Big Ten Weekly Recap: No. 1 Indiana Sweeps Tennessee, Kentucky

anze-tavcar-2015-texas-florida-indiana-002

Indiana's Anze Tavcar. Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold/Aringo

By Dan D’Addona.

After earning the No. 1 ranking in the first in-season coaches poll, the Indiana men’s swim team went out and proved it belonged at the top of the rankings.

The Hoosiers crushed No. 13 Tennessee 200-100 and No. 18 Kentucky 195-105 on Friday.

Meanwhile, the No. 12 Indiana women edged No. 11 Tennessee 152-148 and beat No. 21 Kentucky 169-131.

The Hoosier men started strong with the 200 medley relay team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla winning in 1:27.99.

Khalafalla won the 50 freestyle in a NCAA B cut time of 19.91.

Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar went 1-2 for the Hoosiers in the 200 freestyle, with Pieroni winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:37.48. Tavcar touched second with a mark of 1:38.32. For the women, Kennedy Goss won with a time of 1:48.63.

The Indiana men’s sprinters overwhelmed the competition in the 100 freestyle, taking the top-three spots. Pieroni led the charge, touching first in a NCAA B cut time of 43.89. Tavcar was second in 44.30, while Khalafalla was third in 45.02.

Glover won the 100 backstroke in 48.83,.

In the men’s 1-meter dive, the Hoosiers were dominant. Michael Hixon took first with a score of 404.45, while James Connor was second with a total of 394.30. Joshua Arndt was third with 333.55 — all NCAA qualifying scores in the event.

In the women’s meet, Lilly King was back to her winning ways in the 100 breaststroke for the Indiana women, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:02.13. King, the reigning NCAA champion, won the 200 breaststroke with a NCAA B cut time of 2:14.25.

In the women’s 1,000 freestyle, Stephanie Marchuk won in 10:01.63.

In the women’s 3-meter dive, Michal Bower won with a score of 342.15, while Jessica Parratto took second with a total of 293.80 with NCAA qualifying scores.

In the women’s 500 freestyle, Kennedy Goss touched the wall first in a time of 4:50.59. On the men’s side, Elkamash won with a NCAA B cut time of 4:24.44. Miller was third overall with a mark of 4:28.11.

In the 100 butterfly, with Lanza touching first with a NCAA B cut time of 48.07.

In the men’s 3-meter dive, with Connor winning with a score of 394.20.

The Hoosier men put an exclamation point on their day, as the 400 freestyle relay team of Khalafalla, Pieroni, Tavcar and Lorentz won with a time of 2:57.11.

Tennessee’s Kira Toussaint, Colleen Callahan, Maddy Banic and Alex Cleveland won the 200 medley relay (1:40.87). Toussaint won the 100 backstroke (53.56) and 100 freestyle (49.44).

Heather Lundstrom won the 200 butterfly (1:59.36). Banic won the 50 freestyle (23.45), leading a 1-2-3 finish with Cleveland (23.49) and Erika Brown (23.67). Banic won the 100 butterfly (54.26) ahead of Lundstrom (54.63).

Micah Bohon, Brown, Toussaint and Emily Allen won the 400 freestyle relay (3:22.82).

Tennessee’s Peter Stevens won the 100 breaststroke (55.01). Matthew Dunphy won the 200 breaststroke (2:02.12). Sam McHugh won the 200 IM (1:49.2).

Kentucky’s Drew Aviotti won the 1,000 freestyle (9:07.71). Kyle Higgins won the 200 butterfly (1:45.5). Walker Thaning won the 200 backstroke (1:46.97).

Danielle Galyer won the 200 backstroke (1:57.52). Rebecca Hamperian won 1-meter diving (299.1). Asia Seidt won the 200 IM (2:00.21).

Purdue defeated by Notre Dame

The Notre Dame men defeated Purdue 165-135, the Fighting Irish’s first victory over the Boilermakers since the 2012-13 season.

The Irish women took down Miami (224-74), Rutgers (221-78) and Purdue (190-110), posting their first win over the Boilermakers since the 2008-09 season.

Purdue’s Kaersten Meitz won the women’s 500 freestyle (4:47.82) and 1,000 freestyle (9:55.65) and Nicolas McDowell won the men’s race (9:18.71) and 500 in 4:30.75.

Marat Amaltdinov won the 100 breaststroke (55.39) and the 200 breaststroke (1:58.28).

Notre Dame’s Tabahn Afrik won the 100 freestyle (44.24).

Minnesota tops Iowa

Minnesota men’s swimming and diving defeated Iowa 185.5 to 113.5 Friday night in Minneapolis. The Gophers won 14 of 16 events.

Conner McHugh won both breaststroke events for the second time this fall. He finished in 54.60 in the 100 and 1:57.50 in the 200.
In the 1,650 freestyle, Michael Messner won in 15:43.03. Logan Redondo won the 500 free in 4:32.21.

Matt Barnard won on both diving springboards. He tallied scores of 413.40 in 1-meter and 373.75 in 3-meter.

Bowe Becker won the 100 and 200 free races. He won the 200 free from lane eight, touching in 1:39.44. Becker (44.59) and Paul Fair (44.80) took first and second in the 100. Fair (20.47) won the 50 free. Daryl Turner won at the 100-yard backstroke (48.75) and butterfly (47.74).

The Minnesota women’s swimming and diving team beat Iowa 186-114 on Saturday.

Danielle Nack won the 200 and 100 free races. She finished the 200 free in 1:49.30, and the 100 in 50.31.

Chantal Nack won the 100 backstroke (55.67) and the 500 freestyle (4:57.96). Brooke Zeiger won the 200 backstroke in 2:02.37. Breanne Siwicki won the 1,650 free in 17:03.62. Kierra Smith won the 200 breaststroke in 2:13.08, an NCAA provisional cut.

Northwestern men fall to NC State, Duke

Northwestern men’s swimming and diving team suffered its first setback of the season, falling to No. 3 North Carolina State, 185-108, Friday afternoon.

Justin Hanson won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:48.84, more than two second faster than the rest of the field.

Hanson placed third in the 200 breaststroke later in the meet with a time of 2:06.26.

Senior Jordan Wilimovsky took second in the 1,000 free in 8:56.00, just behind NC State’s Anton Ipsen’s 8:55.21. Wilimovsky placed second to Ipsen later on in the 500 free with a time of 4:25.60.

On Saturday, Wilimovksy set a Duke pool record in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:04.24 in Northwestern’s 185-110 loss.

Wilimovsky’s time was more than 22 seconds faster than the runner-up finisher. He also swam the 500 free in 4:27.83 to win.

Charlie Cole won the 200 freestyle (1:40.48) to go 1-2 with Wilimovsky (1:41.04).

Northwestern tops Illinois, Rutgers

The Wildcats improved to 5-0 with a 178-122 victory over Illini and 187-113 win over the Scarlet Knights.

Freshman Valerie Gruest Slowing continued her strong start to the 2016 campaign, picking up three wins for the second-straight week. She won the 1,000 free by two seconds with a time of 10:08.01 then turned around to win the 200 free with a time of 1:50.94. She finished her day with a win in the 500 free, touching the wall in 4:54.02.

Junior Mary Warren clocked a 23.38 in the 50 free and 52.11 in the 100 free to win both events.

Ohio State tops DIII power Kenyon

The Ohio State men’s defeated Kenyon College 186-103 on Friday evening. The Buckeyes posted the fastest time in all 14 swimming events and the top score in both diving events.

NCAA defending champion Colin Zeng picked up right where he left off, posting the top score on both 1- and 3-meter. On the former he earned a score of 406.95, the only diver of the night go score above 400. On 3-meter he earned a score of 386.10.

Brayden Seal (9:21.88) won the 1,000 freestyle. Josh Fleagle (1:37.98) won the 200 freestyle, Mark Belanger won the 100 backstroke (49.60) and Michael Eaton won the 100 breaststroke (58.13).

The Ohio State women won 173-115.

Divers Haley Allen and Lara Tarvit won events. Tarvit won her first collegiate event, posting a score of 297.15 on 1-meter. Allen took the top spot on three-meter with her score of 317.55.

Amanda McNullty won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:01.25 and Chantel Wynn returned to the top spot with a victory in the 50 freestyle (23.71). Kaitlyn Ferrara won the 200 backstroke (2:03.06) and Lindsey Clary won the 200 breaststroke (2:18.17).

Nebraska diver sets record in win

Anna Filipcic set a Devaney Natatorium record in the 1-meter dive to lead Nebraska to a 191-105 victory over Northern Iowa on Friday.

Filipcic, who earned All-America honors for the Huskers in 2016, produced a Devaney-record 322.05 in the 1-meter, while adding a victory in the 3-meter event with a score of 357.48.

Erin Oeltjen earned victories in the 100-yard backstroke (56.28) and the 100 butterfly (56.57).

Name*

Email*

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use