Southern Indiana vs Evansville
- November 1, 2024
- Evansville, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: USI Athletics
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Women’s Swimming and Diving has made serious strides in year three of the program’s existence, emerging victorious against crosstown rival University of Evansville at Wyttenbach Pool on Friday evening, 137-99. The victory marks the first in program history over the Purple Aces improving each year.
The Screaming Eagles were led by freshman Anna Bunnell, shattering both school diving records once again. Bunnell smashed the three-meter record by a wide margin, scoring 238.05 in a second-place effort. Freshman Gabbie Meier also excelled in the three-meter event with her personal best score of 229.43. This was the third time she has broken the school record this season which was previously 229.15. The freshman also took the top spot in the one-meter dive (226.88), finishing second against a high-skilled Evansville diver.
The Screaming Eagles finished atop the podium in the 200-medley relay (1:48.52). The combination of freshman Elizabeth Ketcham, freshman Simone Green, junior Sarah-Catherine Dawson and sophomore Hayden Shurtz secured second place in the USI record book with their effort. The medley squad continues to improve, finishing 0.24 seconds faster than their last competition.
USI took the top two spots in the 100 freestyle with sophomore Reagan Holmes in first (54.56), and sophomore Caiya Cooper right behind (55.15). Shurtz emerged on top in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.49), while Ketcham won the 50 freestyle (25.06).
Ketcham, Cooper, Green and Holmes continued their winning ways in the 200 freestyle relay, touching the pad in first-place at 1:39.34.
Other Notable Performances
200 freestyle: Freshman Alivia Scott (2:01.39)
200 individual medley: Freshman Emma Gabhart (2:12.03)
500 freestyle: Junior Elizabeth Busby (5:40.75)
Up Next
The Eagles will return to the pool on Nov. 14-16 at the A3 Performance Invitational hosted by Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Courtesy: Evansville Athletics
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Friday afternoon saw the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams split their meet against USI at Wyttenbach Pool. Evansville’s men picked up a 152.5-83.5 win while the ladies dropped a close 137-99 decision.
Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Benjamin Hasanovic opened the day with a win in the 200-medley relay, finishing in 1:34.13. Joseph Capo earned a solid win in the 200-free. Registering a time of 1:46.36, he won by just under two seconds. He picked up his second victory of the day in the 500-free. His 4:51.32 was over five seconds in front of teammate Wyatt Gallas.
In the 50-free, the Purple Aces swept the top four positions with Hasanovic posting a 21.72 to best Sammy McCall’s 22.01. Brendan Ulewicz was third with a 22.05 while Boris Tavrosky’s 22.30 was good for 4th. Santos Lopez earned top honors in the 200-IM. With a 1:55.63, he was six seconds in front of the runner-up. Joao Gulherme was third, posting a 2:03.71. In the 100-fly, Santos Lopez swam a 50.96 to best the competition by 2.31 and finished his day with a win in the 100-breaststroke, recording a 57.91. Hasanovic was second, finishing in 1:00.37.
The top six positions in the 100-free belonged to the Aces, led by Michael Pruett’s 47.60. McCall came in just 0.16 behind while Jakob Grundbacher took third with a 48.81. Vilbergsson led a top three UE sweep in the 100-backstroke, finishing in 52.29. Logan Tenison was second, 1.50 behind while Logan Anderson came in third at 55.33. The men completed the meet with a close win in the 200-free relay. Tenison, Pruett, McCall, and Mohammed Rashed combined to swim a 1:27.41, finishing less than a half second in front of USI.
Highlighting the day for the women was another stellar performance by Maddie Rollett. After earning the top spot in the 1-meter with a 265.35, Rollett swept the dives with a score of 255.90 in the 3-meter. Leah Gardner was fourth in both events, earning a 189.75 in the 1-meter before registering a 194.63 in the 3-meter.
Sveva Brugnoli took top honors in the 200-IM. Her 2:10.17 was two seconds in front of second place while Mari Mueller took third with a 2:17.20. Evelyn Chin led a 1-2 finish for the Aces in the 100-fly. Chin’s 58.53 was just 0.29 in front of Brugnoli. Ane Madina was the top finisher in the 100-backstroke. With a 59.98, Madina bested the competition by 1.49.
Madina, Brugnoli, Rafaela Markarewicz and Rebecca Lago took second in the 200-medley relay. The group finished in 1:48.83, just 0.31 behind the top time. Hannah Krings was the runner-up in the 500-free. Krings completed her race in 5:31.99. Markarewicz and Mueller came in second and third, respectively in the 100-breaststroke. Finishing in 1:09.42, Markarewicz took second while Mueller checked in with a 1:09.65.
Next up for the Aces is a trip to Carbondale, Ill. for the A3 Invite. It runs from Nov. 14-16.
