Indiana Swimming & Diving Sweeps Top-25 Tri-Meet
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept a tri-meet of top-25 ranked teams in Lexington, Ky. on Friday afternoon.
The No. 1 Indiana men’s team defeated No. 13 Tennessee, 200-100, and beat No. 18 Kentucky, 195-105. The No. 12 Hoosier women’s team took down No. 11 Tennessee, 152-148, and No. 21 Kentucky, 169-131. With the victories, the IU men improve to 6-0 on the season, while the Hoosier women move to 4-2 on the year in dual meets.
The Hoosier men started off on a high note, with the 200 medley relay team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla winning with a time of 1:27.99. The IU women took second place in the event, with the team of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic touching in a time of 1:41.46.
In the women’s 1000 freestyle, Stephanie Marchuk touched the wall first, winning with a time of 10:01.63. Freshman Cassie Jernberg was second in 10:04.25. Shelly Drozda was fifth with a mark of 10:13.72.
For the men in the 1000 freestyle, Marwan Elkamash took second place with a time of 9:08.37, while Jackson Miller was right behind him in third in 9:14.56. Adam Destrampe was fourth overall with a mark of 9:16.56. Elkamash’s time ranks him as the seventh-fastest performer in the event in IU history.
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 IU women, Kennedy Goss won with a time of 1:48.63, while Marchuk touched the wall in fifth place with a time of 1:51.19.
In the 100 backstroke, Glover won the event for the Hoosier men with a time of 48.83, while Rockett led the IU women’s effort, placing fifth with a mark of 56.04.
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. For the Hoosier men, Finnerty placed second with a time of 55.59, while Levi Brock took fifth in 57.31.
In the women’s 200 butterfly, Dalesandro led IU, taking second place with a time of 1:59.70, while Bailey Pressey was third in a time of 2:00.06. On the men’s side, Lanza took second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:45.98, while Max Irwin was fifth with a mark of 1:51.12.
The Hoosiers showed their strength in the men’s 50 freestyle, with Khalafalla winning in a NCAA B cut time of 19.91. Tavcar was third with a time of 20.43, while Sam Lorentz placed fifth in 20.55. For the IU women, Rockett was fifth overall with a time of 24.16.
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, while Cody Coldren took sixth with a mark of 284.90. Hixon, Connor and Arndt all posted NCAA qualifying scores in the event.
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. Taylor Pamplin was fourth overall with a score of 266.35. Both Bower and Parratto notched NCAA qualifying scores with their marks.
In the women’s 200 backstroke, Goss led IU, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:57.63, while Rachel Matsumura took fifth in 1:59.64. On the men’s side, Glover was the runner-up with a mark of 1:47.48.
Once again, the IU 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.
King, the reigning NCAA Champion in the event, won the 200 breaststroke with a NCAA B cut time of 2:14.25. For the men, freshman Jack Kucharczyk touched the wall second with a time of 2:04.62.
Goss paced the Hoosier women in the 200 backstroke, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:57.63, while Matsumura was fifth in 1:59.64. For the IU men in the 200 backstroke, Glover placed second overall in a time of 1:47.48.
In the women’s 500 freestyle, Goss touched the wall first in a time of 4:50.59, while Marchuk was third with a mark of 4:51.07. Jernberg rounded out three Hoosiers in the top-five, placing fourth with a time of 4:58.07. On the men’s side, Elkamash continued his great meet, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 4:24.44. Miller was third overall with a mark of 4:28.11.
The Hoosier men had three swimmers in the top-five of the 100 butterfly, with Lanza touching first with a NCAA B cut time of 48.07. Pieroni was third in 48.58, while Irwin placed fourth with a mark of 49.02. On the women’s side, Dalesandro led the way, coming in third with a time of 54.64.
The Indiana divers were again dominant in the men’s 3-meter dive, with Connor winning with a score of 394.20. Arndt was third with a total of 372.75, while Hixon was fifth with a mark of 340.35. Coldren was sixth overall with a score of 327.30. All four IU divers recorded NCAA qualifying scores in the event.
For the IU women divers on the 1-meter, Bower led the way in second place with a total of 287.00, while Parratto was third with 285.10. Pamplin was fourth overall with a mark of 278.25, as all three recorded NCAA qualifying scores.
In the men’s 200 IM, Lanza took second place with a time of 1:49.67, while King highlighted the women’s effort in the event, placing third in a time of 2:03.35.
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.
For the women, the 400 freestyle relay team of Rajic, Shelby Koontz, Holly Spears and Goss finished fourth with a time of 3:28.15.
The Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 11 when the teams host Michigan State for a dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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