Feb. 3 Update Regarding Senior Day on B1G+: Purdue Athletics had planned to include the Senior Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on the B1G+ stream. However, due to a miscommunication with the Big Ten Network, the stream is unable to go live until 11 a.m. Senior Day will be recorded and offered on-demand here at PurdueSports.com by Saturday evening.
MULTI-TEAM DUAL MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men & Women host the Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad
Boilermakers vs. Minnesota, Northwestern & the Iowa Women
Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. ET / Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. ET / Live on B1G+
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue swimming & diving's final co-ed meet of the home season will feature Saturday's annual Senior Day ceremony as well as another full deck as Minnesota, Northwestern and the Iowa women all visit campus for the two-day Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad.
Twenty events will be contested over the two days of competition at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center – 11 events beginning Friday at 5 p.m. and nine more events starting Saturday at 11 a.m. The Boilermakers are hosting the meet for the first time since January 2020.
The teams are planning to wear their high-speed tech suits. Two scoring heats will be featured for all individual swimming events. Purdue's legendary Big Bass Drum will be on deck for the Senior Day ceremony Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free for both days.
The Big Ten Network's B1G+ website and app will have the live streaming coverage of both days. The production goes live Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for the Senior Day ceremony. Fans that sign up for a monthly subscription this weekend will be covered through the end of men's Big Ten Championships at Ohio State (Feb. 28-March 2). Purdue hosts the women's championships the week before (Feb. 21-24).
The Boilermakers are planning to recognize 28 seniors – 10 women, 11 men, seven managers – Saturday morning as part of one of the largest Senior Day ceremonies at the pool in recent history. Purdue's Class of 2024 enrolled in the fall of 2020 during the heart of the pandemic. Despite the unique circumstances and uncertainty that were ever present during their underclassmen years, there was very little attrition among the class. In fact, all 11 men that joined the program together as freshmen in August 2020 are now going out together as seniors. They also represent the first senior class under first-year head coach Alex Jerden.
Special recognition also goes out to the quartet of fifth-year student-athletes on the women's roster. Swimmers Kendra Bowen and Kate Beavon were recognized with their classmates at Senior Day a year ago. Divers Maycey Vieta and Jaye Patrick (a graduate transfer from Northwestern) are currently in Qatar preparing to compete at the World Championships. Vieta was also recognized at Senior Day last season.
SENIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Combined Totals Among Purdue's 21 Student-Athletes Honored Saturday (Excluding Fifth-Years)
1 – Purdue Relay Record
1 – Medal at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
1 – Berth at the NCAA Championships
3 – Academic All-District Honors
6 – Berths at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
6 – CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
14 – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honors
20 – Spot Among the Purdue All-Time Top 10 Relay Rankings
22 – Spots Among the Purdue All-Time Top 15 in Individual Events
31 – Academic All-Big Ten Honors
BIG TEN TRIPLE DUALS/QUAD NOTABLES
• The Purdue men set two pool records at Northwestern's Norris Aquatics Center at last season's Big Ten Triple Duals and Quad. Brady Samuels and Idris Muhammad teamed up with Nick Sherman for Keelan Hart for a sweep of the freestyle relays, setting a pool record (2:53.10) in the 400. Samuels' leadoff leg split of 43.01 was a pool record in the 100 freestyle. Individually, Samuels was victorious in the 100 butterfly and 200 free, posting the second-fastest time (1:34.85) in team history (at the time) in the 200.
• Purdue's 200 free relay team as well as Samuels in the 100 fly were both repeat winners at the meet.
• In the diving events a year ago, Sam Bennett and Jenna Sonnenberg were both victorious on 3-meter. Only springboard events were featured due to Northwestern's aquatic center not having a tower. Jordan Rzepka's springboard sweep, which earned him Big Ten Diver of the Week honors, headlined the diving well action at the 2022 Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis.
• On the women's side, Kate Beavon (9:47.32 in 1000 free) and Cecilie Wiuff (1:59.22 in 200 fly) both moved up Purdue's all-time top 10 with their personal-best times in Evanston.
• With the Iowa women joining the meet starting last year, it became a Big Ten Quad again for the first time since 2013. Wisconsin hosted the meet that year and it was the last time it featured Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue and UW on the women's side. That four-team field had been a constant from 1997 to 2013. Northwestern joined the field for the 2014-15 school year, replacing Wisconsin.
• Minnesota hosted the meet in January 2022, but the Purdue women opted to stay home and host Illinois for a Senior Day meet instead of traveling to Twin Cities along with the men. The Gophers would be up next to host in 2025 as part of three-year rotation.
• Along with the 1,000 freestyle in place of the mile, the 400 medley relay is the only events not included this weekend that is featured at the Big Ten or NCAA Championships.
• Northwestern has competed at the last three Purdue Invitationals in November, winning the women's title in 2021 and the men's this in November of this season.
MULTI-TEAM DUAL MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men & Women host the Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad
Boilermakers vs. Minnesota, Northwestern & the Iowa Women
Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. ET / Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. ET / Live on B1G+
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue swimming & diving's final co-ed meet of the home season will feature Saturday's annual Senior Day ceremony as well as another full deck as Minnesota, Northwestern and the Iowa women all visit campus for the two-day Big Ten Triple Duals/Quad.
Twenty events will be contested over the two days of competition at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center – 11 events beginning Friday at 5 p.m. and nine more events starting Saturday at 11 a.m. The Boilermakers are hosting the meet for the first time since January 2020.
The teams are planning to wear their high-speed tech suits. Two scoring heats will be featured for all individual swimming events. Purdue's legendary Big Bass Drum will be on deck for the Senior Day ceremony Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free for both days.
| LANE ASSIGNMENTS & ORDER OF EVENTS | |
| Men's Lane Assignments Purdue – 2/5 Northwestern – 3/6 Minnesota – 4/7 Exhibition Entries – 1/8 |
Women's Lane Assignments Purdue – 1/5 Iowa – 2/6 Northwestern – 3/7 Minnesota – 4/8 |
| Friday's Events 200 Medley Relay Men's 1-Meter, Women's 3-Meter Diving Women's 1-Meter, Men's 3-Meter Diving 1000 Free 200 Free 100 Back 100 Breast 200 Fly 50 Free 200 IM 10-minute Break 800 Free Relay |
Saturday's Events 200 Free Relay Platform Diving 400 IM 100 Free 200 Back 100 Fly 500 Free 200 Breast 10-minute Break 400 Free Relay Additional Exhibition Heats for some events (both days) |
The Big Ten Network's B1G+ website and app will have the live streaming coverage of both days. The production goes live Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for the Senior Day ceremony. Fans that sign up for a monthly subscription this weekend will be covered through the end of men's Big Ten Championships at Ohio State (Feb. 28-March 2). Purdue hosts the women's championships the week before (Feb. 21-24).
The Boilermakers are planning to recognize 28 seniors – 10 women, 11 men, seven managers – Saturday morning as part of one of the largest Senior Day ceremonies at the pool in recent history. Purdue's Class of 2024 enrolled in the fall of 2020 during the heart of the pandemic. Despite the unique circumstances and uncertainty that were ever present during their underclassmen years, there was very little attrition among the class. In fact, all 11 men that joined the program together as freshmen in August 2020 are now going out together as seniors. They also represent the first senior class under first-year head coach Alex Jerden.
Special recognition also goes out to the quartet of fifth-year student-athletes on the women's roster. Swimmers Kendra Bowen and Kate Beavon were recognized with their classmates at Senior Day a year ago. Divers Maycey Vieta and Jaye Patrick (a graduate transfer from Northwestern) are currently in Qatar preparing to compete at the World Championships. Vieta was also recognized at Senior Day last season.
| PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING'S CLASS OF 2024 | |
| Men Andrew Alders – Chesterton, Ind. Aaron Frollo – Fishers, Ind. Charlie King – Avon, Ind. Coleman Modglin – Zionsville, Ind. Kevin O'Dare – Huntington Valley, Pa. Rafael Rodriguez – Pembroke Pines, Fla. Griffin Seaver – Carmel, Ind. Ethan Shaw – Dublin, Ohio Andrew Swenson – Bedford, Ind. Jude Wenker – Bainbridge Island, Wash. Andrew Witty – Bainbridge Island, Wash. Senior Managers Colleen O'Toole – Cleveland, Ohio Kaitlyn Sinclair – Avon, Indiana Becca Jennings – Lisle, Illinois |
Women Meredith Berglund – Carmel, Ind. Masy Folcik – Rockford, Mich. Abby Harter – McCordsville, Ind. Michaela Herwig – Geneva, Ill. Abby Jahns – Fishers, Ind. Angelina Rossi – Edmond, Okla. Kali Sayovitz – Sauk Centre, Minn. Kendal Schreder – Temperance, Mich. Evie Sierra – South Bend, Ind. Jenna Sonnenberg – Long Beach, Calif. Senior Managers Kylie Davenport – San Antonio, Texas Will Downing – West Lafayette, Ind. Kate Saczawa – Powell, Ohio Katie Smith – River Vale, New Jersey |
SENIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Combined Totals Among Purdue's 21 Student-Athletes Honored Saturday (Excluding Fifth-Years)
1 – Purdue Relay Record
1 – Medal at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
1 – Berth at the NCAA Championships
3 – Academic All-District Honors
6 – Berths at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
6 – CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
14 – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honors
20 – Spot Among the Purdue All-Time Top 10 Relay Rankings
22 – Spots Among the Purdue All-Time Top 15 in Individual Events
31 – Academic All-Big Ten Honors
BIG TEN TRIPLE DUALS/QUAD NOTABLES
• The Purdue men set two pool records at Northwestern's Norris Aquatics Center at last season's Big Ten Triple Duals and Quad. Brady Samuels and Idris Muhammad teamed up with Nick Sherman for Keelan Hart for a sweep of the freestyle relays, setting a pool record (2:53.10) in the 400. Samuels' leadoff leg split of 43.01 was a pool record in the 100 freestyle. Individually, Samuels was victorious in the 100 butterfly and 200 free, posting the second-fastest time (1:34.85) in team history (at the time) in the 200.
• Purdue's 200 free relay team as well as Samuels in the 100 fly were both repeat winners at the meet.
• In the diving events a year ago, Sam Bennett and Jenna Sonnenberg were both victorious on 3-meter. Only springboard events were featured due to Northwestern's aquatic center not having a tower. Jordan Rzepka's springboard sweep, which earned him Big Ten Diver of the Week honors, headlined the diving well action at the 2022 Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis.
• On the women's side, Kate Beavon (9:47.32 in 1000 free) and Cecilie Wiuff (1:59.22 in 200 fly) both moved up Purdue's all-time top 10 with their personal-best times in Evanston.
• With the Iowa women joining the meet starting last year, it became a Big Ten Quad again for the first time since 2013. Wisconsin hosted the meet that year and it was the last time it featured Illinois, Minnesota, Purdue and UW on the women's side. That four-team field had been a constant from 1997 to 2013. Northwestern joined the field for the 2014-15 school year, replacing Wisconsin.
• Minnesota hosted the meet in January 2022, but the Purdue women opted to stay home and host Illinois for a Senior Day meet instead of traveling to Twin Cities along with the men. The Gophers would be up next to host in 2025 as part of three-year rotation.
• Along with the 1,000 freestyle in place of the mile, the 400 medley relay is the only events not included this weekend that is featured at the Big Ten or NCAA Championships.
• Northwestern has competed at the last three Purdue Invitationals in November, winning the women's title in 2021 and the men's this in November of this season.
| PURDUE'S EVENT WINNER LEADERS IN 2023-24 | |
| Men Brady Samuels – 10 Coleman Modglin – 8 Jordan Rzepka – 7 Ethan Shaw – 6 Max Miller – 4 Dylan Burau – 3 Pat Broderick – 2 Aaron Frollo – 2 Holden Higbie – 2 Andy Kelly – 2 Idris Muhammad – 2 |
Women Caitlin Hurley – 9 Maggie Love – 9 Sophie McAfee – 7 Daryn Wright – 7 Kate Beavon – 4 Brinly Hardy – 4 Kate Mouser – 4 Abby Marcukaitis – 3 Cecilie Wiuff – 2 |
| CONTRIBUTED TO MOST RELAY WINNERS | |
| Men Brady Samuels – 7 Idris Muhammad – 7 Jude Wenker – 5 Charlie King – 4 Andrew Witty – 4 Andy Kelly – 3 Connor McCarthy – 2 Coleman Modglin – 2 |
Women Hannah Hill – 7 Maggie Love – 7 Ana Rojas – 5 Kendra Bowen – 3 Masy Folcik – 2 Kendal Schreder – 2 |