TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Eleven Sycamore swimmers are heading down to the 2025 CSCAA National Invitational Championship this week as Indiana State swimming & diving continues postseason competition at the Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training facility in Ocala, Fla. over March 13-15.
 
Raine Boles, Alexandria Cotter, Erin Cummins, Gemma Dilks, Chloe Farro, Kaleigh Kelley, Claire Parsons, Ali Pearson, Maria Saldana Riebeling, Alexa Szadorski, and Sahara Visscher all turned in qualifying times to advance to the CSCAA NIC. The 11 athletes join Jecza Lopez (NCAA Zone C Qualifiers) in competing in postseason competition this week.
 
The three-day event will feature preliminary rounds in the starting at 9:30 a.m., while event finals begin at 6 p.m. The distance session and events are set for Saturday and Sunday.
 
The Sycamores continue their postseason successes after claiming the program's first Missouri Valley Conference Championship two weeks ago at the Waukee CSD Natatorium as Indiana State topped the field to claim the conference title. Overall, the Sycamores claimed six event championships with Parsons (200 Free & 1650 Free) and Lopez (1M Diving & 3M Diving) winning multiple events. Cotter (400 IM) and the Sycamores' 400-yard Freestyle Relay added to Indiana State's titles over the four days in Iowa.
 
Last season at the CSCAA's the Sycamores have four athletes advance to individual event finals, marking the most in program history. Dorotea Bukvic (200 Breast), Ali Pearson (50 Breast), Kaleigh Kelley (50 Fly, 100 IM), and Alexandria Cotter (400 IM) all achieved the feat, while the Sycamores' 400-yard Freestyle Relay team posted a Top 10 finish to cap the final day of the CSCAA NIC.
 
After rewriting the record book in the 2023-24 season, the Sycamores did it again over the course of the 2024-25 competition year. Overall, 20 different school records were set over the course of the season with 15 individual marks and all five relay times going down. Eleven of those records were claimed at the MVC Championships with Farro (100 Free), Parsons (200 Free), Pearson (100 Breast), Cotter (400 IM), and the five relay squads all setting new marks.
 
The Sycamores put 12 athletes on the MVC's All-Conference First Team with Bukvic, Cotter, Cummins, Dilks, Farro, Halsall, Kelley, Lopez, Parsons, Riebeling, Szadorski, and Visscher all claiming top three performances in A-Finals or competing on a winning relay team. Boles, Sophia Diaz, Raz Harel, and Pearson all competed in various A-Finals to earn MVC Honorable Mention honors.
 
The schedule for the 2025 CSCAA NIC is listed below.
 
Thursday, March 13
Morning Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 50 Back, 500 Free, 50 Fly, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay
Evening Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Free Relay, 50 Back, 500 Free, 50 Fly, 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay (Top 20 Fastest Seeded Relays)
 
Friday, March 14
Morning Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay
Evening Finals (6 p.m.): 200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay (Top 20 Fastest Seeded Relays)
 
Saturday, March 15
Morning Prelims (9:30 a.m.): 100 IM, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay
Distance Session (TBA): 1000 Free/1650 Free
Evening Finals (6 p.m.): 1000/1650 Free (Top 10 Fastest Seeded Individuals), 100 IM, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay (Top 20 Fastest Seeded Relays)
 
Follow the Sycamores
For the latest information on Sycamore Swimming and Diving, visit GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from the both the App Store and the Google Play Store.