LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Sycamore Swimming & Diving team defeated Bellarmine and Rose-Hulman in a double-dual meet on Saturday to claim their sixth and seventh wins of the 2018-19 season. ISU defeated Bellarmine by a score of 193-101 and overtook Rose-Hulman, 253-34.
 
Surging Sycamores
Junior Cierra Campbell earned multiple victories in Louisville in the 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard freestyle. In the 200 freestyle, Campbell clocked a time of 1:57.31 and was followed by teammate Emily Webb who finished at 2:00.45. She recorded a winning time of 2:13.19 in the 200 IM.
 
Vivian Kritikou continued her dominance in the 1000-yard freestyle, winning once again on Saturday with a time of 10:34.13, four seconds ahead of the second place swimmer.
 
Kendall Hansen was the leader in a trio of Sycamores who finished atop the standings in the 100-yard backstroke. Hansen touched the wall in first with a time of 58.34 and followed by Marlene Pavlu Lewin and Madison Brand who recorded times of 59.84 and 1:01.04, respectively. Pavlu Lewin earned a win in the 200-yard backstroke, racing to a time of 2:07.06.
 
Megan Schade and Martina Marks were also winners on Saturday. Schade came away with an individual victory in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.12, holding off second place by .43. Marks, a senior for the trees, took the crowin in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.68.
 
In the 100-yard butterfly, Joelle Borchers raced to a victory with a time of 58.74, nearly three seconds in front of second place. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Borchers, Alex Malmborg, Kritikou and Schade walked away the victors in the event, collectively earning a time of 3:40.24.
 
Sycamore freshman Elle Christie walked away with two victories on Thursday after a diving contest with Rose-Hulman. Christie recorded scores of 262.20 and 281.77 in the one and three-meter dives, respectively.
 
 
Coach Christensen's Corner
"We were pretty hit and miss today," Head Coach Josh Christensen said. "We're tired, but I was hoping to see a little more execution in some places. We did mix-up the lineup a bit, which allowed us to see some people in events they hadn't competed in yet this year and some of those went well. Overall, we're headed in the right direction, but we still have a lot of work to do as we prepare for the conference meet in February."
 
Top ISU Performers In Each Event
200 Medley Relay: Second Place, Madison Brand, Megan Schade, Joelle Borchers, Hena Hassan, 1:50.75
1000 Freestyle: First Place, Vivian Kritikou, 10:34.13
200 Freestyle: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 1:57.31
100 Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 58.34
100 Breaststroke: First Place, Megan Schade, 1:08.12
200 Butterfly: First Place, Martina Marks, 2:07.68
50 Freestyle: Second Place, Joelle Borchers, 25.15
One-Meter Diving: First Place, Elle Christie, 262.20
100 Freestyle: Second Place, Alex Malmborg, 54.09
200 Backstroke: First Place, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, 2:07.06
200 Breaststroke: Second Place, Anna Maria Nasiou, 2:27.83
500 Freestyle: Second Place, Martina Marks, 5:10.48
100 Butterfly: First Place, Joelle Borchers, 58.74
Three-Meter Diving: First Place, Elle Christie, 281.77
200 IM: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 2:13.19
400 Freestyle Relay: First Place, Martina Marks, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Elisabeth Peskin, Madison Brand, 3:41.07
 
Up Next
The blue and white return home next week to host conference and in-state rivals Evansville and Valparaiso at the Vigo County Aquatic Center on Saturday, Nov. 3.
 
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