NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State Swim and Dive caps off its 2023-2024 regular season Friday with a road trip to MVC foe Indiana State. Action is set to get underway at 6 p.m. at Vigo County Aquatic Center.
MEET INFO
Illinois State Redbirds vs Indiana State Sycamores
Feb. 2 // 6 PM
Live results available via the Meet Mobile app
LAST TIME OUT
The Redbirds are coming off a strong win over UNI 189-155 in their last outing. Illinois State won 13 events in the meet, including a pair of relays and both diving events as the Redbirds closed their home slate and honored their senior class.
Eva Reyes and Diana Walker highlighted the meet with multiple event victories. Walker earned a pair of wins in her final college home meet, taking the 200y Free with a mark of 1:54.06 before going 5:06.88 to win the 500y Free. She also turned in a season best in the 1000y Free with a time of 10:35.04 that finished second. Reyes swept 1M and 3M for the third time this season as Illinois State took on UNI Friday and Saturday at home. She opened the meet with a win on the 3M boards by a score of 264.15. Reyes kept her career undefeated home 1M record intact with a total score of 278.25 on Saturday which moved her career record to 6-0 at home on the 1M boards.
DIVER OF THE WEEK
For the first time in her career Illinois State junior Gaby Russell earned MVC Diver of the Week, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.
Russell set two personal bests en route to punching her first-career NCAA Zone Diving Championship ticket on the 3M boards. She posted a mark of 290.18 in 3M as the Illinois State divers competed at Milwaukee Friday. That mark ranks fourth in the MVC this season and fourth in the Illinois State top ten list, while booking her first trip to the NCAA Zone Diving championship with the performance. Russell also scored 260.10 in 1M, a personal best for the junior.
She is the second Redbird to win MVC Diver of the Week this season, joining Eva Reyes.
DUAL FINALE
Illinois State are set close out what has already been a strong dual season for the Redbirds, who are 4-1 on the year. The Redbirds are 2-0 this year in duals against MVC foes, after victories over UIC and UNI earlier this season.
The Redbirds haven't earned five dual wins in a single season since before 2018.
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