BLOOMINGTON/ELKHART, Ind. – The Fighting Illini swim and dive programs both wrapped up the first day of their season finales on Thursday, March 9. The swim team is out in Elkhart, Ind. for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships. While the dive team is in Bloomington, Ind. for the NCAA Diving Zones C. Sophomore Logan Kuehne broke the school record in the 50 butterfly prelims (24.64). This time qualified her for the finals where she placed ninth (24.66).

FROM ELKHART

Four other Illini qualified for the night finals: Sophomore Sydney Stoll (200 IM), freshman Sara Jass (200 IM), freshman Liv Dorshorst (500 freestyle) and sophomore Suvana Baskar (50 backstroke).

Stoll (3rd, 2:00.94) and Jass (5th, 2:01.37) both qualified for the finals in the 200 IM. They flipped positions in the finals; Jass touched third (1:59.85) and Stoll touched fifth (2:00.90).

Baskar swam the school's new third best 50 backstroke time in the finals (25.35) and placed 11th overall, she qualified with a 25.53. Dorshorst recorded the programs fourth fastest 500 freestyle in the prelims (4:51.01). She placed 19th in the finals (4:57.00).

TEAM SCORES (10th/42)
1. Tennessee – 216
2. Indiana – 183.5
3. California-San Diego – 171.5
4. Queens Univ. of Charlotte – 151
5. Akron – 143.5
6. TCU – 141
7. Ohio State – 140.5
8. FIU – 140
9. Grand Canyon Univ. – 117
10. Illinois – 104

FROM BLOOMINGTON

Two divers competed in the three-meter dive today,  juniors Brooke and Taylor Michael. Brooke placed 24th with a score of 260.60 and Taylor placed 37th with a score of 234.10.

UP NEXT
The swim and dive teams are both back in action tomorrow, March 10, for the second day of their respective post season finales.

NOTES

• Logan Kuehne broke the school record in the 50 fly (24.64), placed 10th and qualified for finals.
  • She placed ninth in the finals (24.66).
• Sydney Stoll (3rd, 2:00.94) and Sara Jass (5th, 2:01.37) both qualified in 200 IM.
  • Jass placed third (1:59.85) and Stoll placed fifth (2:00.90) in the finals.
• Liv Dorshorst placed 13th in the 500 freestyle prelims (4:51.01), fourth best time in school history.
  • She placed 19th in the finals (4:57.00).
• Suvana Baskar placed 11th on a 25.35, a new program third-best mark.
  • She placed 12th in the 50 back prelims and qualified on a 25.53
• 200 freestyle relay team placed 12th: Laurel Bludgen (23.80), Logan Kuehne (23.05), Lily Olson (22.92), Sydney Stoll (23.40) - 1:33.17.
• Sara Jass new PB in 50 breaststroke (29.47).
• Lauren Beard new PB in 100 freestyle (51.84).
• Alexis Wendel new PB in 100 backstroke (56.01).