TERRE HAUTE, Ind.--The Bluffton University men's and women's swimming teams kicked off the 2023 Heartland Conference Championship with a pair of swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Just missing a top-5 spot in the Bluffton record books by a mere one hundredth of a second, freshman Riley Bruns (Maria Stein/Marion Local) took 22nd with a 25.04 at Vigo Schools Aquatic Center on Thursday.

Also placing 22nd, but on the women's side, was another freshman, Sydney Grisier (Bryan). She hit the finish at 32.27.

Bluffton will be back in the pool on Friday, February 17, when Grisier and Bruns both tackle the 100-yard breaststroke and Grisier goes off the 1-meter diving board.