The Butler swim team competed against Ball State and host Indiana State over the weekend. Sadie Brown earned Butler's "Swimmer of the Meet" honor for her performances in the Medley Relay, 200 Free and 500 Free.
 
Brown posted a personal-best time in the 200 Free to take fourth place in the event. She led BU in the finals by touching the wall at 1:55.56. Brown was also Butler's best finisher in the 500 Free taking 10^th place in the event with a time of 5:14.51.
 
In the 200 Medley Relay, Gianna Leffler, Kate Schilling, Ava Whittaker and Olivia Stotts posted a time of 1:47.93. Sadie Brown, Lauren Bergman, Emma Ciesla, and Caitlin Herring clocked in at 1:53.99.
 
The trio of Alani Hightower-Bend, Caitlin Herring and Olivia Stotts finished in a pack for BU in the 100 Breast. Hightower-Bend led the charge with a time of 1:10.15, Herring was next at 1:11.01, and Stotts clocked in at 1:15.89.
 
Emma Ciesla earned a seventh place finish for BU in the 200 Fly. She ended the race at 2:13.85.
 
Three Bulldogs made the top-ten in the 50 Free at Indiana State. Kate Schilling led the way with a seventh-place finish (24.21). Bergman placed ninth (25.24) and Megan VanValkenburgh earned 10th (25.45). Bergman also swam the 200 Breast at 2:31.68 to place seventh.
 
Herring and Hightower-Bend highlighted the 100 Free for BU. Herring placed seventh (52.93) and Hightower-Bend ended in 10th (54.40).
 
Whittaker was Butler's best swimmer in the 100 Back and 100 Fly. She placed 10th in the Back with a time of 1:00.73 and 11th in the Fly (59.58). Schilling also placed 10th for BU in the 200 Back (2:11.18) and 200 IM (2:10.80).
 
Caroline Zimner and Lydia Eberlein were active for BU in the 1000 Free. Zimner placed sixth with a time of 11:16.61 and Eberlein was behind her with a time of 11:38.83.
 
The meet ended with BU earning sixth place in the 200 Free Relay. Herring, Whittaker, Elizabeth Naylor and Olivia Stotts clocked in at 1:40.58.
 
Team Scores
Indiana State 251 – Butler 42
Indiana State 216 – Ball State 84
Ball State 242 – Butler 47