TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State claimed six individual wins in their first action following the winter break as the Sycamores split the tri-meet on Friday afternoon topping Indianapolis, while falling to Southern Illinois. The Sycamores took the 217-83 win over the Greyhounds, while the meet against SIU came down to the final event as the Salukis took the 153-147 win.
 
Claire Parsons (500-yard Free, 1000-yard Free) and Jecza Lopez (1M and 3M Diving) both claimed multiple events for Indiana State on the afternoon, while Gemma Dilks (200 Fly) and Kaleigh Kelley (100 Free) both added to strong years inside the pool with wins on Friday inside the Vigo County Aquatic Center.
 
"We expected this to be a highly competitive meet, and it proved to be just that," head coach Josh Christensen said. "It was back and forth, and we battled all the way through the last relay. While we didn't quite get the win, we saw some great things in the water and on the boards and these types of meets are exactly what we need to get us ready for the conference championship meet next month. We'll get back to work and stick with our process as we prepare for championship season."
 
Indiana State opened the action in the pool with the 200-yard Medley Relay as the Sycamores top team finished second overall in the field. The quartet of Sahara Visscher, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, and Chloe Farro touched the wall in 1:44.24 to lead Indiana State, while the team of Alexandria Cotter, Alexa Szadorski, Sophia Diaz, and Kalli Agapios finished fifth in 1:46.28. The final squad of Trista Bullock, Dorotea Bukvic, Raz Harel, and Allie Barasch finished eighth in 1:50.46.
 
Claire Parsons and Maria Saldana Riebeling took the top two positions in the women's 1000-yard Freestyle event to put Indiana State atop the podium for the first time in the afternoon. Parsons went out in 10:15.28, while Riebeling was second in 10:29.89. Rose Parsons finished fifth overall in 10:40.64.
 
Erin Cummins led three Sycamores inside the top five in the 200-yard Freestyle as the sophomore touched the wall second in 1:51.53. Visscher was fourth in 1:54.72, while Peyton Heagy finished fifth in 1:56.56.
 
Ella Moustgaard and Cotter were both inside the top eight in the 100-yard Backstroke as competition continued inside the pool. Moustgaard finished sixth in 59.30, while Cotter was one spot back in 59.35. Kate Rees (59.65), Diruzza (59.86), and Bullock (59.90) finished ninth, 10th, and 11th, to round out the Sycamores in the field.
 
Pearson was the first Sycamore to the wall in the 100-yard Breaststroke as the junior finished fourth in the field in 1:04.92. Szadorski was seventh in 1:06.02, while Bukvic placed 10th overall in 1:09.16.
 
The Sycamores claimed the top three positions in the 200-yard Fly led by freshman Gemma Dilks' win in the field. Dilks led the way going 2:03.12, finishing ahead of Diaz (2:04.88) and Haley Halsall (2:05.18) to claim the victory. Harel finished seventh overall in 2:09.69.
 
Indiana State put five inside the top eight in the 50-yard Freestyle led by Kelley's second-place result in 23.54. Farro tied for third in 23.85, while Agapios (24.38), Boles (24.44), and Barasch (24.78) finished sixth, seventh, and eighth. Ash Saple added an 11th-place result in 24.93.
 
Jecza Lopez made her Sycamore debut in the 3M Springboard diving event and the sophomore took home the win with a six-dive score of 257.40. Daniela Orta Castaneda was second overall in 232.05, while Lucia McDougall finished fifth in 212.55. Brenna Woodruff finished sixth in 197.75 with Ella Taylor (175.35) and Angelina Damiano (143.65) placing 10th and 11th respectively.
 
Coming out of the break in the pool, Kelley tied for the win in the 100-yard Freestyle as the sophomore went 51.33 in the event. Farro was third in 51.93 with Szadorski finishing one spot back in 52.90. Heagy was sixth in the field in 53.80, while Saple placed 10th in 55.55.
 
Visscher was the Sycamores' top finisher in the 200-yard Backstroke placing fourth overall in 2:06.34. Diruzza took fifth in 2:06.63, while Moustgaard (2:08.15), Agapios (2:10.16), and Reeves (2:10.49) finished seventh, eighth, and ninth overall.
 
Cotter and Bukvic were the top finishers for the Sycamores in the 200-yard Breaststroke finishing third and fourth overall in the field. Cotter was third in 2:21.43 with Bukvic finishing one spot back in 2:21.72. Pearson was seventh in 2:26.53.
 
Parsons picked up her second win of the day in the 500-yard Freestyle as the sophomore went 4:56.61. Cummins joined her teammate in going sub-5:00 in the event touching the wall second in 4:59.65. Halsall was sixth (5:08.77), ahead of Riebeling (5:09.31), Bullock (5:10.24), and Rose Parsons (5:16.39) in the field.
 
Kelley, Diaz, and Boles all finished inside the top four overall in the field in the 100-yard Fly led by Kelley's second-place finish in 56.60. Diaz was third in 56.63, while Boles finished one spot back in 57.00. Dilks was sixth (57.20) and Harel eighth (58.57) continuing a strong Indiana State event, while Barasch took 11th in 59.00.
 
Lopez made it 2-for-2 in the diving events as the sophomore topped the field in the 1M Springboard event. Lopez scored 257.25 to take home the win, while Orta Castaneda finished fourth in 207.60. McDougall was seventh in 195.75 with Taylor (187.00) and Woodruff (186.20) rounding out the group.
 
Cotter, Dilks, and Bukvic finished inside the top five in the final individual event as the trio led the Sycamores in the 200-yard IM. Cotter was second in 2:06.11, while Dilks finished .06 back in third after touching the wall in 2:06.17. Bukvic was fifth overall in 2:08.51. Moustgaard (2:12.87), Diaz (2:13.32), and Diruzza (2:15.12) all posted top-15 finishes in the event.
 
The Sycamores' 400-yard Freestyle relay team of Farro, Visscher, Szadorski, and Kelley finished second overall in the field to cap the event. The quartet went 3:24.51 to lead the way, while the team of Cummins, Claire Parsons, Heagy, and Agapios finished third in 3:29.68. The third Indiana State team of Barasch, Pearson, Riebeling, and Boles placed fifth in 3:33.68, while Harel, Reeves, Halsall, and Saple rounded out the group in 3:42.10.
 
Top Indiana State Finishers in Each Event
200-yard Medley Relay: 2nd – Sahara Visscher, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, Chloe Farro (1:44.24)
1000-yard Free: 1st – Claire Parsons (10:15.28)
200-yard Free: 2nd – Erin Cummins (1:51.53)
100-yard Back: 6th – Ella Moustgaard (59.30)
100-yard Breast: 4th – Ali Pearson (1:04.92)
200-yard Fly: 1st – Gemma Dilks (2:03.12)
50-yard Free: 2nd – Kaleigh Kelley (23.54)
1M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (257.25)
100-yard Free: T-1st – Kaleigh Kelley (51.33)
200-yard Back: 5th – Olivia Diruzza (2:06.63)
200-yard Breast: 3rd – Alexandria Cotter (2:21.43)
500-yard Free: 1st – Claire Parsons (4:56.61)
100-yard Fly: 2nd – Kaleigh Kelley (56.60)
3M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (257.40)
200-yard IM: 2nd – Alexandria Cotter (2:06.11)
400-yard Free Relay: 2nd – Chloe Farro, Sahara Visscher, Alexa Szadorski, Kaleigh Kelley (3:24.51)
 
Up Next
Indiana State returns to the pool on January 24-25 at the Tim Welsh Invite hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
 
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