Sycamores head to Evansville for weekend Tri-Meet

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming and diving continues its highway schedule this week because the Sycamores head to Evansville, Ind. on Saturday, October 25, for a tri-meet in opposition to each Evansville and Southern Indiana contained in the Deaconess Aquatic Center. Events are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET with outcomes accessible on MeetCell.
 
“Saturday is an opportunity for us to compete in the pool where the MVC Championship Meet will be held,” head coach Josh Christensen stated. “With back-to-back meet weeks, we’ll look to continue sharpening our racing skills and take some steps forward from where we were last weekend.” 
 
Saturday Event Schedule
200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 3M Diving, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 1M Diving, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay
 
The Sycamores head into their second meet of the 2025-26 common season as Indiana State comes off a powerful begin following this previous weekend’s two-day twin meet in opposition to Missouri State. The Sycamores topped the host Bears, 192.5-160.5, on the Hammons Student Center Pool of their first competitors of the season.
 
Indiana State claimed 11 of the 19 occasion wins over the two-day occasion, highlighted by Claire Parsons’ 4 wins within the pool, whereas Jecza Lopez claimed each the 1M and 3M diving titles to propel the Sycamores to the win. Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, and Haley Halsall additionally claimed particular person occasion wins, whereas the Sycamores took the 200 Freestyle Relay and 200 Medley Relay wins.
 
Parsons was dominant as soon as once more in her signature occasions because the junior swimmer claimed each the 200-yard and 500-yard titles, whereas pulling away from the sector within the 1000-yard Freestyle (10:16.50) to win by 11 seconds over teammate Grace Cummings. The Terre Haute native adopted up by successful the 200-yard Backstroke occasion in 2:04.91 after a short relaxation from her 1000-yard title to say back-to-back wins in consecutive swims.
 
Lopez started her Missouri Valley title protection in type over the 2 springboard occasions because the junior diver earned her spot for the 2026 NCAA Zone C qualifiers in each the 3M and 1M Springboard occasions. Lopez scored 290.40 within the 3M occasion and adopted up with a 285.1 within the 1M in turning into the primary Sycamore to qualify for each boards on the NCAA Zones for the primary time in program historical past.
 
Keefe (100 Backstroke), Pearson (200 Breaststroke), and Halsall (200 Fly) additionally recorded their first wins of the common season within the pool as Indiana State continued to showcase their total depth within the water. Additional high finishers included Gemma Dilks (200 & 400 IM), Addison Johnson (100 Fly), Kalli Agapios (50 Free), and Erin Cummins (100 Free).
 
The Deaconess Aquatic Center will likely be dwelling to the 2026 Missouri Valley Championships because the Valley returns to Evansville for the primary time because the 2024 championship meet. Indiana State completed second total on the meet highlighted by 14 Sycamores incomes All-Conference recognition, whereas Claire Parsons was acknowledged because the MVC Freshman of the Year.
 
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