CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois State swim and dive fell 221-78 to UIC Friday afternoon at Flames Natatorium.
Freshman Ava Ostendorf secured two event victories for the Redbirds in Friday's meet. Ostendorf secured the first event win for the Redbirds in the 100 Y Breast with a season-best mark of 1:06.82. Sophomore Hailey Fris tallied a fourth-place finish with a season-fastest time of 1:08.13. Ostendorf picked up her second event win in the 200 Y Breast with a time of 2:26.24
The Redbirds picked up a runner-up finish in the 400 Y Medley relay with the 'A' squad of Tyler, Fris, Turken, and Dameworth with a time of 3:57.63 to open the day in the swimming events.
Sophomore Hope Westphal earned a third-place finish in the 1000 Y Free with a season-best mark of 10:55.40. Senior Maya Burkstrand tallied a season-best time in a fourth-place effort with a mark of 11:06.82.
Sophomore Amelia Murphy secured a podium finish in a third-place effort with a time of 1:58.62 in the 200 Y Free. Junior Sylvia Admire earned a season-best time of 1:59.93 in a fourth-place finish.
Senior Chloe Tyler recorded a runner-up finish in the 100 Y Back with a time of 57.96. Senior Delaney Boulden secured a season-best mark of 5.439 to finish fifth. Tyler would add another podium finish in the 200 Y Back with a third-place finish after recording a mark of 2:09.08
Senior Giulia Basco notched another podium finish for the Redbirds with a third-place effort after recording a time of 2:06.79
Senior Ella Turken earned a podium finish after finishing third in the 100 Y with a time of 59.13.
To close out the meet, the Redbirds earned a runner-up finish in the 200 Y Free relay with the 'A' squad of Dameworth, Kieffel, Tyler, and Turken.
From the diving boards, Sophomore Emma Thompson secured a podium finish with a score of 237.53 in the 1-meter dive.
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