TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology claimed five first place finishes in a dual match against nationally ranked DePauw University on Wednesday at the Sports and Recreation Center.

Three of the first place efforts came in the diving portion of the meet.  Freshman Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio/Revere) won the women's one-meter with 136.45 points, while freshman Mark Parzych (Pearland, Texas/Central) had 202.70 points to win the men's one-meter.

In men's three-meter diving, sophomore Matt Melton (Griffith) earned first place with 193 points.  On the swimming side, freshman Stephanie Hance (Noblesville) won the 100-backstroke with a time of 1:05.94 and the 200-yard freestyle relay team of junior Amber Jackson (Wellford, S.C.), freshman Sarah Nejfelt (Gosport/Edgewood), junior Leslie Cottingham (Attica/Seeger) and freshman Jessica Neeb (Fountaintown/New Palestine) won in 2:10.75.

Rose-Hulman bolstered the team score with a number of second-place efforts.  Runner-ups included sophomore Nick Lee (Bryan, Texas) in the 200-freestyle (1:48.97) and the 100-backstroke (56.09); freshman Deborah Aleksa (Glendale, Ariz./Dear Valley) in the 200-individual medley (2:28.32) and 500-freestyle (5:42.75); sophomore Steven Vande Lune (Kokomo) in the 1,650-freestyle (18:18.85); junior Jacob Sorensen (Enterprise, Ala.) in the 200-individual medley (2:02.62); junior Adam Effinger (Plainfield) in the 100-butterfly (52.69); senior Elaine Kratz (Telford, Pa.) in the 100-freestyle (1:00.90); and relay teams in the 200-medley relay and 200-freestyle relay.

Rose-Hulman returns to action at the University of Evansville Tri-Meet, with Vincennes University, on Saturday at 2 p.m.