ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A pair of team season bests on the 800 freestyle relay and a trio of Boilermakers teamed up for third place in the exhibition team diving event headlined Purdue women's swimming & diving's opening night Wednesday at the Big Ten Championships.
Three seniors and a freshman teamed up for Purdue's 800 free relay team. Kendra Bowen, Lindsay Turner, Kate Beavon and Reagan Mattice posted a time of 7:15.25, dropping 5.48 seconds off their team season best at the Big Ten Quad meet in Evanston on Jan. 27. Bowen's leadoff leg split of 1:47.15 is also a team season best in the 200 free. The senior dropped 1.14 seconds off her previous benchmark.
Sophie McAfee, Daryn Wright and Maggie Merriman teamed up in the team diving exhibition. The event features two dives from all three boards. Purdue's list score of 355.30 was headlined by an 83.20 for Merriman on her armstand in round 3. McAfee and Wright both executed one dive on each springboard. McAfee's 58.50 on a forward 2 ½ pike in round 1 was the Boilermakers' top springboard score.
Action continues Thursday with swimming prelims at 10 a.m., diving prelims at noon and the finals session at 5:30 p.m. The first full day of the championships features the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter diving and the 400 medley relay.
WEDNESDAY AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
* – Team Season Best
800 Free Relay
Bowen, Turner, Beavon & Mattice, 7:15.25* – Finished 10th (34 Points)
Bowen's leadoff leg split of 1:47.15* is a team season best in the 200
200 Medley Relay
Marcukaitis, Love, Berglund & Hill, 1:40.85 – Finished 12th (30 Points)
Team Diving Exhibition
McAfee, Wright & Merriman, 355.30 – Finished 3rd
McAfee on 1M & 3M, Wright on 1M & 3M, Merriman 2 on 10M
WEDNESDAY TEAM SCORES
1.) Indiana 118
2.) Ohio State 116
3.) Michigan 112
T-4.) Wisconsin 102
T-4.) Northwestern 102
6.) Penn State 98
T-7.) Rutgers 90
T-7.) Minnesota 90
9.) Nebraska 80
10.) Illinois 66
11.) Purdue 64
12.) Iowa 62
Three seniors and a freshman teamed up for Purdue's 800 free relay team. Kendra Bowen, Lindsay Turner, Kate Beavon and Reagan Mattice posted a time of 7:15.25, dropping 5.48 seconds off their team season best at the Big Ten Quad meet in Evanston on Jan. 27. Bowen's leadoff leg split of 1:47.15 is also a team season best in the 200 free. The senior dropped 1.14 seconds off her previous benchmark.
Sophie McAfee, Daryn Wright and Maggie Merriman teamed up in the team diving exhibition. The event features two dives from all three boards. Purdue's list score of 355.30 was headlined by an 83.20 for Merriman on her armstand in round 3. McAfee and Wright both executed one dive on each springboard. McAfee's 58.50 on a forward 2 ½ pike in round 1 was the Boilermakers' top springboard score.
Action continues Thursday with swimming prelims at 10 a.m., diving prelims at noon and the finals session at 5:30 p.m. The first full day of the championships features the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 1-meter diving and the 400 medley relay.
WEDNESDAY AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
* – Team Season Best
800 Free Relay
Bowen, Turner, Beavon & Mattice, 7:15.25* – Finished 10th (34 Points)
Bowen's leadoff leg split of 1:47.15* is a team season best in the 200
200 Medley Relay
Marcukaitis, Love, Berglund & Hill, 1:40.85 – Finished 12th (30 Points)
Team Diving Exhibition
McAfee, Wright & Merriman, 355.30 – Finished 3rd
McAfee on 1M & 3M, Wright on 1M & 3M, Merriman 2 on 10M
WEDNESDAY TEAM SCORES
1.) Indiana 118
2.) Ohio State 116
3.) Michigan 112
T-4.) Wisconsin 102
T-4.) Northwestern 102
6.) Penn State 98
T-7.) Rutgers 90
T-7.) Minnesota 90
9.) Nebraska 80
10.) Illinois 66
11.) Purdue 64
12.) Iowa 62