Friday, March 12
Carbondale, Ill.
2:00 P.M.
Southern Illinois University
vs
Valparaiso/Little Rock (Women)
Salukis Swim Past Valpo, Little Rock
03/12/2021 | 8:30:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Saluki Swimming and Diving program made a big splash inside Shea Natatorium on Friday afternoon, earning wins against Valparaiso and the women of Arkansas-Little Rock in tri-meet action. The men overtook the Brown and Gold, 218.5-43.5 by taking the first place spot in every event, while the women edged Valpo, 223-47. and slid past Little Rock, 185-86.
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Women's Team:
Senior Sierra Forbord earned a lifetime best in the 200-freestyle, touching the wall at 1:48.96, surpassing last week's event by 2 seconds.
Freshman Mima Zaborska had a day, winning three individual events (100 and 200-breaststroke, 200-IM), and starting off the meet with the winning 400-medley relay squad.
With her first individual win of the season, junior Deven Speed took the crown in the 200-backstroke (2:04.29), and settled down for third place in the 100-backstroke (57.63).
In showcasing young improvement, freshman Melanie Scheiblein battled out for two second-place finishes (200-breaststroke, 400-medley relay), a third place finish in the 100-breaststroke (1:05.85) and garnered points for the Salukis in the 200-IM with a sixth place finale (2:11.27).
Men's Team:
Battling out for points, the Salukis took the top spot in every event, taking the top-three spots in nine events in the afternoon.
In a battle between teammates, freshman Donat Csuvarszki earns the seed in the 50-freestyle (20.65), surpassing Salukis Zander Minano (20.68), and Marc Avery (21.06).
Junior diver Kyle Campbell, although unscored with no divers from Valparaiso participating, earned his personal best on the three-meter board with 325.50.
Earning his first first-place title of the season, freshman Austin Kinsler swam the distance, clocking in at 9:54.67 in the 1000-freestyle, over passing teammate Ben Rutledge by 10 seconds (10:06.02).
Taking both relay events, the squad of Cernek, Persson, Minano, Csuvarszki timed at 3:19.62 in the 400-medley and the 400-free relay, swam by Cernek, Yang, Schlueter, Minano finished the after with the final event win for the Salukis at 3:03.42.
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On today's results...
"I think we raced really well today. Last week with a two-day format, we spread things out a bit. This was a one-session meet with almost just as much swimming, it showed us what we need to continue to work on. With the men being 3.5 weeks out and the women 4.5 weeks out [from conference championships], we are on the right track."
On inner-team competition...
"We promote that healthy competition everyday. It's not just what they see in the meets, they see it everyday. It's a good problem to have, we will have some people that won't make our A relays, as we have that depth [in roster skill]. They all know and realize to be in it for the team --Â if you are the fifth place guy and don't make the relay, you played just as important of a role preparing everyone else during the season."
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TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI MEN
Cernek, Persson, Minano, Csuvarszki
- 400-Medley Relay (3:19.62)Â
- 1000-Free (9:54.67)
- 200-Free (1:38.63)
- 200-IM (1:53.08)
- 100-Back (52.81)
- 100-Breast (57.37)Â
- 200-Breast (2:04.45)
- 200-Fly (1:53.91)
- 50-Free (20.65)
- 100-Free (46.46)
- 200-Back (1:49.93)
- 500-Free (4:45.98)
- 100-Fly (49.98)
- 400-Free Relay (3:03.42)
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI WOMEN
Romero, Zaborska, Young, Jenkins
- 400-Medley Relay (3:46.77)
- 1000-Free (10:25.01)Â
- 200-Free (1:48.96)
- 100-Free (50.47)
- 100-Back (56.11)
- 100-Breast (1:02.23)
- 200-Breast (2:14.68)
- 200-IM (2:06.64)
- 200-Fly (2:04.13)
- 100-Fly (56.30)
- 200-Back (2:04.29)
- 500-Free (5:06.80)
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Women's Team:
Senior Sierra Forbord earned a lifetime best in the 200-freestyle, touching the wall at 1:48.96, surpassing last week's event by 2 seconds.
Freshman Mima Zaborska had a day, winning three individual events (100 and 200-breaststroke, 200-IM), and starting off the meet with the winning 400-medley relay squad.
With her first individual win of the season, junior Deven Speed took the crown in the 200-backstroke (2:04.29), and settled down for third place in the 100-backstroke (57.63).
In showcasing young improvement, freshman Melanie Scheiblein battled out for two second-place finishes (200-breaststroke, 400-medley relay), a third place finish in the 100-breaststroke (1:05.85) and garnered points for the Salukis in the 200-IM with a sixth place finale (2:11.27).
Men's Team:
Battling out for points, the Salukis took the top spot in every event, taking the top-three spots in nine events in the afternoon.
In a battle between teammates, freshman Donat Csuvarszki earns the seed in the 50-freestyle (20.65), surpassing Salukis Zander Minano (20.68), and Marc Avery (21.06).
Junior diver Kyle Campbell, although unscored with no divers from Valparaiso participating, earned his personal best on the three-meter board with 325.50.
Earning his first first-place title of the season, freshman Austin Kinsler swam the distance, clocking in at 9:54.67 in the 1000-freestyle, over passing teammate Ben Rutledge by 10 seconds (10:06.02).
Taking both relay events, the squad of Cernek, Persson, Minano, Csuvarszki timed at 3:19.62 in the 400-medley and the 400-free relay, swam by Cernek, Yang, Schlueter, Minano finished the after with the final event win for the Salukis at 3:03.42.
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THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANSON
On today's results...
"I think we raced really well today. Last week with a two-day format, we spread things out a bit. This was a one-session meet with almost just as much swimming, it showed us what we need to continue to work on. With the men being 3.5 weeks out and the women 4.5 weeks out [from conference championships], we are on the right track."
On inner-team competition...
"We promote that healthy competition everyday. It's not just what they see in the meets, they see it everyday. It's a good problem to have, we will have some people that won't make our A relays, as we have that depth [in roster skill]. They all know and realize to be in it for the team --Â if you are the fifth place guy and don't make the relay, you played just as important of a role preparing everyone else during the season."
NEXT UP
The Salukis are back in the water for their final home meet of the season against Evansville and the women of Illinois State on Friday, March 19. Senior night inside Shea Natatorium will begin at 2pm.
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