SWIM AND DIVE EARNS SENIOR DAY WIN – IU Indy Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy men’s and women’s swim and dive teams celebrated the 2024-25 senior class with a win over Butler and Wabash. With the win, the men’s swim and dive team secured the first undefeated regular season in program history with a 9-0 record.
 
The men’s team swept every event over Wabash, earning the dual meet win, 280-55 while the women took first in every event but one to defeat Butler, 237-97.
 
The women’s team started it off with a win in the 400 medley relay. Addy Hirsbrunner, Vicky Surdyka, Lillian Brandt and Emmaleigh Zietlow combined to record a fast time of 3:46.05. The Jags also earned a relay win at the end of the meet in the 200 free relay. That relay team made up of Hirsbrunner, Luca McGee, Zietlow and Brandt earned a time of 1:35.52.
 
In the individual races for the women’s team, seniors Brandt and Zietlow led the team with three wins each while Hirsbrunner earned two. Brandt earned the top time in the 500 free (4;59.35), 200 free (1:52.71) and 200 IM (2:06.88). Zietlow swam the fastest time in the 50 free (23.84), 100 fly (56.68) and the 200 fly (2:04.38). Hirsbrunner took her two individual wins in the 50 fly (25.95) and the 400 IM (4:28.77).
 
Seven other Jags also earned top times for the women’s team. Samantha Lee won the 1000 free with a time of 10:33.39 while senior Malayna Mancinelli took first in the 50 back (27.21). Surdyka swam the top time in the 50 breast (29.49) and Ali Fitzgerald won the 100 breast (1:05.80). Kaylee Dexter earned the win in the other breast event in the 200 breast at 2:23.07. Tori Barnet swam a 59.32 to take the 100 back while Maddy Weber won the 100 free at 53.72.
 
The men’s team swept every event to earn the win and secure the undefeated season. Their two relay wins came in the 400 medley relay and the 200 free relay. Jack Gallob, Spencer Koehrn, Isaac Wilson and Nathan Rariden combined to win the 400 medley relay at 3:20.41. Rariden, David Niemiec, Luca Eckert and Hugo Arteaga won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:22.09.
 
The Jags recorded 16 individual wins with Zach Drotar totaling three individual wins and Arteaga, Rariden and Ben Kimmel each earning two.
 
Drotar led the Jags with three fast times. He swam the top time in the 400 IM (3:57.82), 100 breast (56.68) and 200 breast (2:01.34). Arteaga added two individual top times, winning the 50 fly (22.22) and 100 fly (49.12). Rariden won the 100 free (45.19) and the 200 free (1:40.48). Graduate student Kimmel recorded two wins with fast times in the 200 back (1:50.98) and the 200 IM (1:51.86).
 
Seven other Jags also recorded a top time during the meet. Gallob win the 50 back (23.18) while Koehrn took first in the 50 breast (26.76). Freshman Max Gerke earned the top time in the 50 free at 20.82 while fellow freshman Will Gorman won the 500 free (4:30.78). Youssef Magdy won the 1000 free with a top time of 9:25.84. Grayson Tidwell took first in the 100 back (49.72) and Wilson won the 200 fly (1:51.73).
 
Both the IU Indy men’s and women’s swim and dive teams will now turn their attention to the Horizon League Championships. The Championships are set for Feb. 19-22 in the IU Indy Natatorium.