Ristic Claims Silver in 200 Freestyle Hoosiers Stand Steady in Third

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Day three of the 2021 Women’s Big Ten Swimming Championships saw two medals go the way of the No. 21-ranked Hoosiers on Thursday night. IU remains in third place with two days remaining at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

 

100 BUTTERFLY

Freshman Elizabeth Broshears finished t-sixth (52.81) in a loaded Championship Final field that saw Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil throw down the nation’s fastest 100 Butterfly time of the 2020-21 season.

 

400 IM

Senior Josie Grote finished with the bronze medal is a highly-competitive Championship Final with a career-best time of 4:07.99. She was narrowly out-touched (4:07.90) for second. Junior Mackenzie Looze finished sixth out of the A Final heat with a time of 4:12.13.

 

Senior Bailey Kovac picked up some valuable points by winning the Consolation Final with a time of 4:13.18. She used a strong kick in the freestyle leg to take over the top spot in the heat, winning by 0.01 seconds.

 

Out of the C Final, freshman Anna Freed took 24th with a time of 4:21.91.

 

200 FREESTYLE

Freshman Ella Ristic secured a silver medal with a time of 1:44.89, a career-best mark. She initiated the race pace for the first handful of laps before giving way to the eventual champion in the final 50 yards.

 

Senior Laurel Eiber and sophomore Ashley Turak finished 13th and 14th, respectively, out of the Consolation Final.

TEAM SCORES

  1. Ohio State – 771 pts.
  2. Michigan – 650 pts.
  3. INDIANA – 530 pts.
  4. Northwestern – 424.5 pts.
  5. Wisconsin – 327 pts.
  6. Minnesota – 289 pts.
  7. Nebraska – 276 pts.
  8. Iowa – 246.5 pts.
  9. Penn State – 189 pts.
  10. Purdue – 185 pts.
  11. Michigan State – 127 pts.
  12. Illinois – 109 pts.
  13. Rutgers – 30 pts.

 

NOTABLES

  • Ristic moved into sixth place on the all-time performers list in the 200 Freestyle, while the time ranks inside the top-20 nationally.
  • Grote climbed into the seventh spot on the 400 IM performer list and sits firmly inside the top-15 nationally in the event.
    • IU churned out five moreNCAA B Cut times in the evening session and two swimmers broke their career best marks.

     

    FINALS RESULTS

    100 BUTTERFLY

    t-6. Elizabeth Broshears – 52.81 (NCAA B Cut)

     

    400 IM

    1. Josie Grote – 4:07.99 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
    2. Mackenzie Looze – 4:12.13 (NCAA B Cut)
    3. Bailey Kovac – 4:13.18 (NCAA B Cut)
    4. Anna Freed – 4:21.91

     

    200 FREESTYLE

    1. Ella Ristic – 1:44.89 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
    2. Laurel Eiber – 1:47.58
    3. Ashley Turak – 1:47.77

     

    UP NEXT

    The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the second afternoon of preliminary action beginning at noon ET. Three events will be

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