Indiana Earns Three Thursday Top Qualifiers

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Indiana men’s swimming and diving will have 13 individual finalists, including three of five top qualifiers, in Thursday (Feb. 23) night’s evening session at the 2023 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships inside Canham Natatorium.

 IU qualified five student-athletes in both the 50-yard freestyle and 1-meter dive, adding two more in the 500 free as well as the top qualifier in the 200 IM.

To start Thursday morning’s preliminary session, senior Mikey Calvillo (4:18.99) and junior Warren Briggs (4:19.27) each won their heats to get into the 500 free championship final. In the next event, Luke Barr burst into the 200 IM A final as the top qualifier with a career-best 1:43.14.

The Hoosiers then pushed five into 50 free finals with two in the A and three in the B. Senior Van Mathias cut 22 hundredths of a second off his previous career-best, set at midseason, to earn the top qualifying spot and lead a 1-2-3 finish for IU in the fifth prelim heat. Junior Gavin Wight (19.54) finished second in that heat to get into the championship heat, and sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (19.61) earned the No. 10 seed and a place in the consolation final. Senior Jack Franzman (19.63) and sophomore Finn Brooks (19.73) qualified for the B final out of heat No. 7.

Indiana finished its morning with a clinical showing in the 1-meter diving prelim. Returning champion and senior Andrew Capobianco scored 417.10 points to earn the top qualifier spot, followed by sophomore Carson Tyler in the No. 2 seed with a career-best 414.05 points. Last year’s silver medalist, sophomore Quinn Henninger, suffered setbacks on his second and third dives but recovered well to total 343.15 points and IU’s third A final bid. The freshman duo of Maxwell Weinrich (319.05) and Dash Glasberg (282.65) earned spots in the consolation final.

At the end of the night, IU will also compete in the 400-yard medley relay. Indiana has won the event each of the last seven years.


TEAM SCORES
t1. Indiana – 118

t1. Ohio State – 118

  1. Michigan – 112

t4. Minnesota – 100

t4. Wisconsin – 100

t4. Purdue – 100

  1. Northwestern – 92
  2. Penn State – 88

    RESULTS
    500 FREESTYLE

  3. Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.99 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Warren Briggs – 4:19.27 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

X – Mason Carlton – 4:20.25 (Career Best)

X – Jackson Carlile – 4:23.49

X – Jacob Destrampe – 4:25.81 (Career Best)

200 IM

  1. Luke Barr – 1:43.14 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
    27. Jassen Yep – 1:47.30
  2. Tristan DeWitt – 1:47.93

X – Drew Reiter – 1:48.16

X – Lucas Piunti – 1:48.43 (Career Best)

50 FREESTYLE

  1. Van Mathias – 19.16 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Gavin Wight – 19.54 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Rafael Miroslaw – 19.61 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

t11. Jack Franzman – 19.63 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

t11. Finn Brooks – 19.73 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

X – Joseph Radde – 20.44 (Career Best)

1-METER DIVE

  1. Andrew Capobianco – 417.10 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Carson Tyler – 414.05 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier, Career Best)
  3. Quinn Henninger – 343.15 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  4. Maxwell Weinrich – 319.05 (Consolation Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  5. Dash Glasberg – 282.65 (Consolation Final)

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