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INDIANAPOLIS -- Eastern Illinois men's and women's swimming squads completed the 2014-15 campaign on Saturday (Feb. 21) as the Panthers finished up Summit League Championship action with ten additional new and/or improved school marks over the course of the day.

Saturday highlights included newcomer Amy Smith earning her second school record finish, as she followed up her 100-Back tally from Friday with a new fastest Panther time in the 200-Back this afternoon, as she finished with a 2:03.82 time.  That mark not only improved her previous #5 EIU record, but she also advanced to the A Finals with a seventh place tally.

For the guys, fellow freshman Brandon Robbinson added his name to the EIU Top 10 with a new runner-up time of 2:05.86 in the 200-Breast, which he notched in the B Finals as he led all competitors in that race for a 9th overall finish.

Jake Roberts and Carolyn Belford now own #4 and #5 EIU marks in their respective 1000-Free and 200-Fly events.  Roberts bettered his 2013 season mark with a split time in the 1650-Free event, yet still maintains his #4 tally in the record books.  Belford, meanwhile, added her name to the Panther records with a 2:11.53 in the prelims before advancing to the B Finals.

Roberts also improved his 1650-Free tally with a 1:52.49 time to move him up to #5 all-time from his previous #7 place mark as he also finished 7th overall in the race at the league meet.

Steve Fishman (1:52.49 in prelims) and Kelsey Ferguson (2:27.65 in prelims) followed with #5 EIU mark additions, off their respective 200-Back and 200-Breast events, with Fishman advancing to the B Finals in his event.

Ashton Pollick (200-Fly/#6), Stephen Truchon (100-Free/#9) and Matt Jacobs (200-Breast/#9) also etched their name in the EIU record books following their respective events.

In other unofficial numbers, both Panther units combined for an impressive 34 season-best times on Saturday to notch 87 total season improvements over the course of the Summit League meet weekend.

In team scoring, both the Denver men (1099) and women (996) earned their second consecutive team champions since joining the league.  Meanwhile, the Panther men finished in sixth place with 235 total points and the ladies scored 165 total points for seventh overall, coming less than 30 points shy of arch-rival Western Illinois.

The Panthers return all but two seniors -- Nikki Peck and Katie VanHootegem -- for the upcoming 2015-16 swimming season.

2015 SUMMIT LEAGUE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
… Wed.-Sat., Feb. 18-21 … in Indianapolis, Ind. … hosted by IUPUI
 
Men's Final Standings
1. Denver … 1099
2. IUPUI … 604
3. South Dakota State … 563
4. South Dakota … 389
5. Western Illinois … 305
6. EASTERN ILLINOIS … 235
 
Women's Final Standings
1. Denver … 996
2. South Dakota State … 616
3. IUPUI … 589
4. South Dakota … 408
5. Nebraska-Omaha … 393
6. Western Illinois … 192
7. EASTERN ILLINOIS … 165

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