COLUMBIA, KY. - Indiana Wesleyan Men's and Women's Swim and Dive opened the 2026-27 season Friday night at the 14th Annual Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy Invitational, hosted by Lindsey Wilson. After day one, the women lead the five-team field with 347 points, 71 ahead of the host Blue Raiders, while the men sit fourth with 169 points. Emma Bledsoe won the 200 IM, and the 200 Free Relay of Marissa Howett, Mia Field, Ellie Hayward and Marta Sinsabaugh opened the meet with a victory. David Beatty led the men with a third-place finish in the 50 Free.


WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Indiana Wesleyan - 347
2. Lindsey Wilson - 276
3. Campbellsville - 246
4. UT Southern - 81
5. West Virginia Tech – 17

1. Lindsey Wilson - 408.5
2. UT Southern - 207
3. Campbellsville - 180.5
4. Indiana Wesleyan - 169
5. West Virginia Tech - 108

• 200 Free Relay - Marissa Howett, Mia Field, Ellie Hayward, Marta Sinsabaugh - 1st - 1:43.40
• 200 IM - Emma Bledsoe - 1st - 2:20.78
• 400 Medley Relay - Marta Sinsabaugh, Emma Bledsoe, Cassidy Rogers, Marissa Howett - 2nd - 4:12.85
• 50 Free - Marta Sinsabaugh - 3rd - 25.67
• 200 IM - Marta Sinsabaugh - 5th - 2:24.80
• 50 Free - Marissa Howett - 5th - 26.13
• 500 Free - Ellie Hayward - 6th - 5:55.27

• 50 Free - David Beatty - 3rd - 22.43
• 400 Medley Relay - Dawson Lynch, Xander Ankney, Gavin Barnes, David Beatty - 3rd - 3:43.10
• 200 Free Relay - Hudson Vonk, Xander Ankney, Dawson Lynch, David Beatty - 4th - 1:30.45
• 200 IM - Hudson Vonk - 5th - 2:03.76
• 200 IM - Grayson Wells - 9th - 2:09.79
• 500 Free - Caden Kerns - 13th - 5:43.86

• "For our first competition swims of the season, we have done well. We're swimming a bit splashy but are holding good technique principles. This meet is best used for getting a scope of where we are at and I feel we are learning a lot that we can take into our training!"

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