The Missouri Valley Conference competed in the fourth week of the 2024-25 swimming and diving season. The Valley had seven men’s and women’s programs in meets last week. Evansville, UIC, Indiana State, Little Rock, Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso competed for the women while UIC, Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso competed for the men.
The Valley will have seven women's teams competing this upcoming week with Southern Illinois hosting a meet. The men's teams will have four teams competing with all four teams competing at home.
Junior Lana Janson played a role in five event wins for Missouri State out of her six races over the weekend against Drury, including three individual wins. Janson won the 100-yard freestyle in both days against the Panthers with a 50.85 time on Friday and a 50.52 time on Saturday. She also won the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.00) on Saturday. Janson capped off the weekend with wins in both the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.09) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:23.02), the latter being a Valley-best.
Sophomore Maggie Arceneaux won three of the four diving events she competed in over the weekend, earning personal bests each time. On Friday against Drury from Breech Pool, Arceneaux won both the 1-meter (251.02) and 3-meter dives (249.52). She reset her personal bests against Saturday from Hammons Student Center Pool by putting up a 275.40 in the 1-meter and a 254.33 in the 3-meter dive.
Freshman Willem Huggins had four first place finishes in the dual meet against UIC onSaturday. Huggins had two individual first place finishes in the 100 and 200 backstroke. Huggins200 backstroke time was a NCAA “B” standard time at 1:48.29. Huggins also was a member ofthe first place finishing 400 medley relay and 200 free relay teams.
Sahara Visscher paced the Indiana State freshmen in the pool at the House of Paign Invite this past weekend as the Sycamores topped Vanderbilt, while falling to Illinois over the two-day meet. Visscher was involved in three of Indiana State's top relay teams, including the wins in both the 400 Freestyle Relay and 400 Medley Relay, while also taking on the field in both the 50 Backstroke Super Final and 100 Backstroke Super Final events. The St. Alberts, Alberta, Canada native was the Sycamores' best backstroke swimmer on the weekend and continues a strong season overall on the year with ISU's fastest times in both the 50 and 100 Backstroke, as well as strong relay splits.