Horton Pool | Illinois State University Athletics
Horton Pool | Illinois State University Athletics
Illinois State University's swim and dive team was defeated by UIC on Friday afternoon in Chicago, with a final score of 221-78 at Flames Natatorium.
Freshman Ava Ostendorf led the Redbirds with two individual event wins. She finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 1:06.82 and also took first place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.24. In the same events, sophomore Hailey Fris placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke, recording her fastest time this season at 1:08.13.
The Redbirds' 'A' relay squad—composed of Chloe Tyler, Hailey Fris, Ella Turken, and Emma Dameworth—secured second place in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:57.63 to open the meet's swimming events.
In distance freestyle events, sophomore Hope Westphal finished third in the 1000-yard freestyle, achieving her best mark of the season at 10:55.40. Senior Maya Burkstrand followed closely behind in fourth place with another personal season-best at 11:06.82.
Sophomore Amelia Murphy claimed third place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.62, while junior Sylvia Admire set her own season-best at 1:59.93 for fourth place.
Senior Chloe Tyler recorded second place in the 100-yard backstroke (57.96) and later added a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.08). Senior Delaney Boulden achieved a fifth-place finish and her top performance this year as well.
Additional podium finishes for Illinois State included senior Giulia Basco’s third-place result in an event timed at 2:06.79 and senior Ella Turken’s third-place finish in the 100-yard event (59.13).
To conclude the meet, Illinois State’s ‘A’ squad—Dameworth, Kieffel, Tyler, and Turken—took second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
On diving boards, sophomore Emma Thompson earned a podium spot after scoring 237.53 points on the one-meter dive.
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