INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP swimming and diving teams turned in a dominant performance Tuesday, sweeping Shippensburg in a home dual meet at Pidgeon Natatorium.
The IUP women rolled to a 173-58 victory, while the Crimson Hawk men earned a 146-80 win over the Raiders.
IUP set the tone immediately by sweeping the opening 200-yard medley relays. Kasha Stokes, Tina Cudina, Natalie Noll and Summer Esson won the women's race in 1:48.86, while Ty Uhlig, Rey Nunez, Zen Schaetzle and Bartosz Mielniczuk touched first for the men in 1:34.90.
The Crimson Hawks continued to control the meet in the distance events. Benedetta Bellini won the women's 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:53.52, with Ava Keever finishing second in 11:15.03. Uhlig followed with a victory in the men's 1,000 freestyle, clocking a 10:21.93, just ahead of teammate James Taylor in second.
Cally Edner and Sydney Anderson went 1-2 in the women's 200 freestyle before Cudina won the 50 freestyle in 24.63. On the men's side, Mielniczuk won the 50 freestyle in 21.57, with Logan Ames following in second at 22.14.
Noll added an individual victory in the women's 200 individual medley, finishing in 2:14.35 as IUP swept the top three spots with Isla Moore and Esson. Schaetzle won the men's 200 IM in 1:58.41.
Anderson picked up another victory in the women's 100 freestyle with a time of 54.57, while Mielniczuk completed his sprint sweep by winning the men's 100 freestyle in 48.56. Nunez finished second in 48.94.
Stokes continued IUP's strong day with a victory in the women's 200 backstroke, touching in 2:06.51. Moore later edged Bellini in an IUP 1-2 finish in the women's 500 freestyle, winning in 5:19.45. Trent Powell led another 1-2 finish for the men in the 500 freestyle, clocking a 4:59.50 ahead of Ethan Woycehoski.
Laney Dittmar captured the women's 200 breaststroke in 2:33.12, while Eric Harter won the men's race in 2:18.81.
IUP closed the swimming portion of the meet with victories in both 200 freestyle relays. Cudina, Anderson, Noll and Esson combined for a winning time of 1:40.47 on the women's side. Nunez, Ames, Schaetzle and Powell won the men's relay in 1:26.12.
The Crimson Hawks also controlled the diving events. Aubrey Kauffman won both the women's 1-meter and 3-meter competitions, posting scores of 433.55 and 241.85, respectively. Jeremiah Laslavic swept the men's diving events with a 266.65 on the 1-meter board and a 454.45 in the 3-meter competition.
