CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Sycamore Swimming & Diving team extended their win streak to five on Friday night after taking down Big East opponent Xavier in Cincinnati, 110-95.
 
Surging Sycamores
Indiana State went one-two-three in the 1000-yard freestyle with Vivian Kritikou leading the way with a time of 10:35.62. Elisabeth Peskin and Cierra Campbell followed her with times of 10:51.05 and 10:53.67, respectively. Kritkou also claimed victory in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking a season-best time of 5:12.35.
 
Senior Martina Marks also came away with two individual victories on Friday night, winning the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard freestyle. Marks finished the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:09.19, while earning a time of 53.50 in the 100 freestyle, holding off second place by .02.
 
In the women's 200-yard butterfly, junior Cierra Campbell took home a win by finishing with a time of 2:08.56. Peskin followed Campbell in second place with a final time of 2:11.13.
 
Also earning a win on Friday night was Kendall Hansen who finished in first place in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall at 2:03.11, two seconds in front of second place.
 
Coach Christensen's Corner
"I'm very proud of the ladies this evening," Head Coach Josh Christensen said. "When things got tough within the meet and races, they made good decisions and raced tough. Xavier came out on fire and grabbed some early momentum, but we stuck with it and were able to pull out the win. We've been staying focused and training with the end of the season in mind. It was great to see us respond so well when we were tired and in a tough meet."
 
Coach Chen's Remarks on Thursday's Diving Competition vs. Rose-Hulman
"All of our divers did a great job yesterday," Diving Coach Fengting Chen said. "I'm very happy to see that they got better and better every sing time and they still have a lot of room to improve. I'm very excited to see the girls compete again next week."
 
Top ISU Performers In Each Event
200-Yard Medley Relay: Second Place, Kendall Hansen, Megan Schade, Joelle Borchers, Alex Malmborg, 1:48.46
1000-Yard Freestyle: First Place, Vivian Kritikou, 10:35.62
200-Yard Freestyle: Second Place, Kendall Hansen, 1:56.10
200-Yard Butterfly: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 2:08.56
50-Yard Freestyle: Second Place, Alex Malmborg, 24.28
100-Yard Freestyle: First Place, Martina Marks, 53.50
200-Yard Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 2:03.11
200-Yard Breaststroke: Second Place, Anna Maria Nasiou, 2:26.58
500-Yard Freestyle: First Place, Vivian Kritikou, 5:12.35
200-Yard Individual Medley: First Place, Martina Marks, 2:09.19
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Second Place, Alex Malmborg, Martina Marks, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Joelle Borchers
 
Up Next
The blue and white hit the road to compete against Bellarmine and Rose-Hulman in a double dual meet tomorrow, Oct. 27, in Louisville, Ky. with events beginning at 1 p.m.
 
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