WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A victory in the exhibition team diving event and a top-10 time in team history in the 200 medley relay headlined the opening night of the Big Ten Championships for Purdue women's swimming & diving.
Sophie McAfee, Daryn Wright and Maycey Vieta teamed up for the victory in team diving, posting a list score of 363.10. Eleven of the 12 teams in attendance had an entry. The same trio also won the event at the Purdue Invitational in November. Each diver performs two dives and the event features two dives from each board – 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter. Vieta led the way with a score of 72 on her armstand off the tower in round 3. McAfee and Wright posted matching scores of 64.40 on 3-meter in rounds 4 and 5.
Abby Marcukaitis, Masy Folcik, Maggie Love and Kendal Schreder teamed up for a time of 1:39.47 in the 200 medley relay, Purdue's best time in the event since the 2022 Big Ten Championships and the ninth-fastest mark in team history.
The Boilermakers finished on the podium in seventh place in the 800 freestyle relay, placing seventh with a season-best time of 7:10.88. Purdue's quartet in the event was two fifth-years and two freshmen – Kendra Bowen, Caitlin Hurley, Kate Beavon and Kate Mouser. Bowen led the way with a 200 split of 1:47.41 on the leadoff leg, which represents a team season-best mark in the 200. The quartet enjoyed a time drop of 3.7 seconds from the Big Ten Quad on Feb. 2.
The Big Ten Championships continue Thursday with the first full day of action. Swimming prelims begin at 10 a.m. ET, diving prelims at noon and the finals session is at 5 p.m. The entire meet is being streamed live on the Big Ten Network's B1G+ website and app.
WEDNESDAY AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
* – Purdue Season-Best Time
200 Medley Relay
Marcukaitis, Folcik, Love & Schreder, 1:39.47* – Finished 9th (40 Points); 9th Fastest in Team History
800 Free Relay
Bowen, Hurley, Beavon & Mouser, 7:10.88* – Finished 7th (46 Points)
Team Diving (Exhibition)
McAfee, Vieta & Wright, 363.10 – Event Winner
Sonnenberg, Simons & Patrick, 257.55 – Finished 9th
OPENING NIGHT TEAM SCORES
1.) #6 Indiana 118
2.) #8 Ohio State 116
3.) #16 Michigan 112
4.) #14 Wisconsin 106
5.) Northwestern 100
6.) #23 Minnesota 96
7.) Nebraska 88
8.) Purdue 86
9.) Penn State 68
10.) Illinois 78
11.) Iowa 72
12.) Rutgers 64
Sophie McAfee, Daryn Wright and Maycey Vieta teamed up for the victory in team diving, posting a list score of 363.10. Eleven of the 12 teams in attendance had an entry. The same trio also won the event at the Purdue Invitational in November. Each diver performs two dives and the event features two dives from each board – 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter. Vieta led the way with a score of 72 on her armstand off the tower in round 3. McAfee and Wright posted matching scores of 64.40 on 3-meter in rounds 4 and 5.
Abby Marcukaitis, Masy Folcik, Maggie Love and Kendal Schreder teamed up for a time of 1:39.47 in the 200 medley relay, Purdue's best time in the event since the 2022 Big Ten Championships and the ninth-fastest mark in team history.
The Boilermakers finished on the podium in seventh place in the 800 freestyle relay, placing seventh with a season-best time of 7:10.88. Purdue's quartet in the event was two fifth-years and two freshmen – Kendra Bowen, Caitlin Hurley, Kate Beavon and Kate Mouser. Bowen led the way with a 200 split of 1:47.41 on the leadoff leg, which represents a team season-best mark in the 200. The quartet enjoyed a time drop of 3.7 seconds from the Big Ten Quad on Feb. 2.
The Big Ten Championships continue Thursday with the first full day of action. Swimming prelims begin at 10 a.m. ET, diving prelims at noon and the finals session is at 5 p.m. The entire meet is being streamed live on the Big Ten Network's B1G+ website and app.
WEDNESDAY AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
* – Purdue Season-Best Time
200 Medley Relay
Marcukaitis, Folcik, Love & Schreder, 1:39.47* – Finished 9th (40 Points); 9th Fastest in Team History
800 Free Relay
Bowen, Hurley, Beavon & Mouser, 7:10.88* – Finished 7th (46 Points)
Team Diving (Exhibition)
McAfee, Vieta & Wright, 363.10 – Event Winner
Sonnenberg, Simons & Patrick, 257.55 – Finished 9th
OPENING NIGHT TEAM SCORES
1.) #6 Indiana 118
2.) #8 Ohio State 116
3.) #16 Michigan 112
4.) #14 Wisconsin 106
5.) Northwestern 100
6.) #23 Minnesota 96
7.) Nebraska 88
8.) Purdue 86
9.) Penn State 68
10.) Illinois 78
11.) Iowa 72
12.) Rutgers 64