WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Women's Swimming and Diving placed fifth out of nine squads at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate hosted by Purdue University. The Screaming Eagles earned 169 points for the event only 23 behind fourth-place Butler University. USI improved on their 2023 performance in this event by 79 points.
 
USI kicked off the event with a top-ten finish in the 200 medley relay (1:48.76) with freshman Simone Green, freshman Elizabeth Ketcham, sophomore Hayden Shurtz, and junior Sarah-Catherine Dawson. This impressive time slots into second all-time on the USI leaderboards.
 
Ketcham followed up with an 11th-place finish in the 100 Butterfly (58.49). The time places her second in USI history less than half a second behind Dawson's school best time. Dawson finished quickly behind Ketcham, earning a top-20 finish (1:00.68). Shurtz added a top-10 finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.92), only two seconds behind her program leading time.
 
The Eagles freshman diving duo Anna Bunnell and Gabbie Meier continue their strong start to their collegiate careers. Bunnell shatters the three-meter dive (229.15) program record in a sixth-place effort. Bunnell surpassed her own record of 223.65 that she broke on Thursday. Meier finished one spot behind Bunnell in the competition (210.10).
 
Other Notable Women's Scores:
200 Freestyle: Sophomore Caiya Cooper (1:59.30)
200 Freestyle: Junior Mattilynn Smith (2:00.43)
50 Freestyle: Green (25.68)
100 Individual Medley: Freshman Emma Gabhart (1:01.52)
100 Individual Medley: Freshman Ailyn Zurliene (1:02.14)
100 Individual Medley: Shurtz (1:02.64)
100 Freestyle: Cooper (55.86)
 
UP NEXT FOR THE EAGLES:
USI dives back into competition on October 26, hosting Bellarmine University at the USI Aquatic Center.