INDIANAPOLIS – As the last three days go by, the Greyhounds concluded their House of Champions Invitational. As the only Division II institution at the invite, the Greyhounds competed exceptionally against their foes. Overall, the women placed fifth with 1035 points total. The men competed incredibly well, as they totaled 1417.5 points for second place.
Laura Boardman kicked off the final session with almost a record-setting performance of her own. Boardman swam the women's 1650 free on a 16:54.31 time, well-under her B-cut goal. The young sophomore was also less than a half-second off the UIndy school record, something she'll look for in March.
Melanie Arnold also gained her B-cut in the event, touching the wall at a time of 17:10.99.
Sophomore
Adam Rosipal recorded the second A-cut of the weekend in the men's mile, slamming home a 15:13.73 time for another UIndy school record. This swim also lowered his own record by almost three seconds.
Cody Liske brought home a B-cut of his own in the event, as he came to the wall at a 15:48.06.
The women's 200 back proved to be nothing less than thrilling, as both
Danielle Wood and
Edda Skoric were under UIndy's school record. Skoric will have her name on the board with her second place, 1:58.16 swim, as Wood's 2:01.35 time placed her fourth overall.
The next B-cut came from
Rodrigo Codo Berti, as he dove through to finish at a time of 1:45.9 in the men's 200 back. The time in the event also gave Codo Berti another first place finish for the weekend.
Krystal Caylor (sixth, :51.05),
Kirsten Votava (ninth, :50.74), and
Sloan Sizemore (19
th, :52.04) all came through with B-cuts in the women's 100 free. The men's 100 free showed to be just as much promise, as
Guilherme Zavaneli placed second overall on his :44.38 time.
Junior TJ Leseure made his mark in the men's 200 breast, as he came down the lane this morning to touch the wall as UIndy's new school record holder. His time of 1:58.25 gave him a B-cut in the event.
Darian Murray held on in the women's 200 fly, as her B-cut swim finished fifth overall on a 2:03.52 time.
The Greyhound's final events of the weekend worked well for the squads, as the women brought home second overall in the 400 free relay.
Izzi Clark, Votava, Sizemore, and Caylor finished on a 3:25.81 time, under the national cut. The men also came down to a second place, national cut time in the men's 400 free relay. The crew of Victor Antonon,
Kael Yorke,
Ante Lucev, and Zavaneli combined to finish at a time of 2:59.3.
SATURDAY
The swimming teams at UIndy continued to shine in the annual House of Champions Invitational, as they broke an additional two records after Saturday's day two session. The men's 200 medley relay kicked things off with a national qualifying time, as Codo Berti,
Jan Zuchowicz,
Antonio Milin, and Victor Antonon finished with a 1:28.94 time.
Murray came out for the women's 100 fly and brought back another B-cut on a :55.63 swim. For the men,
Kael Yorke's :48.53 and
Ante Lucev's :48.79 gave a one-two punch for the Greyhounds, additionally giving the B-cuts in the event as well.
George Oancea would step up next to snag his own B-cut, as his 3:59.97 time in the men's 400 IM was under the time standard.
Krystal Caylor's 1:50.12 proved to be another B-cut for the Greyhounds, this time in the women's 200 free. Three more B-cuts came in the men's event, as
Guilherme Zavaneli (first, 1:37.06),
Adam Rosipal (fifth, 1:39.01), and
Vitor Botana (seventh, 1:39.33) also stayed under the time standard.
The men's 100 breastroke was the Greyhounds' best event of the weekend, as they came out with three B-cuts and two men under the school record. Zuchowicz pulled a victory on his :53.51, Leseure snagged second on his :53.91 swim, and
Antonio Milin slammed home in third on his :54.95 time.
The women's 100 back also brought a new school record, as
Izzi Clark claimed her top spot in the event. Her B-cut swim of :55.58 will remain the top UIndy swim ever.
Edda Skoric placed fourth overall on a :56.06, taking a B-cut of her own as she placed fourth. Codo Berti continued his dominance, as he finished second overall with his :48.04 B-cut swim in the men's 100 back.
The Greyhounds finished day two with a second place finish in the men's 800 free relay. Their 6:35.81 time gave them their final national cut of the night.
Adam Rosipal,
Vitor Botana, Victor Antonon, and
Guilherme Zavaneli was the squad who competed in the event.
FRIDAY
The Greyhounds started day one of House of Champions with five school records broken, one meet record, sixteen B-cuts, three relay cuts, and one A-cut.
Stefanie Haholiades,
Izzi Clark,
Sloan Sizemore, and
Kirsten Votava broke the 200 free relay record at UIndy on a time of 1:33.14. Victor Antonon,
Jan Zuchowicz,
Ante Lucev, and
Guilherme Zavaneli obtained a victory in the men's 200 free relay at a 1:21.89 finish.
As the 500 free swims came next,
Laura Boardman,
Danielle Wood,
Katie Thomas, and
Melanie Arnold all received B-cuts for the women.
Cody Liske snagged his own B-cut in the men's event, as
Adam Rosipal secured his ticket to the NCAA Championships on an A-cut, school record, meet record, 4:21.38 swim.
Krystal Caylor continued the record-breaking train by taking the women's 200 IM with a 2:02.32 swim. She obtained a B-cut as well as
Rodrigo Codo Berti (1:47.66) and
Antonio Milin (1:48.53) for the men's 200 IM.
Freshman
Kirsten Votava placed her name in the UIndy record-books in the women's 50 free, setting a B-cut swim of :23.36.
Stefanie Haholiades,
Izzi Clark,
Johanna Buys, and
Sloan Sizemore also obtained cuts in the event. For the men, Victor Antonon,
Jan Zuchowicz, and
Ante Lucev slapped the wall with B-cut standards in the men's 50 free as well.
The women kicked off the final relays of the day on a national cut in the 400 medley relay, as Clark,
Alaina Joyce,
Darian Murray, and Caylor hit the wall at a 3:49.32 time. The men answered with a national cut of their own in the event, as Codo Berti, Zuchowicz,
Brady Stabler, and Zavaneli came into the finish at a time of 3:16.06 to finish.
After an exceptional weekend, the Greyhounds will continue to look forward to more great training over the holidays. They'll see competition next on December 14
th after final exams, as the women take on Indiana Wesleyan, and the men face off for another Intrasquad. The meet commences at 5:00 PM EST at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center in Indianapolis.
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