Indiana vs. Purdue

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, January 22. TAKING nine event titles, the Indiana women’s swimming and diving team continued its dominance over rival Purdue with a 166.5-133.5 dual meet victory Saturday afternoon at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington.

The win gives Indiana a point in the race for the Smithville Crimson and Gold Cup.

“It is always nice to get a win,” said head swimming coach Ray Looze. “I thought Margaux (Farrell) and Taylor (Wohrley) had a fantastic meet. We had a lot of seasonal bests even though we are still working hard with a focus on the end of the season. I think our depth really helped us today, which will be important as we head to the postseason.”

Indiana’s 200 medley relay team of Donna Smailis, Ashley Specht, Kate Fesenko and Taylor Wohrley took the top spot with a time of 1:43.71. Ashley Jones, Amilee Smith, Kim Tracey and Afton Robertson combined for a third-place finish in 1:46.86.

Brittany Strumbel was a second-place finisher in the 1,000 freestyle, clocking a time of 10:03.05, which is a career best. Allysa Vavra took third (10:10.48), followed by Cassie Luhrsen fourth (10:11.53) and Ashley Kranz seventh (10:35.34).

Margaux Farrell raced her way to a season best in the 200 freestyle, winning in a time of 1:48.14, which is an NCAA B cut and the second fastest time by a Hoosier this season. Ashley Jones was fourth in 1:50.78, career best, with Nikki White fifth in 1:52.17, and Courey Schaefer sixth (1:53.23).

Freshman Taylor Wohrley won the 100 back with a season-best time of 54.73, while Smailis was third in 55.12. Kranz took fifth in 1:02.13. It was Amilee Smith taking second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.64-season best), with Specht fifth (1:05.52), Katelyn Ishee sixth (1:07.81) and Robertson eighth (1:08.78-season best).

Fesenko won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:59.52, the second-fastest Hoosier time this year and an NCAA B qualifier. Brittany Barwegen was second in 2:00.65, followed by Tracey in fourth (2:06.20-career best) and Laura Head (2:15.03).

Farrell and Wohrley went 2-3 in the 50 freestyle as both posted season-best marks. Farrell touched the wall in 23.34, while Wohrley took nearly two seconds off her previous best with a 23.75. Justine Jones was seventh (24.84-season best) and Specht eighth (25.33).

Farrell added another season best in the 100 free with a winning time of 50.48, just out-touching Purdue’s Ariel Martin who finished in 50.51. Strumbel was fourth (51.94), with Schaefer seventh (53.54) and Kristen Mitsch eighth (55.86-season best).

Fesenko easily outdistanced herself from the field in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:57.90 to remain undefeated in the event this season. Wohrley took second in 1:59.35, her fastest time this season. Ashley Jones’ time of 2:02.31 was good for fourth, with Tracey sixth (2:07.40).

Indiana went 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke with Vavra taking first in 2:16.21. Smith was just behind in 2:16.24, and Barwegen placed fourth in 2:21.94. Smith and Barwegen’s times were both season bests. Ishee finished fifth (2:22.82) as the Hoosiers picked up a chunk of points in the race.

Strumbel was just off her season best in the 500 freestyle, taking third in 4:52.46. White was fourth in 4:54.50, and Luhrsen fifth (5:03.62). Schaefer rounded out the Hoosier contingent in eighth (5:11.95).

Smailis won the 100 butterfly in 55.78, with Barwegen second in 56.74. Head took seventh (1:01.74) and Specht eighth (1:03.04). The Hoosiers picked up their ninth win of the day and posted a 1-2-3 finish when Vavra took first in the 200 individual medley in 2:03.01. Ashley Jones finished second (2:04.25), with Smith third (2:05.04) and Luhrsen eighth (2:12.03).

Indiana ended the day with its fastest time of the season in the 400 freestyle relay as Fesenko, Strumbel, Farrell and Smailis took second in 3:24.43. White, Schaefer, Tracey and Vavra were fourth in 3:36.97, while Kranz, Justine Jones, Luhrsen and Mitsch finished fifth (3:40.70).

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