INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI swimming and diving kicked off the season with 11 event wins in its dual meet with the University of Indianapolis on Thursday (Oct. 4) night. The women's team beat UIndy 142-101, while the men lost 138-105.
The night began strong for the Jags with the team of
Mallory Buha,
Aubrey Wing,
Maggie Hatfield and
Andrea Hanas winning the 400 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 3:54.03. IUPIU's next win came from
Meagan Ronci in the 200 Yard Freestyle, clocking a time of 1:55.36.
Tori Kroon kept the momentum going for the women with a win in the 50 Yard Free at 24.05.
The men's team got its first win of the night with
Jackson Sandala taking the top spot in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 45.56 and
Nick Boryk picked up win number two for the men with a victory in the 200 Yard Backstroke in a time of 1:53.81
Wing picked up another win, this one in the women's 200 Yard Breaststroke, in a time of 2:22.84.
The last win in the pool for the Jags came in the second to last event of the night as IUPUI won the women's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with the team of Hatfield, Hanas, Ronci and Kroon finishing .03 seconds ahead of second place with a time of 1:36.75.
IUPUI would sweep the four diving events with Krisztian Somheygi winning the 3-meter with 353.48 points and the 1-meter with 314.48 points.
Rylee Dahlman captured the 1-meter title for the women with a score of 252.38 and
Carolyn Dietz won the 3-meter with a score of 241.20.
The Jags will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 19 taking on Cincinnati in the Natatorium. The meet against the Bearcats will begin at 6 p.m.