TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming and diving continues the 2024-25 spring season this weekend as the Sycamores travel to South Bend, Ind. for the Tim Welsh Classic held at the Rolfs Aquatic Center over January 24-25.
 
The Sycamores will be one of five different teams competing at Rolfs Aquatic Center this weekend joining host Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Akron, in a tough field.
 
"This weekend will be a great opportunity to get some focused racing in," head coach Josh Christensen said. "The two-day, three-session format of this meet sets up like a condensed version of the conference championship format, so it ends up being a nice dress rehearsal. We'll use this weekend to keep learning and growing as we move through this last part of the season.
 
The Sycamores were last in the pool on January 10 as Indiana State hosted both Indianapolis and Southern Illinois at the Vigo County Aquatic Center in a tri-meet. Indiana State took the 217-83 win over the Greyhounds, while falling to the Salukis 153-147.
 
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 individual wins in the meet.
 
Erin Cummins (200 Free) and Kelley (50 Free & 100 Fly) both added second-place results in the meet, while Alexandria Cotter (200 IM & 200 Breast) added podium finishes in two different events as the Sycamores continue to showcase their versatility and depth in the pool.
 
Lopez made a literal splash in her first action with the Sycamores this season as the mid-year transfer qualified for the NCAA Zone C Qualifiers in the 1M Springboard Diving event. Her six-dive score of 267.25 made her just the third Sycamore diver in program history to qualify for the NCAAs.
 
This weekend's meet is one of two the Sycamores have left over the course of the regular season as Indiana State continues to prepare for the 2025 Missouri Valley Championships held in Waukee, Iowa over February 26 – March 1. Indiana State wraps up the regular season with Senior Day on Friday, February 7, against Butler and Ball State.
 
Indiana State enters the weekend with nine MVC Swimmer, Freshman, or Diver of the Week honors to date over the course of the season. Farro (twice), Kelley, and Claire Parsons have all claimed Swimmer of the Week honors, while Maria Saldana Riebeling, Sahara Visscher, and Gemma Dilks (twice) have won Freshman of the Week. Daniela Orta Castaneda added Indiana State's first Diver of the Week nod.
 
Indiana State boasts a number of athletes that sit among the conference Top 10 leaders in multiple events through their first two meets of the regular season including conference leaders Erin Cummins (500 Free), Claire Parsons (1000 & 1650 Free) and Gemma Dilks (200 Fly). The Sycamores also boast the fastest time in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay.
 

• 50-yard Free: Kaleigh Kelley (22.82, 3rd), Raine Boles (23.14, 8th)
• 100-yard Free: Chloe Farro (50.00, 4th)
• 200-yard Free: Erin Cummins (1:47.98, 2nd), Claire Parsons (1:49.30, 8th)
• 500-yard Free: Erin Cummins (4:47.51, 1st), Claire Parsons (4:47.59, 2nd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:52.09, 4th), Haley Halsall (4:57.90, 10th)
• 1000-yard Free: Claire Parsons (9:57.49, 1st), Erin Cummins (10:08.71, 2nd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (10:14.70, 7th), Gemma Dilks (10:19.45, 10th)
• 1650-yard Free: Claire Parsons (16:31.28, 1st), Erin Cummins (16:56.25, 3rd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (16:57.98, 5th), Gemma Dilks (17:09.05, 9th)
• 100-yard Back: Sahara Visscher (54.65, 4th)
• 200-yard Back: Claire Parsons (2:01.64, 7th)
• 100-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (1:02.11, 4th), Kaleigh Kelley (1:03.18, 9th)
• 200-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (2:15.41, 3rd), Dorotea Bukvic (2:15.52, 4th), Kaleigh Kelley (2:17.23, 9th), Alexandria Cotter (2:17.92, 10th)
• 100-yard Fly: Raine Boles (54.64, 5th), Kaleigh Kelley (54.94, 7th)
• 200-yard Fly: Gemma Dilks (2:00.21, 1st), Sophia Diaz (2:02.02, 4th), Haley Halsall (2:02.91, 7th)
• 200-yard IM: Alexandria Cotter (2:01.40, 3rd), Gemma Dilks (2:02.60, 8th)
• 400-yard IM: Alexandria Cotter (4:19.49, 3rd), Gemma Dilks (4:20.01, 4th), Dorotea Bukvic (4:26.73, 9th)
• 800-yard Freestyle Relay: 7:20.22, 1st 

Friday Event Schedule
Events start at 10 a.m.
 
Saturday Event Schedule
Events start at 11 a.m.
 
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