Southern Illinoise University Athletics
11/11/2022 | 8:57:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois had a successful first day of action inside Shea Natatorium as both the men and women's team opened up a big lead in the A3 Performance Invitational.
On the women's side, SIU leads with a score of 435.5, Evansville is in second place with a score of 160.5, Eastern Illinois is in third place with a score of 134, Bellarmine is in fourth place with a score of 103, Southern Indiana is in fifth place with a score of 71, and Valparaiso is in sixth place with a score of 59.
On the men's side, SIU currently leads with a score of 357, Evansville is in second place with a score of 200, Bellarmine is in third place with a score of 122, Eastern Illinois is in fourth place with a score of 80, Southern Indiana is in fifth place with a score of 78, and Valparaiso is in sixth place with a score of 76.
Celia Pulido broke her own school record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.74, and the men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Mykyta Terentiev, Ruard Van Renen, Alex Santiago, and Donat Csuvarszki broke the school record, posting a time trial time of 1:17.98 which is currently the 3rd fastest time in the NCAA.
Three Salukis posted times just shy of the NCAA Qualifying B Standards. Jack Khrypunovk was just .39 seconds shy in the 200 IM, Donat Csuvarszki was just .42 seconds shy in the 50 Free, and Celia Pulido was just 1.18 seconds shy in the 200 IM.
Hear from Head Coach Geoff Hanson
"We are happy with the first day's results, but there is lots to improve on. Each session will hopefully get sharper and sharper. But several school records and NCAA cuts have us off to a good start."
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI MEN
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500 Free (4:30.17)
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200 IM (1:46.91)
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50 Free (20.24)
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI WOMEN
Zhukova, Eleish, Romero Endolz, Pulido
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200 Free Relay (1:34.22)
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400 Medley (3:19.13)
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200 IM (2:00.74)
Pulido, Herron, Rau, Romero Endolz
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400 Medley (3:42.51)
NEXT UP
The Salukis are back in the pool tomorrow morning for day two with the prelims starting at 10 a.m. and the finals starting at 5 p.m. Live times are available on Meet Mobile, while live video streaming of the finals is provided by SIU's Student Recreation Center on Facebook.
