Elkhart, Ind. — The Aquinas College swim and dive teams once again made their way to the familiar Elkhart Aquatic Center in Elkhart, Indiana, where they competed against the likes of Bethel, Olivet, and Alma. After the final wakes of the action and impactful moments for both Saints teams, the men's team had won each head to head while the women collected two out of three. 

Here are the notable mentions from the competitive weekend in Indiana.

Women's Highlights

• The women's 200 medley A relay of Emersyn Joslin, Emma Dale, Claire Hines and Chloe Boivin had a hard-fought race, ultimately taking second place overall to Bethel with the time of 1:51.87. The B medley relay of Emma Hale, Dailey Jogan, Meghan Hincher and Nolynn Coombs placed fourth overall, shutting out the Alma and the University of Olivet's A relay teams.
• Freshman standout Adriana Waller demolished the school record in the 1650 freestyle by over 30 seconds, earning a second-place finish with the national provisional time of 18:54.41. Freshman Dailey Jogan had a breakout meet, finishing fourth overall in the 1650 freestyle with the time of 19:25.24 - the third fastest time in team history. Riley Monahan and Lily Heath rounded out the event with the times of 19:57.02 and 20:06.48.
• Boivin took third place overall in the 200 freestyle, showing her consistency with the time of 2:02.48.
• The Saints showed depth in the 100 backstroke, with Joslin and Edens taking second- (1:01.46) and third- (1:02.66) place respectively.
• Dale took third place in the 100 breaststroke with the time of 1:10.97, doubling up on NAIA provisional time standards in the event.
• The women had a very strong showing in the 200 butterfly, taking third through fifth place finishes. Hines swam a personal best time of 2:24.65 for third place, while Hincher and Ella Althaver took fourth and fifth place respectively with the times of 2:32.79 and 2:32.89.
• The women divers swept the 1M diving event, with Taylor Moss taking the win with the score of 152.17. Kaitlyn Santaguida finished second with the score of 117.52, and Anna Benstead in third with the score of 78.60.
• Boivin finished third in the 100 freestyle with the time of 55.41, earning her second provisional time standard in the event.
• Joslin and Edens took first and second in the 200 backstroke with the times of 2:12.70 and 2:15.48.
• Waller claimed her second school record of the day in the 500 freestyle, winning the event with the provisional time standard of 5:23.36. Jogan earned a fourth place finish with the time of 5:35.25.
• Edens and Hines earned third and fourth-place finishes with the times of 1:01.67 and 1:02.24 respectively.
• On the 3M boards, Moss repeated her win with the score of 162.90, followed by Santaguida with the score of 114.22.
• The 200 freestyle relay of Coombs, Addie Osborne, Waller and Edens surprised the field, taking the win by just .14 seconds with the time of 1:42.60.

Men's Highlights

• The 200 medley relays set the tone for the remainder of the meet, taking first and third place overall. The A relay of Titus Smith, Luke Martin, Talon Koppmann and Matt Dumbsky had a dominant win over Bethel by nearly four seconds. The B relay of Ian Clapp, Lucas Mondro, Caileb Austin and Noah Berns took third, shutting out Alma and the University of Olivet's relays.
• Freshman powerhouse Lucas Eussen placed second overall in the 1650 freestyle with the time of 17:36.77. Conrad Eichbauer took third place with the time of 18:42.73.
• For the first time in team history, the Saints swept the top three spots in the 200 freestyle. Smith took first place with a personal best time of 1:48.78 - the second fastest time in team history. Freshman Nate Fisher had a standout race, finishing second with a 1:51.84. Freshman Caileb Austin took third with the time of 1:53.84.
• Clapp and freshman Noah Berns showed their dominance in the 100 and 200 backstroke races, taking first and second place in both events. Clapp won both races with the times of 55.94 and 2:03.21, while Berns finished second in both races with the times of 57.99 and 2:08.12.
• Martin had a standout meet, winning all three of his individual events: the 100 breaststroke (57.61), 200 breaststroke (2:11.19) and 200 IM (2:01.90). Freshman Lucas Mondro took third place in the 100 breaststroke with the time of 1:04.22.
•  Eussen came through with the a win in the 200 butterfly with the time of 2:04.42, surging to out-touch Bethel's second-place finisher by .16 seconds.
• Koppmann and Dumbsky took second and third place in a close 50 freestyle race, with the times of 22.31 and 22.34 respectively.
• The men divers faced their strongest competition of the year today, facing the returning national champion on both boards. Evan Bennett took second place overall with the score of 276.15, Troy Borrero taking fourth with the score of 199.05 and Lucas Castillo taking fifth place with the score of 171.60.
• Smith took second place overall in the 100 freestyle, earning an NAIA provisional time standard of 48.09. Dumbsky took third place with the time of 50.17.
• The men showed depth in the 500 freestyle, with Eussen taking second place with the time of 5:04.76. Fisher finished third with a season-best time of 5:10.42, and Eichbauer earned fifth with the time of 5:14.64.
• Koppmann fought to the finish for the 100 butterfly win with the time of 54.78. Austin took fourth with the time of 56.93.
• The men battled on the 3M board, with Bennett taking second (254.62 points), Borrero finishing fourth (188.62 points) and Castillo taking fifth (170.92).
• The men stunned the field by sweeping the top 3 relay finishes of the meet in what was the most exciting finish of the day. The A relay of Dumbsky, Eussen, Smith and Koppman finished first with the time of 1:28.69. The B relay of Seth Holsinger, Austin, Lucas Mondro and Berns took second with the time of 1:31.92. The C freestyle relay of Eichbauer, Sawyer Shank, Grant Bricking and Collin Alward raced with heart, beating out the other team's A relays with the time of 1:38.58.

Here is what Head Coach Kristy Hepp had to say about the teams performances, "This was our last regular-season competition before our midseason invitational, so it was important to see who stepped up under pressure and through the fatigue of training to get the job done. It's not every season that your team sets multiple school records each meet and re-writes the top-10 performances in school history without any true taper meets under our belt yet. I'm so proud of the resilience, work ethic and mental toughness our men's and women's team have shown this year, and we're still a very young team. Our men beat Bethel for the first time in school history today, and our women put up our best fight. This is the most talented team I've ever coached here at Aquinas, so I cannot wait for our invitational at the end of the month to see what we can do with a little rest!"

Up Next

Both swim and dives will return to the action on the weekend of Friday (Nov. 22) as the Saints will take part in the Don Kimble Invitational hosted by Davenport at the kentwood Aquatice Center.