INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men's and women's swimming and diving teams turned in another dominant performance at home on Saturday, sweeping all three opponents in a four-team meet against Southern Indiana, Evansville and Valparaiso. The Jaguar men rolled to victories of 228–65 over Valpo, 234–65 over USI, and 216–81 over Evansville, while the women posted wins of 185–108 over Valpo, 203–96 over USI, and 224–68 over Evansville.
IU Indy opened strong in the 400-yard medley relays, sweeping both events. The women's A-relay of
Jenna Williams,
Chloe Yerkes,
Addy Hirsbrunner, and
Luca McGee touched first in 3:56.38, while the men's A-squad of
Grayson Tidwell,
Logan Kelly,
Hugo Arteaga, and
Nathan Rariden clocked 3:20.90 to take the win.
In distance events,
Luke Parsons and
Youssef Magdy went 1–2 in the men's 1000 freestyle (9:32.76 and 9:37.72), while
Bella Tufts took second in the women's race (10:53.57). Parsons later returned to win the 500 freestyle in 4:35.93, with teammates Magdy and
Jack Gallob close behind in the top five. On the women's side, Hirsbrunner led the way in the 500 free with a time of 5:02.77.
IU Indy continued to dominate the middle-distance events.
Kyrah Kittleson placed second in the 200 free (1:57.59) while
Jack Gallob and
William Gorman finished second and fourth, respectively, in the men's race. In backstroke,
Aubrey Hollis and Williams placed third and fourth in the 100 (59.54, 1:00.60), while Tidwell took runner-up in the men's 100 back (50.22) and
Seth Cannon was fifth (52.00). Yerkes went on to win the 200 backstroke in 2:06.46, with Williams and Hollis also in the top five.
The Jaguars shined in breaststroke as well.
Victoria Surdyka claimed the 100 breast in 1:07.25, and
Zach Drotar took the men's title in 56.76. In the 200 breast, Kelly continued his stellar day, winning in 1:58.48, while
Sadie Leininger (2:28.30) and
Ali Fitzgerald (2:29.16) both placed inside the top five for the women.
In butterfly events, IU Indy swept the men's 200 fly with
Carson Szotek (1:51.30),
Isaac Wilson (1:51.69), and Rariden (1:53.24) going 1–3 while Hirsbrunner, Hill, and Stemper finishing top three in the women's race. Drotar added another win in the 400 IM (4:06.12), and Hirsbrunner captured the women's 400 IM title in 4:30.06.
The sprint events were highlighted by McGee, who won the 50 free (24.18) and 100 free (52.44), with Kittleson taking third in the 100. For the men,
David Niemiec was runner-up in the 50 (21.18), and Arteaga placed second in the 100 (46.68).
IU Indy divers also dominated their boards.
Alaina Heyde won both the 1-meter (252.20) and 3-meter (275.55) competitions, while
Sebastian Otero swept the men's diving events, scoring 370.05 on 1-meter and 394.35 on 3-meter.
Blake Vanderjeugdt and
Evan Butcher rounded out the top three on both boards.
The meet concluded with a statement from the Jaguars' relay teams. The women's 400 free relay (McGee, Kittleson, Stemper, Hirsbrunner) finished second in a close race at 3:33.58, while the men's A-relay (Drotar, Rariden,
Keaton Barwick, and Tebeest) took first in 3:04.81.
With a complete team effort across every discipline, IU Indianapolis continued to assert itself as one of the premier programs in the region, sweeping all team matchups in decisive fashion. The Jags will next travel to Chicago to face UIC on Saturday, October 25.