IU Beats Mizzou in Home Opener
 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 8/13 Indiana swimming and diving took care of business in its first home meet of the 2022-23 season, earning wins for both teams against No. 18/RV Missouri on Saturday (Oct. 29) inside Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
Diving had another dominant day on the springboards, with three athletes combining to sweep the four events. Additionally, eight IU divers totaled 14 NCAA zone qualifying marks. For the women, junior Anne Fowler posted season highs on both the 1-meter (316.05) and 3-meter (337.65) boards to win both events.
Sophomores Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler were each other’s toughest competition in the men’s diving events, both scoring at least 400 points on each board. Henninger won their duel on the 1-meter board, 416.63-409.13, with the next-best diver scoring 343.05. On 3-meter, Tyler just outscored Henninger, 415.50-411.30, with third place going to freshman teammate Maxwell Weinrich who posted a 365.93 score.
Despite many IU swimmers competing outside of their normal events, Hoosiers were still able to pull off individual wins and highlight performances.
Sophomore swimmer Anna Peplowski continued her great run of form, this time in the freestyle events. After sweeping the backstroke races in each of IU’s first two meets this season, the reigning Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week won the 50, 100, and 200-yard freestyle events on Saturday. In the 200, she posted an NCAA B cut of 1:46.81 to win by over three seconds.
The men’s Big Ten Swimmer of the Week, Brendan Burns showed his competitive edge in the men’s 200-yard freestyle. Normally a butterfly and backstroke swimmer, Burns faced up against Missouri’s Jack Dahlgren, who finished 13th in this event at the 2022 NCAA Championships. After trailing Dahlgren by four-tenths through the first 50, Burns used his advantage underwater to outpace Dahlgren the rest of the way. In a photo finish, Burns touched in 1:36.11 and beat Dahlgren by six hundredths.
After breaking 20 seconds in the 50 free for the first time in his career last week, senior Van Mathias did so again while setting a personal best of 19.60 on Saturday. Mathias was the lone swimmer to beat 20 seconds, including relays, in Saturday’s meet and just missed the NCAA B cut mark, which is set at 19.59.
Two freshman swimmers earned their first collegiate individual wins. Mya DeWitt swam the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.79 and Katie Forrester captured the 200 flies in 2:01.39.
TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 8 Indiana 168, No. 18 Missouri 125
Women
No. 13 Indiana 171, RV Missouri 123
HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Luke Barr – 200 medley relay (1:25.98), 100 back (48.21)
Warren Briggs – 500 free (4:32.95)
Finn Brooks – 200 medley relay (1:25.98)
Brendan Burns – 200 free (1:36.11)
Mikey Calvillo – 1000 free (9:10.84)
Quinn Henninger – 1-meter diving (416.63)
Van Mathias – 200 medley relay (1:25.98), 50 free (19.63), 100 free (43.60)
Rafael Miroslaw – 200 medley relay (1:25.98)
Maxwell Reich – 100 breasts (54.51), 200 breast (1:59.73)
Carson Tyler – 3-meter diving (415.50)
Women
Elizabeth Broshears – 200 medley relay (1:39.56)
Breanna Crawford – 100 breasts (1:02.36)
Mya DeWitt – 200 back (1:59.79)
Katie Forrester – 200 fly (2:01.39)
Anne Fowler – 3-meter diving (337.65), 1-meter diving (316.05)
Mackenzie Looze – 200 medley relay (1:39.56), 1000 free (10:10.42)
Kacey McKenna – 200 medley relay (1:39.56)
Kristina Paegle – 400 freestyle relay (3:22.42)
Anna Peplowski – 200 free (1:46.81), 50 free (23.02), 100 free (50.11), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.42)
Ella Ristic – 500 free (4:55.76), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.42)
Ashley Turak – 200 medley relay (1:39.56), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.42)
NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Anna Peplowski – 200 free (1:46.81)
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-meter: Megan Carter (293.55), Morgan Casey (267.00), Anne Fowler (316.05), Quinn Henninger (416.63), Carson Tyler (409.13), Maxwell Weinrich (323.25)
3-meter: Megan Carter (309.15), Morgan Casey (265.95), Anne Fowler (337.65), Quinn Henninger (411.30), Alaina Heyde (276.23), Will Jansen (313.73), Carson Tyler (415.50), Maxwell Weinrich (365.93)
