IU Executes in Saturday Morning Session

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IU Executes in Saturday Morning Session

 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Indiana is in prime position for the final night of finals at the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Of the 13 Hoosier swimmers eligible for final swims on Saturday (Feb. 25), 11 made championship finals with two more filling in consolation and C finals. IU posted the top qualifier in three of the four swimming prelims during the morning session at Canham Natatorium.

Then, five divers qualified for evening finals with four coming in the A final. Sophomore Quinn Henninger (431.15) gave IU its fourth top qualifier in the platform diving event, with fellow sophomore Carson Tyler (393.85) and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco (391.10) taking the No. 3 and No. 4 spots and freshman Maxwell Weinrich (356.10) grabbing the No. 7 seed. Another freshman, William Jansen, earned the No. 15 spot with a career-best 278.85 to guarantee points from the consolation final.

Indiana put four out of four swimmers into the 200-yard breaststroke A final, including three of the top four qualifiers. Junior Jassen Yep (1:53.12) and senior Maxwell Reich (1:53.23) took the top two spots, with Josh Matheny (1:53.85) coming in fourth. Luke Barr (1:55.18) grabbed the No. 7 seed in a career-best time.

Senior Brendan Burns will look to defend his titles in the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly Saturday night. Burns will be the No. 2 seed in the 200 back, going 1:41.17 this morning, and the top qualifier in the 200 fly with a 1:42.22. Last year, Burns became the first man to win the 200 back, 200 fly double at a Big Ten Championships.

IU placed the top two seeds in the 200 fly, as junior Tomer Frankel went 1:42.73 to capture the No. 2 spot. Frankel finished eighth in last year’s event with a 1:43.06. Sophomore Kai Van Westering finished behind Burns as an additional A finalist in the 200 back as a career-best 1:42.54 placed him seventh.

Indiana added five finalists in the 100-yard freestyle, three in the A final. Senior Van Mathias, already a gold medalist in the 50 free and silver medalist in the 100 breast this week, earned the top qualifier spot with a pool record 41.74 that missed an NCAA A cut by a hundredth of a second. Sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (42.68) and Gavin Wight (42.75) finished fourth and sixth in the morning to add to the A final, while Finn Brooks (43.11) and Jack Franzman (43.82) hopped into the B and C finals, respectively.

In addition to those five events, the 1,650-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay will be contested on Saturday night. Indiana has two swimmers, senior Mikey Calvillo and junior Warren Briggs, in the final heat of the 1,650 free which will kick off the final session at 5 p.m. ET. IU also has the top-seeded relay, owning a 2:49.51 set at midseason

.TEAM SCORES
Indiana – 1,030.5

Ohio State – 924.5

Michigan – 806

Wisconsin – 665.5

Minnesota – 516

Purdue – 483

Penn State – 407.5

Northwestern – 392

RESULTS
200 BACKSTROKE

  1. Brendan Burns – 1:41.11 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Kai Van Westering – 1:42.54 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

X – Alejandro Kincaid – 1:44.94 (Career Best)

X – Lucas Piunti – 1:46.11 (Career Best

X – Joseph Radde – 1:46.61 (Career Best)

100 FREESTYLE

  1. Van Mathias – 41.74 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, Pool Record, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Rafael Miroslaw – 42.68 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Gavin Wight – 42.75 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  4. Finn Brooks – 43.11 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
  5. Jack Franzman – 43.82 (C Final)

X – Jacob Destrampe – 44.66

200 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Jassen Yep – 1:53.12 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Maxwell Reich – 1:53.23 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Josh Matheny – 1:53.85 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Luke Barr – 1:55.18 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Brendan Burns – 1:42.22 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Tomer Frankel – 1:42.73 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

X – Alejandro Kincaid – 1:47.38 (Career Best)

X – Drew Reiter – 1:48.59 (Career Best)

PLATFORM DIVE

  1. Quinn Henninger – 431.15 (Championship Final Top Qualifier, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Carson Tyler – 393.85 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  3. Andrew Capobianco – 391.10 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  4. Maxwell Weinrich – 356.10 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  5. William Jansen – 278.85 (Consolation Final, Career Best)
  6. Dash Glasberg – 259.15 (Career Best) 

UP NEXT
Indiana will get to convert finalists into points Saturday night as it looks to shut the door on another Big Ten Championship. Finals begin at 5 p.m. ET, starting with the final heat of the 1,650 freestyle.

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