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Nine Podium Finishes For Swim At McKendree Tri-Meet

Both San Askin and Buswell highlight the Panthers with silver medals

10/30/2026 6:11:00 PM

Eastern Illinois was unable to outpace McKendree and Little Rock in the tri-meet on Friday. EIU men's fell to McKendree University 165 to 91.  The EIU women lost 182 to 78 to McKendree and 176 to 79 to Little Rock.  

Men's Swimming 
Poyraz San Askin earned a gold medal in the 400-yard IM with a final time of 4:17.45. Jameson Cooke followed behind San Askin with a second-place finish earning a time of 4:21.96. 

San Askin placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:41.18.  

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Jack Hannon, Luke Helm, RJ Higgins, and Eddie Myers placed first with a team time of 3:13.41. 

Elijah Nevins placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.89. 

Carson Hughes secured a silver medal in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.60.  

Simonas Rimskis earned a bronze medal in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:11.94.  

Women's Swimming 
Sophia Buswell earned a silver in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:17.86.  

Anna Mueller placed third in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:23.20. 

Jenna Patridge finished third in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:11.59.  

Aubrey Faith McLaughlin earned a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:51.51.  

Kara Anne Hofmann placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:32.34.  

Maja Przybylska earned a fifth-place spot in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.56.  


Up Next: The Panthers will travel to the SIU A3 Performance Invite on November 12th – 14th  

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