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AUSTIN, Texas – A record-setting showing in the 400 medley relay along with a top-10 finish for Greg Duncan in 1-meter diving headlined a strong start for Purdue men's swimming & diving Thursday at the NCAA Championships.
The Boilermakers' 400 medley relay team of Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson and Nikola Acin smashed the program record by 2.59 seconds, posting a time of 3:05.11 in the prelims. Seeded 24th, they finished 12th to earn a berth in the consolation final and clinch honorable mention All-America accolades. They were fourth in the B final, good for a 12th-place finish overall.
Duncan rallied with a pair of 60-point dives over the final two rounds of the prelim to climb into 15th place, advancing to the consolation final to clinch honorable mention All-America accolades. He was in 29th place after round 4. His final two scores in the prelim both ranked among the top five among the 45-diver field. Duncan improved on his prelim list score (310.15) by 33.7 points in the B final, placing second for the 10th-place overall showing via a list score of 343.85.
Joe Cifelli also competed on 1-meter Thursday, placing 22nd in the prelim. It was the senior's fourth consecutive year competing at NCAAs. He'll join Ben Bramley and Duncan in the 3-meter event Friday.
Purdue is in 22nd place with 17 team points after the first full day of the national championship meet.
Young eclipsed his own program record in the 100 backstroke on the opening leg of the 400 medley relay in the prelim. He became the first Boilermaker to ever eclipse 46 seconds in the event, doing so in both the prelim and final. His prelim split of 45.56 now stands as the Purdue record. That's .58 hundredths of a second faster than his record from the Big Ten Championships this season.
Only the split on the leadoff leg of a relay can double as individual program record. However, the top splits of the day for Pellini (51.38, 100 breast), Juliusson (45.38, 100 fly) and Acin (42.57, 100 free) were all faster than Purdue's program records in those events. Acin dropped 22 hundredths of a second off his prelim time in the final.
Young, Pellini, Juliusson and Acin became Purdue's first All-American relay team since its 200 free relay quartet in 2013. The Boilermakers had not garnered All-America honors in a medley relay event since 2006. The program record time in the 400 medley relay entering the season was 3:08.59; that benchmark dropped by a whopping 3.48 seconds this year.
Duncan earned his second career All-America honor and his first with Purdue. The Boilermakers have had at least one men's diver earn All-America accolades in 14 of the last 15 years. Overall, the program has had at least one All-American every year this century.
Along with the divers on 3-meter, Pellini also races in the 100 breaststroke Friday at NCAAs. The medley relay team will also be back in action in the 200 event, which was the race in which Purdue posted its NCAA automatic qualifying time at Big Tens.
BOILERMAKERS AT THE 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 Events // Thursday, March 28
1-Meter Diving
Greg Duncan, 343.85 – Finished 2nd in Consolation Final; H.M. All-American
Joe Cifelli, 295.95 – Finished T-22nd in Prelim
400 Medley Relay
Young, Pellini, Juliusson & Acin, 3:05.11 (Prelim Time) – 4th in Consolation Final; Program Record, H.M. All-Americans
Joe Young leadoff 100 Backstroke split of 45.56 in prelim is a Program Record
AUSTIN, Texas – A record-setting showing in the 400 medley relay along with a top-10 finish for Greg Duncan in 1-meter diving headlined a strong start for Purdue men's swimming & diving Thursday at the NCAA Championships.
The Boilermakers' 400 medley relay team of Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson and Nikola Acin smashed the program record by 2.59 seconds, posting a time of 3:05.11 in the prelims. Seeded 24th, they finished 12th to earn a berth in the consolation final and clinch honorable mention All-America accolades. They were fourth in the B final, good for a 12th-place finish overall.
Duncan rallied with a pair of 60-point dives over the final two rounds of the prelim to climb into 15th place, advancing to the consolation final to clinch honorable mention All-America accolades. He was in 29th place after round 4. His final two scores in the prelim both ranked among the top five among the 45-diver field. Duncan improved on his prelim list score (310.15) by 33.7 points in the B final, placing second for the 10th-place overall showing via a list score of 343.85.
Joe Cifelli also competed on 1-meter Thursday, placing 22nd in the prelim. It was the senior's fourth consecutive year competing at NCAAs. He'll join Ben Bramley and Duncan in the 3-meter event Friday.
Purdue is in 22nd place with 17 team points after the first full day of the national championship meet.
Young eclipsed his own program record in the 100 backstroke on the opening leg of the 400 medley relay in the prelim. He became the first Boilermaker to ever eclipse 46 seconds in the event, doing so in both the prelim and final. His prelim split of 45.56 now stands as the Purdue record. That's .58 hundredths of a second faster than his record from the Big Ten Championships this season.
Only the split on the leadoff leg of a relay can double as individual program record. However, the top splits of the day for Pellini (51.38, 100 breast), Juliusson (45.38, 100 fly) and Acin (42.57, 100 free) were all faster than Purdue's program records in those events. Acin dropped 22 hundredths of a second off his prelim time in the final.
Young, Pellini, Juliusson and Acin became Purdue's first All-American relay team since its 200 free relay quartet in 2013. The Boilermakers had not garnered All-America honors in a medley relay event since 2006. The program record time in the 400 medley relay entering the season was 3:08.59; that benchmark dropped by a whopping 3.48 seconds this year.
Duncan earned his second career All-America honor and his first with Purdue. The Boilermakers have had at least one men's diver earn All-America accolades in 14 of the last 15 years. Overall, the program has had at least one All-American every year this century.
Along with the divers on 3-meter, Pellini also races in the 100 breaststroke Friday at NCAAs. The medley relay team will also be back in action in the 200 event, which was the race in which Purdue posted its NCAA automatic qualifying time at Big Tens.
BOILERMAKERS AT THE 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 Events // Thursday, March 28
1-Meter Diving
Greg Duncan, 343.85 – Finished 2nd in Consolation Final; H.M. All-American
Joe Cifelli, 295.95 – Finished T-22nd in Prelim
400 Medley Relay
Young, Pellini, Juliusson & Acin, 3:05.11 (Prelim Time) – 4th in Consolation Final; Program Record, H.M. All-Americans
Joe Young leadoff 100 Backstroke split of 45.56 in prelim is a Program Record
| PURDUE'S 100 SPLITS ON THE 400 MEDLEY RELAY | |||
| Swimmer | Stroke | Prelim | Final |
| Joe Young | Backstroke | 45.56 | 45.68 |
| Trent Pellini | Breaststroke | 51.38 | 51.55 |
| Erik Juliusson | Butterfly | 45.38 | 45.38 |
| Nikola Acin | Freestyle | 42.79 | 42.57 |
| Relay Time | 3:05.11 | 3:05.18 | |