INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP swimming and diving teams took part in the 2026 Homecoming Intrasquad on Friday at Pidgeon Natatorium, with Crimson earning a 119-96 victory over Gray across 27 events.
The meet opened with diving before transitioning to the swimming portion of the event.
Jeremiah Laslavic posted the top score in one-meter diving at 384.68. Aubrey Kauffman followed with a score of 371.00, while Jaxson Lass finished third at 325.13 and Chris Hill was fourth at 307.36.
Once action moved to the pool, Summer Esson was a two-time individual winner for Crimson, taking the women's 100-yard individual medley in 1:03.12 before posting a winning time of 32.05 in the 50 breaststroke.
Natalie Noll highlighted the day for Gray with three individual victories. Noll won the 50 butterfly in 26.99, the 100 butterfly in 1:01.79 and the 50 backstroke in 27.96.
Kasha Stokes added a victory in the women's 100 backstroke, touching the wall in 1:03.14. Sydney Anderson won the 100 freestyle in 55.60, while Cally Edner took the 200 freestyle in 2:00.82. Lilly Farmer added a victory in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.50.
Laney Dittmar rounded out the women's individual swimming winners with a time of 1:11.53 in the 100 breaststroke.
On the men's side, Riley Yute picked up a pair of individual victories. He won the 100 freestyle in 49.36 before taking the 50 backstroke in 26.79. Rey Nunez opened his individual slate with a narrow victory in the 100 IM, touching in 55.95, just one-tenth of a second ahead of Patrik Kudla.
Jeffrey McArthur earned a victory in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.96, while Bartosz Mielniczuk won the 50 freestyle in 21.81. Ty Uhlig earned wins in both the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle, while Eric Harter won the 50 breaststroke and Kudla took the 100 breaststroke.
Several relay performances also highlighted the meet. The men's team of Fadi Abdelshahid, McArthur, Ethan Woycehoski and Zen Schaetzle won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:17.39. Yute, Nunez, Schaetzle and Mielniczuk later combined for a victory in the 200 medley relay at 1:38.82.
On the women's side, Destini Homan, Anderson, Edner and Farmer won the 200 medley relay in 1:58.02. The team of Julie Zaffiro, Benedetta Bellini, Maddy Bauer and Stokes won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:45.38.
Crimson finished the Homecoming Intrasquad with 119 points, while Gray totaled 96.
