WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eight event victories and a dozen times that rank among the best in team history highlighted a successful first day of the Purdue Invitational for the Purdue swimming & diving teams.
The Purdue women racked up 106 points in the dive well and 72 more in the 500 freestyle, opening up a 114-point lead in the team scoring. They received victories from Maggie Love in the 200 IM and Sophie McAfee in 3-meter diving and were also victorious in team diving and the 200 free relay.
The Purdue men swept Thursday's two relays to go along with victories from Brady Samuels in the 50 free and Max Miller in 1-meter diving.
Love added a third-place finish in the 50 free to her victory in the 200 IM, which was her team-leading seventh individual event win of the season. The junior enjoyed lifetime bests of 22.87 in the 50 free (10th) and 1:59.49 in the 200 IM (third). She also posted an event-best split of 22.47 on Purdue's victorious 200 free relay.
Samuels posted his fourth career individual event win at the Purdue Invite and his fifth of the season. He matched his lifetime best mark of 19.46 in the 50 free prelims. The junior also swam the leadoff leg on both victorious relays, posting a team season-best time of 46.07 in the 100 backstroke. Idris Muhammad was part of both relay winners as well, highlighted by a 50 free split of 18.82 on the second leg of the 200 free relay. Individually, the junior took third in the 50 free.
Sophie McAfee repeated as the 3-meter diving winner at the Purdue Invite and also teamed with Daryn Wright and Maycey Vieta to help the Boilermakers win the team diving event, which is scored the same as a relay this season.
Abby Marcukaitis moved up to third place in team history in the 100 back after posting a lifetime best mark of 53.57 on the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay.
MOVED UP PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
• Maggie Love – 1:59.49, 3rd in 200 IM
• Abby Marcukaitis – 53.57, 3rd in 100 Back
• Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad – 3:07.00, 3rd in 400 Medley Relay
• Brady Samuels – 19.46, Tied 4th in 50 Free
• Samuels, Muhammad, Wenker, Kelly – 1:17.80, 6th in 200 Free Relay
• Aaron Frollo – 4:23.29, 7th in 500 Free
• Kate Mouser – 4:46.68, 8th in 500 Free
• Hill, Love, Schreder, Rojas – 1:31.03, 9th in 200 Free Relay
• Marcukaitis, Folcik, Hardy, Bowen – 3:39.03, 9th in 400 Medley Relay
• Maggie Love – 22.87, 10th in 50 Free
• Kate Beavon – 4:47.42, 13th in 500 Free
• Caitlin Hurley – 4:47.99, 14th in 500 Free
The Boilermakers had four of the top five finishers in the women's 500 free and 3-meter diving. Ethan Shaw and Aaron Frollo finished 2-3 in the 500 free. Jordan Rzepka and Holden Higbie did likewise behind Miller in 1-meter diving.
Action continues Friday with swimming prelims at 10:30 a.m., diving prelims at 1 p.m. and the finals session at 6 p.m.
The Purdue women racked up 106 points in the dive well and 72 more in the 500 freestyle, opening up a 114-point lead in the team scoring. They received victories from Maggie Love in the 200 IM and Sophie McAfee in 3-meter diving and were also victorious in team diving and the 200 free relay.
The Purdue men swept Thursday's two relays to go along with victories from Brady Samuels in the 50 free and Max Miller in 1-meter diving.
| DAY 1 TEAM SCORES | |
| MEN Northwestern 315.5 Purdue 263.5 McKendree 136 Missouri State 121 Southern Illinois 97 |
WOMEN Purdue 367 Northwestern 253 Illinois 183 Missouri State 121 Illinois State 109 Marshall 106 Southern Illinois 74 McKendree 59 |
Love added a third-place finish in the 50 free to her victory in the 200 IM, which was her team-leading seventh individual event win of the season. The junior enjoyed lifetime bests of 22.87 in the 50 free (10th) and 1:59.49 in the 200 IM (third). She also posted an event-best split of 22.47 on Purdue's victorious 200 free relay.
Samuels posted his fourth career individual event win at the Purdue Invite and his fifth of the season. He matched his lifetime best mark of 19.46 in the 50 free prelims. The junior also swam the leadoff leg on both victorious relays, posting a team season-best time of 46.07 in the 100 backstroke. Idris Muhammad was part of both relay winners as well, highlighted by a 50 free split of 18.82 on the second leg of the 200 free relay. Individually, the junior took third in the 50 free.
Sophie McAfee repeated as the 3-meter diving winner at the Purdue Invite and also teamed with Daryn Wright and Maycey Vieta to help the Boilermakers win the team diving event, which is scored the same as a relay this season.
Abby Marcukaitis moved up to third place in team history in the 100 back after posting a lifetime best mark of 53.57 on the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay.
MOVED UP PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
• Maggie Love – 1:59.49, 3rd in 200 IM
• Abby Marcukaitis – 53.57, 3rd in 100 Back
• Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad – 3:07.00, 3rd in 400 Medley Relay
• Brady Samuels – 19.46, Tied 4th in 50 Free
• Samuels, Muhammad, Wenker, Kelly – 1:17.80, 6th in 200 Free Relay
• Aaron Frollo – 4:23.29, 7th in 500 Free
• Kate Mouser – 4:46.68, 8th in 500 Free
• Hill, Love, Schreder, Rojas – 1:31.03, 9th in 200 Free Relay
• Marcukaitis, Folcik, Hardy, Bowen – 3:39.03, 9th in 400 Medley Relay
• Maggie Love – 22.87, 10th in 50 Free
• Kate Beavon – 4:47.42, 13th in 500 Free
• Caitlin Hurley – 4:47.99, 14th in 500 Free
The Boilermakers had four of the top five finishers in the women's 500 free and 3-meter diving. Ethan Shaw and Aaron Frollo finished 2-3 in the 500 free. Jordan Rzepka and Holden Higbie did likewise behind Miller in 1-meter diving.
Action continues Friday with swimming prelims at 10:30 a.m., diving prelims at 1 p.m. and the finals session at 6 p.m.
| PURDUE SCORING BY EVENT | |
| MEN – 263.5 Points 50 Free – 54.5 1-Meter Diving – 53 500 Free – 47 200 Free Relay – 40 400 Medley Relay – 40 200 IM – 29 |
WOMEN – 367 Points 500 Free – 72 3-Meter Diving – 66 50 Free – 60 200 IM – 55 Team Diving – 40 200 Free Relay – 40 400 Medley Relay – 34 |