UIndy vs Eastern Illinois
- December 6, 2025
- Charleston, Ill.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: UIndy Athletics
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The No. 3/6 ranked UIndy swimming & diving teams concluded their 2025 calendar-year schedule with a busy weekend. Some of the Greyhounds’ fastest swimmers competed at the prestigious U.S. Open Championships in Austin, Texas, from Wednesday through Saturday, while the bulk of the Hounds managed to sweep Division I Eastern Illinois in a dual meet on Saturday.
FINAL SCORES AT EIU
Women
UIndy 193, EIU 62
Men
UIndy 176, 86
EIU HIGHLIGHTS
Meanwhile, UIndy dominated the DI Panthers with a convincing sweep. The Hounds won 23 of the 28 swimming events. Three Hounds on the men’s side recorded fresh B-cuts, including Jan Schmidt and Durukan Sahan who went 1-2 in the 1000 free. Schmidt’s mark of 9:13.49 was good for No. 7 on the UIndy top 10 list.
Nico Basten also hit an NCAA B standard, winning the men’s 200 back with a time of 1:46.94—also good for a spot in the program’s top 10.
Namutebi and Gregory each earned to event wins after also competing in Austin. Caroline Reinke won the women’s 100 back, Hanna Burke took first in the women’s 100 free, while Zachary Anthony touched first in the men’s 50 free.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will return to competition after the New Year, hosting Findlay in dual action on Jan. 10.
Courtesy: EIU Athletics
The Eastern Illinois Panthers celebrated six seniors for their contributions to the program. EIU faced UIndy in a dual meet, in which the women’s side lost 193-62, and the men’s side dropped the meet 176-86. EIU will have to wait until the calendar flips for their next meet, which is January 17th against Evansville.
Men’s Swimming:
On the men’s side, there were multiple first-place finishes. For starters, the Men 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Alexander Sadowski, Nolan Wallace, Canyon Bain, and Luke Helm were just shy of beating the program record. They finished the race with a final time of 1:30.82, while the program record is 1:30.24. Zachary Clark won gold in the Men 200 Yard Freestyle with a winning time of 1:44.45. Clark broke the school record in the Men 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 44.31. Alexander Sadowski recorded a top five fastest time in EIU history. Sadowski earned gold in the Men 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 49.72, which ranks 4th all-time in program history.
Women’s Swimming:
Jenna Patridge earned a second-place finish in the Women 100 Yard Backstroke with a final time of 59.73. Genevieve Biberdorf won gold in the Women 200 Yard Breaststroke with a final time of 2:20.78, which ranks second all-time in EIU history. Biberdorf also placed second in the Women 200 Yard IM with a time of 2:14.12. Anna Mueller and Remi Bokos placed second and third in the Women 500 Yard Freestyle. Mueller finished with a time of 5:32.48, while Bokos finished with a time of 5:41.26.
EIU will have to wait until the calendar flips to 2026 for their next competition, when they host Evansville on January 17th.
