Indiana Positioned for Strong Final Night at Big Tens

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Indiana Positioned for Strong Final Night at Big Tens

#IUSD Nabs Top Three Spots in 200 Breast Final

 MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Hoosiers advanced nine swimmers to the evening finals after the conclusion of the preliminary rounds on Saturday afternoon at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

100 Freestyle – Ashley Turak (fifth)

200 Backstroke – Bailey Kovac (sixth)

200 Breaststroke – Emily Weiss (first); Noelle Peplowski (second); Mackenzie Looze (third)

CONSOLATION FINAL

100 Freestyle – Elizabeth Broshears (14th); Ella Ristic (15th)

200 Backstroke – Anna Freed (15th)

200 Breaststroke – Abby Kirkpatrick (12th)

C FINAL

100 Freestyle – Laurel Eiber (20th)

200 Backstroke – None.

200 Breaststroke – Catherine Graham (19th)

TEAM SCORES

  1. Ohio State – 1,139.5 pts.
  2. Michigan – 940.5 pts.
  3. INDIANA – 705 pts.
  4. Northwestern – 694.5 pts.
  5. Wisconsin – 511 pts.
  6. Minnesota – 427 pts.
  7. Nebraska – 382 pts.
  8. Iowa – 354.5 pts.

t-9. Penn State – 309 pts.

t-9. Purdue – 309 pts.

  1. Michigan State – 181 pts.
  2. Illinois – 145 pts.
  3. Rutgers – 60 pts.NOTABLES
  • The Hoosiers will bring a total of 11 swimmers back for the evening finals. Five from Indiana will compete in Championship Finals. Ohio State leads the way with 13 coming back for second swims, while Northwestern and Ohio State each have six headed to A Finals.
  • The career-best time of 48.75 swam in the 100 Freestyle prelims by Turak is the seventh-quickest time ever by a Hoosier in the event and makes her the fifth-fastest performer in program history.
  • Kovac is now the ninth-fastest performer in school history after dropping a 1:54.39 in the preliminary round of the 200 Backstroke.
  • Looze moved into the top-10 performer list in the 200 Breaststroke with her career-best effort of 2:09.65.
  • Nine of the 15 Indiana swimmers to hit the pool today swam career-best marks.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

100 FREESTYLE

Ashley Turak – 48.75 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

Elizabeth Broshears – 49.56 (Consolation Final, Career Best)

Ella Ristic – 49.67 (Consolation Final, Career Best)

Laurel Eiber – 49.92 (C Final)

  1. Avery Williams – 51.96 (Career Best)
  2. Samantha Muma – 53.66

200 BACKSTROKE

  1. Bailey Kovac – 1:54.39 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Anna Freed – 1:57.34 (Consolation Final, Career Best)
  3. Ryley Ober – 2:03.89

 200 BREASTSTROKE

Emily Weiss – 2:08.79 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

Noelle Peplowski – 2:09.65 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

Mackenzie Looze – 2:09.65 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:12.48 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)

Catherine Graham – 2:15.85 (C Final, Career Best)

  1. Savanna Spears – 2:23.60 (Career Best)

UP NEXT

The 2021 Big Ten Championships will conclude on the final night of competition beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Five events will be contested, including the 100 Freestyle, 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Backstroke, and the 400 Freestyle Relay.

 

 

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