CHICAGO (Jan 26, 2024) – On a night of celebration for the 11 UIC seniors, the Flames' swimming and diving teams were victorious against Evansville, but fell short against Missouri State in a tri-meet on Friday evening at Flames Natatorium.
 
FINAL SCORES
Men's
UIC 145, Evansville 88
Missouri State 132, UIC 107
Missouri State 168, Evansville 69
 
Women's
UIC 156, Evansville 64
Missouri State 162, UIC 78
Missouri State 187, Evansville 42
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
"Tonight was an absolute blast. It was a different kind of line-up than we usually do, so it was great to see the mile and 400 individual medley for the first time in a while. It was awesome for our women to compete against last year's Missouri Valley Conference champions in Missouri State. It was also great for the men to have such a close meet against a Mid-American Conference top-two team in Missouri State. That is a great accomplishment."
 
COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
"I thought that overall everyone did great. The highlights were when Bruno Carrillo and Hunter Trautmann each made NCAA Division I Zone Diving Championship cuts on the three-meter diving board. Sami Kassir had season-best scores on both boards!"
 
DIVING
Men's

• UIC took the top four spots on the three meter-diving board to open the meet. Junior Cole Tremewan (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) finished first with 348 points, while sophomore Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield) placed second (343.65 points) in the event. Sophomore Bruno Carrillo (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) finished in third with 339 points and senior Hunter Trautmann (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) placed fourth with 322.50 points, with Carrillo and Trautmann both qualifying for the NCAA Division I Zone Diving Championships in March.
• Later in the meet, Nolan won on the one-meter board with a score of 339.40 points. Carrillo was not far behind, placing second with 324.20 points.
• Freshman Sami Kassir (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) earned career high marks on the three-meter board (241.55 points) and the one-meter board (247.35 points).

 
Women's

• Junior Ciara McCliment (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) finished second with a three-meter score of 259.50 points.
• Sophomore Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/St. Mary's School)placed third on the three-meter board, finishing with 246.45 points. Morrison followed that up with a win on the one-meter board, scoring 247.30 points.
• Sophomore Kathryn Kleczka (Franklin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) finished third in the one meter competition with 224.70 points.

 
SWIMMING
Men's

• UIC's first individual win of the night came from freshman Jack Mills (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute) in the men's 1,650 free with a time of 15:48.23. His second first-place finish came in the 500 free (4:38.05).
• Senior Jan Komorowski (Lódz, Poland/Lódz University of Technology) earned a first-place finish in the men's 200 free with a time of 1:41.51.
• Freshman James McCarthy (Minnetonka, Minn./DeLaSalle) finished first in the 400 individual medley (3:58.28).
• Junior Daniel Galinski (Elmwood Park, Ill./Elmwood Park) finished third in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in 56.51 seconds.

 
Women's

• Sophomore Madison Helmick's (Bingham Farms, Mich./Birmingham Groves) finished first in her lone individual race of the night, the 200 free (1:53.76).
• Sophomore Isabella Drake (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Union) had a strong showing in the 100 backstroke, finishing second with a time of 58.35 seconds.
• Senior Taira Juronis (Palos Hills, Ill./Amos Alonzo Stagg) ended up in second place in the 200 breaststroke, finishing in 1:06.78.
• Freshman Coco Roy (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Preparatory) came in third in the 400 individual medley with a 4:45.41 time.

 
UP NEXT!
The Flames return to competition Saturday, playing host to the UIC Invitational, which is set to take place in two different locations. The swimmers will be competing at the FMC Natatorium in suburban Westmont, Ill., while the divers will be competing back at the Flames Natatorium. Both locations are free to the public and are scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. (CT). Fans are encouraged to follow on Meet Mobile, downloadable on both Apple and Android phones.
 
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