OXFORD, Ohio – Claire Parsons set a new Indiana State record in the 500-yard Freestyle highlighting six Sycamores who competed in A-Finals on the second day of the 2025 Miami Invite held inside the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.
 
Parsons broke Erin Cummins' mark in the 500-yard Freestyle set one year ago at the 2024 Miami Invite as the junior claimed the top overall position in the evening's event finals with a preliminary swim of 4:46.65. She finished second overall in the Thursday night finals in 4:47.83 in posting Indiana State's top overall individual finish on the day.
 
Brenna Woodruff added a win in the B-Finals 3M springboard diving event and Grace Cummings added a top three finish in the 500-yard Freestyle to highlight a strong day in the pool for the Sycamores.
 
Overall, Indiana State sits third in the team standings with 372 total points over the first two days. The Sycamores trail both host Miami (524) and Notre Dame (524) with two days still to compete in Oxford.
 
Thursday Night Results
Indiana State opened up competition in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with the group of Raine Boles, Erin Cummins, Sahara Visscher, and Kalli Agapios opening up competition with a seventh-place result after going 1:32.74. The second group of Addison Johnson, Allie Barasch, Rachel Stutz, and Ash Saple finished 10th in 1:34.96. The final group of Sophia Diaz, Kate Reeves, Kiarra Thomas, and Raz Harel finished 17th in 1:37.83.
 
Claire Parsons was unable to keep her momentum in the 500-yard Freestyle Relay finals as the junior finished second overall in the field with a time of 4:47.83, after securing the top overall spot in the prelims. Parsons was joined in the top three by Grace Cummings (4:49.66) as the freshman dropped nearly 1.5 seconds off her prelim time to place third in the field. Erin Cummins rounded out the top five in the field with a time of 4:51.14 to round out the three Sycamores in the A-Finals.
 
Maria Saldana Riebeling was 11th overall in the field after finishing third in the B-Finals with a time of 4:54.81, while Haley Halsall finished 16th in 4:59.08. Peyton Heagy won the C-Finals with a time of 4:59.56 to place 17th in the field.
 
Ali Pearson led the Sycamores in the 200-yard IM event as the graduate student went 2:06.32 to place 16th overall in the field. Anna Asplund finished fourth in the C-Finals to place 20th overall in 2:06.15, while Gemma Dilks finished one spot back after finishing in 2:07.43. Ella Moustgaard (2:06.58) and Sara Keefe (2:07.57) both finished inside the top 30 in the field.
 
Raine Boles led the Sycamores in the 50-yard Freestyle event finals on Thursday night. Boles finished eighth overall in the field after going 23.38 in the A-Final heat. Kalli Agapios placed19th overall after going 23.60 to finish third in the C-Finals. Ash Saple placed 26th in the field in 23.80, while Addison Johnson (24.06) and Allie Barash (24.23) also competed in the finals on Thursday evening.
 
Jecza Lopez and Bree Cleary took on the field in the 3M Diving A-Finals on Thursday afternoon. Lopez posted a six-dive score of 253.50 to finish fourth in the field, while Cleary posted a 208.55 to place eighth overall.
 
The Sycamores closed out events in the pool with the 400-yard Medley Relay with the team of Sara Keefe, Ali Pearson, Raine Boles, and Erin Cummins finishing sixth in 3:42.91. Sahara Visscher, Jenna Nave, Sophia Diaz, and Addison Johnson finished 13th in 3:49.38, while the group of Kate Reeves, Peyton Heagy, Allie Barasch, and Kalli Agapios finished 16th in 3:51.04. The final team of Ella Moustgaard, Kiarra Thomas, Raz Harel, and Ash Saple finished in 3:54.45.
 
Thursday Night Finals Top Finishers
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 7th –  (1:32.74)
500-yard Freestyle: 2nd – Claire Parsons (4:47.83)
200-yard IM: 16th – Ali Pearson (2:06.32)
50-yard Freestyle: 8th – Raine Boles (23.38)
3M Diving: 4th – Jecza Lopez (253.50)
 
Thursday Morning Results
Claire Parsons set a new Indiana State record in the 500-yard Freestyle event and claimed the top overall seed in the evening's 500-yard Freestyle event in pacing 16 Sycamores that advanced to Thursday's evening's event finals at the Miami Invite.
 
Parsons opened competition on Thursday morning setting a new school record in the 500-yard Freestyle event as the junior topped the field by nearly a full second to claim the top spot in Thursday night's finals. The Terre Haute native was first to the wall in 4:46.65 to earn the top seed. Grace Cummings was fourth in 4:51.08, while Erin Cummins finished in 4:52.42 to finish fifth and earn a spot in the top finals.
 
Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:56.50) and Haley Halsall (4:59.25) both finished inside the top 15 in the field to advance to the B-Finals, while Peyton Heagy (5:02.45) finished 20th in the field to earn a spot inside the C-Finals. Anna Asplund (5:05.80) just missed out on the cut placing 26th overall in the field.
 
Ali Pearson was the top overall finisher for Indiana State in the 200-yard IM event as the senior touched the wall 16th overall in 2:05.81. Asplund (2:06.65) and Gemma Dilks (2:06.92) both advanced to the C-Finals group that will compete this evening after finishing inside the top 24.
 
Ella Moustgaard (2:07.68) narrowly missed out advancing finishing 25th in the field in 2:07.68. Sara Keefe (2:08.50), Elle Santucci (2:09.12), Raz Harezl (2:09.99), Jenna Nave (2:10.17), Kiarra Thomas (2:10.17), and Sophia Diaz (2:12.79) also took on the preliminary field over the morning session.
 
Raine Boles led the Sycamores in the 50-yard Freestyle preliminary rounds as the senior went 23.07 to place sixth overall in the field. Kalli Agapios (23.79) joins Boles in the evening's finals after placing 21st overall in the field.
 
Ash Saple (23.93) finished just outside the top 24 in the morning's events, while Allie Barasch (23.95) and Addison Johnson (23.97) were inside the top 30. Sahara Visscher (24.10), Rachel Stutz (24.12), and Kate Reeves (24.77) rounded out the Sycamores in competition this morning.
 
Brenna Woodruff won the 3M Springboard diving B-Finals as the senior scored a six-dive total of 212.80 to highlight the early session.
 
Thursday Morning Prelims Top Finishers
500-yard Freestyle: 1st – Claire Parsons (4:46.65 – School Record)
200-yard IM: 16th – Ali Pearson (2:05.81)
50-yard Freestyle: 6th – Raine Boles (23.07)
3M Diving: 9th – Brenna Woodruff (212.80 – B-Final Winner)
 
Up Next
Indiana State swimming and diving continues the Miami Invite tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
 
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