The Starting Block

• The two-day competition with IU Indy, Milwaukee, and Green Bay is the start of the 2025-26 season for the Green and White.
• This will be the second season for the Vikings under head coach Trent Richardson.
• Cleveland State returns 22 athletes on the women's side and 20 on the men's squad.
• The Vikings welcomed 9 newcomers on the men's side and seven on the women's team.

 
Men's Notes

• IU Indy - Cleveland State is 3-3 all-time and 1-3 in Indianapolis.
  • Last swam the Jaguars in a two-day dual in 2023 with the Vikings falling both days.
• Milwaukee – The Vikings are 2-0 all-time and 1-0 in Indianapolis.
  • Last swam the Panthers in 2023 in Indy, winning 181-117.
• Green Bay – Cleveland State is 9-2 all-time with this being the first neutral site.
  • Last swam in 2019 with Green Bay winning 163-137.

 
Women's Notes

• IU Indy – The Jaguars are 6-2 all-time and 5-0 in their home pool.
  • Last swam the Jaguars swam in a two-day dual was in 2023, with CSU, falling both days.
• Milwaukee – The Vikings are 0-2 all-time and 0-1 in Indianapolis.
  • Last swam the Panthers in 2023 in Indy, falling 178-120.
• Green Bay – Cleveland State is 2-9 all-time, and this is the first neutral meeting.
  • Last swam in 2019, with Green Bay winning 151.5-148.5.

 
Get to Know Coach Richardson
Richardson enters his second year with the Green and White and is the fifth head coach in program history. In year one, he guided both teams to third-place finishes at the Horizon League Championships.
 
Preseason Rankings

• Both the men's and women's teams were picked to finish third in the Horizon League preseason poll.
• Oakland was picked to win the championships on both sides.

 
Chelf Looking for Three

• Senior Gracie Chelf is seeking to win her third consecutive Horizon League Championship in the 50-yard freestyle.
• Last season, she set school record times in both prelims and finals. Prelims were 22.85 and 22.78 in finals.

 
Replacing Champions

• The men will seek to replace 200-yard butterfly champion Paddy Johnston and four-time 400-yard IM champion Jackson Nester.
• The women will be without Giovanna Cappabianca, winner of the 200-yard breaststroke.

 
Divers Aiming for More at NCAA Zones

• Cleveland State sent four divers to zones last year, including three men and one woman.
• 1-meter consisted of Xander Austin, James Wolf, Brooke Eichel, and Ellie Seiter.
• The 3-meter featured Austin.

 
Outside the Pool Success

• Both teams received Scholar All-America Team honors for the Spring 2025 semester.
• The women's team posted a combined GPA of 3.63, while the men's program registered a team GPA of 3.32.

 
Up Next

• The Vikings will have a month until their next competition at the two-day Akron Zips Classic on Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.