No. 9/20 Indiana Earns Three Victories Over No. 7/9 Michigan, RV/24 Northwestern

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No. 9/20 Indiana Earns Three Victories Over No. 7/9 Michigan, RV/24 Northwestern

 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s (ranked ninth nationally) and women’s (20th) swimming and diving teams opened the 2020-21 season with three wins in a tri-meet with No. 7/9 Michigan and RV/24 Northwestern on Saturday afternoon at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatics Center.

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 9 Indiana 173, No. 7 Michigan 127

No. 9 Indiana 241, Northwestern 59

Women

No. 9 Michigan 174, No. 20 Indiana 126

No. 20 Indiana 177, No. 24 Northwestern 117

HOOSIER WINNERS

MEN

Bruno Blaskovic – 400 Freestyle Relay (2:55.34)

Michael Brinegar – 1,000 Freestyle (9:04.03)

Brendan Burns – 100 Butterfly (47.28); 200 Butterfly (1:44.30)

Mikey Calvillo – 500 Freestyle (4:23.65)

Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter Dive (395.55); 3-Meter Dive (467.93)

Tomer Frankel – 200 Freestyle (1:36.40); 400 Freestyle Relay (2:55.34)

Jack Franzman – 50 Freestyle (19.69); 100 Freestyle (43.52); 400 Freestyle Relay (2:55.34)

Jacob Steele – 100 Backstroke (47.38)

Gavin Wight – 400 Freestyle Relay (2:55.34)

WOMEN

Anne Fowler – 1-Meter Dive (308.18); 3-Meter Dive (365.63)

Noelle Peplowski – 200 Breaststroke (2:13.41)

NOTABLES

  • The meet marked the first competition for the Hoosiers since the abrupt ending to the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both programs last swam competitively at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.
  • Indiana welcomed Northwestern to Bloomington for the first time in a dual meet setting since Oct. 22, 2010. The men’s team defeated the Wildcats by a score of 159-131 that day, while the women’s team earned a 158.5-135.5 victory.
  • In his return to competition with Indiana following an Olympic redshirt season, Andrew Capobianco delivered a pair of convincing victories in the diving events, while Anne Fowler captured two wins in her collegiate debut. Her 3M score of 365.63 makes her the seventh best performer in the even in program history.
  • The men’s team won 11-of-16 events in the meet and went 1-2 in six total events, while the women’s team won three total events.
  • Indiana has defeated Michigan in five of the last six dual meet competitions between the two programs dating back to the 2016 season.

 NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Bruno Blaskovic (50 Free, 19.94); Brendan Burns (200 Back, 1:44.94; 100 Fly, 47.28; 200 Fly, 1:44.30); Jack Franzman (50 Free, 19.69; 100 Free, 43.52); Noelle Peplowski (100 Breast, 1:00.99; 200 Breast, 2:13.41); Jacob Steele (100 Back, 47.38; 200 Back, 1:44.71); Emily Weiss (100 Breast, 1:00.80; 200 Breast, 2:13.51)

NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES

1-Meter: Zain Smith (272.10); Anne Fowler (308.18); Cole VanDevender (463.20); Mory Gould (363.23); Andrew Capobianco (395.55)

3-Meter: Zain Smith (283.65); Alyssa Wang (290.18); Cole VanDevender (353.85); Mory Gould (360.08); Anne Fowler (365.63); Andrew Capobianco (467.93)

 UP NEXT

The Indiana Hoosier swimming and diving teams will host Big Ten foe No. 18/21 Ohio State on Jan. 22 at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, Ind. The meet will be the final regular season home meet on the schedule and will serve at Indiana’s senior day.

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