TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman men's and women's swim-dive teams will return home to host the Anderson Ravens on Friday night at 6 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN'S NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 0-1 in dual meets this season after falling to DePauw in their season opener.
* The women's team is coming off a third-place finish at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational.
* The 3x100 medley relay team of
Janey Leiker,
Avery Witt, and
Rithika Bangalore Mahesh led the team with an event win with a time of 3:20.46.
* The trio also claimed a second-place finish in the 3x100 butterfly relay with a time of 3:10.78.
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Catherine Bath was the standout individually with a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:31.56.
* Rose-Hulman has been picked to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 29 points and one first-place vote.
* The Rose-Hulman women's team comes off a third-place finish at last season's HCAC Championships.
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Catherine Bath was the standout with two event wins in the 500 Freestyle (5:10.09) and the 1650 Freestyle (17:59.20).
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Avery Witt returns to the team after earning the HCAC Newcomer of the Year in last year's championship.
* The team is led by Head Coach
Keith Crawford in his 18th season with the Fightin' Engineers.
* After hosting Anderson, the women's swim-dive team will host Wittenberg on Friday, November 21, at 6 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 0-2 in dual meets this season after losses to DePauw and Wabash.
* The men's team is coming off a dual meet loss to Wabash with a final score of 174-124.
* The team finished the meet with five event wins and 23 top-three finishes.
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Parker Siddons was named the HCAC Diver of the Week for his two event wins in the 1-meter (220.05) and 3-meter (175.00) diving competitions.
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Carter Kirtz earned HCAC Swimmer of the Week for his exceptional performance with two event wins in the 100 breaststroke (59.21) and the 200 breaststroke (2:11.51).
* The team has been selected to repeat as the HCAC Champions as the preseason favorite in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 35 points and five first-place votes.
* The Fightin' Engineers concluded last season by winning their fifth consecutive HCAC Championship.
* The team brought home nine school records and 13 HCAC event championships in the meet.
* Two key returners include
Parker Siddons, who was named HCAC Diver of the Year, and
Trevor Wiley, who earned HCAC Newcomer of the Year.
* The team is led by Head Coach
Keith Crawford in his 18th season with the Fightin' Engineers.
* After hosting Anderson, the men's swim-dive team will host Wittenberg on Friday, November 21, at 6 PM.