ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New team season-best times from Filip Bujoczek in the 100 freestyle and Jared Schimmelpfenning in the 500 freestyle highlighted the two-day Michigan First Chance Meet for Purdue men's swimming and diving.
Ten members of the program competed at this weekend's meet, which featured four sessions as well as swimmers from Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Head coach Dan Ross said the top two performers would fill the last two spots on the Boilers' travel roster for the upcoming Big Ten Championships.
Along with Bujoczek (44.92 in 100 free time trial) and Schimmelpfenning (4:27.46 in 500 free), Ted Curtiss, Jake Thomas, Colin Mothersead and Matt Quinlan also posted times that ranked among the top five on the team this season.
Purdue's top times list will essentially be rewritten at Big Tens this week as the swimmers have geared their training towards having their fastest races of the season at the conference championship meet. The numerous personal season-best times posted by the 10 Boilers in Ann Arbor this weekend is the first phase that illustrates a bevy of team-best marks will follow at Big Tens.
The Big Ten Championships open Wednesday evening in Iowa City with the 200 medley and 800 free relays.
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Purdue Top Finishers & Notables
* -- New Purdue Season-Best Time
^ -- New Personal Season-Best Time
50 Free
Bo Ilgenfritz, 21.51 - Finished 7th
Ted Curtiss, 21.74^ - Finished 8th
100 Free
Filip Bujoczek, 44.92* (Time Trial) - Finished 3rd
Bo Ilgenfritz, 47.83 - Finished 7th
200 Free
Filip Bujoczek, 1:38.38^ - Finished 2nd; Purdue's 2nd Fastest in 2014-15
Jared Schimmelpfenning, 1:39.44^ - Finished 4th; Purdue's 4th Fastest in 2014-15
Sean Gartland, 1:42.97^ - Finished 7th
Bo Ilgenfritz, 1:45.64 (Time Trial)
500 Free
Jared Schimmelpfenning, 4:27.46* - Finished 2nd
Filip Bujoczek, 4:28.59 - Finished 5th; Purdue's 3rd Fastest in 2014-15
Sean Gartland, 4:37.78 (Time Trial) - Finished 6th
Hudson Bursch, 4:44.19 - Finished 7th
1650 Free
Jared Schimmelpfenning, 15:35.03^ - Finished 1st; Purdue's 2nd Fastest in 2014-15
Sean Gartland, 16:10.14 - Finished 2nd
Hudson Bursch, 16:26.18^ - Finished 3rd
100 Back
Ted Curtiss, 49.45^ - Finished 1st; Improved on His 3rd Fastest Time for Purdue in 2014-15
Jake Thomas, 49.67^ - Finished 2nd; Purdue's 4th Fastest in 2014-15
Jim Riegger, 52.33 - Finished 3rd
200 Back
Jake Thomas, 1:47.24^ - Finished 1st; Purdue's 2nd Fastest in 2014-15
Ted Curtiss, 1:48.54^ - Finished 2nd; Purdue's 4th Fastest in 2014-15
Jim Riegger, 1:52.91^ - Finished 3rd
100 Breast
Colin Mothersead, 55.50^ - Finished 2nd; Purdue's 3rd Fastest in 2014-15
Matt Quinlan, 55.77^ (Time Trial); Purdue's 4th Fastest in 2014-15
Bo Ilgenfritz, 1:00.02^ - Finished 7th
200 Breast
Matt Quinlan, 2:00.88^ - Finished 2nd; Purdue's 3rd Fastest in 2014-15
Colin Mothersead, 2:04.02^ - Finished 5th
Hudson Bursch, 2:06.30 (Time Trial)
100 Fly Time Trials
Jake Thomas, 50.05; Purdue's 5th Fastest in 2014-15
Jared Schimmelpfenning, 50.67
Ted Curtiss, 51.90
Colin Mothersead, 52.25