INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI swim and dive team closed out the 2024 Horizon League Championship on Saturday earning seven specialty awards. The Jags also earned three Horizon League titles and one meet record.
 
The Jaguars kicked off the finals meet with the 1650 free. Emmaleigh Zietlow came out strong, taking the gold, breaking an eight year old record with a time of 16:25.95. With the first-place finish, she is now the 3x champion in the 1650 free and totaled three top finishes on the week. Freshman Samantha Lee finished in a time of 17:16.81 to earn seventh place.
 
In the men's 1650 free, Youssef Magdy earned the bronze with a time of 15:34.21. Freshman Nathan Rariden added points for the Jags finishing in fourth with a time of 15:36.83. Luke Dibley took seventh.
 
In the 200 back, Tori Barnet finished in 11th while Lauren Thompson finished in 12th and Malayna Mancinelli took 15^th. On the men's side, freshman Jack Gallob finished in fourth with a time of 1:44.37 while Ben Kimmel took seventh and Grayson Tidwell finished in eighth.
 
Lillian Brandt represented the Jags in the women's 100 free, finishing in seventh with a time of 51.50. Spencer Jyawook took the bronze in the men's 100 free with a time of 43.74 while Kevin Burke took fifth at 44.04.
 
Freshman Emily Hoekstra finished in eighth in the women's 200 breast with a time of 2:23.78. The Jags placed three in the men's championship final of the 200 breast, with Logan Kelly defending his title. Kelly recorded a top time of 1:54.39 to take the gold. Dakota Kinder finished in seventh while Turner Long took eighth.
 
In the men's 200 fly, Gallob ranked in the top eight once again. The freshman took fifth while Isaac Wilson finished in sixth.
 
Next up was the men's 3-meter dive. The Jags swept the podium, finishing one-two-three. Sebastian Otero kept the 3-meter title with a top score of 392.30. Adam Schmehl finished in second with a score of 324.20. Third place was a battle till the very last dive when Blake Vanderjeugdt had a huge sixth dive, giving him the edge with a total score of 312.65.
 
The Jags finished out the night with the 400 free relay. The women's team finished in fourth with a time of 3:27.03. The men's relay team made up of Jyawook, Rariden, Kelly and Burke took silver with a time of 2:57.14.
 
The women's team finished in third with 527.5 points behind Milwaukee and Oakland. The Jags were led by Zietlow who earned Horizon League Women's Swimmer of the Meet and Alaina Heyde, the 2024 Horizon League Women's Diver of the Meet.
 
The men's team fought hard until the very end, but came up just short of the title, earning the runner-up spot with 808 points behind Oakland. They were led by Jyawook who was named the Horizon League Men's Swimmer of the Meet and Otero, who retained his title of Horizon League Diver of the Meet. Rariden was named Horizon League Freshman of the Year.
 
Head coach Damion Dennis was named Horizon League Men's Swimming Co-Coach of the Year with Cleveland State's head coach Hannah Buramdt. IUPUI's diving coach, Eric Barnes was named Horizon League Men's Diving Coach of the Year.
 
The Jaguars conclude an outstanding season and will now have a select few preparing for the National Invitational Championships.
 
2024 Horizon League Championship Specialty Award Winners
Women's Specialty Awards
Freshman of the Year - Clarissa Bezuidenhout, Oakland
Diver of the Meet - Alaina Heyde, IUPUI
Swimmer of the Meet - Emmaleigh Zietlow, IUPUI
Diving Coach of the Year - Larry Albright, Oakland
Swimming Coach of the Year - Kyle Clements, Milwaukee
 
Men's Specialty Awards
Freshman of the Year - Nathan Rariden, IUPUI
Diver of the Meet - Sebastian Otero, IUPUI
Swimmer of the Meet - Spencer Jyawook, IUPUI
Diving Coach of the Year - Eric Barnes, IUPUI
Swimming Coach of the Year - Hannah Buramdt, Cleveland State and Damion Dennis, IUPUI