EVANSVILLE, IN – Illinois State Diver Eva Reyes earned her third straight 1M title as Illinois State brought home three All- MVC awards in Day Two of the 2024 MVC Championships at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, IN.
Reyes, who turned in a mark of 272.75 to win Thursday night, becomes the second diver in program history and the third diver in conference history to win three-straight 1M Dive titles. She joined Redbird Krystal Featherston (2003-2005) and Southern Illinois' Sherry Zhang (2014-2016) on the list of MVC Divers to win three consecutive 1M titles at the Valley championships.
She is the first diver in conference history to win three-straight 1M titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
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Emma Feltzer earned her second career All-MVC First team selection with a bronze medal in the 50y Free. She went 22.95 in the finals which inched her closer to Marrisa Yontz school record of 22.94. Feltzer's previous best was 22.96 from the 2023 MVC Championships.
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Olivia Gonder earned All-MVC honorable mention honors in the 200y IM for the second-straight year, turning in a time of 2:02.69 for fifth place. Overall, it's her third career All-MVC honor in the 200y IM, after First Team honors as a sophomore.
Day Three opens tomorrow at 10:30 AM with prelims.
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