The No. 23-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team moved up in the team standings in the second day of competition at the 2020 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Thursday afternoon.
After the first two days of competition, the Hoosiers catapulted all the way to third place with 338.0 overall points. No. 19 Ohio State leads the field with a two-day point total of 561.0 and No. 5 Michigan has compiled 478.0 points for second place in the team standings.
Senior Cassy Jernberg surged late to capture silver in the 500 Freestyle Championship Final. The medal marked the second of her career after winning bronze in the 1,650 as a junior. Her time of 4:37.07 makes her the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the event. Fellow senior Maria Paula Heitmann moved to eighth on the all-time performance list with a sixth-place finish and time of 4:40.24.
In the Consolation Final of the 500 freestyle, junior Josie Grote finished ninth overall with a time of 4:41.99 and sophomore Maggie Wallace finished 14th overall with a time of 4:44.78.
Sophomore Mackenzie Looze took the bronze medal in a historically fast 200 IM Championship Final. Her time of 1:55.79 marked an NCAA B Cut time, a personal record, and the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the event.
Junior Bailey Kovac finished 10th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:57.75, just missing out on a career-best mark. Junior Abby Kirkpatrick claimed 13th with a time of 1:58.98, while freshman Emily Weiss notched a 19th-place effort with a career-best time of 1:59.59.
Freshman Cora Dupre threw down her second-straight sub-22 second time in the 50 freestyle during the Championship Final. Her time of 21.93 gives her four of the five quickest performances in the event in program history.
Freshman Ashley Turak won the Consolation Final of the 50 freestyle to finish ninth overall in a career-best time of 22.20, making her the third-fastest performer in IU history in the event. Junior Grace Haskett finished 12th overall in the event with a time of 22.47, while junior Laurel Eiber nabbed 13th place with a career-best time of 22.60 to move into the top-10 on the all-time performers list at Indiana. Freshman Alexis Doherty took 24th out of the C Final with a time of 22.92.
In the B Final of the 1-Meter, freshman Zain Smith put together a six-dive tally of 268.30 and added another NCAA Zone Qualifying Score to her yearly total. She finished fourth in the consolation final to claim 12th overall in the event.
The 400 medley relay team consisting of Dupre, Weiss, senior Shelby Koontz, and Turak finished sixth, snapping a three-year winning streak in the event, with a time of 3:32.72. Dupre led off the relay with an NCAA B Cut and career-best time of 52.47 in the 100 back. She is the eighth-quickest performer in program history in the 100 back.
At the conclusion of the meet, freshman Katrina Sommer finished a time trial of the 200 IM in a time of 2:03.57.
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The 2020 Big Ten Women’s Championships continue on Friday with the second morning of prelims. The action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. ET with the prelims of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 3-meter dive.
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RESULTS
500 Freestyle
- Cassy Jernberg – 4:37.07 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Maria Paula Heitmann – 4:40.24 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Josie Grote – 4:41.99 (NCAA B Cut)
- Maggie Wallace – 4:44.78 (NCAA B Cut)
200 IM
- Mackenzie Looze – 1:55.79 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Bailey Kovac – 1:57.75 (NCAA B Cut)
- Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:58.98 (NCAA B Cut)
- Emily Weiss – 1:59.59 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Time Trial – Katrina Sommer – 2:03.57
50 Freestyle
- Cora Dupre – 21.93 (NCAA B Cut)
- Ashley Turak – 22.20 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Grace Haskett – 22.47 (NCAA B Cut)
- Laurel Eiber – 22.60 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Alexis Doherty – 22.92
1-Meter Dive
- Zain Smith – 268.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifying Score)
400 Medley Relay
- Cora Dupre, Emily Weiss, Shelby Koontz, Ashley Turak – 3:32.72 (NCAA B Cut)
