WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Led by half a dozen Boilermakers with a pair of event victories each, the Purdue swimming & diving teams won 27 of the 32 events to win their home-opening dual vs. UIndy on Friday at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
TEAM SCORES
Men: Purdue 181, UIndy 113
Women: Purdue 176, UIndy 115
Ten members of the women's team won an individual event. Seven Boilermakers on the men's team did likewise.
Maggie Love led the way while being part of four total event victories. She swept the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the second Friday in a row and also contributed to both relay winners.
Jordan Rzepka swept the springboard diving events for the second weekend in a row to improve to 4-for-4 in event wins on the young season. Classmate Sophie McAfee is now 3-for-4 in event wins after she was also victorious on both springboards.
Brady Samuels, Michael Juengel and Coleman Modglin were also two-time individual event winners for the Boilermakers. Samuels also swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 400 free relay. Love and Samuels were among the seven Boilermakers that won an individual event and were part of a relay winner.
Purdue competes again Saturday when it hosts the annual Indiana Intercollegiates, featuring nine universities from around the state, for the largest single-day meet of the season at the Burke Aquatic Center. Action begins at noon ET.
TEAM SCORES
Men: Purdue 181, UIndy 113
Women: Purdue 176, UIndy 115
Ten members of the women's team won an individual event. Seven Boilermakers on the men's team did likewise.
Maggie Love led the way while being part of four total event victories. She swept the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley for the second Friday in a row and also contributed to both relay winners.
Jordan Rzepka swept the springboard diving events for the second weekend in a row to improve to 4-for-4 in event wins on the young season. Classmate Sophie McAfee is now 3-for-4 in event wins after she was also victorious on both springboards.
Brady Samuels, Michael Juengel and Coleman Modglin were also two-time individual event winners for the Boilermakers. Samuels also swam the leadoff leg on the victorious 400 free relay. Love and Samuels were among the seven Boilermakers that won an individual event and were part of a relay winner.
Purdue competes again Saturday when it hosts the annual Indiana Intercollegiates, featuring nine universities from around the state, for the largest single-day meet of the season at the Burke Aquatic Center. Action begins at noon ET.
| PURDUE'S TOP PERFORMERS | |
| WON MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Sophie McAfee – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Jordan Rzepka – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Maggie Love – 100 Breast, 200 IM Brady Samuels – 50 Free, 100 Fly Michael Juengel – 100 & 200 Back Coleman Modglin – 100 & 200 Breast MORE EVENT WINNERS Hannah Hill – 100 Free Kendra Bowen – 200 Free Abby Jahns – 1000 Free Abby Marcukaitis – 100 Back Mahala Erlandson – 200 Breast Lindsay Turner – 100 Fly Madeline Greaves – 200 Fly Keelan Hart – 100 Free Connor McCarthy – 200 Free Skyler Younkin – 200 Fly WON AN EVENT, PART OF A RELAY WINNER Keelan Hart Brady Samuels Abby Marcukaitis Kendra Bowen Maggie Love Hannah Hill Lindsay Turner |
PURDUE'S 1-2 FINISHES MEN 3-Meter Diving 100 Breast 200 Breast (Top 4) 400 Free Relay WOMEN 1-Meter Diving (Top 3) 3-Meter Diving (Top 5) 100 Free 1000 Free 100 Back 200 Breast (Top 4) 100 Fly (Top 4) 200 Fly (Top 3) 200 IM GREAT FINISHES Brady Samuels – Won 50 Free by 0.02 Kendra Bowen -- Won 200 Free by 0.22 Connor McCarthy – Won 200 Free by 0.28 Michael Juengel -- Won 200 Back by 0.03 Abby Jahns – Won 1000 Free by 0.49 CONTRIBUTED TO BOTH RELAY WINNERS Maggie Love Hannah Hill Keelan Hart Idris Muhammad Liam Walker |