Panther swimming and diving tops Illinois State in highway twin

NORMAL, Ill. — The UNI swimming and diving group secured their second twin win of the season in opposition to the Illinois State Redbirds this weekend, topping the Redbirds by profitable rating of 202-151. The Panthers additionally tied the Horton Pool document within the 50-yard freestyle and set a brand new pool document within the 200-freestyle relay. 

Competition began off on Friday with the 400-yard medley relay that noticed Elyse Brayton, Aspen Cole, Nikki Walters and Averie Bilskemper take third with a time of three:49.81. Morgan Raether, Neriah Giedrys, Hannah Nedder and Josie Parton adopted shut behind in fourth at 3:52.07. 

Action continued with the 400-yard particular person medley, the place Sam Oeltjen claimed prime prize within the occasion with a profitable time of 4:31.97, as Abigail Barkhurst was shut behind in second at 4:35.10 and Molly Johnson in fourth (4:44.35). 

Morgan Meyer notched first within the 200-yard freestyle at 1:51.18, whereas Jennifer Barajas got here in fifth with a time of 1:57.04, and Kirsten Tarran was carefully behind in sixth (1:58.60). The 50-yard freestyle noticed Abby Lear come out in entrance with a profitable time of 23.45, tying the Horton Pool document, with Charlotte Sander proper behind in second at 23.71. Raether rounded out the placements, coming in at sixth within the occasion (24.31). 

Walters was the top-placing Panther within the 200-yard butterfly, coming in at third with a time of two:10.31, as Crystal Benjamin and Natalie Harris adopted in fourth and fifth at 2:11.27 and a pair of:12.05. The 100-yard backstroke noticed Rather declare second with a time of 56.47 as Brayton took third (56.81) and Meyer in fifth (57.03). 

Cole got here out on prime within the 100-yard breaststroke swimming a profitable time of 1:04.25 her first collegiate victory within the occasion, and moved her to seventh within the prime ten all-time for UNI. Sydney Aird would go on to take third within the occasion at 1:06.42, Giedrys would are available fourth (1:06.46) and Bilskemper in seventh (1:09.52). The Panthers swept the rostrum within the 1,000-yard freestyle with Barkhurst popping out on prime at 10:38.98, Cassidy Miklos in second (10:40.98), and Tarran in third (10:45.70). 

To shut out the primary night time of competitors was the 200-yard freestyle relay that noticed the UNI quartet of Sander, Meyer, Bilskemper, and Lear come out on prime with a time of 1:32.99, setting the 200-freestyle relay mark in Horton Pool. Sander’s 50 free cut up (23.45) additionally ties the Horton Pool document. The quad of Nedder, Brayton, Rolow, and Giedrys would comply with shortly behind in fourth place (1:38.00).  

Saturday’s competitors began off with the 200-yard medley relay that noticed Brayton, Giedrys, Walters, and Lear take first with a time of 1:43.90 as Raether, Cole, Nedder, and Sander took third (1:45.19). Oeltjen took second within the 500-yard freestyle at 5:09.26, with Barkhurst in third (5:09.77) and Miklos in fifth (5:12.62).

Cole took second within the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of two:21.73, leaping her to sixth on the highest ten all-time checklist with a profession greatest time. Aird adopted in third (2:24.34) and Giedrys in fourth (2:26.96) within the occasion. Raether confirmed out within the 200-yard again taking prime prize with a profitable time of two:01.19, as Brayton and Rolow took fifth (2:05.76) and sixth (2:06.46).

100-yard freestyle motion noticed a Panther sweep as Meyer took first (51.44), Lear second (51.55) and Bilskemper third (52.40). Nedder notched third within the 100-yard butterfly at 57.55, whereas Walters took fifth (57.78), Oeltjen in sixth (58.82) and Benjamin in seventh (1:00.65). Harris noticed success within the 200-yard particular person medley as she took first within the occasion (2:07.13) with Cole in third (2:09.01) and Brayton in fifth at 2:11.53. 

Capping off the meet was the 400-yard freestyle relay by which the quad of Meyer, Raether, Sander, and Bilskemper took second place with a time of three:27.58 as Parton, Rolow, Barajas, and Johnson secured fourth at 3:35.59. 

Over within the diving nicely, Friday’s three-meter motion noticed Avery Hogan come out on prime for the Panthers with a rating of 262.65 as Erica Peters adopted behind in second at 252.08. Addison Bausman took fifth (236.48), Trista Thompson sixth (218.78), and Eva Coonrad in seventh (217.43). Saturday’s one-meter motion noticed a Panther sweep on the rostrum with Peters, Thompson, and Hogan taking prime spots with scores of 258.23, 251.10, and 243.90. Bausman additionally completed in fifth (227.85) and Coonrad in seventh (192.90). 

UP NEXT

The Panthers head to the Coyote Invitational on Jan. 30-31 in Vermillion, South Dakota on the USD Wellness Center. Competition is slated to start on Friday night at 6 p.m. CT with motion persevering with Saturday morning and afternoon at 10 a.m. CT and 4 p.m. CT. 

 

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