Swim and Dive Men’s Team Falls to Purdue in First Meet After Winter Break

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first time since before the winter break, Southern Illinois swim and dive was in action on Friday with a men's meet at Purdue. Despite achieving a podium in nearly every event, the Salukis ended up falling to the Boilermakers, 207-103. How it Happened Southern Illinois started the day with a silver medal in the 400-yard medley. Their first individual podium finish came in the 200-yard IM, where <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9414" rev="9414">Benedek Andor</a></dfn> was the runner-up. Southern's first win of the day came courtesy of <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9461" rev="9461">Carter Ruthven</a></dfn> in the 100-yard butterfly. Moving to the 200-yard breaststroke, <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9433" rev="9433">Maddax Thompson</a></dfn> came in second with his time of 2:00.26, and Willem Huggins rounded out the 200-yard backstroke podium. In the first diving event of the day, Oliver Mebs came in third in the 3-meter dive with a score of 336.08. The 1650-yard freestyle featured <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9416" rev="9416">Tomá&scaron; Peciar</a></dfn> finishing second, and two Salukis, Alex Cimera and <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9424" rev="9424">Rodrigo Ramos Chávez</a></dfn>, stop on the 200-yard freestyle podium. Ruthven podiumed once again in the 200-yard butterfly, and <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9412" rev="9412">Tiago Faleiros</a></dfn> earned his first medal of the day after finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke. Huggins claimed another bronze medal in the 100-yard backstroke before SIU swept the 100-yard freestyle podium thanks to Cimera, Ramos, and Andor. Southern claimed first and second in the 400-yard IM with <dfn><a href="/roster.aspx?rp_id=9418" rev="9418">Juraj Barcot</a></dfn> and Nate Worsham for their final individual medals, and the day closed with Southern's 200-yard freestyle relay team placing third. Up Next SIU is right back at it tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 10, with a home meet against Evansville and Indiana State's women's only team. It is also Senior Day for the Salukis. The meet begins at 1 p.m. while the Senior Day ceremony begins around 12:40 p.m. Follow the Salukis Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/SIU_WBasketball">@SIU_WBasketball</a>, on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/siu_wbasketball/">@SIU_WBasketball</a>, and on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SalukiAthletics/">Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics</a>. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/saluki-athletics/id1464038660">App Store</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fnoex.fan.siusalukis">Google Play Store</a>.

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