The No. 9-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team qualified two divers and a swimmer for evening finals at the 2018 NCAA Women’s Championships on Friday morning at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.

IU’s Lilly King (200 breaststrokes) and Jessica Parratto (platform dive) both earned the top seed in their respective events, while freshman Mya Kraeger earned a place in the Consolation Final of the platform dive. IU sophomore Cassy Jernberg will also swim on Friday afternoon for the Hoosiers in the 1,650 freestyle.

200 Backstroke

Senior Kennedy Goss finished 18^th overall in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:52.53, while classmate Marie Chamberlain improved by six spots from her seed time in the event, taking 44^th with a mark of 1:56.29.

100 Freestyle

IU senior Ali Rockett had a career swim in the 100 freestyle prelims, moving up 24 spots from her seed time to finish in a tie for 43^rdoverall with a personal-best time of 49.47.

200 Breaststroke

Two-time defending NCAA champion in the 200 breaststroke Lilly King will be the top seed in Saturday night’s Championship Final after cruising to a time of 2:05.49. King’s time is the fifth-best in school history.

400 Freestyle Relay

The Hoosiers had a school-record performance in the 400 freestyle relay, as the team of Kennedy Goss, Grace Haskett, Shelby Koontz and Holly Spears set the IU mark with a time of 3:15.59.

IU’s 19^th place finish in the event is the best for the Hoosiers since placing 13^th in 2011.

Platform Dive

The Hoosiers had a great showing in the platform dive prelims, as 2015 NCAA champion Jessica Parratto earned the top seed for the Championship Final with a score of 353.30.

Freshman Mya Kraeger, in her first NCAA event, nailed her fifth and final dive of prelims, moving from 28^th place to 13^th to earn a spot in the Consolation Final. Kraeger finished prelims just off her best score with a 253.90.

The Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team will continue competition at the 2018 NCAA Championships on Saturday evening at 6:00 p.m. ET with the finals of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststrokes, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle.

King’s NCAA Title Caps Indiana’s Effort at NCAA Championships

 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 9 Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up competition in the 2018 NCAA Women’s Championships on Saturday night at the McCorkle Aquatic Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Indiana finished the NCAA Championships in eighth place with a total of 169 points.  The Hoosiers posted the team’s third-straight top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships for the first time since accomplishing the feat from 2008-10. The top-10 finish is the ninth in school history.

At the NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers had 11 individuals earn a total of 21 All-America honors, marking the seventh time in the last 10 seasons that Indiana has had 20 or more All-America accolades.

Lilly King had the performance of her career in the Championship Final of the 200 breaststroke, winning her third-straight NCAA title in the event with the best time in history – 2:02.60. King is the first woman to break the 2:03:00 barrier, setting the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Big Ten, IU school and pool records with her performance.

With her win on Saturday night, King matches Rebecca Soni of USC with six total breaststroke titles. Soni won two 100 crowns and four 200 titles from 2006-09. King’s six NCAA titles are the most for any woman in Big Ten history.

In the Championship Final of the platform dive, redshirt junior Jessica Parratto placed seventh overall with a total of 291.35 to earn her eighth-career All-America honor.

In the Consolation Final of the platform dive, freshman Mya Kraeger took fifth to place 13^th overall with a score of 250.05 to earn Honorable-Mention All-America honors.

With both Parratto and Kraeger making finals in the platform, the Hoosiers had two divers score in the event for the first time since 2010.

In the 1,650 freestyle, sophomore Cassy Jernberg placed ninth overall with a time of 15:55.10, a career-best finish. Last season, Jernberg placed 14^th in the event. The Honorable-Mention All-America honor is the second in Jernberg’s career. The time was the seventh-fastest in school history.

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1,650 Freestyle

9. Cassy Jernberg – 15:55.10 (Honorable-Mention All-America)

200 Breaststroke

1. Lilly King – 2:02.60 (American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Big Ten, School and Pool Record; All-America)

Platform Dive

7. Jessica Parratto – 291.35 (All-America)
8. Mya Kraeger – 250.05 (Honorable-Mention All-America)

2018 Indiana All-America Honors

Delaney Barnard (1) – 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)

Kennedy Goss (3) – 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle (HM), 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)

Grace Haskett (1) – 200 Medley Relay

Maria Paula Heitmann (1) – 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)

Christine Jensen (2) – 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

Cassy Jernberg (1) – 1,650 Freestyle (HM)

Lilly King (4) – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

Shelby Koontz (1) – 800 Freestyle Relay (HM)

Mya Kraeger (1) – Platform Dive (HM)

Jessica Parratto (3) – 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive, 1-Meter Dive (HM)

Ali Rockett (3) – 100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay