Eastern Illinois at McKendree Tri-Meet
Location: O'Fallon, Ill. (McKendree Metro Rec Plex)
Date & Time: October 30th at 1:30 PM
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Competing Teams: McKendree, Little Rock
After a two-week break, Eastern Illinois is back in action for an official regular season meet. This past week, the Panthers held their annual EIU Alumni Meet, welcoming former Eastern Illinois swimmers back to campus. The last official meet was their sweep over Olivet Nazarene in the home opener on October 9th.
Last Time Out
Men's Swimming
Poyraz San Askin broke the program's 1650-yard freestyle record with a time of 15:46.69. Askin also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:38.19, which ranks eighth fastest in school history.
EIU went one-and-two in the 200-yard freestyle with Luke Helm earning gold with a time of 1:46.82, followed by Elijah Nevins securing a time of 1:47.64.
Higgins secured first-place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.43.
Simonas Rimskis won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.82, ranking 10th fastest in school history.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Eastern Illinois recorded the top three finishes: Shane Gabel (21.77), Carson Hughes (22.08), and Landon Dehn (22.17).
Jameson Cooke earned a gold medal in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:18.32.
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Helm, Hannon, Rimskis, and Hughes faced no trouble, cruising to first place with a time of 3:10.49.
Women's Swimming
Remingtyn Bokos dominated the 1650-yard freestyle, with a gold medal of 18:14.64.
Patridge followed up her IU Indy Invite performance with a win in the 100-yard backstroke with a finishing time of 58.03, which tied for the fifth fastest in EIU history. Patridge also won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:07.17, ranking seventh fastest in school history.
Ahrens earned a narrow win in the 100-yard breaststroke, winning by 0.16 seconds. Her final time was 1:09.16. Ahrens also won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:30.76.
Przybylska and Patridge went one-and-two in the 50-yard freestyle. Przybylska earned a time of 24.90, while Patridge secured a time of 25.02.
In her first home collegiate meet, Summer Pfeiffer earned a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.28.
Sophia Buswell flew away from the competition in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.61.
New Program Records
San Askin earned his second school record to begin the season, breaking the program's 1650-yard freestyle record with a time of 15:46.69. Askin also won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:38.19, which ranks eighth fastest in school history. This follows his new 1000-yard freestyle record set at the IU Indy Invite. He broke the previous score by 10 seconds with a new time of 9:29.00.
Looking ahead: Panthers will continue their road trip at the SIU A3 Performance Invite November 12-14th.
