INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI swimming and diving team closed out day two of the Horizon League Swim and Dive Championships with two first-place finishes and two new meet records. The night was highlighted by Emmaleigh Zietlow's gold performance in the 500 free and the men's 200 free relay team earning the gold with a new meet record time.
 
"I'm excited, speechless and overwhelmed," said head coach Damion Dennis. "We had a great morning! The best morning we've ever had as a complete program. Zietlow continues to establish herself as the most dominate swimmer, not only in school history but in the Horizon League with a conference record in the 500 free during prelims. Gabby followed suit and set one of the fastest times as a freshman in program history. The men's 500 free, everyone made it to finals with some of the fastest times in school history. "
 
The Jags kicked off the meet with the women's 500 free. Zietlow set a new meet record in the prelims earlier in the day with a time of 4:47.09. She didn't quite beat her record from prelims, but she swam a time of 4:47.33 to earn the gold in the 500 free. Gabby Puryear-Lynch earned bronze with a time of 4:55.33.
 
"Tonight, we had Zietlow once again show her dominance beating the second place swimmer by several seconds," said Dennis.
 
Emma Theobald earned bronze in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.93 while Ben Kimmel set a new IUPUI record time of 1:47.57 in the men's 200 IM, barely missing the podium in fourth place.
 
"All the guys going out and sneaking points in the 500 free and 200 IM. Emma Theobald had one of the best 200 IM swims of her career," said Dennis.
 
After the 200 IM, the race sped up a little with the women's and men's 50 free. Lilly Brandt earned the silver in the 50 free with a new IUPUI record time of 23.16 while Avery Brooks just missed the podium in fourth with a time of 23.57. On the men's side, Spencer Jyawook earned the silver with a new IUPUI record time of 19.80 while Kevin Burke took bronze with a time of 19.85.
 
Sadie Smith then took silver on the boards for the Jaguars in the 1-meter dive with a score of 275.15 besting her prelims score (246.45).
 
"We can't forget about Sadie, she finished prelims in fifth then came out tonight and took second," said Dennis.
 
The Jags closed out night two with the 200 free relay. The women's team made up of Lilly Brandt, Avery Brooks, Emma Theobald and Emmaleigh Zietlow took silver with an overall time of 1:33.16. The men's relay team made up of Spencer Jyawook, Kevin Burke, Logan Kelly and Wes Wickens set a new IUPUI and meet record with a time of 1:19.16 to earn the gold.
 
"The women's 200 free relay was electric, with the times they set. The men came out with a new meet record. I mean what did we just do?! It's unreal, the position we are in right now. I don't even know how to put it into words," said Dennis.
 
The men's team is currently in first with 321 points, leading Oakland who has 294 points. The women's team is in second with 234 points behind Oakland with 361. The Jags will continue competition tomorrow with prelims at 10:00 AM.