TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swept all 16 events on Friday night as the Sycamores topped Illinois State in dual meet action at the Vigo County Aquatic Center, 240-58.
 
The Sycamores welcomed back and recognized their alumni prior to the meet as a part of the week's Homecoming festivities in Indiana State's first meet of the 2026-27 regular season. After that, the Sycamores took care of business in the pool sweeping both relays, while claiming the top spot in all 14 individual events on the evening.
 
Grace Cummings (1000 & 500 Free), Sara Keefe (100 & 200 Back), Kaleigh Kelley (50 Free & 100 Fly), Eva Nordyke (200 Breast & 200 IM), and Jecza Lopez (1M & 3M Springboard Diving) all claimed multiple event wins on the day to highlight the Sycamore win. Erin Cummins (200 Free), Lily Glasgow (100 Breast), Maria Saldana Riebeling (200 Fly), and Addison Johnson (100 Free) helped the Sycamores complete the sweep in the water.
 
Top Indiana State Finishers in Each Event
200-yard Medley Relay: 1st – Sara Keefe, Ilkim Karaali, Kaleigh Kelley, Addison Johnson (1:43.83)
1000-yard Freestyle: 1st – Grace Cummings (10:09.73)
200-yard Freestyle: 1st – Erin Cummins (1:54.55)
100-yard Backstroke: 1st – Sara Keefe (57.65)
100-yard Breaststroke: 1st – Lily Glasgow (1:04.63)
200-yard Fly: 1st – Maria Saldana Riebeling (2:07.77)
50-yard Freestyle: 1st – Kaleigh Kelley (23.55)
100-yard Freestyle: 1st – Addison Johnson (52.32)
200-yard Backstroke: 1st – Sara Keefe (2:06.53)
200-yard Breaststroke: 1st – Eva Nordyke (2:21.14)
500-yard Freestyle: 1st – Grace Cummings (5:01.75)
100-yard Fly: 1st – Kaleigh Kelley (55.89)
200-yard IM: 1st – Eva Nordyke (2:07.65)
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1st – Erin Cummins, Ilkim Karaali, Giada Tarterini, Addison Johnson (3:30.97)
1M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (280.85)
3M Diving: 1st – Jecza Lopez (276.50)
 
Indiana State opened competition taking the top two spots in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Keefe, Karaali, Kelley, and Johnson topping the field with a time of 1:43.83. Kate Reeves, Glasgow, Paige Austin-Burrows, and Giada Tarterini placed second in 1:46.84, while Anna Asplund, Jenna Nave, Allie Barasch, and Rachel Stutz took fourth in 1:47.70. The final group of Kiarra Thomas, Nordyke, Raz Harel, and Ash Saple placed sixth in 1:49.55.
 
The Sycamores claimed the top three spots in the 1000-yard Freestyle with Cummings first to the wall in 10:09.73. Gemma Dilks was second overall in 10:19.24, while Annabelle Francke was third in 10:42.78.
 
Cummins picked up the win for Indiana State in the 200-yard Freestyle as the senior touched the wall in 1:54.55. Addison Johnson (1:55.94), Sahara Visscher (1:57.76), and Rachel Stutz (1:57.94) claimed the next three positions in the field for the Sycamores.
 
Keefe picked up her first individual win of the day with a time of 57.65 to claim the top spot in the 100-yard Backstroke. Reeves was third in the field in 58.97, while Asplund placed fifth in 59.76. Thomas wrapped up the Sycamores finishing one spot back in sixth in 1:00.98.
 
Glasgow recorded the win for the Sycamores in the 100-yard Breaststroke with the freshman touching the wall in 1:04.63 to top the field. Karaali was third overall in 1:05.05, while Nordyke (1:05.57) and Nave (1:05.77) placed fifth and sixth overall.
 
Saldana Riebeling was Indiana State's top finisher in the 200-yard Fly as the junior went out in 2:07.77 to lead the field. Austin-Burrows was third in 2:11.13, while Harel (2:11.39), and Elle Santucci was fifth in 2:11.93.
 
The Sycamores claimed the top three spots in the 50-yard Freestyle and four of the top five to highlight the event. Kelley touched the wall in 23.55 to claim the event win, while Tarterini (24.33) and Barasch (24.93) rounded out the top three. Saple was fifth in the field in 25.57.
 
Lopez picked up her first win on the boards on Friday night with the senior scoring 276.50 over her six attempts. Alessandra Mittelstadt was second overall in 251.50, while Sofia Dansereau was fourth with 235.10. Brenna Woodruff placed fifth in the field with 223.75.
 
Johnson recorded her first win of the day coming out of the swimming break as the sophomore touched the wall in 52.32 to claim the 100-yard Freestyle victory. Tarterini was second in 52.94, while Karaali (53.86) and Stutz (54.35) finished third and fourth overall. Saple placed seventh in the field in 57.84.
 
Keefe recorded her second win of the day in the 200-yard Backstroke as the sophomore went 2:06.53 to hold off teammate Asplund (2:06.81) for the victory. Reeves was fourth in 2:09.24, while Moustgaard (2:09.99) and Santucci (2:09.99) tied for sixth overall. Visscher completed the event in 2:09.21.
 
Nordyke (2:21.14) held off Glasgow (2:21.17) by .03 in the 200-yard Breaststroke to record her first win of the evening. Nave was fourth overall in 2:26.43, while Dilks placed fifth in 2:27.16.
 
Cummings recorded her second win of the meet in the 500-yard Freestyle as the sophomore went 5:01.75 to claim the win. Cummins placed second in 5:06.16, while Saldana Riebeling was third in 5:07.80. Francke added a top five finish placing fifth overall in 5:15.77.
 
Kelley (55.89) and Barasch (59.00) finished first and second overall in the 100-yard Fly to lead the Sycamores in the field. Harel placed fourth with a time of 1:01.24.
 
Lopez picked up her second win of the day in the 1M Springboard Diving with the senior scoring 280.85 to top the field. Dansereau was second with 225.90, while Mittelstadt placed third with 225.65. Woodruff rounded out the Sycamores finishing fourth with 222.05.
 
Indiana State claimed the first three spots in the 200-yard IM with Nordyke recording her second win of the day after touching the wall in 2:07.65. Glasgow was second in 2:08.58, while Austin-Burrows finished third in 2:09.71. Dilks was fifth in 2:11.33 and Asplund placed sixth with a time of 2:12.38. Santucci (2:11.96), Keefe (2:12.20), Thomas (2:14.10), Moustgaard (2:14.15), and Harel (2:14.24) also competed in the event.
 
The Sycamores wrapped up the event claiming three of the top four spots in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay led by the quartet of Cummins, Karaali, Tarterini, and Johnson topping the field in 3:30.97. Barasch, Stutz, Cummings, and Saldana Riebeling finished third in 3:36.35, while Visscher, Nave, Francke, and Reeves placed fourth in 3:45.00.
 
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Up Next
Indiana State continues the 2026-27 season taking on Missouri and Missouri State over October 16-17 in Columbia, Mo. Events are set to start at 6 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
 
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