Two swimmers cracked the program's record book on Saturday as the Valparaiso men's and women's swimming teams competed at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.
 
How It Happened

• Both of the new record book entries came from entries in the men's 100 IM. Junior Luke Snider (Germantown, Tenn./Memphis University School) placed 15^th with a time of 54.36, good for seventh in program history, while senior Brendan Stangeland (West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne) touched the wall in 55.45 to move into ninth in program history.
• The school record holder in the event, junior Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) led the Beacons in the 100 IM with a time of 53.13 to place eighth — Valpo's top individual finish of the day. Oostman also paced the Beacons in the 100 back with a time of 52.52, good for 13^th place.
• Sophomore Nate Bolinger (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) led the Beacon men in a pair of events as well, posting times of 1:45.01 in the 200 free and 53.22 in the 100 fly.
• Valpo placed two swimmers in the top-15 of the 500 free. Junior Tim Mai (St. Johns, Fla./Creekside) came home 12^th, covering the distance in 4:57.37, while junior Eli Liebmann (Belleville, Ill./Belleville West) placed 15^th with a time of 4:59.47.
• On the women's side, sophomore Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton) led Valpo in a pair of individual events. Keese paced the Beacon contingent in the 50 free, placing 15^th with a time of 25.38, and the 100 back, posting a time of 1:02.17.
• A pair of swimmers contributed to Valpo's team score in the 500 free as well. Freshman Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) finished 12^th with a time of 5:25.96, while sophomore Olivia Tressler (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) finished 16^th with a time of 5:43.69.
• The Valpo men placed fifth out of eight teams in the team standings, accumulating 84 points, while the women tallied sixth place to finish seventh out of nine teams.

 
Next Up
Valpo makes its home debut at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center next weekend with a pair of tri-meets. The Beacons welcome Quincy and Illinois Tech Friday evening at 5 p.m., followed by Bellarmine and Eastern Illinois Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.