COLUMBIA, Mo. – Brady Samuels, Adele Sands and Pat Broderick all won multiple individual events as the Purdue Swimming & Diving's teams finished strong with an extended string of victories to rally for a sweep of Friday's co-ed dual meet at Missouri.
The Boilermakers won 10 events on both the men's and women's sides of their first dual meet of the season. The women were victorious 161-139 vs. No. 25 Missouri. A year after they were evenly matched in a rare draw, the men edged the Tigers by just two points – 151-149.
Purdue swept a co-ed dual on the road for the first time since January 2019 at Michigan State.
"I couldn't have asked for a more complete team effort today," Purdue men's coach Alex Jerden said. "We were just a hair faster, had a few things go our way, and these guys had each other's backs every race. We showed a lot of determination and had a lot of fun."
Freshmen accounted for five of the 19 victories in the individual events. The women's victorious 400 freestyle relay also featured a pair of freshmen.
Sands swept her individual events – the 200 and 500 free. Lara Phipps won the 100 free for the second meet in a row. Avery Worobel was victorious in 1-meter diving. And Charles Lee's victory in the 200 breaststroke not only gave Purdue a sweep of the men's breaststroke events, but also ignited a key five-event win streak that allowed the Boilermakers to rally for the victory in the team scoring.
Purdue won nine of the 10 individual freestyle events, all but the women's 1,000 free – the first individual event of the meet.
Samuels was victorious in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 100 butterfly as the only student-athlete to win three individual events Friday. Broderick swept the distance freestyle events, teaming with freshman Evan Mackesy for a significant 1-2 finish in the 500 free (.13 hundredths of a second apart) during Purdue's comeback push.
It was during the final stages of the meet that Jordan Rzepka ripped a 93-point dive in the final round of 3-meter diving to make him the event winner. He won an event at a meet that featured Missouri for the fourth consecutive year.
Beginning with Lee's victory in the men's 200 breast, the Boilermakers won 10 consecutive events to set up the dual sweep. After Lee, Sands (500 free), Broderick (500 free), Keira Kask (100 fly), Samuels (100 fly), Kathryn Ackerman (200 IM), Matheo Mateos (200 IM), Worobel (1-meter diving), Rzepka (3-meter diving) and the women's 400 free relay team all won events during that stretch.
Hannah Hill (50 free) and Abby Marcukaitis (100 back) continued their strong starts with event victories. Marcukaitis was victorious in her marquee event for the third meet in a row and Hill anchored Purdue's 400 free relay team to victory.
Sands and Phipps joined Caitlin Hurley and Hill on the relay winner as the quartet featured two sprinters and two distance specialists.
Purdue's other event winners Friday included Sophie McAfee (3-meter diving), Idris Muhammad (50 free) and Raymond Whittaker (100 breast). The women had the top four finishers in 1-meter diving and finished 2-3-4 in two events they did not win – the 200 back and 200 breast. The men went 2-3-4-5 in 1-meter diving.
The Boilermakers are back in action Friday, Nov. 8. The men compete at Louisville and the women at Rutgers.
The Boilermakers won 10 events on both the men's and women's sides of their first dual meet of the season. The women were victorious 161-139 vs. No. 25 Missouri. A year after they were evenly matched in a rare draw, the men edged the Tigers by just two points – 151-149.
Purdue swept a co-ed dual on the road for the first time since January 2019 at Michigan State.
"I couldn't have asked for a more complete team effort today," Purdue men's coach Alex Jerden said. "We were just a hair faster, had a few things go our way, and these guys had each other's backs every race. We showed a lot of determination and had a lot of fun."
Freshmen accounted for five of the 19 victories in the individual events. The women's victorious 400 freestyle relay also featured a pair of freshmen.
Sands swept her individual events – the 200 and 500 free. Lara Phipps won the 100 free for the second meet in a row. Avery Worobel was victorious in 1-meter diving. And Charles Lee's victory in the 200 breaststroke not only gave Purdue a sweep of the men's breaststroke events, but also ignited a key five-event win streak that allowed the Boilermakers to rally for the victory in the team scoring.
Purdue won nine of the 10 individual freestyle events, all but the women's 1,000 free – the first individual event of the meet.
Samuels was victorious in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 100 butterfly as the only student-athlete to win three individual events Friday. Broderick swept the distance freestyle events, teaming with freshman Evan Mackesy for a significant 1-2 finish in the 500 free (.13 hundredths of a second apart) during Purdue's comeback push.
It was during the final stages of the meet that Jordan Rzepka ripped a 93-point dive in the final round of 3-meter diving to make him the event winner. He won an event at a meet that featured Missouri for the fourth consecutive year.
Beginning with Lee's victory in the men's 200 breast, the Boilermakers won 10 consecutive events to set up the dual sweep. After Lee, Sands (500 free), Broderick (500 free), Keira Kask (100 fly), Samuels (100 fly), Kathryn Ackerman (200 IM), Matheo Mateos (200 IM), Worobel (1-meter diving), Rzepka (3-meter diving) and the women's 400 free relay team all won events during that stretch.
Hannah Hill (50 free) and Abby Marcukaitis (100 back) continued their strong starts with event victories. Marcukaitis was victorious in her marquee event for the third meet in a row and Hill anchored Purdue's 400 free relay team to victory.
Sands and Phipps joined Caitlin Hurley and Hill on the relay winner as the quartet featured two sprinters and two distance specialists.
Purdue's other event winners Friday included Sophie McAfee (3-meter diving), Idris Muhammad (50 free) and Raymond Whittaker (100 breast). The women had the top four finishers in 1-meter diving and finished 2-3-4 in two events they did not win – the 200 back and 200 breast. The men went 2-3-4-5 in 1-meter diving.
The Boilermakers are back in action Friday, Nov. 8. The men compete at Louisville and the women at Rutgers.
| PURDUE'S TOP PERFORMERS | |
| MEN | WOMEN |
| Event Winners Brady Samuels – 100 & 200 Free, 100 Fly Pat Broderick – 500 & 1000 Free Jordan Rzepka – 3-Meter Diving Idris Muhammad – 50 Free Raymond Whittaker – 100 Breast Charles Lee – 200 Breast Matheo Mateos – 200 IM Top Finishers in Multiple Individual Events Andy Kelly – 100 & 200 Back |
Event Winners Adele Sands – 200 & 500 Free Avery Worobel – 1-Meter Diving Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter Diving Hannah Hill – 50 Free Lara Phipps – 100 Free Abby Marcukaitis – 100 Back Keira Kask – 100 Fly Kathryn Ackerman – 200 IM 400 Free Relay Team – Phipps, Hurley, Sands, Hill Top Finishers in Multiple Individual Events Masy Folcik – 100 & 200 Breast Abby Marcukaitis – 100 & 200 Back Keira Kask – 100 & 200 Fly |