ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Maycey Vieta's conference title on the tower, Maggie Merriman winning a medal in the same event for the fourth straight year and a pair of top-five all-time marks in two of the premier sprint freestyle events highlighted Purdue women's swimming & diving's successful week at the Big Ten Championships.
Led by a meet-high 237 points from the divers, 18 Boilermakers scored at Big Tens this season. Sophie McAfee finished top 10 in all three diving events for the second year in a row to finish as the team's top scorer (67 points) again. She accounted for an impressive 132 points as an underclassman at Big Tens.
Daryn Wright also finished top 10 in all three diving events in her debut at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 57 team points to rank second on the squad. Wright matched McAfee's freshman-year accomplishment of sweeping the springboard consolation finals.
YEARLY SCORING RECAPS FROM BIG TENS
2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013
Vieta became Purdue's first female diver to win a Big Ten title on platform since Emily Wetzel in 2009, coincidentally also in Ann Arbor. Vieta won her third career medal at Big Tens and was named first-team All-Big Tens. She's now a three-year All-Big Ten honoree after her second-team honors as a silver medalist in 2020 and 2022.
Merriman (168) and Vieta (164) continue to ranks as Purdue's active career scoring leaders at Big Tens. Merriman became Purdue's first diver of either gender to medal in an event in four consecutive years at Big Tens. Fellow diver Casey Matthews (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) plus swimmers Darlene Warta (1987-90), Susan Wolfle (1991-94), Kim Fritsch (1991-94) and Lindsay Lange (2000-03) have also been four-year medalists at Big Tens for the women.
Hannah Hill moved into third place in program history in the 50 free (22.56) while winning the C final of the event Thursday. She posted Purdue's best time in the event in a decade. The next day she teamed up with Maggie Love, Kendra Bowen and Kendal Schreder to post the Boilermakers' fourth-fastest time (1:30.74) in the 200 free relay. Again, it was the team's best mark in a decade. Bowen improved on her eighth-fastest 100 free time (49.70) on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay, helping the same relay quartet move into ninth place (3:18.98) in team history.
Lindsay Turner is closing out her career as a four-year scorer at Big Tens. The Purdue graduate finished as the runner-up in the B final of the 200 butterfly for a top-10 overall finish in the event. Turner is the top-scoring swimmer at Big Tens in the Boilermakers' Class of 2023. Masy Folcik has an opportunity to become a four-year scorer as a senior next season.
CAREER BESTS TO MOVE UP OR JOIN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Hannah Hill – 3rd in 50 Free (22.56)
• 200 Free Relay Team – 4th (1:30.74)
…Hill, Love, Bowen, Schreder
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.70)
• 400 Free Relay – 9th (3:18.98)
…Bowen, Love, Hill, Schreder
• Kelsey Cooper – 11th in 200 Back (1:58.39)
• Daryn Wright – 12th in Platform Diving (306.10)
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (347.30)
Led by a meet-high 237 points from the divers, 18 Boilermakers scored at Big Tens this season. Sophie McAfee finished top 10 in all three diving events for the second year in a row to finish as the team's top scorer (67 points) again. She accounted for an impressive 132 points as an underclassman at Big Tens.
Daryn Wright also finished top 10 in all three diving events in her debut at the Big Ten Championships, accounting for 57 team points to rank second on the squad. Wright matched McAfee's freshman-year accomplishment of sweeping the springboard consolation finals.
YEARLY SCORING RECAPS FROM BIG TENS
2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013
Vieta became Purdue's first female diver to win a Big Ten title on platform since Emily Wetzel in 2009, coincidentally also in Ann Arbor. Vieta won her third career medal at Big Tens and was named first-team All-Big Tens. She's now a three-year All-Big Ten honoree after her second-team honors as a silver medalist in 2020 and 2022.
Merriman (168) and Vieta (164) continue to ranks as Purdue's active career scoring leaders at Big Tens. Merriman became Purdue's first diver of either gender to medal in an event in four consecutive years at Big Tens. Fellow diver Casey Matthews (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014) plus swimmers Darlene Warta (1987-90), Susan Wolfle (1991-94), Kim Fritsch (1991-94) and Lindsay Lange (2000-03) have also been four-year medalists at Big Tens for the women.
Hannah Hill moved into third place in program history in the 50 free (22.56) while winning the C final of the event Thursday. She posted Purdue's best time in the event in a decade. The next day she teamed up with Maggie Love, Kendra Bowen and Kendal Schreder to post the Boilermakers' fourth-fastest time (1:30.74) in the 200 free relay. Again, it was the team's best mark in a decade. Bowen improved on her eighth-fastest 100 free time (49.70) on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay, helping the same relay quartet move into ninth place (3:18.98) in team history.
Lindsay Turner is closing out her career as a four-year scorer at Big Tens. The Purdue graduate finished as the runner-up in the B final of the 200 butterfly for a top-10 overall finish in the event. Turner is the top-scoring swimmer at Big Tens in the Boilermakers' Class of 2023. Masy Folcik has an opportunity to become a four-year scorer as a senior next season.
CAREER BESTS TO MOVE UP OR JOIN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Hannah Hill – 3rd in 50 Free (22.56)
• 200 Free Relay Team – 4th (1:30.74)
…Hill, Love, Bowen, Schreder
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.70)
• 400 Free Relay – 9th (3:18.98)
…Bowen, Love, Hill, Schreder
• Kelsey Cooper – 11th in 200 Back (1:58.39)
• Daryn Wright – 12th in Platform Diving (306.10)
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (347.30)
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Maggie Merriman | 168 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 24 |
| Maycey Vieta | 164 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 36 | NA |
| Sophie McAfee | 132 | 67 | 65 | NA | NA | NA |
| Lindsay Turner | 67 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 21 | NA |
| Jenna Sonnenberg | 65 | 30 | 35 | DNC | NA | NA |
| Daryn Wright | 57 | 57 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Masy Folcik | 41 | 12 | 19 | 10 | NA | NA |
| Kate Beavon | 28 | 5 | -- | 23 | -- | NA |
| Kendra Bowen | 21 | 3 | -- | -- | 18 | NA |
| Kaitlin Simons | 19 | 19 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Madeline Greaves | 15 | 1 | 14 | NA | NA | NA |
| Maggie Love | 12 | 3 | 9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Abby Harter | 11 | DNC | 11 | -- | NA | NA |
| Reagan Mattice | 9 | 9 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Hannah Hill | 9 | 9 | -- | NA | NA | NA |
| Cecilie Wiuff | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mahala Erlandson | 5 | 3 | 2 | NA | NA | NA |