Southern Illinois University
A3 Performance Invitational
SIU Men and Women Finish in First Place at the A3 Performance Invitational
11/14/2022 | 9:59:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois picked up a pair of victories and both the men's and women's team finished in first place in the A3 Performance Invitational in Shea Natatorium.
On the women's side, SIU finished with a score of 1441.5, Evansville finished in second place with a score of 529.5, Eastern Illinois finished in third place with a score of 422, Bellarmine finished in fourth place with a score of 342, Southern Indiana finished in fifth place with a score of 245, and Valparaiso finished in sixth place with a score of 214.
On the men's side, SIU finished with a score of 1114, Evansville finished in second place with a score of 656, Bellarmine finished in third place with a score of 503, Valparaiso finished in fourth place with a score of 320. Eastern Illinois finished in fifth place with a score of 283, and Southern Indiana finished in sixth place with a score of 219.
The Men's 200 Yard IM team consisting of Ruard Van Renen, Brandon Michna, Jack Khrypunovk, and Donat Csuvarszki broke the school record with a time of 1:27.06, breaking the previous time of 1:27.51 that had stood since 2012. Ruard Van Renen broke his own school record in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 46.27, breaking his previous time of 46.51. Van Renen also broke the school record in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:42.80. Celia Pulido broke her own school record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.74
Two Salukis posted NCAA Qualifying B Standard times. Celia Pulido posted a NCAA B Standard Qualifying time of 52.51 in the 100 Yard Backstroke and in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:55.97. Ruard Van Renen posted a NCAA B Standard Qualifying time of 46.27 in the 100 Yard Backstroke and in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:42.80. Jack Khrypunovk posted a NCAA B Standard Qualifying time of 1:44.55 in the 200 Yard Butterfly.
Hear from Head Coach Geoff Hanson
"It was a really good weekend for both the swimmers and divers at the A3 Performance Invitational. There were dozens of lifetime best performances, multiple school records, and NCAA cuts put us in a good spot going into the second half of the season."
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI MEN
Van Renen, Michna, Khrypunov, Csuvarszki
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200 Medley Relay (1:27.06) (School Record)
Santiago, Cimera, Chavez, Csuvarszki
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400 Free Relay (2:56.03)
Chavez, Cimera, Cernek, Santiago
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800 Free (6:39.31)
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500 Free (4:30.17)
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400 IM (3:53.54)
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100 Fly (47.25)
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200 IM (1:46.91)
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200 Fly (1:44.55)
William Chavez
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200 Free (1:39.19)
Ruard Van Renen
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100 Back (46.27) (MAC Record)
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200 Back (1:42.88)
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50 Free (20.24)
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100 Free (44.16)
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1 Meter Diving (311.95)
TOP PERFORMERS FROM THE SALUKI WOMEN
Zhukova, Eleish, Romero Endolz, Pulido
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200 Free Relay (1:34.22)
Pulido, Herron, Rau, Romero Endolz
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400 Medley (3:42.51)
Zhukova, Oploh, Romero Endolz, Pulido
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400 Free Relay (3:28.76)
Sanchez Gongora, Rodiguez Cardneas, E. Oploh, Girloanta
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800 Free (7:37.47)
Karen Rodriguez Cardenas
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400 IM (4:22.32)
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100 Fly (56.33)
Olivia Herron
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100 Breast (1:02.33)
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200 Breast (2:14.04)
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100 Back (52.51)
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200 IM (2:00.74) (School Record)
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200 Back (1:55.97)
Eden Girolanta
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1650 Free (17:20.60)
Tamara De La Torre
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200 Fly (2:02.11)
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1 Meter Diving (267.90)
NEXT UP
The Salukis travel to West Lafayette, Indiana for the Purdue Invitational from Nov. 16-18. Live times are available on Meet Mobile.
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