EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Swimming and Diving is predicted to finish sixth in the Summit League following a vote submitted by conference coaches announced Wednesday morning. The Screaming Eagles had sophomore Anna Bunnell and freshman Hannah Pryor named to the preseason athlete to watch list.
 
The University of Denver topped the conference preseason poll with 36 total votes and six first-place votes. The University of South Dakota came in second with 31 votes and one first-place vote. The University of Nebraska Omaha was selected third with 24 votes, while St. Thomas University was picked fourth with 19 votes. Rounding out the rest of the poll were South Dakota State University (18), USI (12), and Eastern Illinois University (7).
 
Bunnell enters her sophomore year with the Eagles following a spectacular debut season. During her freshman year, she broke both the one-meter and three-meter diving records with a one-meter score of 266.30 and a three-meter score of 277.40. Bunnell was named the USI Athlete of the year at the Eagles Team Awards, to complement her Summit League All-League Team honors.
 
Pryor comes to USI as a four-time Indiana Senior State Championship qualifier and earned a spot as a finalist in two of the competitions. In the 2025 Indiana Senior State Championship in July, Pryor finished top 10 in the 50, 100, and 200 backstroke, peaking in fifth during the 200 backstroke with an impressive time of 2:23.23.
 
The Screaming Eagles kick off their 2025-26 campaign on October 11 in West Lafayette, Indiana, competing at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet, hosted by Purdue University. USI will be back in town at the Deaconess Aquatic Center against the University of Evansville and Indiana State University on October 25, and USI's first true home meet will be January 10 against the University of Illinois Chicago inside the USI Aquatic Center.