TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming and diving continues the season on the road this weekend as the Sycamores head to South Bend, Ind. and the Rolfs Aquatic Center for the annual Tim Welsh Classic hosted by Notre Dame. Competitions will run January 23-24 with three separate sessions scheduled over the two-day meet.
 
The first competition is set for January 23 starting at 10 a.m., while second session begins at 5 p.m. Friday evening. The final session begins at 11 a.m. on January 24. All results will be posted live on MeetMobile.
 
"This weekend is going to provide us a lot of great racing opportunities against some high-quality competition," said head coach Josh Christensen. "The meet format, with the three separate sessions, helps space things out a bit and allows us to get make sure everyone is racing all of their main events. We've always really enjoyed this meet and see it is a nice rehearsal opportunity for conference."
 
Friday, January 23 Event Schedule – 10 a.m.
200 Freestyle Relay, 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 3M Diving (1 p.m.)
 
Friday, January 23 Event Schedule – 5 p.m.
200 Medley Relay, 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 800 Freestyle Relay
 
Saturday, January 24 Event Schedule – 11 a.m.
1000 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 400 Freestyle Relay, 1M Diving (10:45 a.m.)
 
Indiana State is back in competition this weekend for the first time since the Sycamores topped both Southern Illinois and Evansville on January 10, 2026, in Carbondale, Ill. at the Shea Natatorium. The Sycamores picked up their first ever team win over SIU in Carbondale with the 156-140 victory, while taking the 253-42 win over Evansville.
 
The Sycamores highlighted the meet with eight event wins including Grace Cummings (1000 Free, 500 Free) and Jecza Lopez (3M Diving, 1M Diving) continuing their strong campaigns with the Blue and White. The Indiana State duo claimed Missouri Valley Conference weekly honors following the meet as Cummings received her third MVC Freshman of the Week nod, while Lopez claimed her sixth MVC Diver of the Week recognition.
 
Haley Halsall (200 Fly), Raine Boles (100 Fly), and Kaleigh Kelley (50 Free) also claimed individual wins in the pool. Indiana State capped the meet winning the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with the fifth-fastest time on the Sycamores' all-time performance list.
 
Indiana State has consistently competed in the Tim Welsh Invite since the 2022-23 season with the Sycamores suiting up inside the Rolfs Aquatic Center against host Notre Dame and assorted opponents. The Sycamores finished fourth last season scoring 478 points against the field including Ohio State, Notre Dame, Akron, and Wisconsin.
 
This season, the Sycamores are one of four teams competing in the field. Indiana State, Akron, Notre Dame, and Illinois will all be competing on the women's side over the two-day meet.
 
The Sycamores welcomed back Kayleigh Kelley to the pool over the meet against SIU and Evansville as the junior made her debut back among the Valley's Top 10 performance list this season appearing in the 50-yard Freestyle.
 
Overall, Indiana State has the conference leader in five separate events to date including the 500-yard Free (Claire Parsons), 1000-yard Free (Grace Cummings), 1650-yard Free (Cummings), 1M Diving (Jecza Lopez) and 3M Diving (Lopez). Indiana State also features the deepest distance group in the MVC this season with four swimmers in the top four in the 1000-yard Free, three in the top four in the 500-yard Free, and three in the top four in the 1650-yard Freestyle events.
 
Sycamores Among the Valley Top 10

• 50-yard Free: Kaleigh Kelley (23.06, 5th), Raine Boles (23.07, 6th)
• 100-yard Free: Erin Cummins (50.51, 7th)
• 200-yard Free: Erin Cummins (1:48.33, 3rd), Claire Parsons (1:48.64, 4th)
• 500-yard Free: Claire Parsons (4:46.65, 1st), Grace Cummings (4:49.66, 3rd), Erin Cummins (4:51.14, 4th), Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:54.61, 9th)
• 1000-yard Free: Grace Cummings (9:49.88, 1st), Claire Parsons (9:57.39, 2nd), Gemma Dilks (10:04.20, 3rd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (10:08.62, 4th)
• 1650-yard Free: Grace Cummings (16:23.09, 1st), Claire Parsons (16:34.29, 2nd), Maria Saldana Riebeling (16:49.27, 3rd), Haley Halsall (17:04.93, 9th)
• 100-yard Back: Sahara Visscher (55.72, 5th)
• 200-yard Back: Anna Asplund (1:59.83, 4th), Sahara Visscher (2:00.33, 5th)
• 50-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (28.67, 2nd), Jenna Nave (29.83, 9th)
• 100-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (1:01.35, 2nd), Jenna Nave (1:04.38, 9th)
• 200-yard Breast: Ali Pearson (2:15.22, 3rd)
• 50-yard Fly: Raine Boles (25.04, 6th)
• 100-yard Fly: Raine Boles (54.47, 4th), Sophia Diaz (54.74, 7th), Erin Cummins (55.13, 9th)
• 200-yard Fly: Haley Halsall (1:59.73, 2nd), Sophia Diaz (2:03.53, 6th)
• 400-yard IM: Maria Saldana Riebeling (4:27.27, 8th)
• 1M Diving: Jecza Lopez (287.40, 1st)
• 3M Diving: Jecza Lopez (315.75, 1st), Bree Cleary (241.65, 10th) 

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