The 2020 Big Ten Women’s Championships kicked off Day 2, the first full day of the conference meet.
The first full finals session opened Thursday evening at the University of Iowa Aquatic Center.
Michigan had some big swims, but it was Ohio State that took the lead after Day 2 of the Big Ten Women’s Championships.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 7 1. Ohio State University 561 2. Michigan, University of 478 3. Indiana University 338 4. Wisconsin, University of, Madi 257 5. Northwestern University 242 6. University of Minnesota 235 7. Purdue University 202 8. Iowa, University of 168 9. Pennsylvania State University 161 10. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 158 11. Rutgers University 135 12. Michigan State University 111 13. University of Illinois 108
Big Ten Women’s Championships: 500 Freestyle
Ohio State senior Kathrin Demler surged ahead of the field to win the 500 freestyle in 4:37.04, barely holding off Indiana’s Cassy Jernberg (4:37.07), who finished just three hundredths of a second behind as both touched together.
Michigan’s Sierra Schmidt finished third in 4:37.15, just ahead of teammate Kaitlynn Sims (4:37.31), who was the top seed out of prelims.
Ohio State’s Molly Kowal finished fifth (4:39.35), followed by Indiana’s Maria Heitmann (4:40.24), Ohio State’s Veronica Tafuto (4:41.20) and Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig (4:41.83).
Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: # 4:34.40 2/16/2017 G Ryan, Michigan
Pool Record: ! 4:37.01 11/15/2018Mackenzie Padington, Minnesota
4:35.76 A NCAA Qualifying
4:47.20 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Demler, Kathrin SR Ohio State-OH 4:40.40 4:37.04 B 32
r:+0.85 26.13 53.97 (27.84)
1:21.83 (27.86) 1:49.97 (28.14)
2:18.28 (28.31) 2:46.48 (28.20)
3:14.70 (28.22) 3:43.05 (28.35)
4:10.66 (27.61) 4:37.04 (26.38)
2 Jernberg, Cassa SR Indiana-IN 4:39.50 4:37.07 B 28
r:+0.72 26.61 54.89 (28.28)
1:23.42 (28.53) 1:51.75 (28.33)
2:19.74 (27.99) 2:47.49 (27.75)
3:15.29 (27.80) 3:42.74 (27.45)
4:10.18 (27.44) 4:37.07 (26.89)
3 Schmidt, Sierra JR Michigan-MI 4:41.21 4:37.15 B 27
r:+0.77 26.09 53.98 (27.89)
1:21.98 (28.00) 1:50.06 (28.08)
2:18.16 (28.10) 2:46.15 (27.99)
3:14.19 (28.04) 3:42.17 (27.98)
4:10.22 (28.05) 4:37.15 (26.93)
4 Sims, Kaitlynn FR Michigan-MI 4:39.14 4:37.31 B 26
r:+0.79 26.30 54.18 (27.88)
1:22.30 (28.12) 1:50.37 (28.07)
2:18.39 (28.02) 2:46.53 (28.14)
3:14.53 (28.00) 3:42.28 (27.75)
4:10.21 (27.93) 4:37.31 (27.10)
5 Kowal, Molly A SR Ohio State-OH 4:39.27 4:39.35 B 25
r:+0.89 26.55 54.33 (27.78)
1:22.32 (27.99) 1:50.37 (28.05)
2:18.63 (28.26) 2:46.66 (28.03)
3:14.88 (28.22) 3:43.56 (28.68)
4:11.75 (28.19) 4:39.35 (27.60)
6 Heitmann, Maria SR Indiana-IN 4:40.91 4:40.24 B 24
r:+0.74 26.72 55.31 (28.59)
1:23.88 (28.57) 1:52.34 (28.46)
2:20.61 (28.27) 2:48.61 (28.00)
3:16.57 (27.96) 3:44.68 (28.11)
4:12.80 (28.12) 4:40.24 (27.44)
7 Tafuto, Veronic SO Ohio State-OH 4:41.58 4:41.20 B 23
r:+0.77 26.49 54.73 (28.24)
1:22.90 (28.17) 1:51.09 (28.19)
2:19.59 (28.50) 2:47.96 (28.37)
3:16.43 (28.47) 3:45.00 (28.57)
4:13.22 (28.22) 4:41.20 (27.98)
8 Haebig, Autumn JR Nebraska-MW 4:43.13 4:41.83 B 22
r:+0.83 26.06 54.19 (28.13)
1:22.54 (28.35) 1:50.91 (28.37)
2:19.39 (28.48) 2:47.98 (28.59)
3:16.57 (28.59) 3:45.17 (28.60)
4:13.89 (28.72) 4:41.83 (27.94)
Big Ten Women’s Championships: 200 IM
Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson dropped a second from her prelims time to break the Big Ten Championships meet record in the 200 IM. She won the race in 1:51.66, besting the field by nearly two seconds.
Northwestern’s Calypso Sheridan finished second in 1:53.15, also an NCAA “A” cut.
Indiana’s Mackenzie Looze was third (1:55.79), followed by Wisconsin’s Lillie Hosack (1:56.81), Ohio State’s Kristen Romano (1:57.29), Ohio State’s Josephine Panitz (1:57.32), OSU’s Hanna Gresser (1:57.57) and Michigan’s Victoria Kwan (1:57.99).
Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM
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B1G Meet: # 1:51.66 2/20/2020 Elizabeth D Nelson, WISCONSIN-WI
Pool Record: ! 1:51.66 2/20/2020 Elizabeth D Nelson, WISCONSIN-WI
1:53.66 A NCAA Qualifying
1:59.94 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Nelson, Elizabe SR Wisconsin-WI 1:52.60 1:51.66#A 32
r:+0.76 23.93 51.18 (27.25)
1:24.08 (32.90) 1:51.66 (27.58)
2 Sheridan, Calyp JR Northwestern-IL 1:54.39 1:53.13 A 28
r:+0.73 24.66 52.52 (27.86)
1:25.29 (32.77) 1:53.13 (27.84)
3 Looze, Mackenzi SO Indiana-IN 1:56.47 1:55.79 B 27
r:+0.71 25.75 55.55 (29.80)
1:28.38 (32.83) 1:55.79 (27.41)
4 Hosack, Lillie SO Wisconsin-WI 1:56.53 1:56.81 B 26
r:+0.77 24.83 54.44 (29.61)
1:28.96 (34.52) 1:56.81 (27.85)
5 Romano, Kristen JR Ohio State-OH 1:57.79 1:57.29 B 25
r:+0.78 25.53 54.63 (29.10)
1:29.25 (34.62) 1:57.29 (28.04)
6 Panitz, Josephi FR Ohio State-OH 1:57.34 1:57.32 B 24
r:+0.74 25.13 54.88 (29.75)
1:28.70 (33.82) 1:57.32 (28.62)
7 Gresser, Hanna JR Ohio State-OH 1:57.72 1:57.57 B 23
r:+0.67 25.41 57.01 (31.60)
1:29.07 (32.06) 1:57.57 (28.50)
8 Kwan, Victoria SO Michigan-MI 1:57.58 1:57.99 B 22
r:+0.74 25.72 55.32 (29.60)
1:30.33 (35.01) 1:57.99 (27.66)
Big Ten Women’s Championships: Women’s 50 Free
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil turned in another epic performance, winning the event in 21.30.
The previous NCAA park was 20.90 set earlier this season by Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil.
It was a huge event for the Wolverines as Daria Pyschnenko finished second in 21.82, while Miranda Tucker took seventh in 22.44.
Ohio State’s Freya Rayner was third in 21.85, followed by Indiana’s Cora Dupre (21.93), Ohio State’s Taylor Petrack (22.31) and Rutgers’ Elinah Phillip (22.41). Penn State’s Madeleine Cooke was eighth in 22.49.
Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: # 21.28 2/15/2018 Zhesi Li, Ohio State
Pool Record: ! 21.30 2/20/2020 Margaret J MacNeil, MICHIGAN-MI
21.66 A NCAA Qualifying
22.76 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 MacNeil, Margar SO Michigan-MI 21.51 21.30!A 32
r:+0.66 10.34 21.30 (10.96)
2 Pyshnenko, Dari JR Michigan-MI 21.97 21.82 B 28
r:+0.72 10.62 21.82 (11.20)
3 Rayner, Freya JR Ohio State-OH 21.89 21.85 B 27
r:+0.69 10.59 21.85 (11.26)
4 Dupre, Cora A FR Indiana-IN 21.90 21.93 B 26
r:+0.61 10.61 21.93 (11.32)
5 Petrak, Taylor JR Ohio State-OH 22.37 22.31 B 25
r:+0.63 10.67 22.31 (11.64)
6 Phillip, Elinah FR Rutgers-NJ 22.48 22.41 B 24
r:+0.64 10.83 22.41 (11.58)
7 Tucker, Miranda SR Michigan-MI 22.35 22.44 B 23
r:+0.65 10.86 22.44 (11.58)
8 Cooke, Madelein JR Penn State-MA 22.51 22.49 B 22
r:+0.65 10.81 22.49 (11.68)
Big Ten Women’s Championships: 1-Meter Diving
Ohio State freshman Mackenzie Crawford won the 1-meter diving with 320.65 points.
Minnesota’s Joy Zhu was second with 306.75, followed by Purdue’s Emily Bretscher (303.25), Michigan’s Allie Klein (284.70).
Purdue’s Emily Meaney was fifth (284.20), followed by Michigan’s Nikki Canale (266.65), Ohio State’s Lexie Barker (242.15) and Illinois’ Taylor Shegos (239.25).
Event 6 Women 1 mtr Diving
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B1G Meet: # 370.30 2011 Kelci Bryant, Minnesota
Pool Record: ! 360.65 2/16/2012 Bianca Alvarez, Ohio St
265.00 A NCAA Qualifying
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Crawford, Macke FR Ohio State-OH 273.20 320.65 A 32
2 Zhu, Joy SO Minnesota-MN 266.50 306.75 A 28
3 Bretscher, Emil JR Purdue-IN 275.00 303.35 A 27
4 Klein, Allie Michigan-MI 273.55 284.70 A 26
5 Meaney, Emily K SR Purdue-IN 264.05 284.20 A 25
6 Canale, Nikki JR Michigan-MI 273.60 266.65 A 24
7 Barker, Lexie JR Ohio State-OH 264.55 242.15 23
8 Shegos, Taylor SO Illinois-IL 289.00 239.25 22
=== B - Final ===
9 Brenn, Jackie FR Ohio State-OH 259.75 272.55 A 20
10 Troyer, Sara K SO Nebraska-MW 262.15 271.55 A 17
11 Angerame, Genev JR Ohio State-OH 261.35 268.50 A 16
12 Smith, Zain C FR Indiana-IN 251.40 268.30 A 15
13 Cheetham, Laure FR Michigan-MI 253.20 262.65 14
14 Patrick, Jaye D FR Northwestern-IL 262.65 253.70 13
15 Hopkins, Markie FR Northwestern-IL 252.45 251.80 12
16 Tamborski, Sama SO IOWA-IA 254.20 249.70 11
Big Ten Women’s Championships: 400 Medley Relay
Michigan closed the session with a pool record, winning the 400 medley relay in 3:27.68.
Maggie MacNeil led off with a 50.04 split, followed by Miranda Tucker (58.64), Olivia Carter (51.10) and Daria Pyschnenko (47.90).
Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson led off with a 49.70 and teamed with Kelsi Artim, Lillie Hosack and Alana Palmer to take second in 3:29.08.
Northwestern’s Calypso Sheridan, Hannah Brunzell, Miriam Guevara and Malorie Han took third in 3:29.48.
Event 7 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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B1G Meet: # 3:26.60 2/21/2019 Indiana University, Indiana
M Scott, L King, C Jensen, S Koontz
Pool Record: ! 3:27.68 2/20/2020 Michigan, University of, MICHIGAN-MI
M MacNeil, M Tucker, O Carter, D Pyshnenko
3:31.66 A NCAA Qualifying
3:33.78 B NCAA Provisional
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Michigan-MI 'A' 3:29.83 3:27.68!A 64
1) MacNeil, Margaret J SO 2) r:+0.21 Tucker, Miranda SR
3) r:+0.30 Carter, Olivia SO 4) r:+0.39 Pyshnenko, Daria JR
24.10 50.04 (50.04)
1:16.90 (26.86) 1:48.68 (58.64)
2:12.64 (23.96) 2:39.78 (51.10)
3:02.34 (22.56) 3:27.68 (47.90)
2 Wisconsin-WI 'A' 3:34.44 3:29.08 A 56
1) Nelson, Elizabeth D SR 2) r:+0.30 Artim, Kelsi JR
3) r:+0.47 Hosack, Lillie SO 4) r:+0.26 Palmer, Alana SO
24.18 49.70 (49.70)
1:17.02 (27.32) 1:49.07 (59.37)
2:12.86 (23.79) 2:40.55 (51.48)
3:03.55 (23.00) 3:29.08 (48.53)
3 Northwestern-IL 'A' 3:33.80 3:29.48 A 54
1) Sheridan, Calypso P JR 2) r:+0.33 Brunzell, Hannah FR
3) r:+0.21 Guevara, Miriam SO 4) r:+0.15 Han, Malorie SR
24.79 51.31 (51.31)
1:18.53 (27.22) 1:49.64 (58.33)
2:13.21 (23.57) 2:41.04 (51.40)
3:03.96 (22.92) 3:29.48 (48.44)
4 Ohio State-OH 'A' 3:35.01 3:31.98 B 52
1) Bradley, Rebekah K SR 2) r:+0.11 Gresser, Hanna JR
3) r:+0.43 Demler, Kathrin SR 4) r:+0.12 Rayner, Freya JR
25.49 52.88 (52.88)
1:20.09 (27.21) 1:51.84 (58.96)
2:16.11 (24.27) 2:43.96 (52.12)
3:06.75 (22.79) 3:31.98 (48.02)
5 Minnesota-MN 'A' 3:33.38 3:32.09 B 50
1) Cook, Emily N JR 2) r:+0.25 Kozelsky, Lindsey SR
3) r:+0.34 Waddell, Tevyn SR 4) r:+0.24 McGinty, Jordan FR
25.55 52.73 (52.73)
1:19.68 (26.95) 1:50.30 (57.57)
2:14.39 (24.09) 2:42.83 (52.53)
3:06.36 (23.53) 3:32.09 (49.26)
6 Indiana-IN 'A' 3:34.10 3:32.72 B 48
1) Dupre, Cora A FR 2) r:+0.27 Weiss, Emily FR
3) r:+0.18 Koontz, Shelby SR 4) r:+0.33 Turak, Ashley FR
25.18 52.47 (52.47)
1:19.56 (27.09) 1:50.73 (58.26)
2:15.16 (24.43) 2:44.05 (53.32)
3:07.29 (23.24) 3:32.72 (48.67)
7 Penn State-MA 'A' 3:36.16 3:33.26 B 46
1) Schobel, Marie C SO 2) r:+0.14 Hart, Carly JR
3) r:+0.05 Hart, Madison SR 4) r:+0.15 Amdor, Abigail FR
25.55 52.69 (52.69)
1:20.36 (27.67) 1:53.05 (1:00.36)
2:16.53 (23.48) 2:44.02 (50.97)
3:07.24 (23.22) 3:33.26 (49.24)
8 Purdue-IN 'A' 3:39.34 3:35.54 44
1) Wrightson, Tessa L SO 2) r:+0.26 Phee, Jinq En SR
3) r:+0.16 Jump, Mallory FR 4) r:+0.29 Bowen, Kendra FR
26.23 54.11 (54.11)
1:21.63 (27.52) 1:53.50 (59.39)
2:17.71 (24.21) 2:46.37 (52.87)
3:09.68 (23.31) 3:35.54 (49.17)
9 IOWA-IA 'A' 3:38.81 3:36.18 40
1) Sansome, Emilia FR 2) r:+0.38 Olesiak, Aleksndra FR
3) r:+0.24 Drake, Kelsey JR 4) r:+0.38 Burvill, Hannah SR
25.70 53.21 (53.21)
1:21.74 (28.53) 1:54.95 (1:01.74)
2:19.17 (24.22) 2:47.75 (52.80)
3:10.87 (23.12) 3:36.18 (48.43)
10 Rutgers-NJ 'A' 3:40.98 3:37.26 34
1) Grusova, Tereza SO 2) r:+0.55 Ignatova, Alekndra FR
3) r:+0.27 Dymek, Kasja SO 4) r:+0.28 Chichaikina, Sofia FR
25.56 52.42 (52.42)
1:20.97 (28.55) 1:54.77 (1:02.35)
2:19.86 (25.09) 2:48.43 (53.66)
3:11.40 (22.97) 3:37.26 (48.83)
11 Nebraska-MW 'A' 3:43.74 3:39.01 32
1) Haebig, Autumn D JR 2) r:+0.32 Worlton, Gwendolyn SR
3) r:+0.29 Coughlen, Madison JR 4) r:+0.05 Beeler, Victoria SR
25.89 53.29 (53.29)
1:22.16 (28.87) 1:55.38 (1:02.09)
2:20.05 (24.67) 2:48.61 (53.23)
3:11.85 (23.24) 3:39.01 (50.40)
12 Michigan State-MI 'A' 3:40.83 3:39.54 30
1) Villani, Samantha P SO 2) r:+0.23 Szara, Erin JR
3) r:+0.31 Venn, Kasey FR 4) r:+0.20 Truex, Kennedy SR
26.11 54.93 (54.93)
1:22.34 (27.41) 1:54.52 (59.59)
2:18.85 (24.33) 2:48.51 (53.99)
3:12.30 (23.79) 3:39.54 (51.03)
13 Illinois-IL 'A' 3:44.71 3:43.34 28
1) Olson, Abigayle R SR 2) r:+0.28 Kale, Divya FR
3) r:+0.51 Salafatinos, Ahena FR 4) r:+0.41 Anderson, Kristin SR
26.07 54.14 (54.14)
1:23.29 (29.15) 1:57.22 (1:03.08)
2:22.54 (25.32) 2:52.07 (54.85)
3:16.23 (24.16) 3:43.34 (51.27)
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