COLUMBIA, Mo. – Indiana State Swimming & Diving secured third place after the final day of the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Saturday.
 
Missouri State (826.5) captured their fourth straight conference championship, Southern Illinois (603) secured second place and Indiana State rounded out the top three with 539.5 points. Behind ISU was Illinois State (454), Northern Iowa (445), Evansville (272), Little Rock (216), and Valparaiso (127).
 
Surging Sycamores
Marlene Pavlu Lewin earned All-MVC honors in the 200 backstroke for the second year in a row placing second with a time of 1:58.55. Kendall Hansen placed 12^th overall also scoring some points for the Sycamores.
 
In the 100 backstroke, Alex Malmborg placed fifth overall earning All-MVC honorable mention with a time of 51.58. Ashleigh Sinks also earned All-MVC honorable mention coming in seventh place with a time of 52.38.
 
Anna Maria Nasiou broke another school record in finals in the 200 breaststroke. Nasiou placed ninth overall with a program best time of 2:19.45. Colleen O'Connor placed 13^th overall with a time of 2:23.72 scoring for the Sycamores while Megan Schade was right behind O'Connor with a time of 2:25.08 also scoring for ISU.
 
In the 200 butterfly, Sarah Moreau earn All-MVC honors placing third with a season best time of 2:03.39. Marni Gray earned All-MVC honorable mention placing fifth with a time of 2:04.15. Cierra Campbell also earned All-MVC honorable mention placing eighth with a time of 2:06.41. Elisabeth Peskin placed 14^th overall with a time of 2:07.46 scoring for the Trees.
 
The 400 freestyle relay team of Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Alex Malmborg, Ashleigh Sinks, and Kaimi Matsumoto posting a second-best program time of 3:26.12 scoring for the Sycamores in finals.
 
Coach Christensen's Corner
"I'm really proud of this team and the work they've put in all year," said head coach Josh Christensen. "We're proud of the season we had and our second consecutive top three finish at this meet, as only a fourth year program. We're very young and had a lot of freshman score well at this meet. We're excited to do the work required to continue to improve and move up in the near future."
 
MVC Final Scores:
1. Missouri State – 826.5
2. Southern Illinois – 603
3. Indiana State – 539.5
4. Illinois State – 454
5. Northern Iowa – 445
6. Evansville – 272
7. Little Rock – 216
8. Valparaiso – 127
 
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