2019 Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 3 Prelims: MacNeil Sets B1G Mark

The Women’s Big Ten Championships continued from Bloomington, Indiana, with preliminary heats on Friday morning.

Events on tap for the day are the 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back.

Indiana predictably will score a ton of swimmers in the breaststroke, while Michigan’s freestylers and backstrokers will look to make up some ground as the team race gets even closer.

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Order of Events

100 Fly
200 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back

Up-Mid-Down

A look at how many each school has in the A, B and C final:

Indiana: 10-4-5
Michigan: 7-6-5
Ohio State: 7-4-8
Minnesota: 5-3-2
Wisconsin: 3-5-4
Rutgers: 3-2-1
Purdue: 2-3-4
Northwestern: 1-5-1
Penn State: 1-3-5
Iowa: 1-3-0
Michigan State: 0-2-1
Nebraska: 0-0-4

100 Fly

Michigan freshman Maggie MacNeil continued her breakout season by breaking the Big Ten meet record in the 100 butterfly prelims.

MacNeil took the top seed in the event, finishing in 49.94, an NCAA automatic qualifier.

It was a strong start for the Wolverines, who trailed Indiana heading into the day.

Indiana senior Christine Jensen took the second seed in 51.82 and will try to keep pace with MacNeil in tonight’s final.

Penn State junior Madison Hart took the third seed (52.09), followed by Minnesota junior Tevyn Waddell (52.28), Rutgers senior Francesca Stoppa (52.34), Rutgers junior Federica Greco (52.37), Purdue senior Taite Kitchel (52.66) and Indiana junior Shelby Koontz (52.69).

Event 8  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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     B1G Meet: @ 49.94  2/22/2019 Margaret MacNeil, MICH-MI
         Pool: # 49.94  2/22/2019 Margaret MacNeil, MICH-MI
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 MacNeil, Margaret      FR MICH                49.97      49.94@ 
    r:+0.70  11.10        23.73 (12.63)
          36.89 (13.16)       49.94 (13.05)
  2 Jensen, Christine      SR Ind                 51.94      51.82  
    r:+0.66  11.00        24.20 (13.20)
          37.82 (13.62)       51.82 (14.00)
  3 Hart, Madison          JR PSU                 52.36      52.09  
    r:+0.66  11.45        24.38 (12.93)
          38.35 (13.97)       52.09 (13.74)
  4 Waddell, Tevyn         JR MINN                52.08      52.28  
    r:+0.81  11.37        24.12 (12.75)
          38.07 (13.95)       52.28 (14.21)
  5 Stoppa, Francesca      SR RUT                 53.16      52.34  
    r:+0.61  11.19        24.39 (13.20)
          38.14 (13.75)       52.34 (14.20)
  6 Greco, Federica        JR RUT                 53.38      52.37  
    r:+0.71  11.34        24.33 (12.99)
          38.15 (13.82)       52.37 (14.22)
  7 Kitchel, Taite         SR PUR                 52.95      52.66  
    r:+0.76  11.50        24.52 (13.02)
          38.48 (13.96)       52.66 (14.18)
  8 Koontz, Shelby         JR Ind                 52.88      52.69  
    r:+0.75  11.57        24.75 (13.18)
          38.73 (13.98)       52.69 (13.96)

400 IM

Northwestern sophomore Calypso Sheridan put together a strong 400 IM with four solid splits to take the top seed in the 4:06.76.

Sheridan dropped two seconds from her seed time to earn the top spot.

Indiana senior Bailey Andison took the second seed in 4:07.90.

A trio of Buckeyes followed as Ohio State sophomore Katherine Trace was third (4;08.16), followed by junior Kathrin Demler (4:08.95) and sophomore Kristen Romano (4:08.96).

Indiana freshman Mackenzie Looze took the sixth seed (4:09.11), followed by Ohio State’s Molly Kowal (4:11.25) and Indiana sophomore Josephine Grote (4:11.47).

Event 9  Women 400 Yard IM
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     B1G Meet: @ 4:01.41  2012      Allysa Vavra, Indiana
         Pool: # 4:04.59  2011      Allysa Vavra, Indiana
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sheridan, Calypso      SO NU                4:08.76    4:06.76  
    r:+0.70  25.35        55.06 (29.71)
        1:26.09 (31.03)     1:56.29 (30.20)
        2:31.20 (34.91)     3:06.73 (35.53)
        3:37.37 (30.64)     4:06.76 (29.39)
  2 Andison, Bailey        SR Ind               4:05.44    4:07.90  
    r:+0.66  26.03        55.83 (29.80)
        1:27.34 (31.51)     1:57.98 (30.64)
        2:32.89 (34.91)     3:08.73 (35.84)
        3:38.81 (30.08)     4:07.90 (29.09)
  3 Trace, Katherine       SO OSU               4:12.44    4:08.16  
    r:+0.69  25.59        55.23 (29.64)
        1:27.55 (32.32)     1:58.30 (30.75)
        2:34.17 (35.87)     3:10.36 (36.19)
        3:39.75 (29.39)     4:08.16 (28.41)
  4 Demler, Kathrin        JR OSU               4:07.06    4:08.95  
    r:+0.77  26.25        56.52 (30.27)
        1:28.00 (31.48)     1:58.76 (30.76)
        2:33.61 (34.85)     3:10.36 (36.75)
        3:40.51 (30.15)     4:08.95 (28.44)
  5 Romano, Kristen        SO OSU               4:11.32    4:08.96  
    r:+0.72  26.04        55.75 (29.71)
        1:27.07 (31.32)     1:57.30 (30.23)
        2:33.20 (35.90)     3:09.82 (36.62)
        3:39.86 (30.04)     4:08.96 (29.10)
  6 Looze, Mackenzie       FR Ind               4:09.16    4:09.11  
    r:+0.73  27.00        57.14 (30.14)
        1:29.04 (31.90)     2:00.37 (31.33)
        2:35.81 (35.44)     3:12.06 (36.25)
        3:41.45 (29.39)     4:09.11 (27.66)
  7 Kowal, Molly           JR OSU               4:17.46    4:11.25  
    r:+0.85  27.82        58.89 (31.07)
        1:32.16 (33.27)     2:04.54 (32.38)
        2:39.52 (34.98)     3:14.45 (34.93)
        3:43.67 (29.22)     4:11.25 (27.58)
  8 Grote, Josephine       SO Ind               4:14.38    4:11.47  
    r:+0.81  27.05        57.48 (30.43)
        1:29.00 (31.52)     2:00.46 (31.46)
        2:36.66 (36.20)     3:13.62 (36.96)
        3:43.16 (29.54)     4:11.47 (28.31)

200 Free

Michigan again stacked its seeds in bunches, taking the 1-3-4 seeds in the 200 free.

Senior Catie DeLoof took the top seed, finishing in 1:43.74 to break the pool record in the event.

Wisconsin freshman Lillie Hosack took the second seed in 1:44.73, followed by Wolverines Siobhan Haughey (1:44.97) and Rose Bi (1:45.12).

Minnesota senior Chantal Nack took the fifth seed in 1:45.31, followed by Indiana freshman Morgan Scott (1:45.59), Iowa junior Hannah Burvill (1:45.93) and Ohio State’s Lucija Jyurkovic-Perisa (1:46.20).

Event 10  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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     B1G Meet: @ 1:41.66  2/16/2018 Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, Michigan-MI
         Pool: # 1:43.74  2/22/2019 Catherine DeLoof, MICH-MI
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 DeLoof, Catherine      SR MICH              1:43.84    1:43.74# 
    r:+0.67  24.74        51.24 (26.50)
        1:17.51 (26.27)     1:43.74 (26.23)
  2 Hosack, Lillie         FR WISC              1:46.28    1:44.73  
    r:+0.77  24.79        51.54 (26.75)
        1:18.02 (26.48)     1:44.73 (26.71)
  3 Haughey, Siobhan       SR MICH              1:41.77    1:44.97  
    r:+0.71  24.31        50.67 (26.36)
        1:17.55 (26.88)     1:44.97 (27.42)
  4 Bi, Yirong             SR MICH              1:45.01    1:45.12  
    r:+0.65  24.66        51.02 (26.36)
        1:18.00 (26.98)     1:45.12 (27.12)
  5 Nack, Chantal          SR MINN              1:44.52    1:45.31  
    r:+0.69  24.55        51.02 (26.47)
        1:18.09 (27.07)     1:45.31 (27.22)
  6 Scott, Morgan          FR Ind               1:50.92    1:45.59  
    r:+0.74  24.16        50.69 (26.53)
        1:18.03 (27.34)     1:45.59 (27.56)
  7 Burvill, Hannah        JR IOWA              1:45.97    1:45.93  
    r:+0.74  24.59        51.10 (26.51)
        1:18.27 (27.17)     1:45.93 (27.66)
  8 Jurkovic-Perisa, Luci  JR OSU               1:48.49    1:46.20  
    r:+0.70  24.97        51.71 (26.74)
        1:18.91 (27.20)     1:46.20 (27.29)

100 Breast

Indiana placed third in the final and Michigan and Minnesota each had two in the 100 breast.

Indiana, of course, was led by Lilly King, who took the top seed in 57.49.

Michigan senior Jamie Zhen Yeung took the second spot (59.39) ahead of teammate Miranda Tucker (59.45).

Minnesota junior Lindsey Kozelsky snagged the fourth seed ahead of Indiana freshman Noelle Peplowski (59.90). Minnesota senior Rachel Munson was sixth (1:00.14), followed by Indiana senior Laura Morley (1:00.22) and Ohio State sophomore Hanna Gresser (1:00.25).

 Event 11  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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     B1G Meet: @ 56.30  2/17/2017 Lillia King, Indiana
         Pool: # 56.43  2018      Lilly King, Indiana
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 King, Lillia           SR Ind                 56.43      57.49  
    r:+0.67  12.23        26.66 (14.43)
          41.93 (15.27)       57.49 (15.56)
  2 Yeung, Jamie Zhen      SR MICH                59.77      59.39  
    r:+0.65  13.02        28.15 (15.13)
          43.71 (15.56)       59.39 (15.68)
  3 Tucker, Miranda        JR MICH                59.09      59.45  
    r:+0.65  12.80        27.82 (15.02)
          43.70 (15.88)       59.45 (15.75)
  4 Kozelsky, Lindsey      JR MINN                58.70      59.62  
    r:+0.73  12.88        27.71 (14.83)
          43.55 (15.84)       59.62 (16.07)
  5 Peplowski, Noelle      FR Ind                 59.18      59.90  
    r:+0.72  12.92        27.90 (14.98)
          43.90 (16.00)       59.90 (16.00)
  6 Munson, Rachel         SR MINN              1:00.23    1:00.14  
    r:+0.68  13.30        28.35 (15.05)
          44.29 (15.94)     1:00.14 (15.85)
  7 Morley, Laura          SR Ind               1:00.58    1:00.22  
    r:+0.72  13.17        28.69 (15.52)
          44.40 (15.71)     1:00.22 (15.82)
  8 Gresser, Hanna         SO OSU                 59.88    1:00.25  
    r:+0.67  13.01        28.40 (15.39)
          44.51 (16.11)     1:00.25 (15.74)

100 Back

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson continued her strong performance by taking the top seed in the 100 back.

The junior finished in 50.29 to finish a half second ahead of the back.

Michigan freshman Maggie MacNeil, doing a Friday double, took the second seed in 50.92.

Indiana freshman Morgan Scott took the third seed in 51.97, followed by Rutgers senior Vera Koprivova (52.23), Minnesota junior Tevyn Waddell (52.31), Ohio State junior Rebekah Bradley (52.46), Purdue senior Jacklyn Smailis (52.85) and Wisconsin’s Jessica Unicomb (52.92).

Event 12  Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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     B1G Meet: @ 49.78  2/15/2018 Elizabeth Nelson, Wisconsin
         Pool: # 51.24  2018      Elisa Haan, NC State
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Nelson, Elizabeth      JR WISC                49.67      50.29# 
             12.15        24.58 (12.43)
          37.60 (13.02)       50.29 (12.69)
  2 MacNeil, Margaret      FR MICH                51.31      50.92# 
             12.11        24.65 (12.54)
          37.83 (13.18)       50.92 (13.09)
  3 Scott, Morgan          FR Ind                 54.69      51.97  
             12.23        25.30 (13.07)
          38.58 (13.28)       51.97 (13.39)
  4 Koprivova, Vera        SR RUT                 53.71      52.23  
             12.33        25.46 (13.13)
          38.85 (13.39)       52.23 (13.38)
  5 Waddell, Tevyn         JR MINN                52.48      52.31  
             12.39        25.25 (12.86)
          39.04 (13.79)       52.31 (13.27)
  6 Bradley, Rebekah       JR OSU                 52.91      52.46  
             12.42        25.35 (12.93)
          38.89 (13.54)       52.46 (13.57)
  7 Smailis, Jacklyn       SR PUR                 53.56      52.85  
             12.56        25.48 (12.92)
          39.25 (13.77)       52.85 (13.60)
  8 Unicomb, Jessica       SR WISC                52.57      52.92  
             12.57        25.55 (12.98)
          39.29 (13.74)       52.92 (13.63)

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