McLean County Times

The Illinois State Swimming and Diving team began their participation in the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in Waukee, Iowa. On Wednesday, the team was highlighted by a fifth-place finish from Team A in the 200-medley relay with swimmers Chloe Tyler, Sydney Hoff, Mia Snow, and Ella Turken achieving a time of 1:40.73.

In individual finishes, Team B consisting of Delaney Boulden, Hailey Fris, Giulia Basco, and Ines Kieffel completed the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:43.35. In the 800 Yard Free Relay event, Amelia Murphy, Lauren Hervey, Sylvia Admire, and Emma Feltzer secured seventh place with a time of 7:30.96.

On the diving boards, Selena Corona, Emma Thompson, and Eva Reyes placed second with a combined score of 258.75.

The standings after day one are as follows:

- Southern Illinois leads with 128 points.

- Indiana State is in second place with 112 points.

- Missouri State has earned third place with 108 points.

- Little Rock holds fourth place at 104 points.

- UIC shares fifth place alongside ISU and UNI each at 96 points.

- Valpo stands eighth with 84 points.

- Evansville rounds out the list in ninth place at 44 points.

The schedule for day two includes preliminaries starting at 10:30 AM for events such as the 500y Freestyle and others followed by finals at 6:00 PM including various swimming categories like the 400y Medley Relay.

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