Meet Results
 
INDIANAPOLIS –The Bulldogs hosted the Butler Double Dual on Sunday afternoon at Fishers High School. Head Coach Maurice Stewart tabbed Kate Schilling the BU Swimmer of the Meet for her performances in the 200 IM, 200 Fly and 200 Breast. Butler defeated Bellarmine and IUPUI opening weekend marking the first time the 'Dawgs have beat two teams at this meet!
 
"We had a solid season opener today," Stewart added. "Everyone raced well, and it was a competitive team effort from start to finish which was great to see."
 
Schilling had three BIG EAST qualifying times on Sunday. She led Butler in the 200 IM with a second place finish, clocking in at 2:12.89. Grace Crane (2:18.93) and Jamie Gindorf (2:21.49) joined her in the event to finish 13th and 14th respectively.
 
In the 200 Fly, Schilling finished seventh with a time of 2:14.35. Lily Schwelgin and Sadie Brown joined her with times of 2:20.14 and 2:21.45 for 12th and 14th. Schilling was also the top BU finisher in the 200 Breast. Her sixth place finish was impressive with a time of 2:31.13. Ava McGonigle also had a BIG EAST qualifying time in the event (2:32.12).
 
Emily Landwehr also had a great day in the pool, leading the team in the 50 Free, 100 Free and swimming with the 400 Medley Relay Team. Landwehr took second place in the 50 Free with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 24.82. Alani Hightower-Bend was close behind in third (24.83) while Olivia Stotts placed fifth (25.23).
 
In the 100 Free, Landwehr finished fourth with another BIG EAST qualifying time of 54.66. Stotts clocked in at 56.17 for seventh and Lauren Bergman finished 13th (57.02).
 
The 400 Medley Relay Team of Gianna Leffler, Landwehr, Bergman and Hightower-Bend placed third on Sunday with a time of 3:59.88. It marked the first time Butler has swam under 4:00 in that event during the regular season! Leffler's lead-off BIG EAST qualifying time set the pace (1:00.57) and Landwehr had a regular season personal-best split in the breast (1:06.9). Bergman hit the pool next for a 59.5 fly and Hightower-Bend had a solid split in the free (52.8).
 
Butler finished fifth in the 400 Free Relay. The team of Bergman, Stotts, Elizabeth Naylor, and Hightower-Bend posted a time of 3:42.69.
 
Sadie Brown swam in the 1000 Free for the first time in her BU career and came up with a sixth place finish (11:15.17). Caroline Zimner was also active for BU in the race to place ninth with a time of 11:22.50.
 
Additional BIG EAST qualifying times were set in the 200 Back for BU. Caroline Zimner touched the wall at 2:12.65 and Leffler was close behind at 2:13.18.
 
Naylor, Olivia McKee and Avery Piel were the top 'Dawgs in the 200 Free. Naylor led the trio with a time of 2:02.91 and McKee was behind her at 2:03.80.
 
Naylor and McKee also swam in the 500 Free for BU. McKee finished 10th (5:36.86) and Naylor placed 13th (5:41.80). 
 
Butler Double Dual Scores
Butler 133 – Bellarmine 71
Xavier 148.5 – Saint Louis 90.5
Xavier 181 – IUPUI 56
Saint Louis 179 – IUPUI 63
Xavier 181.5 – Butler 41.5
Saint Louis 166 – Butler 68
Butler 119 – IUPUI 110
Xavier 194 – Bellarmine 29
Saint Louis 194 – Bellarmine 40
IUPUI 140 – Bellarmine 90