Friday, January 10
Terre Haute, IN
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Recap | SIU Finds Success at Indiana State Tri-Meet
01/10/2025 | 9:00:00 | Swimming & Diving
TERRE HAUTE, IN. ---Â The Southern Illinois swimming and diving teams returned to action Friday afternoon after over a month off from competition. Traveling to Terre Haute, Indiana, both the men's and women's teams came away victorious. The men's team defeated UIndy 155-142 and Ball State 198-96. Meanwhile, the women's team took down Indiana State 153-147 and UIndy 215.5-84.5.Â
"We were very pleased with the toughness the team displayed today," says head coach Geoff Hanson. "Coming to the end of our biggest training block of the year during the winter break, and stepping off the bus after a four hour snowy ride, it would have been easy to make excuses. But that's not what this team is about and they proved it today. Back to work tomorrow with big goals in mind! Go Dawgs!"Â
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Inside the Results
How It HappenedÂ
The day started with a first-place finish for the Salukis, who took home gold in the women's 200-yard medley relay thanks to the crew of Pulido, Herron, Hernandez, and Bea Padron; just two spots behind them was another Saluki team, this one comprised of Liseska Gallegos Gutierrez, Madalyn Booker, Jasmine Rau, and Masha Zhukova.Â
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On the men's side of the 200-yard medley relay, Santiago, Willem Huggins, Tiago Faleiros, and Donat Csuvarszki stood atop the podium, while Alex Cimera, Benedek Andor, Nicolas Lanuza, and Aj Terry finished third in the same event.Â
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Moving into individual events, the Salukis picked up another medal when Fernanda Sánchez finished third in the women's 1000-yard freestyle; Joshua Aceves finished second on the men's 1000-yard freestyle podium. SIU then returned to first place thanks to Hernandez's 1:51.29 race in the women's 200-yard freestyle. The men's top-three in the 200-yard freestyle featured two Salukis, with Juraj Barcot finishing second and Cimera taking third.Â
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Another two SIU swimmers grabbed medals in the women's 100-yard backstroke with Pulido and Gutierrez finishing first and second, respectively. Huggins was the second-place finisher in the men's 100-yard backstroke. Herron and Ali Robertson were the top two finishers in the women's 100-yard breaststroke; Herron's race of 1:02.80 was just over a second off from meeting the NCAA's "B" standard.
After some time off the podium, Zaria Terry returned SIU there when she tied for third in the women's 50-yard free. Santiago and Csuvarszki bookended the men's podium in the 50-yard free, with Santiago placing first and Csuvarszki finishing third.
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In the first dive event of the afternoon, the women's one-meter dive, Farida Moussa was the silver medalist, and Corrin Williams took home bronze. The men's three-meter dive saw Oliver Mebs take first while AJ Stone finished third.Â
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Hernandez added another gold medal to her total in the 100-yard freestyle thanks to her 51.33 race. Meanwhile, the men's team dominated the 100-yard freestyle, with Santiago, Cimera, and Csuvarszki finishing first, second, and third.
Another podium sweep came for the Salukis in the women's 200-yard backstroke thanks to the efforts of Pulido, Gutierrez, and Tia Jankovics. Next, Huggins placed first in the men's 200-yard backstroke.Â
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Another gold medal was awarded to Herron after her 2:16.12 swim in the 200-yard breaststroke, and Henrique Pacheco Januario grabbed his first medal of the day in the men's 200-yard breaststroke. Aceves then returned to the podium after his third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle.Â
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Padron paced all swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing the race in 55.85. Back on the diving board, Moussa rounded out the podium in the three-meter diving before Lucas Lauzon and Mebs finished first and second in the one-meter dive, respectively.Â
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Herron concluded her day with one more gold medal in the women's 200-yard IM, and Andor grabbed the gold medal on the men's side; Januario placed third in the same event.Â
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The day ended with the 400-yard free relay. In the women's competition, SIU's team of Padron, Hernandez, Pulido, and Zaria Terry came in first. Then, the men's team of Huggins, Csuvarszki, Santiago, and A.J. Terry won the men's race.Â
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Up NextÂ
The Salukis head to Little Rock, Arkansas, in a week to face Little Rock and Henderson State. The start time for the event is set for 1:30 p.m.Â
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Follow the Salukis
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on X at @SIU_SwimDive, on Instagram at @SIU_Swimdive, and on Facebook at facebook.com/SIUSwimDive. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
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"We were very pleased with the toughness the team displayed today," says head coach Geoff Hanson. "Coming to the end of our biggest training block of the year during the winter break, and stepping off the bus after a four hour snowy ride, it would have been easy to make excuses. But that's not what this team is about and they proved it today. Back to work tomorrow with big goals in mind! Go Dawgs!"Â
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Inside the Results
- SIU had 42 podium finishes across the day's 32 events.Â
- Eighteen of the meet's gold medals went to a Saluki individual or relay team.Â
- Olivia Herron, Alex Santiago, Celia Pulido, and Susanna Hernandez all collected four gold medals throughout the meet. Â
How It HappenedÂ
The day started with a first-place finish for the Salukis, who took home gold in the women's 200-yard medley relay thanks to the crew of Pulido, Herron, Hernandez, and Bea Padron; just two spots behind them was another Saluki team, this one comprised of Liseska Gallegos Gutierrez, Madalyn Booker, Jasmine Rau, and Masha Zhukova.Â
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On the men's side of the 200-yard medley relay, Santiago, Willem Huggins, Tiago Faleiros, and Donat Csuvarszki stood atop the podium, while Alex Cimera, Benedek Andor, Nicolas Lanuza, and Aj Terry finished third in the same event.Â
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Moving into individual events, the Salukis picked up another medal when Fernanda Sánchez finished third in the women's 1000-yard freestyle; Joshua Aceves finished second on the men's 1000-yard freestyle podium. SIU then returned to first place thanks to Hernandez's 1:51.29 race in the women's 200-yard freestyle. The men's top-three in the 200-yard freestyle featured two Salukis, with Juraj Barcot finishing second and Cimera taking third.Â
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Another two SIU swimmers grabbed medals in the women's 100-yard backstroke with Pulido and Gutierrez finishing first and second, respectively. Huggins was the second-place finisher in the men's 100-yard backstroke. Herron and Ali Robertson were the top two finishers in the women's 100-yard breaststroke; Herron's race of 1:02.80 was just over a second off from meeting the NCAA's "B" standard.
After some time off the podium, Zaria Terry returned SIU there when she tied for third in the women's 50-yard free. Santiago and Csuvarszki bookended the men's podium in the 50-yard free, with Santiago placing first and Csuvarszki finishing third.
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In the first dive event of the afternoon, the women's one-meter dive, Farida Moussa was the silver medalist, and Corrin Williams took home bronze. The men's three-meter dive saw Oliver Mebs take first while AJ Stone finished third.Â
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Hernandez added another gold medal to her total in the 100-yard freestyle thanks to her 51.33 race. Meanwhile, the men's team dominated the 100-yard freestyle, with Santiago, Cimera, and Csuvarszki finishing first, second, and third.
Another podium sweep came for the Salukis in the women's 200-yard backstroke thanks to the efforts of Pulido, Gutierrez, and Tia Jankovics. Next, Huggins placed first in the men's 200-yard backstroke.Â
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Another gold medal was awarded to Herron after her 2:16.12 swim in the 200-yard breaststroke, and Henrique Pacheco Januario grabbed his first medal of the day in the men's 200-yard breaststroke. Aceves then returned to the podium after his third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle.Â
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Padron paced all swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing the race in 55.85. Back on the diving board, Moussa rounded out the podium in the three-meter diving before Lucas Lauzon and Mebs finished first and second in the one-meter dive, respectively.Â
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Herron concluded her day with one more gold medal in the women's 200-yard IM, and Andor grabbed the gold medal on the men's side; Januario placed third in the same event.Â
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The day ended with the 400-yard free relay. In the women's competition, SIU's team of Padron, Hernandez, Pulido, and Zaria Terry came in first. Then, the men's team of Huggins, Csuvarszki, Santiago, and A.J. Terry won the men's race.Â
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Up NextÂ
The Salukis head to Little Rock, Arkansas, in a week to face Little Rock and Henderson State. The start time for the event is set for 1:30 p.m.Â
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Follow the Salukis
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on X at @SIU_SwimDive, on Instagram at @SIU_Swimdive, and on Facebook at facebook.com/SIUSwimDive. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
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