ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Headlined by silver medalist Nick Sherman's two team records, 14 of the 17 Boilermakers that scored for Purdue men's swimming & diving at the Big Ten Championships this year did so in multiple events.
Sherman won silver in the 200 individual medley, the Boilermakers' first IM medal at Big Tens since Guillermo Blanco in 2015. Sherman finished top six in all three of his individual events, joining Trent Pellini (in 2021) and Blanco as Purdue's only swimmers since 2013 to be three-time A finalists in one year. As a second-team All-Big Ten honoree while winning his first career individual medal (fourth overall), Sherman scored in all three of his individual events for the fourth consecutive year, accounting for a team-high 77 points.
Sherman closed out his career at Big Tens as the program's active scoring leader, accounting for 212 team points. Since the Big Ten went to the top-24 scoring format in 2016, Joe Young (2016-19) is the only other Purdue swimmer to score in all three individual events in four consecutive years.
YEARLY SCORING RECAPS FROM BIG TENS
2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013
The 14 student-athletes to score in multiple events ranks as the Boilermakers' third most since the scoring format change in 2016. Purdue had 16 multi-event scorers last year and 15 in 2016, hosting the championships both years. The 2016 roster also featured just two active divers similar to this season.
Sophomores Jordan Rzepka (71 points), Brady Samuels (67) and Sam Bennett (47) also scored in all three of their individual events for the second year in a row. Not surprisingly, they ranked 2-3-4 behind Sherman. Ethan Shaw (23) and Liam Walker (19) accomplished the feat for the first time.
Rzepka finished top seven in all three diving events and is now 6-for-6 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens. He accounted for 147 team points during his underclassman seasons.
Samuels finished top five in the A finals of the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. He's already a four-time A finalist at Big Tens. The sophomore improved on his second-fastest time in team history in the 100 back (45.86) while continuing to rank among the program's all-time top two in four different individual events plus seventh in the 50 free.
The Boilermakers accounted for 16 times that went into the all-time leaderboards. Sherman eclipsed his own records in both the 200 free and 200 IM.
CAREER BESTS TO MOVE UP OR JOIN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Nick Sherman – Team Record in 200 Free (1:33.56)
• Nick Sherman – Team Record in 200 IM (1:42.62)
• Brady Samuels – 2nd in 100 Back (45.86)
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd (1:23.86)
…Muhammad, Witty, Samuels, Sherman
• Ethan Shaw – 3rd in 500 Free (4:20.79)
• Coleman Modglin – 4th in 100 Breast (53.08)
• Nick Sherman – 4th in 50 Free (19.47)
• 400 Medley Relay Team – 4th (3:08.36)
…Muhammad, Sherman, Samuels, Hart
• Idris Muhammad – 5th in 100 Back (46.98)
• Aaron Frollo – 7th in 500 Free (4:23.64)
• Ethan Shaw – 11th in 200 Fly (1:46.33)
• Ethan Shaw – 12th in 400 IM (3:51.23)
• Aaron Frollo – 12th in 1000 Free (9:18.00)
• Andrew Swenson – 13th in 200 Back (1:44.41)
• Connor McCarthy – 14th in 200 Free (1:37.32)
• Aaron Frollo – 14th in 1650 Free (15:27.18)
Shaw registered career bests in all three of his individual events, highlighted by a move into third place all-time in the 500 free (4:20.79) with the program's best time since 2018. Distance freestyle specialist Aaron Frollo also had a trio of career bests (500, 1000, 1650) that ranked among the all-time leaderboards.
Coleman Modglin won the B final of the 200 breast Saturday for a top-10 overall finish. He joined Sherman and Rzepka as active Boilermakers to win a B/consolation final at Big Tens. The junior moved into fourth place all-time in the 100 breast (53.08) and will have an opportunity to be a four-year scorer at Big Tens next season.
Seniors Skyler Younkin, Keelan Hart and Walker all scored at Big Tens for the third time in their careers. Classmates Elliot Cooper and Michael Juengel also accomplished that feat.
Sherman won silver in the 200 individual medley, the Boilermakers' first IM medal at Big Tens since Guillermo Blanco in 2015. Sherman finished top six in all three of his individual events, joining Trent Pellini (in 2021) and Blanco as Purdue's only swimmers since 2013 to be three-time A finalists in one year. As a second-team All-Big Ten honoree while winning his first career individual medal (fourth overall), Sherman scored in all three of his individual events for the fourth consecutive year, accounting for a team-high 77 points.
Sherman closed out his career at Big Tens as the program's active scoring leader, accounting for 212 team points. Since the Big Ten went to the top-24 scoring format in 2016, Joe Young (2016-19) is the only other Purdue swimmer to score in all three individual events in four consecutive years.
YEARLY SCORING RECAPS FROM BIG TENS
2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013
The 14 student-athletes to score in multiple events ranks as the Boilermakers' third most since the scoring format change in 2016. Purdue had 16 multi-event scorers last year and 15 in 2016, hosting the championships both years. The 2016 roster also featured just two active divers similar to this season.
Sophomores Jordan Rzepka (71 points), Brady Samuels (67) and Sam Bennett (47) also scored in all three of their individual events for the second year in a row. Not surprisingly, they ranked 2-3-4 behind Sherman. Ethan Shaw (23) and Liam Walker (19) accomplished the feat for the first time.
Rzepka finished top seven in all three diving events and is now 6-for-6 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens. He accounted for 147 team points during his underclassman seasons.
Samuels finished top five in the A finals of the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. He's already a four-time A finalist at Big Tens. The sophomore improved on his second-fastest time in team history in the 100 back (45.86) while continuing to rank among the program's all-time top two in four different individual events plus seventh in the 50 free.
The Boilermakers accounted for 16 times that went into the all-time leaderboards. Sherman eclipsed his own records in both the 200 free and 200 IM.
CAREER BESTS TO MOVE UP OR JOIN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Nick Sherman – Team Record in 200 Free (1:33.56)
• Nick Sherman – Team Record in 200 IM (1:42.62)
• Brady Samuels – 2nd in 100 Back (45.86)
• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd (1:23.86)
…Muhammad, Witty, Samuels, Sherman
• Ethan Shaw – 3rd in 500 Free (4:20.79)
• Coleman Modglin – 4th in 100 Breast (53.08)
• Nick Sherman – 4th in 50 Free (19.47)
• 400 Medley Relay Team – 4th (3:08.36)
…Muhammad, Sherman, Samuels, Hart
• Idris Muhammad – 5th in 100 Back (46.98)
• Aaron Frollo – 7th in 500 Free (4:23.64)
• Ethan Shaw – 11th in 200 Fly (1:46.33)
• Ethan Shaw – 12th in 400 IM (3:51.23)
• Aaron Frollo – 12th in 1000 Free (9:18.00)
• Andrew Swenson – 13th in 200 Back (1:44.41)
• Connor McCarthy – 14th in 200 Free (1:37.32)
• Aaron Frollo – 14th in 1650 Free (15:27.18)
Shaw registered career bests in all three of his individual events, highlighted by a move into third place all-time in the 500 free (4:20.79) with the program's best time since 2018. Distance freestyle specialist Aaron Frollo also had a trio of career bests (500, 1000, 1650) that ranked among the all-time leaderboards.
Coleman Modglin won the B final of the 200 breast Saturday for a top-10 overall finish. He joined Sherman and Rzepka as active Boilermakers to win a B/consolation final at Big Tens. The junior moved into fourth place all-time in the 100 breast (53.08) and will have an opportunity to be a four-year scorer at Big Tens next season.
Seniors Skyler Younkin, Keelan Hart and Walker all scored at Big Tens for the third time in their careers. Classmates Elliot Cooper and Michael Juengel also accomplished that feat.
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Nick Sherman | 212 | 77 | 52 | 58 | 25 |
| Jordan Rzepka | 147 | 71 | 76 | NA | NA |
| Brady Samuels | 126 | 67 | 59 | NA | NA |
| Coleman Modglin | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | NA |
| Sam Bennett | 62 | 47 | 15 | NA | NA |
| Skyler Younkin | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | -- |
| Liam Walker | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | -- |
| Michael Juengel | 34.5 | DNC | 4.5 | 2 | 28 |
| Idris Muhammad | 34 | 30 | 4 | NA | NA |
| Andrew Alders | 33 | 15 | 18 | -- | NA |
| Ethan Shaw | 30 | 23 | 7 | -- | NA |
| Elliot Cooper | 25 | -- | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Keelan Hart | 24 | 7 | 10 | DNC | 7 |
| Andrew Swenson | 14 | 14 | DNC | -- | NA |
| Andrew Witty | 13 | 13 | -- | -- | NA |
| Charlie King | 7 | 5 | -- | 2 | NA |