TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming and diving continues its road schedule this week as the Sycamores head to Evansville, Ind. on Saturday, October 25, for a tri-meet against both Evansville and Southern Indiana inside the Deaconess Aquatic Center. Events are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET with results available on MeetMobile.
 
"Saturday is an opportunity for us to compete in the pool where the MVC Championship Meet will be held," head coach Josh Christensen said. "With back-to-back meet weeks, we'll look to continue sharpening our racing skills and take some steps forward from where we were last weekend." 
 
Saturday Event Schedule
200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 3M Diving, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 1M Diving, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay
 
The Sycamores head into their second meet of the 2025-26 regular season as Indiana State comes off a strong start following this past weekend's two-day dual meet against Missouri State. The Sycamores topped the host Bears, 192.5-160.5, at the Hammons Student Center Pool in their first competition of the season.
 
Indiana State claimed 11 of the 19 event wins over the two-day event, highlighted by Claire Parsons' four wins in the pool, while Jecza Lopez claimed both the 1M and 3M diving titles to propel the Sycamores to the win. Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, and Haley Halsall also claimed individual event wins, while the Sycamores took the 200 Freestyle Relay and 200 Medley Relay wins.
 
Parsons was dominant once again in her signature events as the junior swimmer claimed both the 200-yard and 500-yard titles, while pulling away from the field in the 1000-yard Freestyle (10:16.50) to win by 11 seconds over teammate Grace Cummings. The Terre Haute native followed up by winning the 200-yard Backstroke event in 2:04.91 after a brief rest from her 1000-yard title to claim back-to-back wins in consecutive swims.
 
Lopez began her Missouri Valley title defense in style over the two springboard events as the junior diver earned her spot for the 2026 NCAA Zone C qualifiers in both the 3M and 1M Springboard events. Lopez scored 290.40 in the 3M event and followed up with a 285.1 in the 1M in becoming the first Sycamore to qualify for both boards at the NCAA Zones for the first time in program history.
 
Keefe (100 Backstroke), Pearson (200 Breaststroke), and Halsall (200 Fly) also recorded their first wins of the regular season in the pool as Indiana State continued to showcase their overall depth in the water. Additional top finishers included Gemma Dilks (200 & 400 IM), Addison Johnson (100 Fly), Kalli Agapios (50 Free), and Erin Cummins (100 Free).
 
The Deaconess Aquatic Center will be home to the 2026 Missouri Valley Championships as the Valley returns to Evansville for the first time since the 2024 championship meet. Indiana State finished second overall at the meet highlighted by 14 Sycamores earning All-Conference recognition, while Claire Parsons was recognized as the MVC Freshman of the Year.
 
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