EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Swimming & Diving defeated Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, 129-102, at the USI Aquatics Center to earn the first victory in program history. The Screaming Eagles took home four first place finishes and set two school records, one coming in a first-time event.
 
Freshman Carson Faley (Dixon, Illinois) led the Eagles on the day, securing 17 points for the squad. Faley set both school records, finishing in first place in the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:04.69 and a second-place finish in the 100-Yard IM with a time of 56.25. He also took second place in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Freshmen Gabriel Groves (New Carlisle, Indiana) and Caleb Davis (Spring, Texas) took the other two individual first place finishes for USI. Groves secured first in the 50-Yard Freestyle while Davis took first in the 100-Yard Breaststroke. Groves would also take second in the 100-Yard Backstroke. The Eagles also took first place in the 200-Yard Medley Relay.
 
The Eagles were able to secure all 26 points from diving on the day. Junior Donnevun Banks took first place in the 1-meter dive while freshman Lane Pollock (Boonville, Indiana) took first place in the 3-meter dive. Banks would also take second in the 3-meter while Pollock took second in the 1-meter.
 
Other Top Men's Results:
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1:37.02 (1st) – Freshman Colton Agdeppa (Redding, California), Davis, Freshman Gregory Benson (Plainfield, Illinois), Sophomore Payton Buse (Lynnville, Indiana)
1000-Yard Freestyle: 10:04.69 (1st) - Faley
200-Yard Freestyle: 1:49.14 (2nd) – Freshman Jack Hannon (Lowell, Indiana)
50-Yard Freestyle: 21.78 (1st) - Groves
100-Yard IM: 56.25 (2nd) - Faley
1-Meter Dive: 249.90 points (1st) - Banks
100-Yard Butterfly: 53.11 (2nd) - Agdeppa
100-Yard Freestyle: 48.80 (2nd) - Buse
100-Yard Backstroke: 54.32 (2nd) - Groves
500-Yard Freestyle: 4:52.47 (2nd) - Faley
3-Meter Dive: 227.18 points (1st) - Pollock
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1:00.23 (1st) - Davis
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1:31.75 (2nd) – Hannon, Freshman Aakash Gorthi (Kalamazoo, Michigan), Freshman Adam Depetro (Knoxville, Tennessee), Freshman Grant VanWanzeele (Plainfield, Indiana)
 
UP NEXT FOR USI:
The Eagles will be back in action February 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as they compete in the Summit League Championships.