UIC turned in a dominating performance in their second meet in as many days.  Both the men and the women defeated host Olivet Nazarene.  The women also competed against Butler, whom they defeated 160-101.  UIC posted wins in half of the 14 women's events, and in 11 of 14 men's swims.

"Overall, the team bounced back after a long night of racing" in a challenging quad meet Friday evening, head coach Tim Loeffler said.  "Today gave us the opportunity to swim some races that our swimmers don't get a chance to do during conference competition.  We are excited to get back to work and prepare for some Horizon League racing."

Individual Highlights – Women

• Natalie Lammers took fourth in the 1000 free, finishing in 11:14.39.
• Maddie Hammer led a Flames sweep in the 200 free, winning in 1:57.04.  Christina Neri and Beth Kelzer were second and third.
• Abby Kunze led a parade of Flames, including Hannah Olsen, Sydney Tobias, and Kelly McGowan, who finished second through fifth in the 100 back.
• Jessica Amyette and Becca Ballo finished in the top three in the 100 breast.
• Jasmine Rivera was UIC's top finisher in the 200 fly with a second place time of 2:15.12.
• Lexie Joy won the 50 free, half a second ahead of teammate Lauren Johnson in second.
• Johnson won the 100 free with Hammer not far behind in second.
• Joy got her second win in the 200 back, beating Olsen to the finish.  She also won the 100 fly.
• Neri claimed the 500 free with over four seconds of separation from the field.

Individual Highlights – Men

• Luke Hutchinson won the 1000 free, with Nathan Jesko not far behind in second.
• Jacob Cunningham, Gavin Wicklander, and Nick Koto claimed the top three spots in the 200 free.
• Danny Sivak won the 100 back.  Michael Tegeler, Josh Dellorto, and Connor Homans finished the sweep of the top four spots.
• Evan Johnson claimed the win in the 100 breast.
• Sivak claimed another win in the 50 free, and a third in the 200 back.
• Peter Andreev touched the wall first in the 100 free, in :48.14.
• Joe Perez won the 200 breast in 2:14.02.
• Hunter Crook's time of 4:42.43 was good for first in the 500 free.

Relay Highlights – Women

• The Flames came in second, just behind Butler, in the 200 medley relay.  Anna Scovill, Claudia Kirkpatrick, Mariah Clemons, and Lauren Johnson finished in 1:49.47.
• Flames teams also finished fourth and sixth.
• Joy, Nikki Eyssen, Misha Neal, and Neri won the 800 free relay.  The squad of Hammer, Morgan Bosse, Kelzer, and Johnson took second.

Relay Highlights – Men

• The Flames took the top three spots in the 200 medley relay.
• Frank Ruppel, Danny Sivak, Eric Weng, and Ethan Lee put together a winning time of 1:35.50.
• UIC closed the meet in style with a win in the 800 free relay, courtesy of Wicklander, Cunningham, Jesko, and Tegeler.

Up Next

• The Flames will open Horizon League competition next Friday.
• UIC will host Oakland at 5:00 pm at UIC Natatorium.