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Swimming and Diving Falls in Two-Day Dual Meet Against Missouri State

The Flames Return to Competition Against Valparaiso Entering Next Weekend.

1/25/2025 3:51:00 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Jan. 25, 2025) – The UIC swimming and diving program found themselves in the midst of two days of competition against Missouri State but ultimately fell short in dual meet action. The men's team fell to the Bears, 214-139 and the women's team finished the meet trailing, 251.5-98.5.
 
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
 
"The team competed extremely well this weekend against the number one women's team and the number two men's team in the Missouri Valley Conference. I'm proud of the way they gave it their all and supported one another. It was amazing to leave the meet with two pool records with Jack Mills in the 1,650 freestyle and Harrison Nolan on the three-meter diving board. We can't wait to see what's in store for the team as we head into the final stretch."
 
COMMENT FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
 
"The diving events this weekend went well. We had five divers achieve personal best performances and one diver who had a season-high performance. This was a way to end the dual meet for the divers this season and I'm looking forward to our championship portion of the season."
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES | SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
 
Men's
 
Harrison Nolan (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield/Kentucky)
 
 
 
 
  • One-Meter diving – 1st Place – 370.73 points
  • Three-Meter diving – 1st Place – 417.90 Points*
 
 Note: Winning the three-meter diving event with the score of 417.90 points, Nolan not only set a new career-high in the event but set the new record at the Hammons Student Center Pool. He surpassed Missouri alumni Carlo Lopez's 400.28-point performance in 2019.
 
Jack Mills (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute)
 
 
  • 500 Freestyle – 1st Place – 4:33.96
  • 1,650 Freestyle – 1st Place – 15:44.07*
  • 200 Freestyle – 4th Place – 1:44.55.
 
Note: Finishing the 1,650 Freestyle in 15:44.07, Mills set a new record at the Hammons Student Center Pool, surpassing Missouri State alumni's Eric Bintner, who finished in 15:49.07 in 2002.
 
James McCarthy (Minnetonka, Minn./DeLaSalle)
 
 
  • 400 Individual Medley – 1st Place – 4:00.89
  • 200 Individual Medley – 4th Place – 1:55.07
  • 200 Breaststroke – 5th Place – 2:05.03
  • 100 Breaststroke – 7th Place – 1:00.23
 
Women's
 
Kerry-Leigh Morrison (Gauteng, South Africa/St. Mary's School)
 
 
 
  • Three-Meter diving event – 1st Place – 307.43 points*
  • One-Meter diving event – 4th Place – 248.10 points*
 
Note*: 307.43 points is a new personal best for Morrison.
 
Sophie Stefanac (Fenton, Mich./Fenton)
 
 
 
  • 100 Backstroke – 2nd Place – 57.31
  • 200 Backstroke – 3rd Place – 2:02.82*
  • 100 Butterfly – 6th Place – 57.45
 
Note*: Stefanac's finish in the 200 backstroke was a new personal best for the sophomore.
 
Georgina Bell (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington Girls College)
 
 
 
  • 200 Backstroke – 2nd Place – 2:01.73
  • 100 Backstroke – 5th Place – 58.90
OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
 
  • Graduate student Rafe Dolan Peterson (Austin, Minn./Austin/Green Bay) collected a win in the 100 Freestyle, finishing in 44.99 seconds.
  • Finishing in third place in the 400 individual medley, senior Daniel Galinski (Elmwood Park, Ill./Elmwood Park) finished in 4:03.70, a new personal best. Galinski later logged in second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.76), a new season best.
  • Swimming alongside Galinski in the 200 breaststroke was sophomore Matthew Lofstrom (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain) who also earned a season-best 2:04.71 to place in fourth.
  • In the women's 100 backstroke, junior Isabella Drake (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Union) finish in a season-best 57.31 seconds to place third.
  • Collecting back-to-back sixth place finishes in the 500 (5:21.94) and 1,650 (18:31.61), junior Brianna Corro (Muskego, Wis./Waukesha South) logged new season bests.
  • On the three-meter diving board, sophomores Christian Curtis (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor) and Sami Kassir (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) each earned personal bests. Curtis finished third in the event, scoring 336.15 points. Kassir finished with a score of 291.08 points.
  • One the one-meter board, senior Gabriella Richards (Saline, Mich./Saline) finished in fourth with a personal-best 239.08 points. Freshman Camryn Gantzer (Frisco, Texas/Frisco Reedy) finished with a personal-best, scoring 230.48 points to finish in fifth place in the event.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Flames remain on the road next weekend when they travel to Valparaiso to take on the Beacons Friday, Jan. 31 at the Valparaiso Aquatics Center. Events are set to begin at 5 p.m. (CT). Fans are encouraged to followed along on the Meet Mobile app, available for purchase on both Apple and Android phones.
 
 
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