VALPARAISO VS ROSE-HULMAN
- January 9, 2026
- Valparaiso, Ind.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Valpo Athletics
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams returned to the pool for their first competition of 2026 on Friday evening at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center and continued their strong campaigns, combining to win 21 of 22 events in a dual meet sweep of Rose-Hulman. The Beacon women earned a 162-37 victory, while the men emerged with a 157-48 win.
How It Happened
- The women won all 11 of their events, with two swimmers winning a pair of individual events apiece. Audrey Morgan (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) moved into 10th place in program history in the 1000 free with a winning time of 10:49.62, and later claimed the 100 back with a time of 1:00.59.
- Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) took top honors in both the 200 free (2:02.42) and the 500 free (5:25.38).
- Other individual event winners included Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton) in the 50 free (24.93), Sophie Schoch (Medina, Ohio/Medina) in the 200 IM (2:18.27), Kailyn Benoit (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) in the 100 fly (1:01.75), Una Dizdarevic (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park) in the 100 free (56.25) and Brianne Flikkema (Bowling Green, Ky./Greenwood) in the 100 breast (1:13.09).
- The Beacon women claimed both relays as well. The team of Keese, Natalie Eaton (Tulsa, Okla./Jenks), Benoit and Faith Bargwell (Grand Rapids, Mich./Rockford) touched the wall first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:53.46, while the foursome of Dizdarevic, Schoch, Keese and Morgan took first place in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:42.01.
- Valpo’s men won eight individual events, with eight different swimmers earning one win apiece — Matthew Mantz (Spokane, Wash./Mead) in the 1000 free (10:08.53), Evan Curran (Golden, Colo./Golden) in the 200 free (1:45.43), Isaac Dinari (Houston, Texas/Memorial) in the 50 free (22.03), Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) in the 200 IM (1:56.78), Asa Sadowsky (Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port [Milwaukee]) in the 100 fly (53.17), Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) in the 100 free (47.93), Caleb Smesko (Green, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) in the 100 back (53.12) and Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) in the 100 breast (59.85).
- The Beacon men bookended the meet with relay wins as well. Smesko, Ben Mettler (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), Sadowsky and Dinari combined to cover the 200 medley relay in 1:36.21, while Curran, Luke Snider (Germantown, Tenn./Memphis University School), Dinari and Martin took the 200 free relay with a time of 1:27.34.
- The women improved to 4-4 on the season, the four dual meet wins their most since the 2019-20 team won four dual meets. Meanwhile, the men clinched at least a .500 dual meet record as they improved to 4-3, matching their most wins in a single season since at least 2000-01.
Next Up
Valpo closes out its home schedule with its Senior Meet against Bethel next Friday at 5 p.m. at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center. The senior ceremony will begin at 4:50 p.m.
Courtesy: Rose-Hulman Athletics
VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers were unable to overpower Valparaiso, as the Beacons won by a score of 162-37.
Ritu Bharamaraddi had a great showing in the 100-yard backstroke as she recorded a second-place finish with a time of 1:04.00.
Janey Leiker, Lilian Mahonski, Olivia Boner, and Avery Witt also achieved a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, completing the race in 1:46.36.
Witt would also thrive in her solo events, as she recorded third-place finishes in both the 200 individual medley (2:22.61) and 500-yard freestyle (5:37.51).
Leiker added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (26.02), and Mahonski earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.67).
Rose-Hulman will look to bounce back tomorrow against Illinois Wesleyan. The meet will be held in Bloomington, Ill., on Saturday, January 10 at 2 PM.
TOP FINISHERS:
Second Place
* 100 Yard Backstroke: Ritu Bharamaraddi – 1:04.00
* 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Janey Leiker, Lilian Mahonski, Olivia Boner, Avery Witt – 1:46.36
Third Place
* 50 Yard Freestyle: Janey Leiker – 26.02
* 100 Yard Backstroke: Lilian Mahonski – 1:05.67
* 200 Individual Medley: Avery Witt – 2:22.61
* 500 Yard Freestyle: Avery Witt – 5:37.51
Fourth Place
* 200 Individual Medley: Catherine Bath – 2:24.29
* 500 Yard Freestyle: Janey Leiker – 5:44.54
* 200 Yard Medley Relay: Ritu Bharamaraddi, Ary Nelson, Catherine Bath, Elizabeth Nolte – 2:02.63
Fifth Place
* 100 Yard Freestyle: Sara Mohtaj – 1:02.51
* 100 Yard Backstroke: Olivia Boner – 1:07.30
* 100 Yard Breaststroke: Elizabeth Nolte – 1:29.25
* 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Allison Clark, Sara Mohtaj, Sofia Rodriguez, Emma Staudigl – 1:58.47
VALPARAISO, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman men’s swimming and diving team traveled to compete against Valparaiso in a dual meet on Friday night. The team fell short to Valparaiso with a final score of 157-48. This drops the men’s team to 2-3 in dual meets this season.
Rose-Hulman finished the meet with nine top-three finishes and one event win.
Trevor Wiley was the standout for the Fightin’ Engineers with the team’s lone event win in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:55.23. Wiley also earned a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.11.
Eric Sinclair also had an impressive performance, placing second in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 59.93. The team’s other second-place finish came in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:30.97.
Rose-Hulman will return to the pool tomorrow at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday, January 10, at 2 PM.
TOP FINISHERS
1ST PLACE
* Trevor Wiley – 500 Freestyle – 4:55.23
2ND PLACE
* Trevor Wiley – 200 IM – 1:58.11
* Eric Sinclair – 100 Breaststroke – 59.93
* Aidan Carter, Ethan Crane, Tommaso Calviello, Walter Kotlin – 200 Freestyle Relay – 1:30.97
3RD PLACE
* Ethan Moen, Eric Sinclair, JJ Leto, Levi Galaviz – 200 Medley Relay – 1:38.17
* Tommaso Calviello 200 Freestyle – 1:50.17
* Levi Galaviz – 50 Freestyle – 22.23
* Levi Galaviz – 100 Freestyle – 49.06
* Ethan Moen – 100 Backstroke – 55.68
