TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State swimming and diving is back in action on Friday, January 10, as the Sycamores welcome Southern Illinois and Indianapolis for a tri-meet at the Vigo County Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. with live results available through Meet Mobile.
 
"We're looking forward to the meet on Friday and competing at home for the first time in almost three months," head coach Josh Christensen said. "SIU and UIndy are both very talented, well coached teams. We're facing some excellent competition and I'm excited to see us step up to the challenge and compete at a high level. These are the type of meets we need to help us prepare for the conference championship meet at the end of next month."
 
The Sycamores are back in the pool for the first time in the 2025 calendar year following a successful Florida training trip in mid-December. Indiana State capped off their trek to the Sunshine State by claiming the win in the Eagles Holiday Splash over Tulane, Florida Gulf Coast, and UNC Asheville.
 
Indiana State claimed seven event wins over the one-day event at the FGCU Aquatics Complex including Ali Pearson's sweep of the 25, 50, and 75-yard Breaststroke events, while Claire Parsons (500 Free), Chloe Farro (50 Free), Kaleigh Kelley (75 Fly), and Dorotea Bukvic (200 Breast) also claimed individual wins over the meet.
 
The Florida win highlights another strong campaign to date for the Sycamore swimming and diving program as Indiana State heads into the weekend with a 5-1 mark in competition on the season including wins over Illinois State, Eastern Illinois, Vanderbilt, Toledo, and Eastern Michigan. The Sycamores also finished second overall in the Miami (Ohio) Invite, while claiming the team win at the Eagles Holiday Splash.
 
Friday's meet is one of three 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 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 as Indiana State continues to showcase its depth across the roster.
 
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, 6th), Sahara Visscher (1:50.12, 8th), Chloe Farro (1:50.29, 10th)
• 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, 6th)
• 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
200 Medley Women, 200 Medley Men, 1000 Free Women, 1000 Free Men, 200 Free Women, 200 Free Men, 100 Back Women, 100 Back Men, 100 Breast Women, 100 Breast Men, 200 Fly Women, 200 Fly Men, 50 Free Women, 50 Free Men, 1M Diving Women, 3M Diving Men, 100 Free Women, 100 Free Men, 200 Back Women, 200 Back Men, 200 Breast Women, 200 Breast Men, 500 Free Women, 500 Free Men, 100 Fly Women, 100 Fly Men, 3M Diving Women, 1M Diving Men, 200 IM Women, 200 IM Men, 400 Free Relay Women, 400 Free Relay Men
 
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