SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Indiana State won six of the nine events on Saturday morning at the Hammons Student Center Pool as the Sycamores closed out the 192.5-160.5 win over host Missouri State to complete the dual meet.
 
Claire Parsons won two more individual events as the junior swept both the 1000-yard Freestyle and 200-yard Backstroke to go four-for-four in titles on the afternoon, while Ali Pearson took the win in the 200-yard Breaststroke and Haley Halsall won the 200-yard Fly. Indiana State also took the 200-yard Medley Relay with Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, and Erin Cummins taking the event win.
 
Following her scores on Saturday afternoon in her win on the 1M Springboards, Jecza Lopez has already qualified for the NCAA Zones in both the 1M and 3M Springboard events.
 
"I'm really pleased with how we responded today," head coach Josh Christensen said. "We came out and took control of the meet early, which was a drastic change from yesterday. It was really good for us to have to fight and struggle a bit against a really good team and still get the win. We're looking forward to getting back to work and continuing to improve from here. We know we have a long way to go to get where we want to be as a team."
 
The Sycamores opened the events in the pool with the win in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Keefe, Pearson, Boles, and Cummins touching the wall in1:44.57 to win the event by .09. The second group of Sahara Visscher, Jenna Nave, Sophia Diaz, and Kalli Agapios finished fourth in 1:47.81, while Anna Asplund, Peyton Heagy, Allie Barasch, and Ash Saple went 1:50.42 to place fifth. The group of Ella Moustgaard, Kiarra Thomas, Raz Harel, and Rachel Stutz wrapped up the group in the field in 1:51.40.
 
Parsons continued her dominance in the water this weekend as the junior topped the field in the 1000-yard Freestyle. The Terre Haute, Ind. native went 10:16.50 to win the event by 11 seconds over teammate Grace Cummings (10:27.66), while Maria Saldana Riebeling finished third in 10:31.60. Haley Halsall (10:44.15) wrapped up the Sycamores in the event in sixth.
 
Parsons was back in the water for the 200-yard Backstroke to win her second event in a row going 2:04.91 to claim the title. Asplund was second in 2:05.89, while Keefe (2:07.90) and Visscher (2:08.19) finished third and fourth respectively. Kate Reeves (2:08.1), Elle Santucci (2:08.72), and Moustgaard (2:11.15) closed out the field in the pool.
 
Cummins and Johnson finished second and third overall in the 100-yard Freestyle event to pace the Sycamores in the event. Cummins went 52.78 in the sprint final, while Johnson touched in 52.89. Riebeling was sixth in 53.81 with Agapios (56.09), Stutz (53.88), Barasch (54.44), and Saple (54.70) completing the field.
 
Pearson was first to the wall in the 200-yard Breaststroke as the senior went 2:20.51 to claim the individual event title. Nave finished fourth in 2:26.47, while Heagy (2:30.14) and Thomas (2:31.79) took fifth and sixth respectively.
 
Halsall took the 200-yard Fly title with the senior topping the field after touching the wall in 2:06.80. Dilks (2:07.93), Diaz (2:09.96), and Boles (2:10.86) were all inside the top five. Harel went 2:12.95 to wrap up the group in the pool.
 
Dilks was the first Sycamore to finish in the 200-yard IM as the sophomore went 2:10.82 in the field. Santucci was fifth in 2:13.94, while Moustgaard (2:14.53) and Pearson (2:14.85) also finished inside the top eight. Keefe (2:13.27), Nave (2:14.78), Thomas (2:16.74), and Cummings (2:21.17) competed in exhibition swims on the afternoon.
 
The Sycamores closed out competition inside the pool with the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with the quartet of Cummins, Visscher, Johnson, and Parsons finishing second overall in 3:31.61. The group of Heagy, Barasch, Riebeling, and Stutz was third in 3:34.97, while Asplund, Diaz, Agapios, and Boles was fifth in 3:42.52. Saple, Halsall, Harel, and Reeves rounded out the group in 3:48.55.
 
Lopez completed the 1M Springboard diving sweep, winning the event with a six-dive score of 285.10 to pace the field by nearly 30 points. Brenna Woodruff finished fourth with 231.85, while Sofia Dansereau (221.30) and Bree Cleary (209.65) also scored for the Sycamores in the event. Ella Taylor wrapped up the group with a score of 204.55.
 
Indiana State Top Finishers
200-yard Medley Relay: 1st – Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, Erin Cummins (1:44.57)
1000-yard Freestyle: 1st – Claire Parsons (10:16.50)
200-yard Backstroke: 1st – Claire Parsons (2:04.91)
100-yard Freestyle: 2nd – Erin Cummins (52.78)
200-yard Breaststroke: 1st – Ali Pearson (2:20.51)
200-yard Fly: 1st – Haley Halsall (2:06.80)
200-yard IM: 4th – Gemma Dilks (2:10.82)
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 2nd – Erin Cummins, Sahara Visscher, Addison Johnson, Claire Parsons (3:31.61)
1M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (285.10)
 
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving continues the 2025-26 season on Saturday, October 25, as the Sycamores head to Evansville, Ind. for a tri-meet against the host Purple Aces and Southern Indiana. Events are set to start at 2 p.m. ET. at the Deaconess Aquatic Center.
 
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