WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A trio of relay wins and a quintet of 1-2-3 finishes highlighted the first session of Purdue's two-day dual meet with Oakland and the Rutgers women Friday at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
The Boilermakers won 12 events Friday – eight by the men and four by the women. Action concludes Saturday at 10 a.m. with 10 more events.
Led by Brady Samuels' NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) of 43.22 in the 100 freestyle on the leadoff leg, the Purdue men won the 400 free relay with a time of 2:54.90. That mark ranks ninth in team history and 10th nationally this season. Samuels teamed up with Jude Wenker, Idris Muhammad and Connor McCarthy for the victory. Samuels, Wenker and Muhammad contributed to both relay winners.
Dylan Burau won the 100 backstroke with a lifetime best of 47.90, which moved the sophomore into 12th place in program history.
Ethan Shaw demonstrated his versatility and stamina by sweeping the 400 IM and 500 free, out touching classmate Aaron Frollo by less than one second in both events. Shaw won by 0.31 hundredths in the 400 IM and just a half-second separated first and third place in the 500 free.
On the women's side, Caitlin Hurley and Kate Beavon also teamed up for a pair of 1-2 finishes in the 200 and 500 free. On both occasions, they raced in and won separate heats. Hurley enjoyed season bests in both events and Beavon had a season best while winning the 500.
Back from the Pan American Games in Chile where she finished fifth on the tower for Puerto Rico, Maycey Vieta posted a list score of 323.70 while competing in an exhibition 10-meter event Friday. It was the Big Ten champion's top five-dive total at an NCAA meet since winning silver at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.
INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS
• Ethan Shaw – 400 IM & 500 Free
• Dylan Burau – 100 Back
• Charlie King – 100 Fly
• Brady Samuels – 200 Free
• Caitlin Hurley – 200 Free
• Kate Beavon – 500 Free
• Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter Diving
RELAY WINNERS
• Men's 200 Medley – Muhammad, Witty, Samuels, Wenker
• Men's 400 Free – Samuels, Wenker, Muhammad, McCarthy
• Women's 400 Free – Bowen, Love, Rojas, Hill
1-2-3 FINISHES
• Women's 200 Free – Hurley, Beavon, Bowen
• Women's 500 Free – Beavon, Hurley, Mouser, Mattice
• Men's 400 IM – Shaw, Frollo, Callahan
• Men's 1-Meter – Miller, Higbie, Rzepka
• Women's 3-Meter – McAfee, Wright, Sonnenberg
The Boilermakers won 12 events Friday – eight by the men and four by the women. Action concludes Saturday at 10 a.m. with 10 more events.
| TEAM SCORES | |
| MEN Purdue 126.5, Oakland 58.5 |
WOMEN Purdue 100, Rutgers 86 Purdue 142, Oakland 44 Rutgers 144, Oakland 42 |
Led by Brady Samuels' NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) of 43.22 in the 100 freestyle on the leadoff leg, the Purdue men won the 400 free relay with a time of 2:54.90. That mark ranks ninth in team history and 10th nationally this season. Samuels teamed up with Jude Wenker, Idris Muhammad and Connor McCarthy for the victory. Samuels, Wenker and Muhammad contributed to both relay winners.
Dylan Burau won the 100 backstroke with a lifetime best of 47.90, which moved the sophomore into 12th place in program history.
Ethan Shaw demonstrated his versatility and stamina by sweeping the 400 IM and 500 free, out touching classmate Aaron Frollo by less than one second in both events. Shaw won by 0.31 hundredths in the 400 IM and just a half-second separated first and third place in the 500 free.
On the women's side, Caitlin Hurley and Kate Beavon also teamed up for a pair of 1-2 finishes in the 200 and 500 free. On both occasions, they raced in and won separate heats. Hurley enjoyed season bests in both events and Beavon had a season best while winning the 500.
Back from the Pan American Games in Chile where she finished fifth on the tower for Puerto Rico, Maycey Vieta posted a list score of 323.70 while competing in an exhibition 10-meter event Friday. It was the Big Ten champion's top five-dive total at an NCAA meet since winning silver at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.
INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS
• Ethan Shaw – 400 IM & 500 Free
• Dylan Burau – 100 Back
• Charlie King – 100 Fly
• Brady Samuels – 200 Free
• Caitlin Hurley – 200 Free
• Kate Beavon – 500 Free
• Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter Diving
RELAY WINNERS
• Men's 200 Medley – Muhammad, Witty, Samuels, Wenker
• Men's 400 Free – Samuels, Wenker, Muhammad, McCarthy
• Women's 400 Free – Bowen, Love, Rojas, Hill
1-2-3 FINISHES
• Women's 200 Free – Hurley, Beavon, Bowen
• Women's 500 Free – Beavon, Hurley, Mouser, Mattice
• Men's 400 IM – Shaw, Frollo, Callahan
• Men's 1-Meter – Miller, Higbie, Rzepka
• Women's 3-Meter – McAfee, Wright, Sonnenberg
| PURDUE'S EVENT WINNER LEADERS IN 2023-24 Updated Through Friday |
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| MEN Coleman Modglin – 5 Ethan Shaw – 5 Brady Samuels – 4 Max Miller – 3 Aaron Frollo – 2 Jordan Rzepka – 2 Six Tied with 1 |
WOMEN Maggie Love – 5 Daryn Wright – 5 Kate Beavon – 4 Caitlin Hurley – 4 Brinly Hardy – 3 Kate Mouser – 3 Abby Marcukaitis – 2 Sophie McAfee – 2 |