TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women's swimming and diving is back home inside the Vigo County Aquatic Center this weekend as the Sycamores host Eastern Michigan and Lindenwood on Friday and Saturday.
 
The Sycamores host the Eagles on Friday afternoon with events set to start at 5 p.m. Saturday's meet against Lindenwood is set for a 2 p.m. start time.
 
Indiana State sits a perfect 5-0 on the season in meet competition this season with the Sycamores topping Milwaukee, Green Bay, UIC, Southern Indiana, and Evansville to date. ISU most recently topped the trio of UIC, USI, and Evansville on October 20 in the Aquatic Center and are looking to build off their strong start to the regular season.
 
"This weekend will provide us some great challenges and opportunities," head coach Josh Christensen said. "Friday, we face a really tough Eastern Michigan team. That's a very talented, well-coached team and a program with a lot of history and tradition. The next day we'll have Lindenwood, who was one of the top D2 programs for a long time and has quickly moved toward the top of the Summit League since their DI transition. The team has been training really well, so I'm excited to see how we respond to all the racing and tough competition. Definitely a weekend with a lot of growth opportunities!"
 
Indiana State boasts a number of athletes sitting among the top five in multiple events in the 2023-24 season. Overall, 10 Sycamores and two divers are currently listed among the conference leaders
 
Chloe Farro continues to boast the second-fastest time in the MVC in the 50-yard Freestyle, while also leading the conference in the 100-yard Free with a time of 51.03. Peyton Heagy is fourth overall in the 200-Free (1:53.64), while Claire Parsons is the conference leader in the 1000-yard Free (10:20.41) and third in the 500-Free (5:05.23). Rose Parsons is also among the top freestyle distance swimmers in the conference sitting fifth in the 1000-Free in 10:33.48.
 
Two Sycamores sit among the top four in the 200-yard Backstroke with Kalli Agapios (2:03.85) sitting third, while Olivia DiRuzza (2:05.15) is fourth. Freshman Kate Reeves is just outside the top-five sitting sixth overall in 2:05.37.
 
Ali Pearson is fifth overall in the conference standings in the 100-yard Breaststroke touching the wall in 1:04.46, while sitting second in the 200-Breast in 2:19.71. Dorotea Bukvic is fifth in the 200-Breaststroke event with a time of 2:21.79.
 
Haley Halsall is top-five in the 200-yard Butterfly with the sophomore sitting fifth in the conference in the event with a top time of 2:05.93. Alexandria Cotter rounds out the Sycamores among the top swimmers in the conference sitting second in the 200-yard IM (2:07.22) and first in the 400-yard IM (4:27.27).
 
Divers Zoe Smith and Bailey Betzer also sit among the conference leaders in the 1M diving event with the duo already qualifying for the NCAA Zones this spring. Smith has posted the second-highest score in 278.93, while Betzer is fourth with a score of 266.40.
 
Live results for both meets will be held on Meet Mobile.
 
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