Fort Pierce, Fla. - Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving will have their second meet of the year Friday morning as they head north to face Indian River State College. 

Meet Details
Teams: St. Thomas University at Indian River State College
Date: Friday, October 16 | 11:00 am
Location: Fort Pierce, Fla. | Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex

TYR Fall Classic Recap

The Bobcats faced a tough field at their first meet, the TYR Fall Classic, two weeks ago. The  Men's team performed the best in the 200-yard IM. Eric Risland won the first A final for the Bobcats in the 2026-2027 season, finishing with a 1:56.91 time in the 200-yard IM. Istvan Akos Besenyi also won the B final in the same event, with a time of 1:55.98. In the 200-yard backstroke, Brandon Holder won the B final with a time of 1:53.35. 

The best performer for the Women was Emma Phillips. Individually, the captain finished fifth out of seven teams in the 100-yard breaststroke A final, which was ahead of two NCAA Division I swimmers with a time of 1:06.63. Phillips also finished 6th in the A final for the 200-yard breaststroke. Celina Myers finished above two swimmers in the 200-yard butterfly. Ingeborg Marie Smehaug finished sixth in both the 200-yard IM and the 400-yard IM A finals. 

Scouting Indian River

Indian River's swimming teams are one of the best junior college programs in any sport. The reigning NJCAA National Champions in both Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving defeated Florida Atlantic's men's team and lost to FAU's women's team last month.