BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 2-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving took care of No. 4 Florida, 163-137, Friday (Jan. 3) in dual meet action inside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida.
The meet finished in a split decision, as the No. 6-ranked IU women fell to the No. 4 Gators, 164-136.
Junior Owen McDonald led the men, winning all three of his individual events – sweeping the backstroke events before completing the triple in the 200-yard IM. He was one of four Hoosier men to win an individual event Friday, while the IU quartet of Rafael Miroslaw, Matt King, Mikkel Lee and Tomer Frankel also won the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Friday marked King’s Hoosier debut after joining the program as a transfer in the fall. The Hoosiers picked up the win despite absences of recent World Champion Zalán Sárkány and mid-year transfer Caspar Corbeau.
Indiana’s senior diving duo of Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler dominated the springboards Friday, sharing the top two spots in each event. On the 1-meter board, Tyler blew away the field with a 425.33, earning scores of 65.00 or better on each attempt, followed by Henninger in second with a 384.98 after a final-round 74.40 leapfrogged Florida’s Peyton Donald. Henninger came away the victory on 3-meter after a great battle between teammates, earning a score of 385.88 to Tyler’s 385.43.
Senior Anna Peplowski swept her events, taking the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events as well as the 200 IM. Peplowski out-touched Olympic teammate Emma Weyant in the 200 free by 2.37 seconds in a time of 1:44.78 before defeating the Florida senior again in the IM by 27 hundredths with a 1:59.10. In the 100 free, Peplowski dueled junior Kristina Paegle for the top two spots, winning in a time of 48.90 to Paegle’s 49.22.
Paegle would get her victory in her signature event, the 50 free, posting an NCAA B cut time of 22.49. Sophomore Ella Roselli was also a winner on the women’s side, finishing first on the 1-meter board with a 297.53.
TEAM SCORES
Women
No. 4 Florida 164, No. 6 Indiana 136
Men
No. 2 Indiana 163, No. 4 Florida 137
HOOSIER WINNERS
Women
Kristina Paegle – 50 freestyle (22.49)
Anna Peplowski – 200 freestyle (1:44.78), 100 freestyle (48.90), 200 IM (1:59.10)
Ella Roselli – 1-meter (297.53)
Men
Tomer Frankel – 400 freestyle relay (2:53.46)
Quinn Henninger – 3-meter (385.88)
Matt King – 400 freestyle relay (2:53.46)
Mikkel Lee – 400 freestyle relay (2:53.46)
Owen McDonald – 100 backstroke (46.99), 200 backstroke (1:43.48), 200 IM (1:46.20)
Rafael Miroslaw – 200 freestyle (1:34.33), 400 freestyle relay (2:53.46)
Carson Tyler – 1-meter (425.33)
Jassen Yep – 200 breaststroke (1:54.93)
NCAA CUTS
A: N/A
B: Brian Benzing – 100 breast (53.33); Miranda Grana – 100 back (53.50); Owen McDonald – 100 back (46.99), 200 back (1:43.48); Rafael Miroslaw – 200 free (1:34.33); Kristina Paegle – 50 free (22.34); Anna Peplowski – 200 free (1:44.78), 100 free (48.90), 200 IM (1:59.10); Jassen Yep – 100 breast (53.35), 200 breast (1:54.93).
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-meter: Quinn Henninger (384.98), Ella Roselli (297.53), Joshua Sollenberger (362.25), Carson Tyler (425.33), Maxwell Weinrich (373.43), Lily Witte (269.78)
3-meter: Mary Kate Cavanaugh (282.60), Quinn Henninger (385.88), Skyler Liu (325.50), Ella Roselli (324.53), Joshua Sollenberger (344.63), Carson Tyler (385.43), Maxwell Weinrich (355.50), Lily Witte (314.25)
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