EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State claimed nine of the 16 events at the Deaconess Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores topped both Evansville (200-99) and Southern Indiana (221-79) to claim the meet win.
 
The Sycamores were paced by Erin Cummins (200 & 500 Free) and Claire Parsons (1000 Free & 200 Back) both winning multiple swimming events, while Jecza Lopez (1M & 3M Diving) continued her dominance on the springboards winning both events. Haley Halsall (200 Fly) and Ali Pearson (100 Breast) also recorded individual wins, while Indiana State claimed the opening 200-yard Medley Relay title.
 
"We have a few real great spots today, including the first relay," head coach Josh Christensen said. "We definitely have some places where we need to continue to improve. We're looking forward to getting back to work and getting better from here."
 
Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, and Erin Cummins cut time off their season-opening 200-yard Medley Relay result in going 1:43.98 to claim the relay title top open the meet. The second team of Sahara Visscher, Jenna Nave, Allie Barasch, and Kalli Agapios placed fourth in 1:47.44, while the final group of Anna Asplund, Kiarra Thomas, Sophia Diaz, and Ash Saple finished fifth in 1:51.43.
 
Claire Parsons took her second 1000-yard Freestyle win in as many meets as the junior pulled away from the field in 10:10.21 to claim the event title by 12 seconds over teammate Gemma Dilks (10:22.80). Grace Cummings was third overall in the field in 10:30.83.
 
Cummins recorded her first win of the event taking the 200-yard Freestyle title after touching the wall in 1:53.25 to top teammate Addison Johnson (1:55.56). Maria Saldana Riebeling was third in the field (1:55.6), while Peyton Heagy (1:55.85), Visscher, (1:59.13), and Rachel Stutz (1:59.48) helped the Sycamores claim the first six spots overall in the field.
 
Kate Reeves was first to the wall for Indiana State in the 100-yard Backstroke finishing in 59.15 to pace the Sycamores. Agapios finished fourth in 59.52, while Asplund (59.57), and Ella Moustgaard (59.66) also went sub-1 minute in the event.
 
Ali Pearson and Nave finished first and second respectively in the 100-yard Breaststroke event. Pearson went 1:04.22 to claim the title, while Nave touched the wall in 1:06.04. Keefe (1:09.50) and Thomas (1:11.06) finished sixth and eighth respectively.
 
Haley Halsall (2:05.78), Dias (2:09.56), Dilks (2:11.57), Elle Santucci (2:11.59), and Raz Harel (2:12.75) took the top five spots in the 200-yard Fly event to lead the Sycamores.
 
Barasch was the fastest Sycamore to the wall in the 50-yard Freestyle event after going out in 24.52 to place second in the field. Boles (24.66) and Parsons (24.87) finished fourth and fifth, while Saple rounded ou the group in sixth in 25.28.
 
Jecza Lopez took the individual title in the 3M Springboard diving event as the junior scored 275.90 over her six attempts. Brenna Woodruff scored 201.10 to place sixth, while Bree Cleary went 196.50 to finish seventh in the field.
 
Barasch paced the Sycamores again in the 100-yard Freestyle touching the wall second in the event in 53.57 to top Visscher (53.97), Pearson (54.35), and Stutz (54.66) as the Sycamores put four in the top five. Saple rounded out the group in eighth in 56.22.
 
Parsons continued to showcase her skillset in the pool as the junior claimed her second 200-yard Backstroke event win of the season after going in 2:07.02 to hold off Agapios (2:07.30) for the title. Keefe (2:07.71) and Moustgaard (2:07.89) rounded out the top four, while Reeves (2:11.36) placed seventh in the field.
 
Nave was the Sycamores' top finisher in the 200-yard Breaststroke as the freshman finished in 2:25.62. Heagy was fifth in 2:32.11, while Santucci rounded out the group in 2:36.43 to place sixth.
 
Cummins led five Sycamores in the 500-yard Freestyle event as Indiana State put all five in the top five in the event field. Cummins finished in 5:06.55 to claim her second win of the day, while Saldana Riebeling was second in 5:10.59. Asplund (5:11.26), Halsall (5:13.99), and Cummings (5:19.89) wrapped up the group in the field.
 
Cummins nearly pulled off back-to-back wins as the junior finished second overall in the 100-yard Fly event after touching the wall in 57.40 to lead the Sycamores in the field. Johnson was third in 57.49 with Boles (57.83) and Barasch (58.80) rounding out the top five. Diaz (59.01) and Harel (59.72) finished sixth and eighth respectively.
 
Lopez continued her dominance on the springboards with the 1M win on Saturday afternoon after scoring a 277.95 over her attempts. Cleary was fifth with 2:13.15, while Woodruff finished seventh with 197.60.
 
Saldana Riebeling (2:10.80) and Pearson (2:11.42) finished third and fourth in the 200-yard IM field, while Dilks (2:12.80), Keefe (2:13.46), Moustgaard (2:13.77), and Santucci (2:14.24) all finished inside the top 10 for the Sycamores. Nave (2:14.34), Halsall (2:15.06), and Diaz (2:19.24) also competed for Indiana State in the event.
 
The Sycamore quartet of Visscher, Boles, Rachel Stutz, and Agapios placed second in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay to close out the final event of Saturday's meet after touching the wall in 1:37.48. The second group of Addison Johnson, Peyton Heagy, Claire Parsons, and Kiarra Thomas finished third in 1:39.15, while Kate Reeves, Asplund, Raz Harel, and Grace Cummings placed fifth in 1:43.57.
 
Indiana State Top Finishers
200-yard Medley Relay: 1st – Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, Erin Cummins (1:43.98)
1000-yard Freestyle: 1st – Claire Parsons (10:10.21)
200-yard Freestyle: 1st – Erin Cummins (1:53.25)
100-yard Backstroke: 2nd – Kate Reeves (59.15)
100-yard Breaststroke: 1st – Ali Pearson (1:04.22)
200-yard Fly: 1st – Haley Halsall (2:05.78)
50-yard Freestyle: 2nd – Allie Barasch (24.52)
3M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (275.90)
100-yard Freestyle: 2nd – Allie Barasch (53.57)
200-yard Backstroke 1st – Claire Parsons (2:07.02)
200-yard Breaststroke: 2nd – Jenna Nave (2:25.62)
500-yard Freestyle: 1st – Erin Cummins (5:06.55)
100-yard Fly: 2nd – Erin Cummins (57.40)
1M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (277.95)
200-yard IM: 3rd – Maria Saldana Riebeling (2:10.80)
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 2nd – Sahara Visscher, Raine Boles, Rachel Stutz, Kalli Agapios (1:37.48)
 
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving returns to the Vigo County Aquatic Center on November 7-8 as the Sycamores welcome Illinois and Vanderbilt to town.
 
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