Valpo swimming seniors Paige Wright (Surprise, Ariz./Paradise Honors) and Erica Martins (Hartland, Wis./Lake County Lutheran) each broke school records on Sunday to lead the Brown and Gold on the final day of the Phoenix Fall Classic in Chicago, Ill.
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams finished up the second day of the Phoenix Fall Classic at the University of Chicago on Saturday, a day which featured a multitude of swimmers moving up the program’s all-time charts in their respective events. The day was highlighted by freshman Mikayla DePover (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) taking first place in the 100 breaststroke.
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s swimming teams competed on the first day of action of the Phoenix Fall Classic at the University of Chicago Friday evening. The first day was highlighted by the women’s team of Paige Wright (Surprise, Ariz./Paradise Honors), Mikayla DePover (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island), Erica Martins (Hartland, Wis./Lake County Lutheran) and Morgan Markley (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell) shattering the 400-medley relay school record by almost six seconds.
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted their second home meet of the season Saturday afternoon against Saginaw Valley State University at the ARC pool. Two individual event wins apiece from freshman Mikayla DePover (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) and senior Paige Wright (Surprise, Ariz./Paradise Honors) led the Valpo women as the Brown and Gold defeated the Cardinals.
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams hit the road to face off against Youngstown State Saturday. The men’s team earned its first win of the year as it won nine out of the 14 events, with freshman Brian Daniels (Brookfield, Wis./Brooksfield) and sophomore Derek Eidson (Ventura, Calif./Ventura) both winning two individual events.
Valpo senior swimmer Paige Wright (Surprise, Ariz./Paradise Honors) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference co-Swimmer of the Week after an impressive performance in the team’s dual meet with Evansville last Friday.
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted a home meet on Friday night against the Evansville Purple Aces, the first home meet of the season for Valpo. Senior Paige Wright (Surprise Ariz./Paradise Honors) and freshman Mikayla DePover (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) led the Brown and Gold, as both won two individual events and were part of a winning relay as well.
The Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams traveled to West Lafayette, Ind. Saturday to compete at the 2019 Indiana Intercollegiates. Sophomore Billy Bennett (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) had the top individual finish of the day with a third-place effort, while senior Paige Wright (Surprise Ariz./Paradise Honors) had a sixth-place finish individually and was also part of a sixth-place relay.
Valparaiso University men’s and women’s swimming teams continued early action in the 2019-20 season on Friday afternoon in a tri-meet at Southern Illinois University against the Salukis and Bellarmine University.
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