Friday, February 12
Evansville, IND
1:00 P.M.
Southern Illinois University
at
University of Evansville
Salukis Earn Win at Evansville in First Meet of 2021
02/12/2021 | 6:43:00 | Swimming & Diving
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The Southern Illinois Salukis saw success in all relay events and a time trial broken record in a Missouri Valley and Mid-American Conference win over the University of Evansville, Friday afternoon. The men completed 11 events with a team tally of 134 points to 80, while the women finished with a posted 130 team points over the Purple Aces 80 points.
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Women's Team:
The 400-medley and 200-free relay teams took first place wins in over three-second margins over the Evansville runner-ups.
MVC Elite-17 Award recipient, Sierra Forbord, took home two first-place titles in the women's 100 and 200-freestyle.
Junior Abbey Desmet took runner-up to Evansville's Jessie Steele by a narrow .03 seconds (24.63) in the 50-freestyle, inching closer to her personal record at 23.99.
Colorado-native, freshman Ally Brown, took the top spot for the Saluki women in the three-meter dive, earning 246.75 with the start of her collegiate career.Â
Freshmen Marc Avery, Donat Csuvarszki, and Will Chavez finished in the top three spots for the Salukis in the 50 and 100-freestyle events. Avery took the victory in both events (21.00 and 46.69), while Csuvarszki and Chavez flipped the two and three spot from the 50 to 100 freestyle.
2020 MAC Co-Swimmer-of-the-Year, Adam Cernek, took home wins in the 200-individual medley (1:51.24)Â and 100-backstroke (49.29) against the Purple Aces. The Slovakia native was the MAC Champion of the men's 100 and 200 backstroke, and joined in the 400-medley winning relay along with Persson, Ransom, and Yeap.
Showcasing the strength of the Saluki newcomers, UC-Santa Barbara-transfer, Terry Yang took home first in the 500-freestyle at 4:42.84, while freshman Gustav Persson took the top spot in the 100-breaststroke (57.00) to finish out the individual events for Southern.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANSON
Reaction to today's meet...
"It felt great to have them back in the water today. This was the first meet in a long time for some of these kids and everyone looked comfortable. It wasn't perfect --Â we have a few things to work on but we got back at it in the second half and a good starting point for the rest of the season."
On strength of freshman class...
"The men's 50 and 100 free --Â we were back-to-back-to-back in the 1, 2, and 3 in spots all taken by freshman [Avery, Csuvarszki, Chavez]. It was great for them to have their first taste of college swimming today and shows the work we put in last semester."
On Mima Zaborska's new school record...
"She just missed the record for the 100 breast by a few seconds and wasn't actually supposed to compete in the 200 today. It was an exciting moment for her, the whole team was on deck to cheer her on and definitely shows the strength of this freshman class and start of the season."
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TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI MEN
Cernek, Persson, Ransom, Yeap
- 400-Medley Relay (3:22.44)
- 50-Free (21.00)
- 100-Free (46.69)
- 200-IM (1:51.24)
- 100-Back (49.29)
- 500-Free (4:42.84)
- 100-Breast (57.00)
- 200-Free Relay (1:23.93)
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI WOMEN
Romero, Zaborska, Young, Forbord
- 400-Medley Relay (3:45.81)
- 200-Free (1:51.56)
- 100-Free (51.73)
- 3-Meter Dive (246.75 pts)
- 100-Fly (57.44)
- 100-Back (55.68)
- 100-Breast (1:02.54)
- 200-Free Relay (1:36.85)
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Women's Team:
The 400-medley and 200-free relay teams took first place wins in over three-second margins over the Evansville runner-ups.
MVC Elite-17 Award recipient, Sierra Forbord, took home two first-place titles in the women's 100 and 200-freestyle.
Junior Abbey Desmet took runner-up to Evansville's Jessie Steele by a narrow .03 seconds (24.63) in the 50-freestyle, inching closer to her personal record at 23.99.
Colorado-native, freshman Ally Brown, took the top spot for the Saluki women in the three-meter dive, earning 246.75 with the start of her collegiate career.Â
Freshman Mima Zaborska sprinted for first in the 100-breaststroke and broke the Saluki school record in the women's 200 breaststroke (2:14.39), a time trial event at the end of the meet.
Men's Team:Freshmen Marc Avery, Donat Csuvarszki, and Will Chavez finished in the top three spots for the Salukis in the 50 and 100-freestyle events. Avery took the victory in both events (21.00 and 46.69), while Csuvarszki and Chavez flipped the two and three spot from the 50 to 100 freestyle.
2020 MAC Co-Swimmer-of-the-Year, Adam Cernek, took home wins in the 200-individual medley (1:51.24)Â and 100-backstroke (49.29) against the Purple Aces. The Slovakia native was the MAC Champion of the men's 100 and 200 backstroke, and joined in the 400-medley winning relay along with Persson, Ransom, and Yeap.
Showcasing the strength of the Saluki newcomers, UC-Santa Barbara-transfer, Terry Yang took home first in the 500-freestyle at 4:42.84, while freshman Gustav Persson took the top spot in the 100-breaststroke (57.00) to finish out the individual events for Southern.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANSON
Reaction to today's meet...
"It felt great to have them back in the water today. This was the first meet in a long time for some of these kids and everyone looked comfortable. It wasn't perfect --Â we have a few things to work on but we got back at it in the second half and a good starting point for the rest of the season."
On strength of freshman class...
"The men's 50 and 100 free --Â we were back-to-back-to-back in the 1, 2, and 3 in spots all taken by freshman [Avery, Csuvarszki, Chavez]. It was great for them to have their first taste of college swimming today and shows the work we put in last semester."
On Mima Zaborska's new school record...
"She just missed the record for the 100 breast by a few seconds and wasn't actually supposed to compete in the 200 today. It was an exciting moment for her, the whole team was on deck to cheer her on and definitely shows the strength of this freshman class and start of the season."
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NEXT UP
The Saluki men are back on the road to Muncie, Indiana to dual-meet MAC-opponent Ball State on Saturday, February 20.Â
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