INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI Jaguars collect ten podium placings with three gold medals on day three of the 2023 Horizon League Swim and Dive Championships. Emmaleigh Zietlow and Sebastian Otero each earned their second golds of the week while Spencer Jyawook collected his first gold of the week.
 
"Another magical evening," said head coach Damion Dennis. "Our athletes work exceptionally hard all year and we continue to break records. I'm really proud of these athletes for just stepping up. Thomas Reedy and Spencer Koerhn both stepped out of their comfort zones and gave us great swims in the 100 breast. Nick Cavanah has been bringing the energy up for everyone then hits an IUPUI top ten time in the 100 back. Zoe Hendrickx and Jenna Taylor both showed their versatility today. The relays were electric tonight too."
 
"Every race was a nailbiter and this is what you want a championship to be! You want it to be exciting and close and really challenge everyone to give their best. When you start a season, this is the moments you envision. This is what you want."
 
The Jags started the night off with the 100 fly. Freshman Gabby Puryear-Lynch took the podium in the third-place spot with a time of 55.16. Lilly Brandt just missed the podium with a fourth place spot (55.36). On the men's side, Jyawook took the gold with a B cut time of 46.27.
 
After the 100 fly, Emma Theobald and Zoe Hendrickx competed in the A final of the women's 400 IM. Theobald crushed her personal best time to earn second-place with a time of 4:16.59. For the men, Nick Dibley came up huge for the Jags with a time of 3:52.52 to earn the silver while his brother Luke took fourth (3:54.52).
 
"Highlighted for me tonight was the 400 IM," said Dennis. "The men's and women's 400 IM stole the show."
 
In the 200 free, Zietlow earned her second gold of the week with a time of 1:47.54. Jackie Bontrager also swam in the A final finishing in seventh (1:52.72). Ben Kimmel swam in the A final for the men finishing in eighth (1:39.48) while Nico Gallego finished first in the B final (1:39.44).
 
Avery Brooks just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's 100 breast with a time of 1:03.77. Ali Sippel also scored in the A final with a time of 1:04.46 to earn sixth. Logan Kelly took the silver for the men's team with a time of 51.94, just barely getting out touched by .03 for an IUPUI record. Maxwell Blume took fifth (54.22).
 
In the 100 back, Malayna Mancinelli took fourth with a time of (57.22). On the men's side, the Jaguars had two score in the top eight with Grayson Tidwell taking fifth and Dane Charleston taking sixth.
 
The Jags recorded several points on the boards with four IUPUI divers in the top eight. Otero swept the men's events with a win in the 1-meter with 367.75 points. Alex Scott took second with a total score of 319.10, Adam Schmehl just missed the podium in the fourth spot (307.70) and Blake Vanderjeudgt took sixth (296.50).
 
IUPUI finished out the night with the 400 medley relays. The women's team made up of Theobald, Zietlow, Puryear-Lynch and Brandt took silver while the men's team made up of Kevin Burke, Kelly, Jyawook and Wes Wickens also took silver.
 
"I'm proud of everyone who participated tonight, on the board and in the pool," said Dennis. "It's a dog fight and it's going to be crazy tomorrow. It'll come down to the wire and we're going to be scrapping for everything we've got. I'm looking forward to it and it's time to go fast!"
 
After three days of competition, the men's team holds the top spot with a total of 616 points while the women sit in the second spot behind Oakland with 425.5 points. The final day of competition begins tomorrow with prelims at 10:00 AM.