CHICAGO – The UIC men's and women's swimming and diving programs opened the 2025-26 season today, hosting the Southern Illinois Salukis inside Flames Natatorium for a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) dual meet. SIU would come out on top over UIC on both the men's and women's sides in the opening meet.
The Flames had four zone cuts following the conclusion of the meet. With their performances in diving,
Kerry-Leigh Morrison reached in the 3-meter dive,
Christian Curtis in the 1-meter dive, and
Harrison Nolan in the 3-meter and 1-meter dives.
COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEY DELL
"I'm really proud of the way the team competed tonight against the 2025 MVC runner ups. We saw some really impressive times this early in the season and I'm confident that it's just going to get even better from here. Comparing the results from tonight with the results from our meet a year ago makes me extremely excited for this season!"
COMMENTS FROM ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH / HEAD DIVING COACH SUSAN BROMBERG
"It was a great 1st meet of the season! The freshman divers did great, and our veteran diver did awesome."
NOTABLE PERFORMERS
Men's
Harrison Nolan
3-meter dive / first place / 359.10
1-meter dive / second place / 319.28
Jay Stewart
50-yard free / first place / 20.30
100-yard fly / first place / 48.83
200-yard medley relay / second place / 1:32.52
400-yard free relay / second place / 3:03.04
James McCarthy
200-yard breast / first place / 2:03.06
400-yard IM / second place / 4:07.47
200-yard medley relay / fourth place / 1:34.05
200-yard fly / fifth place / 1:58/49
Women's
Kerry-Leigh Morrison
1-meter dive / first place / 257.78
3-meter dive / first place / 282.75
Samantha Wilson
200-yard fly / first place / 2:03.09
100-yard fly / second place / 56.77
400-yard medley relay / second place / 1:49.50
Molly Kroeger
1000-yard free / second place / 10:26.53
500-yard free / second place / 5:03.76
400-yard free relay / second place / 3:29.17
RELAY TEAM NOTES
Women's 200-yard medley relay, UIC-A:
Georgina Bell,
Ruhee Chetan,
Maya Arroyo, Zoe Shield, second place, 1:46.19
Men's 200-yard medley relay, UIC-A:
Patton Shaar,
Noah Pelinkovic,
Jay Stewart,
Neiman Kumler, second place, 1:32.52
Women's 400-yard free relay, UIC-A:
Madison Helmick,
Zoe Shields,
Molly Kroeger,
Samantha Wilson, second place, 3:29.17
Mne's 400-yard free relay, UIC-A:
Jay Stewart,
Brady Cannon,
Neiman Kumler,
James Story / second place / 3:03.04
UP NEXT
The women's swimming team will be back in action next when they host the Illinois State Redbirds inside Flames Natatorium on Friday, October 17
th at 4:00 p.m. The men's team will return to action on Friday, October 24
th, when they host the Ball State Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. in Flames Natatorium.
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