NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aubrey Hull claimed two events in two days to lead Vanderbilt swimming at this weekend’s tri-meet against Indiana State and Illinois at the Vigo County Aquatic Center.
She finished first in the 200 back on Friday and was the winner of the 100 back on Saturday, and Ellie Butler added a runner-up result in the 200 fly although it was not enough to prevent the Commodores from falling to both the Sycamores and Fighting Illini.
Vanderbilt closes out the fall season with the Phill Hansel Invitational, a three-day competition hosted by Houston that begins on Nov. 19.
Meet Highlights
-Hull picked up the Dores’ first victory of the meet Friday night in the 200 back.
-The sophomore came back on Saturday morning and won the 100 back as well.
-Butler was runner-up in the 200 fly on the opening day of the competition.
-Melissa Cowen earned a third-place finish with Emily Constable also among the top five in the 200 breast.
-Bailey Ratzburg touched the wall fourth in the 200 IM while Constable led Vandy with a fifth-place finish in the 100 breast.
-Kate Heintz placed among the top five in the 100 fly.
Notes
-The win in the 200 back on the opening night of the competition was Hull’s third of the season in as many different events.
-When she returned in the morning to finish first in the 100 back, it was also her team-leading 12th individual victory of her career.
-Hull also now ranks among the top five on the squad in the 50 free after pacing Vandy in the race on Saturday.
-Butler’s 2:05.14 mark in the 200 fly is second-best on the team this fall, coming in her first time swimming the event at the collegiate level.
-This marked the second straight season that Vandy has faced Indiana State and Illinois in a tri-meet after the three competed at the House of ‘Paign Invite in Champaign, Illinois, last October.
