Indiana Sends Three Divers to NCAA 1-Meter Finals

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 ATLANTA – Indiana women’s swimming and diving will send four finalists to the Thursday (March 17) evening session of the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships inside McCauley Aquatic Center.

Indiana is the only program to send three divers to the 1-meter dive finals, with sophomore Tarrin Gilliland advancing to the championship final and senior Kristen Hayden and sophomore Anne Fowler moving on to the consolation round.

Gilliland finished fifth in the preliminary round, scoring a 314.00 and at least 50 points on four of her six dives.

Gilliland and Fowler earned All-America honors in the 1M for the second straight season, while Hayden collected her first-career All-America title in the event. Fowler and Hayden are both honorable mention performers.

Senior Mackenzie Looze swam a career-best 1:55.42 in the 200 IM prelim to place 11th and secure a spot in the championship final as well as honorable mention All-America honors. Her time ranks No. 4 in program history, and Looze is the first Hoosier All-American in the 200 IM since Bailey Andison in 2019.

Indiana will also compete in the 200 Freestyle Relay, entering with a 1:28.88 seed time.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
500 Freestyle – None.

200 IM – None.

1-Meter Dive – Tarrin Gilliland (5th)

CONSOLATION FINAL
500 Freestyle – None.

200 IM – Mackenzie Looze (11th)

1-Meter Dive – Anne Fowler (15th)

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE

  1. Mariah Denigan – 4:42.58
    30. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:44.25
  2. Ella Ristic – 4:45.42

 

200 IM

  1. Mackenzie Looze – 1:55.42 (Consolation Final, All-America Honorable Mention, Career Best)
  2. Noelle Peplowski – 1:57.50
  3. Brearna Crawford – 2:01.24

 

1-METER DIVE

  1. Tarrin Gilliland – 314.00 (Championship Final, All-America)
  2. Kristen Hayden – 299.75 (Consolation Final, All-America Honorable Mention)
  3. Anne Fowler – 294.14 (Consolation Final, All-America Honorable Mention)

 

HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS

Elizabeth Broshears (200 Medley Relay*)

Anne Fowler (1-Meter*)

Tarrin Gilliland (1-Meter)

Kristen Hayden (1-Meter*)

Dominika Kossakowska (800 Freestyle Relay*)

Mackenzie Looze (800 Freestyle Relay*, 200 IM*)

Kacey McKenna (200 Medley Relay*)

Anna Peplowski (800 Freestyle Relay*)

Noelle Peplowski (200 Medley Relay*)

Ella Ristic (800 Freestyle Relay*)

Ashley Turak (200 Medley Relay*)

 

 

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