CHICAGO, IL & GRAND RAPIDS, MI-UChicago Swim & Dive sent splits squads on the road to take on Division 1 cross-town rival UIC and #15 (W)/#9 (M) Calvin in Grand Rapids, MI. With several athletes unavailable due to illness and injury, the Maroons were stretched thin at both meets, but found a way to beat Calvin, one of the top D3 men's teams, and stay competitive with their women's team while also staying competitive against a D1 team UIC on the women's side.
On the boards, Sumi Allen, Dani Killeen, Lilia Atanda & Veronica Fong all achieved NCAA Provisional Scores on 1M Diving, with Fong also achieving the score on 3M.
In the pool, Cooper Costello continued his impressive in-season swimming, surpassing the NCAA B Cut standards in both the 100 and 200 fly to takes dominate wins in both events. Christopher Xia's win in the 100 breast also earned a NCAA B-Cut. Sebi Vernhes earned B Cuts with wins in the 100 free and teaming up with Jonathan Tang, John Butler, Ben Catton for a decisive victory in the 200 Free Relay.
TEAM RESULTS
No. 7 Women's Team
Calvin 172-UChicago 123
UIC 180-UChicago 102
No. 4 Men's Team
UChicago 168-Calvin 129
UIC 209-UChicago 63
UCHICAGO MEN'S WINNERS
UCHICAGO WOMEN'S WINNERS AT UIC
UCHICAGO WOMEN'S EVENT WINNERS AT CALVIN
What's Next: UChicago will return home on February 1st at 1:00 PM for their final dual meet of the season taking on Hope College. Prior to the meet, they will honor their 2025 Senior Class.
