IU Indy Sweeps Washington & NKU As Jaguar Men Dominate, Women Edge Out Bears

WASHINGTON VS IU INDY VS NORTHERN KENTUCKY

• November 8, 2025
• Indianapolis, Indiana
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: IU Indy Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams continued their strong fall season with convincing wins over Washington University in St. Louis and Northern Kentucky on Saturday at the IU Indy Natatorium. The Jaguar men dominated both opponents, defeating Washington 216–76 and NKU 235–54, while the women’s team earned a tight 159–140 victory over Washington and cruised past NKU 240–48.

The Jaguars opened the meet strong in the relays, with the women’s 400 medley relay of Chloe Yerkes, Vicky Surdyka, Addy Hirsbrunner, and Luca McGee taking first in 3:54.43. The men followed with a sweep of the top two spots, as the A-relay of Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Isaac Wilson, and Nathan Rariden won in 3:17.76, followed closely by the B-relay at 3:22.57.

Distance standout Kaylee Dexter claimed the women’s 1000 free title in 10:37.09, with freshman Bella Tufts adding a fourth-place finish (10:58.71). On the men’s side, IU Indy went 1–2 with Luke Parsons (9:37.06) and Youssef Magdy (9:39.12).

In the 200 freestyle, Nathan Rariden led a 1–2–3 sweep for the Jaguar men (1:38.47), joined by Jack Gallob (1:38.97) and Zach Drotar (1:39.46). Bella Tufts again placed in the top five on the women’s side, finishing fifth in 1:59.08.

Freshman Aubrey Hollis captured the women’s 100 backstroke in 56.71, followed by teammates Addy Hirsbrunner (59.29) and Chloe Yerkes (1:00.28) in the top five. Tidwell took the men’s race in 50.70, leading a 1–2–4 IU Indy showing with David Niemiec and Seth Cannon close behind.

The Jaguars swept the women’s 100 breaststroke with Vicky Surdyka (1:06.06) and Ali Fitzgerald (1:06.24) finishing first and second. Kelly continued his dominance for the men, winning the 100 breast in 54.44 before adding another victory in the 200 breast (2:00.18).

In the butterfly events, freshman Lydia Zenobi won the women’s 200 fly (2:07.85) ahead of Maddy Weber (2:10.26). For the men, IU Indy took four of the top five spots in the 200 fly, led by Will Gorman (1:51.40) and Isaac Wilson (1:51.64).

McGee headlined the sprint events, winning the women’s 100 free (52.57) and finishing second in the 50 free (24.28). Grace Sharp (24.44) and Tori Barnet (24.58) joined her in the top five. Keaton Barwick led the men’s sprints with a 20.52 in the 50 free, followed by freshman Shane Tebeest (21.09).

In the 500 free, Bella Tufts finished runner-up in 5:16.03, while Rariden dominated the men’s race in 4:32.12 with Parsons right behind (4:38.78).

Courtesy: Wash U Athletics

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 14 Washington University in St. Louis women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up the two-day Division III Shootout on Saturday, hosted by the University of Chicago. Additionally, the Bears also competed at IU Indy against the Cougars and Northern Kentucky.

D3 Shootout
The Bears finished fourth with a score of 562.5. Pomona-Pitzer won the field with a 624.5.

Top Finishers
SWIMMING

• 400 Medley Relay
  • The team of junior Elizabeth Chen, junior Hannah Lee, junior Peyton Watson and sophomore Iris Qi took second in 3:48.95
• 500 Freestyle
  • First-year Sarah Cohen finished second with a time of 5:05.37
  • Senior Ali Roche claimed 12^th overall in 5:06.74
• 100 Butterfly
  • Junior Peyton Watson took third with a time of 56.39
  • Junior Elizabeth Chen finished 19^th overall in 1:00.65
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Junior Hannah Lee finished fourth with a time of 2:24.06
  • Junior Rachel Bello third in the B final and 13^th overall with a time of 2:23.27
• Mixed 400 Free Relay
  • First-year Ayaan Olasewere, first-year Sarah Cohen, junior Marco Minai and first-year Robin Koehler finished fourth with a time of 3:17.82
• 200 Backstroke
  • Roche claimed third with a time of 2:04.37
  • Chen took 13^th in 2:06.34
• 100 Freestyle
  • Sophomore Iris Qi finished fourth in 51.76
  • First-year Ayaan Olasewere took 15^th overall in 53.10
• 200 IM
  • Bello finished fifth with a time of 2:08.20
  • Cohen took 16^th in 2:14.39
• 200 Freestyle Relay
  • The team of Qi, Olasewere, Lee and Watson finished fifth with a time of 1:35.65

DIVING

• 3-Meter
  • Junior Shanze Karimi finished second with a score of 270.85

IU Indy
Top Finishers
SWIMMING

• 400 Medley Relay
  • Sophomore Rachel Kravstov, first-year Eliana King, junior Anya Rao and sophomore Anisa Basler took second place in 3:56.26
  • Senior Andrea Leng, sophomore Becca Hackel, sophomore Annabel Hermancinski and sophomore Maddie Sammut took fourth with a time of 3:59.01
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Kravstov finished second with a time of 10:45.69
  • Senior Nicole Caruso took third in 10:48.89
• 200 Freestyle
  • Basler won the field with a time of 1:55.29
  • Senior Anna Fonda took third in 1:57.35
  • First-year Lily Dourney finished fourth in 1:58.65
• 100 Backstroke
  • Sophomore Julia Pintescu finished fourth in 1:00.12
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Senior Avery Dixon finished third with a time of 1:06.52
  • Sammut claimed fourth in 1:06.68
  • Hackel took fifth in 1:06.72
• 200 Butterfly
  • Hermacinski finished third with a time of 2:10.70
  • First-year Abby Wright took fourth in 2:14.25
• 50 Freestyle
  • Junior Izzie Gattone claimed the top spot with a time of 24.14
  • First-year Kerry Frey finished fourth in 24.47

• 100 Freestyle
  • Basler finished second with a time of 53.23
  • Junior Holly Gmelich took third in 53.70
  • Gattone finished fourth in 54.22
• 200 Backstroke
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Oyler won the field with a time of 1:45.75
  • Kravstov took fourth in 2:08.23
• 200 Breaststroke
  • King finished third with a time of 2:25.37
  • Dixon took fifth in 2:27.96
• 500 Freestyle
  • Wright finished in first place with a time of 5:13.33
  • Fonda took third in 5:18.57
• 100 Butterfly
  • Junior Kiera Johnson won the field with a time of 58.31
  • Sophomore Lindsay Alisbah took second in 58.35
  • Gattone finished third in 59.44
  • Hermacinski took fifth in 1:00.35
• 200 IM
  • Alisbah claimed the top spot in 2:09.31
  • Frey took third with a time of 2:11.30
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • The team of Sammut, Gattone, first-year Crystal Yu and Wright won with a time of 3:35.23
  • Senior Sophia Gossum, Gmelich, Fonda and Alisbah took second in 3:37.04

DIVING

• 3-Meter
  • Sophomore Kate Li finished fourth with a score of 232.95
  • First-year Ally Isgar tied for fifth with a 211.28
  • First-year Elle Vahedian took seventh with a 182.48
• 1-Meter
  • Isgar finished fifth with a score of 223.58
  • Li took sixth with a 221.93
  • Vahedian finished seventh with a 185.93

The Bears head back to Chicago Friday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 23 for the Phoenix Invitational, hosted by the University of Chicago.

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 10 Washington University in St. Louis men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up the two-day Division III Shootout on Saturday, hosted by the University of Chicago. Additionally, the Bears also competed at IU Indy against the Cougars and Northern Kentucky.

D3 Shootout
The Bears finished third with a score of 580. Chicago won with a 679 and Pomona-Pitzer took second with a 598.5.

Top Finishers
SWIMMING

• 400 Medley Relay
  • The team of first-year Parker Chan, sophomore Ben Scott, senior Matthew Walker and senior Ethan Feng took second in 3:20.14
• 500 Freestyle
  • Chan won the field with a time of 4:25.80, hitting an NCAA B cut and setting a new D3 Shootout record by more than four seconds
    • The previous record of 4:29.96 was set at last year’s competition.
  • First-year Gavin Coggan finished 11^th overall with a time of 4:33.92
• 100 Butterfly
  • Junior Marco Minai finished in third with a time of 49.38
  • Walker took 12^th in 49.68, finishing second in the B final
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Sophomore Ben Scott finished third in 2:04.24
  • First-year Kevin Raghunathan took 13^th overall with a time of 2:06.23
• Mixed 400 Free Relay
  • Minai, first-year Robin Koehler, first-year Ayaan Olasewere and first-year Sarah Cohen finished fourth with a time of 3:17.82
• 200 Backstroke
  • Chan finished third with a time of 1:50.87
  • Raghunathan took 13^th overall in 1:55.14
• 100 Freestyle
  • Senior Ethan Feng claimed fourth with a time of 45.82
  • Koehler finished 18^th overall in 47.19
• 200 IM
  • Minai finished second with a time of 1:51.53
  • Scott took 12^th overall in 1:53.44
• 200 Freestyle Relay
  • The team of Koehler, Feng, Walker, Raghunathan finished sixth with a time of 1:24.34

DIVING

• 3-Meter
  • First-year Ian Corey finished eighth with a score of 195.35

IU Indy
Top Finishers
SWIMMING

• 400 Medley Relay
  • Senior Andy Zhu, sophomore Brody Schrepfer, first-year Ethan Nus and senior Mikey Thurk finished third with a time of 3:24.65
  • Sophomore Nicholas Frank, sophomore Gabriel, sophomore Lucas Caswell and senior Kai Taft took fourth in 3:27.45
• 1,000 Freestyle
  • Senior Orluke Borjigin took third with a time of 9:40.88
  • Senior Matthew Giardinelli finished fourth in 9:48.46
• 200 Freestyle
  • Senior Henry Tavens finished fourth with a time of 1:42.88
  • Sophomore Jacob Tulchinsky took fifth in 1:44.83
• 100 Backstroke
  • First-year Aara Parseghian finished third with a time of 51.20
  • Sophomore Jack Sieckhaus took fifth in 52.45
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Schrepfer finished second with a time of 57.55
  • Thurk placed third in 58.23
  • Herzlinger took fourth in 58.33
• 200 Butterfly
  • Nus claimed the top spot with a time of 1:51.39
• 50 Freestyle
  • First-year Jackson Heether took second with a time of 21.05
  • Tulchinsky finished fifth in 21.25
• 100 Freestyle
  • Thurk finished third with a time of 46.65
• 200 Backstroke
  • Zhu finished third in 1:53.84
  • Frank took fifth with a time of 1:55.38
• 200 Breaststroke
  • Schrepfer finished third with a time of 2:08.57
  • Herzlinger took fourth in 2:09.85
  • Nus finished fifth in 2:11.27
• 500 Freestyle
  • Borjigin took third with a time of 4:39.47
• 100 Butterfly
  • Zhu claimed fourth with a time of 51.46
• 200 IM
  • First-year Hunter Hua took second place with a time of 1:55.18
  • Nus finished third in 1:56.15
  • Schrepfer took fourth in 1:57.41
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • Borjigin, Giardinelli, Tulchinsky and Heether won the field with a time of 3:07.53
  • Parseghian, sophomore Thomas Bergin, first-year Alex Nguyen, and junior Tommy Moul finished fifth in 3:14.98

The Bears head back to Chicago Friday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 23 for the Phoenix Invitational, hosted by the University of Chicago.

Courtesy: NKU Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.  — Northern Kentucky University Norse men’s and women’s swimming headed to the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis on Saturday to take on IU Indianapolis and Washington University. The Norse posted a solid group of swimmers, including a second-place finish by Hailey Paulick in the 200-yard freestyle and a third-place finish by AJ Gomez in the 100-yard butterfly.

WOMEN’S TOP PERFORMERS
400 Medley Relay
Ellana Brown, Kate Motl, Macy Gansher, Hailey Paulick – 4:08.23 – 6th//7

400 Free Relay
Macy Ganshert, Pepper Schultz, Kacey McDonough, Hailey Paulick – 3:41.66 – 4th/7

50 Free
Haidyn Coleman – 25.00 – 7th/12

100 Free
Hailey Paulick – 55.34 – 7th/13

200 Free
Hailey Paulick – 1:57.19 – 2nd/13

500 Free
Sabrina Lara – 5:26.48 – 7th/11

1000 Free
Isabelle Barton – 11:11.89 – 5th/7

100 Back
Ellana Brown – 1:01.10 – 7th/10

200 Back
Ellana Brown – 2:12.14 – 7th/10

100 Breast
Kate Motl – 1:11.33- 8th/9

200 Breast
Kate Motl – 2:36.08 – 9th/11

100 Fly
Macy Ganshert – 1:01.22 – 8th/11

200 IM
Ava Hansen – 2:19.13 – 8th/12

MEN’S TOP PERFORMERS
400 Medley Relay
David Barnett, Isaac Barrow,  AJ Gomez, Patrick Gibbons – 3:27.86 – 5th/9

400 Free Relay
Patrick Gibbons, Conner Norton, Jarrett Jenkins, Cam Craft – 3:09.78 – 3rd/9

50 Free
Jarrett Jenkins – 21.22 – 4th/13

100 Free
Patrick Gibbons – 47.36 – 5th/12

200 Free
Cam Craft – 1:49.18 – 8th/11

500 Free
Frank Runge – 4:43.68 – 5th/11

1000 Free
Alex Yin – 9:50.97 – 5th/8

100 Back
Patrick Gibbons – 53.26 – 8th/10

200 Back
Isaac Barrow – 1:56.56 – 8th/10

100 Breast
Isaac Barrow – 58.50 – 5th/10

200 Breast
Tyler Cuckovecki – 2:17.45 – 7th/9

100 Fly
AJ Gomez – 50.92 – 3rd/12

200 Fly
AJ Gomez – 1:57.82 – 7th/10

200 IM
Ethan Johnson – 2:00.30 – 5th/12

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Northern Kentucky heads back to Indianapolis on Thursday, November 20, for the House of Champions meet.