Indiana vs. Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, February 5. PURDUE men's swimming won both relay events and Albert Miller swept the breaststroke events, but it was not enough as Indiana spoiled the Boilermakers' home finale, 166-134, Saturday afternoon at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

No. 13 Indiana had the top two finishers in the 50, 200 and 1,000 freestyle; 100 backstroke; 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley. The Hoosiers dominated the 200 fly, 200 IM and 1,000 free, placing four swimmers in the top five. It was those events that allowed IU to overcome a 30-8 deficit entering the meet, which the Purdue divers built by finishing one-two in the 1-meter and platform events contested on Jan. 21.

Brendan Joyce and Miller were the only individual winners on the day for No. 23 Purdue. Joyce captured the 100 butterfly with a time of 49.26. Miller established a new team season-best time for the fourth consecutive weekend of competition, winning the 200 breast in 2:01.75, improving on his previous mark by about 1 ½ seconds. He won the 100 breast with a time of 55.15.

Matt Friede swam on both relay winners, anchoring the 400 medley relay (3:17.43) to begin the day's action. He and fellow freshman Danny Tucker swam the final two legs on the 400 free relay (2:58.47) winner. Brian Kiel, Miller and Joyce were also part of the medley team, while Ben Wachtel and Chuck Destro were the first two in the water the on the freestyle quartet. Both relays recorded NCAA provisional-qualifying times. The medley team established a new season best time for Purdue while the freestyle unit set a new season-best as a four-some.

Friede also had some strong individual showings in the sprint freestyle events. He finished third in both the 50 and 100, establishing a new personal-best time in the 100 (45.13) and matching his best mark in the 50 (20.66).

Wachtel established a new Purdue season-best time while finishing third in the 200 free (1:38.67).

Season-best showings from Scott Dean and Drew Wolfred highlighted the day among the Purdue seniors in their final meet at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Dean finished third in both breaststroke events and Wolfred was third in the 500 free.

Purdue returns to action next weekend for the Ohio State Winter Open in Columbus, Ohio.

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