Results

INDIANAPOLIS – Competing for the second time in less than 24 hours, the IUPUI men’s swimming and diving team finished fourth out of seven teams Saturday afternoon at the Indiana Intercollegiates.

“This was a tough meet for us considering it was our second meeting in less than 24 hours,” said head coach Matt Bos. “I think it was a great learning experience and we can take a lot away from this weekend.

“We have so many young people with so much potential,” Bos added. “We need to really just keep working hard on a daily basis and keep taking small steps forward. I am really excited to see where we will be at the end of the season.”

The Jags didn’t claim a victory on Saturday, but they did post seven Top-8 finishes on the day.

The first came from Rich Sunkel in the 200 freestyle as he touched the wall in a time of 45.74 to place eighth.

Alex Rhoda collected the top finish for IUPUI in the swimming events placing fifth in the 200 IM at 2:00.19.

Sunkel followed his eighth-place showing in the 200 free with a sixth-place time of 4:49.15 in the 500 freestyle, before Adam Ferguson landed the final Top-8 finish in the swimming events. Ferguson’s time of 1:00.35 in the 100 breaststroke was good enough to place sixth.

In diving, Mitchell Gauger finished seventh in the one-meter diving totaling a score of 256.60, before improving to fourth overall in the 3-meter dive with a score of 296.65. Finally, Cody Watts placed three spots behind Gauger in the 3-meter dive scoring 264.15.

The Jags have two weeks off before returning to competition on Friday, Nov. 9, when it welcomes Valparaiso to the IU Natatorium for a 6 p.m. start.