Full Results
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler hosted Saint Louis, Evansville and Xavier over the weekend at North Central High School.
Emma Harris posted the top performance for the Bulldogs in the 500 Freestyle. She placed second overall with a time of 5:19.29.
"We had a solid season opening meet today against three strong teams," Head Coach
Maurice Stewart explained. "I was very pleased with our high team spirit, energy, and competitiveness. I was surprised how well we finished our races today which is a good indicator our training and positive team attitude is off to a great start."
BU recorded 62 points vs. Saint Louis, 99 points vs. Evansville and 61 points vs. Xavier.
Harris was joined by teammate
Olivia Klafta in the 500 Free. Klafta finished sixth with a time of 5:32.43. Harris was also the top BU swimmer in the 1000 Free. She swam 10:57.29 for a fourth place result.
Olivia Allen was right behind her in fifth (10:58.19).
Three Bulldogs finished in the top ten in the 50 Free.
Annah Van Gheem placed fifth at 25.10.
Isabel Heitmeyer took eighth (25.86) and
Mattea Dumdey finished 10th (26.12). Van Gheem also earned a fifth place finish in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:11.11.
Relay action featured Butler taking a sixth place finish in the 200 Yard Medley and fifth place in the 400 Yard Free.
Megan Hanson,
Natalie Rohweder, Van Gheem and Heitmeyer made up the 200 Yard Medley team. They posted a time of 1:51.82.
Madison Himler, Dumdey,
Abigail Roberts, and
Megan Hanson represented BU in the 400 Yard Free. They came together to post a time of 3:46.35.
Hanson was the top BU finisher in the 200 Free with a time of 1:59.78.
Allie Carmichael, Himler, and Rohweder also placed in the top ten in their respective events. Rohweder finished eighth in the 200 Breast (2:30.84), Carmichael was ninth in the 400 IM (4:48.72) and Himler was ninth in the 100 Free (55.55).
The Bulldogs will return to action on Oct. 12 with a meet at Illinois State. Competition is slated to start at 12 PM.
Dual Meet Scores
Saint Louis 166 – Butler 62
Evansville 129 – Butler 99
Xavier 135 – Butler 61
Saint Louis 127 – Evansville 107
Xavier 120 – Saint Louis 108
Xavier 130 – Evansville 98
