INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy men's and women's swim and dive teams closed out the Horizon League Championships with three individual titles.
The Jags also took home some individual hardware with
Yassin Abdelghany earning the Men's Swimmer of the Meet,
Sebastian Otero earning another Men's Diver of the Meet and
Alaina Heyde taking the Women's Diver of the Meet. Head coach
Damion Dennis was named Men's Swimming Coach of the Year while
Eric Barnes earned both the Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year.
Starting the final night of the championships was the 1650 free.
Bella Tufts took fourth overall with a time of 17:15.93 while
Youssef Magdy made the podium on the men's side in third (15:26.88).
Luke Parsons took seventh at 15:35.47 and
Nathan Rariden took eighth with a time of 15:41.15.
Next up was the 200 backstroke. On the women's side,
Addy Hirsbrunner took fourth (1:59.62) while
Chloe Yerkes took seventh (2:03.67).
Aubrey Hollis took eleventh. For the men,
Grayson Tidwell earned another podium with a third-place finish at 1:44.32.
Jack Gallob took eighth (1:47.96),
Carson Szotek took eleventh (1:48.10) and
Seth Cannon took 14
th (1:50.08).
In the 100 free,
Luca McGee took second with a time of 50.34.
Kyrah Kittleson finished in 15
th (53.05) and
Grace Sharp took 16
th (53.62).
On the men's side, Abdelghany set his third Horizon League Championship record, earning the men's 100 free title and once again earning a spot at the NCAA Championships with a time of 42.28.
Hugo Arteaga took eighth with a time of 44.42 while Shane Tebeest took 12
th (44.66).
The Jags then took to the pool for the 200 breast. On the women's side,
Victoria Surdyka earned ninth (2;21.31),
Kaylee Dexter took 15
th (2:26.08) and
Sadie Leininger finished in 16
th (2:28.48).
For the men's team in the 200 breast,
Logan Kelly punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship, breaking his own Horizon League Championship record time, with a fast time of 1:52.21 for the title.
Zach Drotar took sixth with a time of 1:58.56 and
Jack Paull took 12
th at 2:01.45.
In the 200 fly,
Mady Hill took seventh (2:07.86),
Lydia Zenobi earned ninth (2:07.37),
Dani Stemper took eleventh (2:08.07) and Maddy Weber finished in 15
th (2:11.97). On the men's side,
Isaac Wilson earned a podium finishing in third at 1:46.82. Will Gorman took sixth at 1:48.66.
Noah Van Zuidam won the consolation finals for ninth with a time of 1:47.71 while
Carson Szotek took 12
th (1:49.10).
After the fly, the Jags took to the diving boards for the men's 3-meter. Sebastion Otero remained undefeated in the Horizon League earning his eighth overall individual title and fourth 3-meter title with a score of 389.55. Blake VanderJeugdt finished closely behind in second at 354.45.
Evan Butcher rounded out the podium in third with a score of 351.30.
Gavin Day finished in fifth with a score of 300.50 while
Declan Taylor took 12
th at 218.15.
The night was wrapped up with the 400 free relay. The women's team of
Bella Tufts,
Addy Hirsbrunner,
Chloe Yerkes and
Luca McGee took fifth with a time of 3:26.27. The men's team of
Nathan Rariden,
Yassin Abdelghany,
Hugo Arteaga and Shane Tebeest took second with a time of 2:54.82.
After the final event, the women's team finished in the third with a total of 530 points behind Youngstown State (641) and Oakland (896.5). The men's team finished in second with 785.5 points behind Oakland.
Horizon League Championship Awards:
Men's Swimmer of the Meet –
Yassin Abdelghany
Men's Diver of the Meet –
Sebastian Otero
Women's Diver of the Meet –
Alaina Heyde
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year –
Damion Dennis
Women's Diving Coach of the Year –
Eric Barnes
Men's Diving Coach of the Year –
Eric Barnes
