Results / Thursday Heat Sheet / B1G Championships Central
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue men's swimming and diving opened the Big Ten Championships on Wednesday evening by posting the second-fastest times in program history in a pair of relays.
Purdue finished seventh in both the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays on the opening night of the seven-session meet at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Stephen Seliskar, Marat Amaltdinov, Austin Flager and Adam Johnston teamed up for a time of 1:26.60 in the 200 medley relay. Josh Brooks, Danny Conway, Josh Ehrman and Filip Bujoczek turned in a time 6:28.05 in the 800 free relay.
In the Purdue record book, both times rank behind only the program records established last season on the opening night of Big Tens.
Brooks' 200 split of 1:36.68 on the opening leg of the 800 free relay was a personal best and good for the sixth fastest in program history. Bujoczek's anchor split of 1:36.52 ranked as the top mark for the Boilermakers in the event.
No. 5 Michigan swept the opening-night relays with a pair of new pool record times at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, winning the 200 medley in 1:24.12 and rallying to take the 800 free in 6:15.04. Both NCAA automatic-qualifying times eclipsed pool records established by at the 2009 Big Ten Championships.
The Big Ten Championships continue Thursday with prelims at 11 a.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m.
Purdue's Opening-Night Relays
* -- New Purdue Season-Best Time
200 Medley Relay
Seliskar, Amaltdinov, Flager & Johnston, 1:26.60* -- Finished 7th (46 Pts); 2nd in Team History
800 Free Relay
Brooks, Conway, Ehrman & Bujoczek, 6:28.05* -- Finished 7th (46 Pts); 2nd in Team History
Brooks' Opening 200 Split of 1:36.68 6th in Team History
Team Scoring
1. #5 Michigan, 128
2. #9 Indiana, 112
3. #15 Ohio State, 106
4. Iowa, 100
5. #16 Wisconsin, 98
T-6. Purdue, 92
T-6. Northwestern, 92
8. #25 Minnesota, 90
9. Penn State, 84
10. Michigan State, 74
A few scenes from Wednesday night at the Big Ten Championships courtesy of photographer Mike Ringor. pic.twitter.com/tjkGnF7MCM
-- Purdue Swim-Dive (@PurdueMSwimDive) February 25, 2016
More images from the opening night of Big Tens courtesy of photographer @Bbroooklynn Gingerich. pic.twitter.com/iWUQ11D8oR
-- Purdue Swim-Dive (@PurdueMSwimDive) February 25, 2016
The calm before the opening night storm of Big Tens. May have been a blizzard outside, but we're ready to go in here pic.twitter.com/1YBov7bKKN
-- Purdue Swim-Dive (@PurdueMSwimDive) February 24, 2016