Evansville vs. Valparaiso
- Oct. 25, 2019
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Men: Evansville 154-51
- Women: Evansville 106-99
- Results
Courtesy: Evansville Athletics
VALPARAISO, Ind. — The University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving team traveled to take on conference opponent Valparaiso, Friday night.
The Purple Aces swept Valpo with the women winning 106-99 points, while the men won 154-51.
Sarah Jahns captured first place in the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:40.33, while she also took second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:19.45.
Maya Cunningham finished in first place in the 200-yard IM after a 2:13.53 race and then took second place in the 100-yard fly at a 1:00.48 pace.
Earning a pair of top two finishes, Jessie Steele took first in the 100-yard freestyle (55.23), while also taking second in the 50-yard free at 25.87.
Zeke Metz earned two championship races, with a 1:44.11 200-yard freestyle and a 4:50.26 500-yard free.
In the shorter freestyle events, Riccardo Di Domenico took first in both the 50-yard (21.76) and the 100-yard (46.82).
Credence Pattinson carded a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (50.98) and the 50-yard freestyle (21.86).
The women are back in action on Nov. 2 in a tri-meet with Arkansas Little Rock and Indiana State at Wyttenbach Pool, before both teams return at Birmingham-Southern on Nov. 9.
Courtesy: Valparaiso Athletics
he Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted a home meet on Friday night against the Evansville Purple Aces, the first home meet of the season for Valpo. Senior Paige Wright (Surprise Ariz./Paradise Honors) and freshman Mikayla DePover (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) led the Brown and Gold, as both won two individual events and were part of a winning relay as well.
How It Happened
- Valpo’s first win of the day came in the women’s 200 medley relay, with the team of Wright, DePover, senior Erica Martins (Hartland, Wis./Lake County Lutheran), and sophomore Chiara Robinson (Castle Pines, Colo./Rock Canyon). The team clocked a time of 1:51.56.
- Wright’s impressive day continued as she won the 200 free, stopping the clock at 1:56.43. Wright concluded her day by winning the 500 free, posting a time of 5:13.45 – just .13 outside of Valpo’s all-time top-10 in the event
- DePover joined Wright with two individual wins to go with the relay triumph. The rookie picked up her first individual win of the day in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.33, and followed later in the meet with a time of 1:07.98 to win the 100 breaststroke. The latter time improved upon her season-best time, which ranks sixth in program history.
- Freshman Morgan Markley (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell) picked up a first-place individual finish as well, winning the 50 free with a time of 25.51.
- The team of Markley, junior Mariah Sturdivant (Chicago, Ill./George Westinghouse Prep.), Robinson and Martins won the 200 free relay for the Brown and Gold with a time of 1:40.27.
- On the men’s side, the team of sophomore Derek Eidson (Ventura, Calif./Ventura), sophomore Billy Bennett (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville), sophomore Dominic May (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central), and freshman Adam Chwieros (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North) placed second in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:38.45. .
- Bennett notched the only first-place finish for the men by winning the 100 breaststroke (59.64).
- Freshman Brian Daniels (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East) picked up a second-place finish in the 1000 free (10:12.46), while Eidson placed second in the 200 IM, stopping the clock at 2:01.88.
- Evansville won the scoring on both sides, as the women fell 106-99 and the men fell 154-51.
Up Next
Valpo will be back on the road as the team travels to Youngstown, Ohio to battle Youngstown State on Saturday, Nov.2. The events are scheduled to begin at noon CT.