INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI swim and dive teams opened up their annual House of Champions invite on Thursday, November 16. Emmaleigh Zietlow and two men's relay highlighted the opening day.
 
The Jags had 22 swimmers qualify in the morning prelim session for the finals session. IUPUI began the finals session with the 200 free relay. The women's team finished in tenth with a time of 1:35.71. The men's team of Spencer Jyawook, Kevin Burke, David Niemiec and Logan Kelly took first with a time of 1:19.97.
 
Next up was the women's 500 free where junior Zietlow defended her title with a time of 4:49.07. Youssef Magdy was barely out touched, taking second place with a time of 4:26.71. Nathan Rariden finished in sixth and Jack Gallob came in right behind him in seventh.
 
Victoria Surdyka represented the Jags in the A Final of the women's 200 IM. The freshman finished in eighth with a time of 2:10.19. Logan Kelly was the top finisher for the men, taking fourth with a time of 1:49.83. Ben Kimmel took eighth.
 
Lillian Brandt took 11^th in the women's 50 free while the Jags placed two in the men's 50 free. Kevin Burke earned second place with a time of 20.17 while Spencer Jyawook came in at fourth with a time of 20.37.
 
The Jags wrapped up the finals of swimming with the 400 medley relay. The women's team of Zietlow, Surdyka, Brandt and Kate Larsen finished in sixth with a time of 3:48.32. The men's team collected their second relay win of the night with the team of Jack Gallob, Kelly, Jyawook and Burke coming in at a new meet record time of 3:12.15.
 
On the boards for the Jags, Sebastian Otero made it into the championship final where he finished in seventh with a score of 298.00 in the 1-meter dive.
 
The IUPUI men's team currently sits in first with a score of 424, just ahead of Lewis University at 314. The women's team is in sixth with a score of 200 behind UIC at 221.
 
The Jaguars will continue the House of Champions invite tomorrow with prelims at 10:00 AM.