WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The IU Indianapolis men's swimming and diving team earned a team runner-up finish at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates at Purdue's Burke Aquatic Center on Saturday (Oct. 24) while the women's team placed third. The men's squad piled up 462.5 points to trail only host Purdue while the women's team finished with 244 points, finishing behind Purdue and Ball State.
Yassin Abdelghany collected IU Indy's lone individual victory of the day in the 50 yard free style with a winning time of 19.63 seconds. The Jaguars flexed strength in the 50 free, taking four of the top seven finishes as Shane Tebeest was fourth at 20.63 and
Ben Rocks (21.04) and
Ayden Cason (21.09) were sixth and seventh, respectively.
Rookie
Hayden Lynam earned a runner-up finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:46.73 and
Zach Drotar was just off his pace at 1:49.99, finishing third.
Hugo Arteaga placed third in the 100 butterfly at 49.43 and
Jack Gallob was third at 49.48.
Gavin Tran was the team's top finisher in the 100 breaststroke at 54.54, finishing fifth overall.
IU Indy's 200 medley relay team of Abdelghany, Tebeest, Arteaga and
Nathan Rariden earned a second-place finish, touching in a time of 1:27.04.
Evan Butcher was the top Jaguar on the 3-meter boards, placing sixth with a score of 294.35. Rookie
Kirby Danglade was the best on the 1-meter boards, placing seventh overall with 298.35 points.
On the women's side, freshman
Marina Ibarra collected fourth-place finishes in both the 100 free (51.62) and 200 free (1:50.87) while
Luca McGee was fourth overall in the 50 free (23.62). Sophomore
Aubrey Hollis was the Jags' top performer in the 100 back with a time of 56.46.
The Jaguars' 500 free relay team of McGee, Ibarra,
Addy Hirsbrunner and
Baleigh Miller earned a third-place finish at 3:59.64.
Sophomore
Lindi Jenkins finished sixth in the 1-meter diving with 233.60 points and eighth in the 3-meter with 219.25 points. Fellow sophomore
Arianna Pagel was seventh on the 3-meter with 225.35 points.
The Jaguars will next compete at Green Bay (Oct. 30) and UIC (Oct. 31) next weekend.