INDIANA, Pa. - Diver
Allison Brownlee set a program record and qualified for the NCAA championships as the IUP swimming & diving teams had a successful Saturday in a dual against Saint Vincent.
Brownlee, a grad transfer from Delta State, scored 418.85 points in the 1 meter diving event, the most by any diver in program history. That point total also qualified Brownlee for the 2022 NCAA Division II Championships in Greensboro, N.C. next March. She's believed to be the first IUP women's diver to qualify for the NCAA championships.
Saturday marked the official return of diving to the program. IUP discontinued men's and women's diving in the mid-1990s due to facility safety concerns. It briefly made a return in the 2006-07 season under then-first year head coach
Chris Villa, but the specialty did not last the full season. This season marks the first time in 15 years that IUP is fielding competitive divers with today's meet their first competition.
Joining Brownlee on the board Saturday morning was sophomore
Jordyn Burkey and freshman
Allie McKinney. Burkey scored 297.65 while McKinney scored 142.10.
After the morning dive, IUP swimmers combined to win 24 of the 25 events. Those winners included:
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Heather Hartmann, 500 free (5:15.05)
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Blake Hendricks, 1000 free (10:23.99); 100 back (55.54)
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Rachel Johnson, 400 IM (4:40.45)
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Thomas McGillan, 50 free (21.33); 100 fly 1:02.12)
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David McLean, 400 IM (4:25.86)
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Claire Mikesell, 100 fly (1:00.97); 100 breast (1:05.69)
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Luke Mikesell, 200 free (1:43.31); 500 free (5:05.82)
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Paige Mikesell, 100 back (59.83)
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Iliana Oikonomou, 50 free (24.93); 100 free (54.77)
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Luke Ramalho, 100 fly (53;07)
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Olivia Santee, 1000 free (10:51.64)
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Kyle Thome, 100 free (47.68)
>> Women's 200 medley relay (1:49.47)
>> Men's 200 medley relay (1:38.99)
>> Women's 200 free relay (1:41.97)
>> Men's 200 free relay (1:29.13)
Up next
The Crimson Hawks are in action again November 18-20 at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup.
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