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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The IUPUI men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be back in the water on Friday night (Oct. 30) as the Jaguars participate in a dual meet against local foe Cincinnati at Keating Aquatics Center. Action is expected to begin at 5:00 p.m. and live video will be available via UC's website. 

IUPUI posted emphatic wins over Eastern Illinois in a low-key meet back on Oct. 17. The men coasted to a 138-65 win while the women coasted, 142-60. Despite the rigorous preseason training schedule, Head Coach Matt Bos' teams are looking to shed time over earlier season marks. 

"Like everyone else, October is a hard training month for us," IUPUI Head Coach Matt Bos said. "We're going into a place we've never been and swimming against a good team. We're a little beat up right now, especially on the men's side of things, but we're hoping to swim well.

"With the renovations going on in the Natatorium, we've had an abbreviated early season schedule, so more than anything, we're just taking advantage of a chance to swim against a good team in a competitive environment."

Freshman Ben Levart set an IUPUI record in the 1000 free at EIU, swimming a time of 9:36.00 and stands third in The Summit League heading into the weekend. Just behind him, fellow freshman David Sweezer swam a time of 9:39.65 at the same EIU meet. 

Sophomore Jonathan Stoller enters Friday ranked third in the league in the 200 IM at 1:55.70 and junior Lennart Kuester is third in the league in the 100 free at 45.87. 

On the women's side, freshman Jordyn Harrison set the tone at the EIU meet with a win in the 1000 free, swimming a time of 10:51.20 which ranks sixth in The Summit League. Classmate Allison Cicero ranks among the league's top-10 in both the 500 free and 200 IM and junior Maranda Buha is fourth in the league in the 100 fly at 58:57. 

Friday's meet will open with diving events, where IUPUI has fared well in the season's early going. Freshman Kristzian Somhegyi earned Summit League Diver of the Week honors after finishing third off both boards at the Indiana Intercollegiates on Oct. 17. He currently sits atop the league in both the 1-meter (293.65) and 3-meter (317.15) scoring in the season's early going. A second freshman, Mitch Mastey, scored 234.40 in the 1-meter and 232.85 off the 3-meter in Lafayette. 

Junior Bailey Wills has been the women's team's top diver thus far, scoring 243.80 in the 1-meter at the Indiana Intercollegiates and 237.05 off the 3-meter board. Melissa Berger was just behind her at that meet, scoring 236.95 off the 1-meter and 225.15 off the 3-meter board.