TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - highlighted a record-setting night for Indiana State swimming & diving by setting the program's first Missouri Valley Conference record as the Sycamores topped both Ball State (216-84) and Butler (251-42) on Friday night inside the Vigo County Aquatic Center.
Parsons went 4:52.65 over the first 500 yards and closed out the race in 4:53.71 over the final 500 yards on her way to winning the event by 21 full seconds after touching the wall in 9:46.34. The Terre Haute, Ind. native's mark broke her previous career-best (9:57.49) by over 11 seconds and shattered the Missouri Valley record by over four seconds to break a mark that had been standing since 2010. The previous mark of 9:50.55 was set by SIU's Kirsten Groome.
Overall, Indiana State set seven new program records in the meet including the 200-yard Medley Relay, 1000-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Breast, 200-yard Fly, 3M Diving, and 1M Diving marks. The Sycamores won 14 of the 16 events on Friday evening.
"Tonight was about honoring our seniors and continuing to build momentum toward the MVC Championship meet," head coach said. "It was a special evening and the team rode the energy from the environment to some excellent performances. We feel very confident in our preparation and the work we've put in this season. We're going to get back to work tomorrow and stay on the path the next couple of weeks as we make our final preparations for conference."
followed up by taking control of the 1000-yard Freestyle after the first 50 yards as the sophomore sped away from the field early. The sophomore swimmer won the event by 21 seconds on her way to posting a 9:46.34 to win the event ahead of teammate (10:07.60). finished fifth overall in the field in 10:24.53.
(1:49.00) and (1:52.96) finished second and third overall in the 200-yard Freestyle event to lead the Sycamores in the field.
Visscher put the Sycamores back on top in the 100-yard Backstroke as the freshman posted just the third sub-55.00 time in program history to win the event in 54.95. finished sixth in 57.60, while (57.67), Diruzza (58.04) and Bullock (58.16) added Top 10 performances.
Pearson put Indiana State's third school record in the books in the 100-yard Breaststroke as the senior topped her own mark in the event after going in 1:01.91. Szadorski was second in 1:03.18, while Bukvic finished fourth in 1:05.14.
put her own stamp in the record book as the junior set a new mark in the 200-yard Fly with a time of 2:00.20 to win the event. Previous record-holder finished second in 2:00.57, while Diaz (2:02.41) and Harel (2:04.86) both finished inside the top five.
Farro put together her first win of the day in the 50-yard Freestyle as the senior went 23.10 to win the event ahead of Agapios (23.63) and Boles (23.68). Ash Saple was sixth in the field after touching the wall in 24.18.
Kelley and Cotter took each other on in a 100-yard IM exhibition with Kelley setting a new school mark with a time of 55.86 to place just ahead of her teammate (56.83).
continued to showcase her power on the springboard events as the sophomore set a new school mark in the 3M event on Friday night. Lopez's six-dive score of 315.37 broke the previous mark of 309.15 set by (2023). Orta Castaneda finished second in 245.25, while set a new personal-best after totaling 231.52. also put together a career effort after scoring 221.45, while (211.87) and (174.52) also set new P.R.'s in the meet.
The Sycamores were back on top following the first swimming break as Farro topped the field in the 100-yard Freestyle after touching the wall in 50.25. Szadorski was third in 50.56, while Riebeling placed fifth in 52.33. Allie Barasch (53.55) and Saple (53.59) added top 10 results.
Visscher was the only swimmer to go sub-2:00 in the 20-yard Backstroke as the freshman topped the field in 1:59.38. Agapios was third in 2:01.65, while Diruzza (2:02.95) placed fifth. Moustgaard (2:04.30) and Reeves (2:05.94) finished sixth and seventh overall.
Bukvic took the win in the 200-yard Breaststroke as the senior took the event win in 2:14.53 to top teammate Cotter (2:18.68) by over four seconds. Pearson was third overall in 2:19.61.
The Sycamores took the top four spots in the 500-yard Freestyle led by second win of the evening. The Indiana State sophomore went 4:53.22 to lead the field, while Dilks (4:57.40), Cummins (4:58.30), and Bullock (4:59.56) all went under 5:00 minutes overall. Halsall was sixth in 5:00.02, while Heagy (5:04.26) and (5:14.15) added top 10 results.
Kelley was second in the field in the 100-yard Fly as the sophomore touched the wall in 54.81 to lead the Sycamores. Boles was third in 55.53, while Diaz (56.50) and Harel (56.83) finished fifth and seventh overall. Barasch rounded out the group ninth in the field in 57.65.
Lopez set her second Indiana State mark of the evening in the 1M Springboard event after posting a score of 293.93 to win the event. Orta Castaneda was second with 235.87, while McDougall placed third in 235.27. Taylor (209.62), Woodruff (205.87), and Damiano (174.75) added top results in the event.
Cotter led four Sycamores inside the top five in the event in the 200-yard IM as the senior touched the wall in 2:03.45. Dilks was second in 2:04.74, while Bukvic was fourth in 2:05.39 and Riebeling placed fifth in 2:06.75. Pearson (2:08.45) and Diruzza (2:11.37) were both inside the top 12 in the field.
Indiana State closed out the meet with the quartet of Kelley, Farro, Boles, and Szadorski taking the win in 1:32.11. Visscher, Agapios, Cummins, and Heagy were third in 1:34.27, while Barasch, , Harel, and Saple placed fourth in 1:37.21. The final group of Diaz, Reeves, Halsall, and finished seventh in 1:41.67.
Top Indiana State Finishers in Each Event
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1st - , , , (1:39.88, School Record)
1000-Yard Free: 1st - (9:46.34, MVC Record, School Record)
200-Yard Free: 2nd - (1:49.00)
100-Yard Back: 1st - (54.95)
100-Yard Breast: 1st - (1:01.91, School Record)
200-Yard Fly: 1st - (2:00.21, School Record)
50-Yard Free: 1st - (23.10)
3M Diving: 1st - (315.37, School Record)
100-Yard Free: 1st - (50.25)
200-Yard Back: 1st - (1:59.38)
200-Yard Breast: 1st - (2:14.53)
500-Yard Free: 1st - (4:53.22)
100-Yard Fly: 2nd - (54.81)
1M Diving: 1st - (293.93, School Record)
200-Yard IM: 1st - (2:03.45)
200-Yard Free Relay: 1st - , , , (1:32.11)
Up Next
Indiana State heads to the Missouri Valley Conference Championships over February 26 - March 1 at Waukee, Iowa, and the Waukee CSD Natatorium.
Courtesy: Ball State Sports
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Ball State women's swimming and diving program claimed three event wins at the Vigo County Aquatic Center, finishing with a 242-47 win over Butler and a 216-84 loss at Indiana State.
Junior secured the Cardinals' first win of the evening with a finish in the 200 freestyle (1:48.97). Kelly's win in the 200 marked her 15th individual event win of the year; the most single-season individual event wins of her collegiate career.
Freshman stamped her fourth individual event win of the season after she placed first in the 100 butterfly (54.47).
Junior celebrated her first individual event win of the season, joining Kelly and Keen after she touched the wall first in the 400 IM (4:32.66).
The 200 medley relay team of , , Keen and Kelly posted the ninth-fastest time in program history (1:41.70), placing second. Keen and Kelly also joined and to close the meet in the 200 freestyle relay, earning another second-place finish (1:32.66) and tying the fourth-fastest time in program history.
Freshman swam the fifth-fastest time program history in the 1000 freestyle (10:11.92), placing third in the event.
The Ball State divers will travel back to the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center to finish the Miami Diving Invitational Saturday morning on the 1M board, as the women's program turns its focus to the MAC Championships, taking place Feb. 26 - March 1 at Buffalo.
The Butler swim team competed against Ball State and host Indiana State over the weekend. earned Butler's "Swimmer of the Meet" honor for her performances in the Medley Relay, 200 Free and 500 Free.
Brown posted a personal-best time in the 200 Free to take fourth place in the event. She led BU in the finals by touching the wall at 1:55.56. Brown was also Butler's best finisher in the 500 Free taking 10 place in the event with a time of 5:14.51.
In the 200 Medley Relay, , , and posted a time of 1:47.93. , , , and clocked in at 1:53.99.
The trio of , and finished in a pack for BU in the 100 Breast. Hightower-Bend led the charge with a time of 1:10.15, Herring was next at 1:11.01, and Stotts clocked in at 1:15.89.
earned a seventh place finish for BU in the 200 Fly. She ended the race at 2:13.85.
Three Bulldogs made the top-ten in the 50 Free at Indiana State. led the way with a seventh-place finish (24.21). Bergman placed ninth (25.24) and earned 10th (25.45). Bergman also swam the 200 Breast at 2:31.68 to place seventh.
Herring and Hightower-Bend highlighted the 100 Free for BU. Herring placed seventh (52.93) and Hightower-Bend ended in 10th (54.40).
Whittaker was Butler's best swimmer in the 100 Back and 100 Fly. She placed 10th in the Back with a time of 1:00.73 and 11th in the Fly (59.58). Schilling also placed 10th for BU in the 200 Back (2:11.18) and 200 IM (2:10.80).
and were active for BU in the 1000 Free. Zimner placed sixth with a time of 11:16.61 and Eberlein was behind her with a time of 11:38.83.