CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois swim and dive team emerged victorious on senior day over Eastern Illinois 108-73 on Saturday (Feb. 1) from the ARC Pool. They finish the regular season with a 6-3 overall, 0-3 B1G record.
"I am so grateful for this group of seniors," said head coach Jeana Kempe. "They are incredible women, they're leaders in and out the pool, and have raised the standard in the Illinois program. Their legacy goes beyond the pool! It was a perfect day to celebrate them and head into the championship season!"
The 200 medley relay team of Suvana Baskar, Gwen Bakker, Abby Ninan and Marin McAndrew started the meet off with a gold medal on a time of 1:43.84. Baskar later went on to win the 100 backstroke (56.01).
Sara Jass recorded the program's second-fastest 100 IM (56.44) in her second-place finish and Kalina Nikolaeva swam the program's sixth-fastest 100 IM (58.40) in her exhibition.
Adelaide Reaser won the 1000 freestyle on a season-best time of 10:09.14 and Paloma Canos Cervera took second place (10:16.72). Reaser also later won the 100 butterfly (56.42).
Sydney Stoll won the 100 IM on a pool record time (55.51), she later swam the program's seventh-fastest 50 freestyle (23.08) leading off the 200 free relay and picked up the event crown in the 500 freestyle (4:53.52)
Sophia Yousuf took the event win in the 200 freestyle (1:50.71), Laurel Bludgen won the 100 freestyle (50.77) and Jane Umhofer won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.10).
The all senior 200 freestyle relay team of Stoll, Logan Kuehne, Umhofer and Molly Yetter finished off the meet the way it began, with a win (1:33.51).
TOP-10 PROGRAM MARKS
Second – 100 IM: Sara Jass (56.44)
Sixth – 100 IM: Kalina Nikolaeva (58.40)
Seventh – 50 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (23.08)
POOL RECORDS
50 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (23.08)
100 IM: Sydney Stoll (55.51)
EVENT WINNERS
50 freestyle: Maggie Adler (23.79)
100 freestyle: Laurel Bludgen (50.77)
100 backstroke: Suvana Baskar (56.01)
100 butterfly: Adelaide Reaser (56.42)
100 breaststroke: Jane Umhofer (1:04.10)
100 IM: Sydney Stoll (55.51)
200 freestyle: Sophia Yousuf (1:50.71)
200 freestyle relay: Sydney Stoll, Logan Kuehne, Jane Umhofer, Molly Yetter (1:33.51)
200 medley relay: Suvana Baskar, Gwen Bakker, Abby Ninan and Marin McAndrew (1:43.84)
500 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (4:53.52)
1000 freestyle: Adelaide Reaser (10:09.14)
PERSONAL BESTS
50 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (23.08)
50 freestyle: Maggie Adler (23.79)
50 freestyle: Liv Dorshorst (24.92)
50 backstroke: Kalina Nikolaeva (26.75)
100 freestyle: Laurel Bludgen (50.77)
100 freestyle: Sara Jass (51.09)
100 freestyle: Jane Umhofer (51.74)
100 butterfly: Adelaide Reaser (56.42)
100 backstroke: Maggie Adler (58.41)
100 breaststroke: Molly Yetter (1:09.16)
100 IM: Sara Jass (56.44)
100 IM: Kalina Nikolaeva (58.40)
100 IM: Laurel Bludgen (59.57)
200 freestyle: Chloe Diner (1:49.80)
200 freestyle: Sophia Yousuf (1:50.71)
200 freestyle: Molly Yetter (1:53.70)
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue aquatics crew is off until Feb. 19-22 when they return to action for the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
