Big Ten Weekly Recap: No. 1 Michigan Falls to Virginia; Iowa, Purdue Split

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By Dan D’Addona.

The top-ranked University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team split its double dual, beating Penn State (270-83) and falling to No. 6 Virginia (196.5-156.5) on Saturday (Nov. 5) at the UVA Aquatic and Fitness Center.

PJ Ransford, Evan White, Charlie Swanson an Jacob Montague each won individual events to pace the No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men’s swimming and diving team to wins over No. 25 Virginia (203-140) and Big Ten foe Penn State (217-126).

After winning two events yesterday (Friday, Nov. 4), Siobhan Haughey added to her bounty on Saturday, tying for first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.47; a pool record) and also beating Virginia’s Leah Smith, a U.S. Olympian, in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.35).

The other individual victor on the day was junior Clara Smiddy, who touched first in the 100-yard backstroke (54.41).

Virginia’s Smith won the women’s 1,000 free in 9:32.03 and the 400 IM in 4:13.19.

Click here for complete results.

Iowa, Purdue split

The University of Iowa men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted Missouri State and Purdue in a triple dual on Friday. The Iowa men topped both Purdue (151-149) and Missouri State (176-118), while the women split, topping the Bears (237-622) and falling to the Boilermakers (178-122).

Iowa’s Kenneth Meade and Jack Smith each won two events on Friday. Mende touched first in the 100 (48.98) and 200 back (1:47.10), swimming to season-best times in both events. Smith sprinted to first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free, recording times of 20.21 and 44.7.

The Purdue women won 10 of the 16 events, improving to 5-1 in duals this season with the head-to-head wins against the Hawkeyes (178-122) and Missouri State (252-48).

Kaersten Meitz was a three-time winner, posting two NCAA provisional-qualifying times with an impressive sweep of the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle races.

Marat Amaltdinov, Meagan Lim and Steele Johnson each won two events for Purdue.

Amaltdinov swept the breaststroke events with a pair of season-best times for the second Friday in a row, improving on his NCAA provisional-qualifying times. Johnson swept the springboard diving events to improve to 7-for-8 in event victories this season. Lim swept the butterfly events and helped the Purdue women open the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay.

Check out the full results here.

Minnesota beats North Dakota

Minnesota swept North Dakota on Friday. The men won 199-96, while the women won 203-90.

Nick Orf posted a season-best time of 1:50.63 to secure a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Matt Barnard had another solid performance on the boards, sweeping the events. He posted a score of 375.9 in 1-meter diving, and 392.10 in 3-meter diving.

In the women’s meet, Chantal Nack posted a career in-season best during the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.48. Breanne Siwicki won both the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:06.89) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:23.59).

OSU defeats Denison

The Buckeyes defeated another Division III power. After topping Kenyon last week, the OSU men beat Denison 186-103.

Josh Fleagle won the 200 freestyle (1:37.34).

Mark Belanger won the 100 freestyle (45.79) and Thomas Trace won the 200 backstroke.

Nebraska ends skid vs. Kansas

All-American Anna Filipcic smashed the Nebraska record in the 3-meter dive while adding a Devaney Natatorium record on the one-meter board to power the Nebraska swimming and diving team’s 198-101 victory over Kansas on Saturday.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2012-13, while snapping an eight-dual losing streak that spanned 12 years against Kansas.

Indiana sweeps Michigan State

With the victory, the No. 1-ranked Indiana men’s team improves to 7-0 on the season, while the No. 12-ranked Hoosier women’s team moved to 5-2 on the season. In total, Indiana won 28 of the 32 events on the day..

Brooklyn Snodgrass took the victory in the women’s 100 backstroke, winning with a time of 55.30.

In the women’s 200 butterfly, Reagan Cook earned the victory for IU, touching first in a time of 2:02.32. On the men’s side, Marwan Elkamash won with a time of 1:51.05.

Michigan State’s Ellie Roche won the women’s 100 yard backstroke and Alec Kandt (56.77) won the men’s 100 yard backstroke.

Click here for full results.

Illinois tops Indiana St.

The Illinois women rolled to a 184-77 win over Indiana State.

Four different Illini swimmers won multiple events on the day, including senior Amelia Schilling, Audrey Rodawic, Ashley Aegerter and Gabriele Serniute.

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John Fellows

7 years ago

Go Hawks!