OXFORD, Ohio, October 31. THE No. 16 Purdue men's swimming and diving team picked up their first win of the season last night, defeating the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks 187-113. The Boilermakers won 12 of 16 events to go on to the victory.
David Boudia continued his record-breaking ways with a 476.70 in the 3-meter diving event, beating second place by over 90 points. Boudia's mark also sets a school record, smashing the previous high of 423.15 (David Colturi, 2008).
The Boilermakers went on to sweep the diving events, with David Colturi posting a season-high 351.05 to win the 1-meter.
The team of Chris Pfaff, Aaron Koger, Kyle House and Ben Wachtel picked up a win in the 400 medley relay. Their time of 3:25.78 is the fastest swam by a Purdue team in that event this season.
Koger was also victorious in the 100 and 200 breast, swimming a 56.74 and a 2:03.61, respectively.
Pfaff also pulled triple duty, winning the 100 back in 51.30 and the 200 back in 1:54.52.
Ben Wachtel, Gage Barry, Ben Roscoe and House finished things off with a win in the 400 free relay, posting a 3:08.78 to secure the victory for Purdue.
The No. 16 Boilermakers (1-0) are back in action next weekend when they travel to Northwestern on Friday and Notre Dame on Saturday. The meet in Evanston starts at 6 p.m. ET, while things kick off in South Bend at 2 p.m. ET.
Special thanks to Purdue for contributing this report.
Results: Purdue vs. Miami-Ohio
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