Redbirds Earn Two Top 5 Finishes On Day One Of MVC Swimming And Diving Championships

NORMAL, Ill. –   The Illinois State swim and dive wrapped up day one of many Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships from the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind.  

On the primary day of motion, the Redbirds claimed 171 factors with 5 student-athletes advancing and competing within the finals of their occasions. 

PRELIMS 

In the morning prelim session, Illinois State opened the day with two swimmers advancing to the finals of the five hundred Y Free. Sophomore Amelia Murphy led the Redbirds within the occasion, incomes a private finest time of 5:04.14. Sophomore Hope Westphal superior with a time of 5:08.94. 

Senior Giulia Basco superior to the finals with a time of two:07.83 within the 200 Y IM. Despite not advancing, Sophomore Avery Watson (2:08.66), Junior Shelby Gourley (2:11.77), and Freshman Megan Sego (2:15.52) earned season-best occasions. 

Senior Mia Snow certified for the finals within the 50 Y Free with a time of 23.16, a season-best time. Senior Ella Turken joined Snow in advancing to the ultimate with a time of 23.51. 

FINALS 

The Redbirds opened the finals session with a fifth-place end within the 200 Y Free Relay as Illinois State’s squad of Turken, Davis, Tyler, and Snow recorded a time of 1:32.83. The mark was the fifth-fastest time in program historical past. 

In the five hundred Y Free closing, Murphy, with a time of 5:03.82, and Westphal, with a mark of 5:04.91, improved on their marks from the prelims. Murphy’s time was a brand new private finest. 

Basco recorded a brand new private finest within the finals of the 200 Y IM with a mark of two:06.64.  

In the 50 Y Free Snow tallied a seventh-place end with a time of 23.34. Snow’s end is the very best of her profession on the MVC Swim and Dive Championships within the occasion. Turken notched a mark of 23.27, a brand new season-best for the Englewood, Colo. native. 

To shut out day one, the Redbirds’ 400 Y Medley Relay group of Boulden, Fris, Snow, and Turken earned a fifth-place end with a time of three:43.83. The mark is the third-fastest in program historical past for the occasion. 

UP NEXT 

The Redbirds will return for day two of the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at Deaconess Aquatic Center. Action will resume at 10:30 a.m. with occasion prelims on Thursday morning. 

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