WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nick Sherman eclipsed his own record in the 200 individual medley in the prelims and later registered the first event victory of his decorated career at the Purdue Invitational, highlighting Wednesday's day 1 action for Purdue swimming & diving at the midseason showcase.
The Boilermakers were also victorious in all three events in the dive well. Jordan Rzepka repeated as the 1-meter winner at the Purdue Invite, recording his seventh event victory of the season. The sophomore posted a 400-point list, teaming with Sam Bennett for a 1-2 finish while winning the event by 62 points.
Sophie McAfee led the way on the women's side, scoring a 24-point win on 3-meter via a team season-best list of 335.45. She teamed with Daryn Wright and Maggie Merriman for a Purdue victory in the women's team diving event, which made its debut at the Purdue Invitational. Each diver executed two dives and all three boards were featured in the event. Individually, Wright claimed bronze on 3-meter.
Sherman impressed in the 200 IM prelims with a time of 1:42.90, clipping 0.52 seconds off his program record from the 2022 Big Ten Championships. It marked the third time he has broken the record overall and now stands as the first Boilermaker to go sub-1:43 in the event. In the final, the All-American rallied for the victory while racing in his seventh career A final at the Purdue Invite.
Idris Muhammad moved into fourth place in program history in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.50 in the prelims. He and classmate Brady Samuels were seeded 2-3 in the A final but it was Cal Baptist's Remi Fabiani who improved on his top-seeded qualifying time (19.44) to win the event. Samuels claimed silver in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite for the second year in a row, dropping time from the prelims to finish in 19.58. Muhammad placed fourth.
Maggie Love represented the Purdue women in the A final of the 200 IM. Classmate Hannah Hill won the B final of the 50 free with a team season-best time of 22.84. Love also broke 23 seconds (22.96) on the opening leg of the 200 free relay, teaming with Kendra Bowen, Kendal Schreder and Hill for the 10th-fastest time in team history (1:31.19).
Kate Beavon was an A finalist in the 500 free, teaming with Reagan Mattice and Abby Jahns to produce 20 team points in the event – making it the women's top-scoring individual swimming event Wednesday.
With Sherman leading the way and freshman Cooper Callahan also qualifying for the A final, the Purdue men racked up 46 team points in the 200 IM.
Seniors Michael Juengel and Kellan Hart teamed up to give the Boilermakers winners of the B and C finals of the 50 free. Juengel also joined Samuels and Sherman on both of Wednesday's top relay teams. Purdue posted its fifth-fastest times in team history in both the 200 free (1:17.35) and 400 medley relays (3:08.92).
Ethan Shaw (4:24.41, 10th) and Aaron Frollo (4:26.20, 15th) moved up the Boilermakers' all-time list in the 500 free while scoring in the A and B finals.
The Purdue Invitational continues Thursday with prelims at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
The Boilermakers were also victorious in all three events in the dive well. Jordan Rzepka repeated as the 1-meter winner at the Purdue Invite, recording his seventh event victory of the season. The sophomore posted a 400-point list, teaming with Sam Bennett for a 1-2 finish while winning the event by 62 points.
Sophie McAfee led the way on the women's side, scoring a 24-point win on 3-meter via a team season-best list of 335.45. She teamed with Daryn Wright and Maggie Merriman for a Purdue victory in the women's team diving event, which made its debut at the Purdue Invitational. Each diver executed two dives and all three boards were featured in the event. Individually, Wright claimed bronze on 3-meter.
| DAY 1 TEAM SCORES | |
| MEN #10 Louisville 293.5 Purdue 213.5 Cal Baptist 146 #24 Northwestern 144.5 Missouri State 104.5 Navy (Swimmers) 70 Southern Illinois 51 |
WOMEN #10 Louisville 325 #18 Northwestern 233 Purdue 144 FIU 123 Cal Baptist 52 Missouri State 83 Illinois State 61 Southern Illinois 32 Marshall 29 Indiana State (Divers) 0 |
Sherman impressed in the 200 IM prelims with a time of 1:42.90, clipping 0.52 seconds off his program record from the 2022 Big Ten Championships. It marked the third time he has broken the record overall and now stands as the first Boilermaker to go sub-1:43 in the event. In the final, the All-American rallied for the victory while racing in his seventh career A final at the Purdue Invite.
Idris Muhammad moved into fourth place in program history in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.50 in the prelims. He and classmate Brady Samuels were seeded 2-3 in the A final but it was Cal Baptist's Remi Fabiani who improved on his top-seeded qualifying time (19.44) to win the event. Samuels claimed silver in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite for the second year in a row, dropping time from the prelims to finish in 19.58. Muhammad placed fourth.
Maggie Love represented the Purdue women in the A final of the 200 IM. Classmate Hannah Hill won the B final of the 50 free with a team season-best time of 22.84. Love also broke 23 seconds (22.96) on the opening leg of the 200 free relay, teaming with Kendra Bowen, Kendal Schreder and Hill for the 10th-fastest time in team history (1:31.19).
Kate Beavon was an A finalist in the 500 free, teaming with Reagan Mattice and Abby Jahns to produce 20 team points in the event – making it the women's top-scoring individual swimming event Wednesday.
With Sherman leading the way and freshman Cooper Callahan also qualifying for the A final, the Purdue men racked up 46 team points in the 200 IM.
Seniors Michael Juengel and Kellan Hart teamed up to give the Boilermakers winners of the B and C finals of the 50 free. Juengel also joined Samuels and Sherman on both of Wednesday's top relay teams. Purdue posted its fifth-fastest times in team history in both the 200 free (1:17.35) and 400 medley relays (3:08.92).
Ethan Shaw (4:24.41, 10th) and Aaron Frollo (4:26.20, 15th) moved up the Boilermakers' all-time list in the 500 free while scoring in the A and B finals.
The Purdue Invitational continues Thursday with prelims at 10:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
| PURDUE'S TOP PERFORMERS | |
| EVENT WINNERS Nick Sherman – 200 IM Jordan Rzepka – 1-Meter Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter Women's Team Diving MORE INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS Brady Samuels – Silver in 50 Free Sam Bennett – Silver on 1-Meter Daryn Wright – Bronze on 3-Meter WON RACES IN FINALS SESSION Hannah Hill – B Final of 50 Free Michael Juengel – B Final of 50 Free Keelan Hart – C Final of 50 Free Amy Fu – E Final of 50 Free Men's 200 Free Relay B Squad Men's 400 Medley Relay B Squad |
B CUTS Idris Muhammad – 19.50 in 50 Free Brady Samuels – 19.58 in 50 Free Nick Sherman – 1:42.90 in 200 IM Men's 200 Free Relay – 1:17.35 MOVED UP PURDUE ALL-TIME LISTS Nick Sherman – 1st in 200 IM Idris Muhammad – 4th in 50 Free Men's 200 Free Relay – 5th Men's 400 Medley Relay – 5th Ethan Shaw – 10th in 500 Free Women's 200 Free Relay – 10th Aaron Frollo – 15th in 500 Free SCORING FINISHES FROM FRESHMEN Daryn Wright – 3rd Overall on 3-Meter Cooper Callahan – A Finalist in 200 IM Reagan Mattice – B Finalist in 500 Free Raymond Whittaker – B Finalist in 200 IM Kaitlin Simons – 16th Overall on 3-Meter |
| PURDUE EVENT SCORING BREAKDOWN | |
| MEN 200 IM – 46 Points 50 Free – 44.5 Points 1-Meter Diving – 37 Points 200 Free Relay – 34 Points 400 Medley Relay – 34 Points 500 Free – 18 Points |
WOMEN 3-Meter Diving – 37 Points 200 Free Relay – 32 Points 400 Medley Relay – 30 Points 500 Free – 20 Points 50 Free – 13 Points 200 IM – 13 Points |