TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – highlighted a record-setting night for Indiana State swimming & diving by setting the program's first Missouri Valley Conference record as the Sycamores topped both Ball State (216-84) and Butler (251-42) on Friday night inside the Vigo County Aquatic Center.
Parsons went 4:52.65 over the first 500 yards and closed out the race in 4:53.71 over the final 500 yards on her way to winning the event by 21 full seconds after touching the wall in 9:46.34. The Terre Haute, Ind. native's mark broke her previous career-best (9:57.49) by over 11 seconds and shattered the Missouri Valley record by over four seconds to break a mark that had been standing since 2010.