 180.40 points
• 100 Freestyle
  • Iimi finished third with a time of 54.32
  • Qi took fourth in 54.58
  • Basler claimed fifth in 55.19
• 200 Backstroke
  • Barrientos won her second race of the day with a time of 2:05.88
  • Roche finished fourth in 2:11.23
  • Johnson took fifth in 2:14.89
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Mao finished fourth with a time of 2:30.09
  • Sophomore Lili Sandor took fifth in 2:30.80
• 500 Freestyle
  • Bello finished fourth with a time of 5:25.20
  • Sophomore Holly Gmelich took fifth in 5:26.47
• 100 Butterfly
  • Watson won the race with a time of 59.96
  • Chen took fifth in 1:03.83
• 3-Meter Diving
  • Karimi finished second with a score of 244.50
  • Okon took fourth with 228.15 points
  • Li finished fifth with a score of 212.70
• 200 IM
  • Iimi took second with a time of 2:13.29
  • Sandor finished fifth in 2:15.71
• 200 Freestyle Relay
  • The team of Leng, sophomore Izzie Gattone, Qi and first-year Maddie Sammut finished second in 1:39.45
  • Basler, Bello, Sahota and Iimi took fourth in 1:42.16

The Bears are back in action on February 1 with a home meet against DePauw at 2 p.m.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 10 Washington University in St. Louis men’s swimming and diving team fell to Division I IU Indianapolis 174.00-125.00 on Saturday afternoon.

Prior to the meet, the Bears honored their graduating class of Devin Bunner, Pace Edwards, Jeffrey Forbes, Kai Garren, Ryan Hillery, Nathan Lin, Elliot Polikowski, Justin Rockaway, and Danny Sibley as well as fifth-years Austin Bick and Kyle Wolford.

Top Finishers

• 400 Medley Relay
  • The team of fifth-year Kyle Wolford, first-year Ben Scott, fifth-year Austin Bick and senior Justin Rockaway won with a time of 3:20.21
    • Wolford’s leg of 48.94 set a new pool record for the 100 backstroke
  • First-year Jack Sieckhaus, senior Nathan Lin, junior Matthew Walker and senior Danny Sibley finished third in 3:25.84
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Junior Orluke Borjigin finished second with a time of 9:46.09
  • First-year Allan Chu took fifth in 9:59.47
• 200 Freestyle
  • Senior Pace Edwards finished second with a time of 1:41.89
  • Junior Matthew Giardinelli took third in 1:43.68
  • Senior Jeffrey Forbes claimed furth in 1:43.75
  • Scott took fifth in 1:44.76
• 100 Backstroke
  • Wolford won the field in 49.40
  • Sieckhaus took third in 52.69
  • First-year Nicholas Frank finished fourth in 53.06
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Rockway took third with a time of 58.73
  • Senior Devin Bunner finished fourth in 59.20
• 200 Butterfly
  • Sophomore Marco Minai won with a time of 1:50.11
  • Walker took fourth in 1:52.64
• 50 Freestyle
  • Senior Kai Garren finished in fifth with a time of 21.67
• 1-Meter Diving
  • First-year Sam Calderwood finished fourth with a score of 220.40
  • Senior Elliot Polikowski finished sixth with 153.20 points
• 100 Freestyle
  • Sibley won the field with a time of 46.47
  • Rockaway took third in 47.10
  • Edwards finished fifth in 47.21
• 200 Backstroke
  • Wolford claimed his second win of the day with a time of 1:48.22
    • New pool record
  • Minai finished second in 1:52.82
  • Sophomore Tommy Moul took third in 1:55.01
  • Sieckhaus finished fourth in 1:55.73
  • First-year Lucas Caswell finished fifth in 1:56.06
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Scott finished third in 2:06.21
  • Bunner took fifth with a time of 2:11.44
• 500 Freestyle
  • Forbes finished third with a time of 4:37.38
  • Hillery claimed fourth in 4:42.20
• 100 Butterfly
  • Walker took second with a time of 50.39
  • Caswell finished fifth in 52.09
• 3-Meter Diving
  • Calderwood took fourth with a score of 226.50
  • Polikowski finished sixth with 173.10 points
• 200 IM
  • Minai finished second with a time of 1:53.35
  • Junior Ethan Feng claimed fifth in 1:56.01
• 200 Freestyle Relay
  • Wolford, Bick, Rockaway and Sibley won the field in 1:24.15
    • New pool record
  • Frank, first-year Jacob Tulchinsky, Edwards and Walker finished fourth in 1:26.39

The Bears are back in action on February 1 with a home meet against DePauw at 2 p.m.