2019 Big Ten Women’s Championship Day 2 Finals: Indiana Relay, Nelson Set B1G Records

The first full finals session of the 2019 Big Ten Women’s Championship will feature finals of the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free.

Michigan continued its strong distance performance during the morning session, while Beata Nelson of Wisconsin broke a Big Ten record in the 200 IM.

But it was Indiana that set a Big Ten meet record in the 400 medley relay to close the night with the lead.

      Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 7                      
 
  1. Indiana University                497   2. Michigan, University of         436.5
  3. Ohio State University             434   4. University of Minnesota           328
  5. Wisconsin, University of, Madi    245   6. Purdue University                 216
  7. Northwestern University           205   8. University of Nebraska-Lincoln    166
  9. Iowa, University of             162.5  10. Pennsylvania State University     146
 11. University of Illinois            111  12. Michigan State University          95
 13. Rutgers University                 90

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Order of events

500 Free

Minnesota senior Chantal Nack surged to a pool record in the 500 free, clocking a 4:36.55 to win the Big Ten title in the event.

Nack dropped four seconds from her prelim time to hold off teammate Mackenzie Padington (4:37.27).

Michigan’s Rose Bi finished third in 4:37.63 to finish nearly two seconds ahead of Penn State’s Ally McHugh (4:39.32).

Ohio State’s Molly Kowal, who had the top seed in prelims, finished fifth in 4:39.48.

Michigan’s Becca Postoll (4:39.99) and Sierra Schmidt (4:40.84) went six-seven, ahead of Indiana’s Cassandra Jernberg (4:41.49).

Event 3  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: @ 4:34.40  2/16/2017 G Ryan, Michigan-MI
         Pool: # 4:36.61  2008      Nikki White, Indiana
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Nack, Chantal          SR MINN              4:40.54    4:36.55#  32  
    r:+0.71  26.05        54.03 (27.98)
        1:22.14 (28.11)     1:50.49 (28.35)
        2:18.69 (28.20)     2:46.67 (27.98)
        3:14.51 (27.84)     3:42.33 (27.82)
        4:09.64 (27.31)     4:36.55 (26.91)
  2 Padington, Mackenzie   SO MINN              4:40.66    4:37.27   28  
    r:+0.79  25.42        52.98 (27.56)
        1:21.04 (28.06)     1:49.28 (28.24)
        2:17.30 (28.02)     2:45.52 (28.22)
        3:13.92 (28.40)     3:42.45 (28.53)
        4:10.18 (27.73)     4:37.27 (27.09)
  3 Bi, Yirong             SR MICH              4:40.23    4:37.63   27  
    r:+0.66  25.88        53.86 (27.98)
        1:21.70 (27.84)     1:49.64 (27.94)
        2:17.78 (28.14)     2:45.89 (28.11)
        3:13.90 (28.01)     3:41.98 (28.08)
        4:10.16 (28.18)     4:37.63 (27.47)
  4 McHugh, Allyson        SR PSU               4:40.95    4:39.32   26  
    r:+0.83  26.43        54.70 (28.27)
        1:23.16 (28.46)     1:51.67 (28.51)
        2:20.05 (28.38)     2:48.21 (28.16)
        3:16.41 (28.20)     3:44.51 (28.10)
        4:12.55 (28.04)     4:39.32 (26.77)
  5 Kowal, Molly           JR OSU               4:40.02    4:39.48   25  
    r:+0.87  26.54        54.59 (28.05)
        1:22.84 (28.25)     1:51.19 (28.35)
        2:19.60 (28.41)     2:47.74 (28.14)
        3:15.77 (28.03)     3:43.97 (28.20)
        4:12.28 (28.31)     4:39.48 (27.20)
  6 Postoll, Rebecca       SR MICH              4:42.27    4:39.99   24  
    r:+0.73  26.21        54.14 (27.93)
        1:22.20 (28.06)     1:50.59 (28.39)
        2:18.65 (28.06)     2:47.06 (28.41)
        3:15.77 (28.71)     3:44.22 (28.45)
        4:12.19 (27.97)     4:39.99 (27.80)
  7 Schmidt, Sierra        SO MICH              4:40.74    4:40.84   23  
    r:+0.71  25.55        53.51 (27.96)
        1:21.75 (28.24)     1:50.01 (28.26)
        2:18.11 (28.10)     2:46.43 (28.32)
        3:14.74 (28.31)     3:43.36 (28.62)
        4:12.26 (28.90)     4:40.84 (28.58)
  8 Jernberg, Cassandra    JR IU                4:40.25    4:41.49   22  
    r:+0.65  26.43        54.74 (28.31)
        1:23.28 (28.54)     1:51.75 (28.47)
        2:20.16 (28.41)     2:48.40 (28.24)
        3:16.81 (28.41)     3:45.14 (28.33)
        4:13.64 (28.50)     4:41.49 (27.85)

200 IM

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson dropped even more time from her Big Ten record in the 200 IM, holding off a late-surging Siobhan Haughty for the title in 1:52.27.

Haughey, a Michigan senior, finished in 1:52.36.

Indiana’s Bailey Andison took third in 1:53.27 ahead of teammate Lilly King (1:54.93).

Northwestern’s Calypso Sheridan finished fifth in 1:55.77, followed by Ohio State’s Kathrin Demler (1:56.63) and Indiana’s Mackenzie Looze (1:57.04).

Wisconsin’s Lillie Hopsack was disqualified.

Event 4  Women 200 Yard IM
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     B1G Meet: @ 1:52.27  2/21/2019 Elizabeth Nelson, WISCONSIN-WI
         Pool: # 1:52.27  2/21/2019 Elizabeth Nelson, WISCONSIN-WI
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Nelson, Elizabeth      JR Wisconsin         1:53.27    1:52.27@  32  
    r:+0.75  24.04        52.14 (28.10)
        1:25.27 (33.13)     1:52.27 (27.00)
  2 Haughey, Siobhan       SR Michigan          1:55.49    1:52.36   28  
    r:+0.71  24.11        52.26 (28.15)
        1:25.18 (32.92)     1:52.36 (27.18)
  3 Andison, Bailey        SR Indiana           1:55.40    1:53.27   27  
    r:+0.62  24.85        53.61 (28.76)
        1:26.06 (32.45)     1:53.27 (27.21)
  4 King, Lillia           SR Indiana           1:57.02    1:54.93   26  
    r:+0.67  25.18        54.52 (29.34)
        1:26.64 (32.12)     1:54.93 (28.29)
  5 Sheridan, Calypso      SO Northwestern      1:56.18    1:55.77   25  
    r:+0.68  24.58        53.14 (28.56)
        1:27.03 (33.89)     1:55.77 (28.74)
  6 Demler, Kathrin        JR Ohio State        1:57.49    1:56.63   24  
    r:+0.61  25.47        54.40 (28.93)
        1:28.61 (34.21)     1:56.63 (28.02)
  7 Looze, Mackenzie       FR Indiana           1:56.01    1:57.04   23  
    r:+0.70  25.73        55.36 (29.63)
        1:29.48 (34.12)     1:57.04 (27.56)
 -- Hosack, Lillie         FR Wisconsin         1:56.13         DQ  
    r:+0.78  24.58        53.88 (29.30)
        1:29.96 (36.08)          DQ (27.69)

50 Free

Michigan held its seeds and went 1-2-4 in the 50 free behind freshman Maggie MacNeil who win in 21.65, breaking the pool record.

Michigan’s Catie DeLoof was second (21.88) and Daria Pyshnenko was fourth in 22.23, finishing behind Ohio State’s Freya Rayner (22.16).

Ohio State’s Taylor Petrak was fifth (22.40), followed by Minnesota’s Zoe Avestruz (22.63), Iowa’s Hannah Burvill (22.71) and Wisconsin’s Emmy Sehmann (22.73).

Event 5  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: @ 21.28  2/15/2018 Zhesi Li, Ohio State
         Pool: # 21.75  2/21/2019 Margaret MacNeil, MICH-MI
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 MacNeil, Margaret      FR Michigan            21.75      21.65#  32  
    r:+0.67  10.73        21.65 (10.92)
  2 DeLoof, Catherine      SR Michigan            22.07      21.88   28  
    r:+0.66  10.70        21.88 (11.18)
  3 Rayner, Freya          SO Ohio State          22.18      22.16   27  
    r:+0.66  10.74        22.16 (11.42)
  4 Pyshnenko, Daria       SO Michigan            22.35      22.23   26  
    r:+0.74  10.94        22.23 (11.29)
  5 Petrak, Taylor         SO Ohio State          22.37      22.40   25  
    r:+0.68  10.67        22.40 (11.73)
  6 Avestruz, Zoe          SR Minnesota           22.65      22.63   24  
    r:+0.62  10.97        22.63 (11.66)
  7 Burvill, Hannah        JR IOWA                22.62      22.71   23  
    r:+0.73  11.06        22.71 (11.65)
  8 Sehmann, Emmy          SR Wisconsin           22.48      22.73   22  
    r:+0.70  11.06        22.73 (11.67)

1-Meter Diving

Indiana’s Jessica Parrato held off Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon to win the 1-meter diving with 366.05 points.

Bacon finished with 363.95 points, followed by Northwestern’s Olivia Rosendahl (356.15).

 Event 6  Women 1 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: @ 370.30  2011      Kelci Bryant, Minnesota
         Pool: # 357.40  2/21/2019 Sarah Bacon, MINN-MN
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Parratto, Jessica      SR Indiana            344.05     366.05#  32  
  2 Bacon, Sarah           JR Minnesota          357.40     363.95#  28  
  3 Rosendahl, Olivia      SR Northwestern       331.80     356.15   27  
  4 Bretscher, Emily       SO Purdue             297.00     327.85   26  
  5 Hayden, Kristen        JR Minnesota          300.35     316.75   25  
  6 Knapton, Abigail       JR Nebraska           323.70     307.75   24  
  7 Meixner, Morgan        SR Purdue             317.40     306.90   23  
  8 Khamis, Mariam         SR Minnesota          294.90     294.65   22

400 Medley relay

Indiana’s Morgan Scott, Lilly King, Christine Jensen and Shelby Koontz won the 400 medley relay in 3:26.60, breaking the Big Ten meet record in the event.

Michigan’s Catie DeLoof, Miranda Tucker, Maggie MacNeil and Siobhan Haughey took second in 3:28.47.

Event 7  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
     B1G Meet: @ 3:27.81  2/15/2018 Indiana University, India
                          A Rockett, L King, C Jensen, G Haskett
         Pool: # 3:30.55  2018      Louisville
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Indiana                             3:31.65    3:26.60@  64  
     1) Scott, Morgan FR              2) r:+0.16 King, Lillia SR      
     3) r:+0.34 Jensen, Christine SR  4) r:+0.29 Koontz, Shelby JR    
             25.20        52.21 (52.21)
        1:17.72 (25.51)     1:47.87 (55.66)
        2:11.38 (23.51)     2:38.55 (50.68)
        3:01.07 (22.52)     3:26.60 (48.05)
  2 Michigan                            3:28.87    3:28.47#  56  
     1) DeLoof, Catherine SR          2) r:+0.26 Tucker, Miranda JR   
     3) r:+0.17 MacNeil, Margaret FR  4) r:+0.36 Haughey, Siobhan SR  
             25.28        52.74 (52.74)
        1:19.69 (26.95)     1:51.64 (58.90)
        2:14.75 (23.11)     2:41.50 (49.86)
        3:04.02 (22.52)     3:28.47 (46.97)
  3 Wisconsin                           3:32.24    3:31.17   54  
     1) Coughlin, Kathleen SR         2) r:+0.20 Artim, Kelsi SO      
     3) r:+0.17 Nelson, Elizabeth JR  4) r:+0.17 Sehmann, Emmy SR     
             25.32        52.66 (52.66)
        1:09.91 (17.25)   1:52.77 (1:00.11)
        2:15.52 (22.75)     2:42.54 (49.77)
        3:05.24 (22.70)     3:31.17 (48.63)
  4 Minnesota                           3:33.54    3:32.16   52  
     1) Cook, Emily SO                2) r:+0.15 Kozelsky, Lindsey JR 
     3) r:+0.30 Waddell, Tevyn JR     4) r:+0.14 Nack, Chantal SR     
             25.03        53.48 (53.48)
        1:20.36 (26.88)     1:51.51 (58.03)
        2:15.52 (24.01)     2:43.40 (51.89)
        3:06.69 (23.29)     3:32.16 (48.76)
  5 Ohio State                          3:36.74    3:33.34   50  
     1) Bradley, Rebekah JR           2) r:+0.19 Gresser, Hanna SO    
     3) r:+0.28 Trace, Katherine SO   4) r:+0.23 Romano, Kristen SO   
             25.53        52.57 (52.57)
        1:20.28 (27.71)     1:52.41 (59.84)
        2:16.55 (24.14)     2:44.56 (52.15)
        3:07.71 (23.15)     3:33.34 (48.78)
  6 Northwestern                        3:34.89    3:33.47   48  
     1) Sheridan, Calypso SO          2) r:+0.09 Angus, Sophie SO     
     3) r:+0.16 Guevara, Miriam FR    4) r:+0.24 Han, Malorie JR      
             25.51        52.44 (52.44)
        1:20.17 (27.73)     1:52.00 (59.56)
        2:16.03 (24.03)     2:43.93 (51.93)
        3:07.32 (23.39)     3:33.47 (49.54)
  7 Purdue                              3:36.09    3:34.21   46  
     1) Smailis, Jacklyn SR           2) r:+0.28 Phee, Jinq En JR     
     3) r:+0.14 Kitchel, Taite SR     4) r:+0.22 Auckley, Danielle SR 
             25.39        52.98 (52.98)
        1:20.91 (27.93)     1:52.60 (59.62)
        2:16.63 (24.03)     2:45.06 (52.46)
        3:08.15 (23.09)     3:34.21 (49.15)
  8 Penn State                          3:41.56    3:38.13   44  
     1) Hart, Madison JR              2) r:+0.15 Jack, Olivia FR      
     3) r:+0.30 Matthias, Brooke FR   4) r:-0.04 Ledwith, Madison FR  
             25.87        53.19 (53.19)
        1:21.24 (28.05)   1:54.53 (1:01.34)
        2:19.10 (24.57)     2:47.85 (53.32)
        3:11.29 (23.44)     3:38.13 (50.28)

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