WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, November 20. THE Purdue women's swimming and diving team broke two records Friday during the first day of the Purdue Invitational as senior Ashley Karnes took down the facility record in the 3-meter and freshman Caitlin Hamilton broke the school's freshman record in the 500-yard freestyle.
"We had a really solid day," head coach John Klinge said. "I thought tonight went better than this morning, and we had probably 75 percent season-best or lifetime-best times this morning. Obviously, Ashley setting the facility record was a highlight, as well as Caitlin's freshman record. Ariel (Martin) going under 23 (seconds) three times was a really good confidence builder for her. Hopefully, we will just get better each session as the meet goes on."
Hamilton broke her second school freshman record by touching the wall in 4 minutes, 47.51 seconds to finish third. The Normal, Ill., native broke the previous record of 4:48.11 set by Susan Wolfe in 1991 and moved past Wolfe to second on Purdue's all-time performance list in the event. Hamilton also holds the Purdue freshman record in the 1,000 freestyle after her 9:57.11 swim on Nov. 7.
"When I touched the wall I was so excited because it was a lifetime-best time," Hamilton said. "I was not expecting to go that fast. I would have been happy with breaking 4:50. I didn't know it was a freshman record, but it's so exciting. It's cool to be going this fast at this point in the season with no rest, just throwing a Pro (suit) on and seeing what I could do. There was a lot of emotion put into that race, and having a positive outcome is always amazing."
Karnes led four Purdue scorers in the top-seven places from the highest springboard. Karnes, a Bloomington, Ind., native, won the event by scoring 370.20 points, a total that betters the record of 365.40 set by teammate Casey Matthews on Nov. 7. The score puts Karnes at the top of the Doris Z. Holloway Pool list for the second time in her career, as she held the record at 363.50 before Matthews put together her record-breaking performance.
"This was my first meet of the season (contesting the 3-meter) and I was trying a new dive, so really I was just trying to get in the swing of things," Karnes said. "(Head diving coach) Adam (Soldati) said before we competed to have our cue words and focus on that and only on that. A lot of times my mind wanders, but this meet I really tried to focus on my cues and nothing else. I think that's what made this meet so successful."
Karnes was followed by junior Erin Mertz, who finished second with a season-best score of 329.60 that moves her to sixth on Purdue's all-time performance list in the event. Matthews scored 286.90 points to place sixth, and junior Kara Cook was seventh with her score of 284.95.
Junior Ariel Martin added her name to the list of Purdue swimmers that have exceeded the NCAA provisional standard with her time of 22.97 in the preliminary round of the 50-yard freestyle. She then bettered that with a fourth-place, 22.91 finish in the final. Classmate Lisa Butler finished seventh in 23.75 after she swam a season-best time of 23.37 during the morning session. Freshman Lauren Nichols finished 14th with her 23.65 time after touching the wall in 23.60 to qualify.
Purdue's 200 freestyle relay team of Martin, Nichols, Lauren Gustafson and Butler also swam an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 1:32.31 while finishing third. The Boilermakers' 400 medley team of Smith, Jessica Davis, Seraphina Van and Martin swam to a sixth-place finish in 3:45.99.
Sophomore Lauren Roth won the 500 freestyle ‘C' final with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 4:52.24. Smith finished seventh in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:03.74 after turning in a then-season-best 2:04.10 time in the preliminary round. Van also earned two season-best times in the race as she finished 12th in the final with her 2:05.11 time after qualifying in 2:05.47.
Gustafson finished 19th in the final of the 50 freestyle with her 23.95 time. The Columbus, Ind., native tied for 16th in the morning session with a season-best time of 23.81, but was beaten by one-hundredth of a second in a swim-off for the last ‘B' final spot. Junior Katie Beck swam a season-best 24.14 in the preliminary round before finishing 23rd in the final in 24.41, while sophomore Sara Bogert touched the wall in 24.21 in the morning session and finished 24th in the final with her 24.42 time.
Sophomore Amy Gutwein also earned a season-best time in the 500 freestyle when she stopped the clock in 5:02.98 during the morning session. Freshman Courtney Tumbush just missed a season-best clocking with her 5:05.04 time, and junior Jessica Skiba turned in a 5:07.09 finish. Sophomore Kristen Gilson finished the race in 5:09.69, and freshmen Katie Guell and Ellie Roeing touched the wall in 5:13.92 and 5:17.10, respectively.
In addition to Smith and Van, the other seven Boilermakers in the 200 IM also swam season-best times during the morning swim. Junior Mary-Margaret Lopez touched the wall in 2:09.53, senior Christine Inman clocked 2:09.62 and freshmen Katie Hingst and Tumbush stopped the clock in 2:11.33 and 2:12.92, respectively. Sophomore Christina Jacobs recorded a 2:13.02 time, freshman Megan Roach finished in 2:14.72 and sophomore Susie Fawcett touched the wall in 2:15.82.
Also in the morning session, senior Leah Henninger and freshman Emily McIlrath recorded times of 24.34 and 24.52, respectively, in their first 50 freestyle of the season. Freshman Nora Brolsma added a season-best time of 24.79 in the race, and Davis and sophomore Allison Frisbie clocked season-best times of 24.98 and 25.56, respectively. Senior Elizabeth Holmes finished the race in 25.72.
Purdue scored 185 points during the first day of competition and sits third with two days remaining. Michigan leads the team scoring with 211 points and is followed by Louisville's 207 points. Arkansas is fourth with 164 points, while Ohio State's 132 points are fifth and Missouri State's total of 64 points stands sixth.
Meanwhile, the 16th-ranked Purdue men's swimming and diving team scored 206 points Friday at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center and is in third place after day one of the Purdue Invitational.
"We had our best relays of the year," head coach Dan Ross said. "I thought they did a pretty good job, as did our 500 freestyle swimmers. Today was our weakest day. I thought we had some pretty good performances for the state of our preparation, and the divers did a nice job. We have to get better. Guys were trying to go to class today and handle all of that, so since we separate ourselves from school tomorrow, I would think we will have a really good day and I expect us to swim better."
Six Boilermakers scored off the 1-meter springboard. Sophomore David Boudia, who won NCAA titles off the 3-meter and platform last season, won the 1-meter after scoring 397.80 in his first competition this season. Junior David Colturi, a four-time All-American, finished fifth by scoring 330.30 points and was followed by senior All-American Kyle Mitrione's season-best score of 329.30. Junior J.P. Perez finished seventh after scoring 306.55, and freshman Jimmy Page placed eighth with his 297.60 score. Junior Danny Cox completed the scoring with his ninth-place score of 272.40.
Junior Drew Wolfred turned in two season-best times in the 500-yard freestyle. The Indianapolis native finished third in the final with his 4:28.88 time after earning the fastest qualifying time of 4:30.93 during the preliminary round. Classmate Matt Stewart also swam two season-best times in the race. The Rochester, Minn., native finished fifth in the final in 4:29.43 and touched the wall in 4:31.26 during the morning session.
Freshman Alec LaMothe finished 11th in the final after recording a season-best time of 4:33.70 to follow his then-season-best time of 4:34.24 in the preliminary swim. Classmates Andrew Starr and Vinny Donnelly touched the wall in 4:34.68 and 4:42.25 to finish 12th and 16th, respectively. Starr recorded a time of 4:34.68 in the morning swim, and Donnelly stopped the clock in 4:38.61.
Three more Boilermakers swam in the ‘C' final of the 500 freestyle. Senior A.J. Boeh won the race in 4:37.40 after clocking a 4:39.84 time in his first attempt at that race this season Friday morning, while junior Mark Boman finished 20th in 4:37.82 and senior Travis Smith was next with his 4:38.08 time.
Sophomore Ben Wachtel finished sixth in the 50 freestyle with his 20.94 time after he qualified for the final with a season-best time of 20.93. Freshman Chuck Destro finished seventh in 21.23 after clocking a 21.06 time to qualify. Fellow freshman Corey Bandura touched the wall in 21.49 in the morning session and finished 16th in the final with his 21.58 time.
Purdue placed five in the ‘C' final of the 50 freestyle. Freshman Noah Pashley led the group with his 18th-place, 21.59 time, while senior Gage Barry finished 20th in 21.68 and sophomore Brendan Joyce, who stopped the clock in 21.77, was next to touch the wall. Sophomore Jimmy Brooks earned a season-best 21.60 time in the preliminary swim and was 23rd in the final with his 22.04 time. Freshman Ben Ziolkowski stopped the clock in a season-best 21.70 to qualify and then recorded a 22.49 time in the final.
Senior Andre Koop finished 12th in the 200 IM final with his season-best clocking of 1:55.24 after qualifying with a then-season-best 1:55.37 time. Sophomore Albert Miller finished 16th in 1:57.61 after touching the wall in 1:55.40 in the morning session. Senior Nate Taylor finished 18th with his season-best time of 1:55.40, while junior Scott Dean, who swam a season-best 1:55.44 in the morning session, was 20th in 1:55.79.
Purdue's 200 freestyle relay team of Destro, Wachtel, Bandura and Pashley finished fourth with a 1:22.95 time that ranks first on the team this season. The 400 medley relay quartet consisting of Chris Pfaff, Aaron Koger, Sam Wilcher and Wachtel also recorded a team-best time of 3:21.46 while finishing fourth.
In the morning session, sophomore Tyler Gertz just missed qualifying for the 500 freestyle final as he finished 26th with his 4:45.06 time. Wilcher touched the wall in 4:46.32 and was followed immediately by freshman Ray Mahon in 4:46.36 and sophomore Logan Wetzel in 4:47.33. Barry stopped the clock in 4:48.07, while freshman Sam Niesen finished in 4:55.22 and freshman Sebastian Aube clocked a season-best time of 4:58.36.
Also in the preliminary swim, sophomore Wyatt Hodges and Gertz earned season-best times of 1:59.47 and 1:59.78, respectively, in the 200 IM while junior Ryan Dafforn touched the wall in 2:00.13 in his first attempt at that race this season. Freshman Dan Farrell earned a 22.81 time in the 50 freestyle.
Louisville leads the team scoring with 280.5 points. Purdue is sandwiched between Ohio State's 270 points and Missouri State's total of 68.5.
The Purdue Invitational continues Saturday. Action begins at 10 a.m. ET from inside the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, and finals begin at 6 p.m. Admission is free, and live results can be found at purduesports.com.
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