 INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University’s Blake Pieroni had a great showing at the 2017 Phillips 66 US Swimming Nationals at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
The rising senior placed sixth in the A Final of the 100 freestyle, touching the wall with a school record time of 48.49. With his finish, Pieroni is now eligible to be selected for Team USA in the 4×100 relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships next month in Budapest.
Last summer, Pieroni was a member of the gold medal-winning 400 freestyle relay for Team USA at the Rio Olympics.
The Hoosiers showed off their depth in the men’s 1,500 freestyle, with five swimmers placing in the top-40. Trey Hubbuch led the way, placing 22nd with a time of 15:34.94, while Ethan Curl took 27th with a mark of 15:38.02.
Matthew Anderson was 30th overall with a time of 15:45.19, while Adam Destrampe took 37th with mark of 15:51.48. Jack Collins was 40th in 16:07.21.
In the 800 freestyle, rising sophomore Cassy Jernberg placed 25th overall with a time of 8:47.83
Earlier in the day for the IU women, Delaney Barnard placed 40th with a time of 56.33, while Shelby Koontz was 67th with a mark of 57.12. Grace Haskett was 96th in 58.01. For the men, Ian Finnerty was 40th in a time of 50.33.
In the 200 butterfly, IU alum Max Irwin placed 47th with a time of 2:04.64, while on the women’s side, Reagan Cook was 62nd with a mark of 2:19.59.
Competition at the 2017 Phillips 66 US Swimming Nationals continues on Wednesday with the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke and 50 butterfly at the IU Natatorium. Prelims begin at 9:00 a.m. ET, with finals at 6:00 p.m. ET.
