MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men & Women host the Purdue Invitational
Thursday, Nov. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 23
Thursday & Friday: Swim Prelims at 10 a.m. / Dive Prelims at 1 p.m. / Finals at 5 p.m.
Saturday: Swim Prelims at 10 a.m. / Platform Diving Final at 1 p.m. / Finals at 5 p.m.
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Visiting Teams: FIU, Grand Canyon, Illinois State, McKendree, Southern Illinois
MEET SCORING & REGULATIONS
• A Final Scoring: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• B Final Scoring: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
• Relay Scoring: 40-34-32-30-28-26
• Team Diving Scoring: 40-34-32-30-28-26
• Top 12 divers in springboard prelims advance to finals; Divers 13-16 in prelims also score
• Non-scoring C finals; some women's events may feature a D final
• One scoring relay per team, but teams may enter as many relays as they would like
• Each swimmer may swim a maximum of four individual events
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Swimming & Diving competes at home again for the annual midseason showcase as the 12th edition of the Purdue Invitational features three full days of action at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
The three-day, six-session meet runs from Thursday morning through Saturday evening. Swimming prelims begin daily at 10 a.m. ET. Springboard diving prelims get underway at 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Platform diving will be contested as a finals-only event Saturday at 1 p.m. Finals sessions are set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is not expected to be much downtime Saturday with swimming prelims in the morning, platform diving in the afternoon, the first heat of the mile at approximately 3 p.m. and the finals session that night.
Admission is free for all sessions of the meet at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
This year's field features 10 teams representing six universities. Grand Canyon, McKendree, Southern Illinois join Purdue with full co-ed representation. Women's teams from Florida International and Illinois State will also be in attendance. None of the teams are newcomers to the meet this year.
The Boilermakers have won the Purdue Invitational 10 times – six by the men and four by the women. One of Purdue's teams has won the meet each of the last three years, with the women's victory last season representing their first since 2015. That was also the only year in which the Boilermakers swept the team titles at the Purdue Invite. The three-day meet debuted as a men's only event in November 2003 and evolved into a co-ed midseason showcase two years later. There could be as many as 38 nations represented at the meet this year.
BOILERMAKERS' TEAM FINISHES AT PURDUE INVITATIONAL
Meet always held in November
• 2023: Women 1st, Men 2nd
• 2022: Men 1st, Women 3rd
• 2021: Men 1st, Women 4th
• 2019: Men 2nd, Women 3rd
• 2017: Men 4th, Women 4th
• 2015: Men 1st, Women 1st
• 2012: Women 1st, Men 2nd
• 2010: Men 1st, Women 4th
• 2009: Men 3rd, Women 4th
• 2007: Men 1st, Women 2nd
• 2005: Women 1st, Men 3rd
• 2003: Men 1st, Women DNC
Ten swimmers on the Purdue men's team have qualified for USA Swimming's Toyota U.S. Open the week of Dec. 4-7 in Greensboro, N.C., in turn opting to tailor their training and rest schedule in preparation for that national meet. The group includes Andy Kelly, Lance Lesage, Evan Mackesy, Idris Muhammad, Dom Mazurek, Blake Rowe, Brady Samuels, Nathaniel Thomas and Raymond Whittaker – all of whom are still racing this week at the Purdue Invite. Additionally, Matheo Mateos (Paraguay) and Thomas (Jamaica) are also planning to represent their countries at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Dec. 10-15 in Budapest, Hungary.
Among active Boilermakers, 46 student-athletes (25 women, 21 men) have scored at the Purdue Invitational during their careers. Brady Samuels (2021 & 2022), Maggie Love (2021, 2023), Caitlin Hurley (2023) and Maddie Phillips (2023) have all scored in four individual events in one year at a Purdue Invite.
Sophie McAfee (1-meter and 3-meter diving), Max Miller (1-meter diving), Jordan Rzepka (3-meter diving), Daryn Wright (platform diving), Samuels (50 and 100 free, 100 back), Love (200 IM) and Hurley (1650 free) all won individual events at the Purdue Invitational last season. Samuels and Rzepka both have five career event wins at the meet and opportunities to become four-year event winners this week. McAfee has swept the springboard events at the Purdue Invite each of the last two years. In 2022, Rzepka became the first diver to win all three events at the Purdue Invite since David Boudia (in 2010). Dating back to 2021, women's 1-meter in 2021 is the only diving event the Boilermakers have not won at the meet.
THE LATEST FROM THE DIVE WELL
• Team diving will be featured to open the finals sessions Thursday (men) and Friday (women) for the third year in a row and it will be scored in the same fashion as relays again. Each team that chooses to compete will be comprised of three divers, with each diver executing two dives from a board – 1-meter, 3-meter, platform.
• With diving coaches from Wisconsin, Yale, Utah and UCLA leading the way as the authors of the proposal, there's a continued push to make team diving an annual scored event at conference championship meets and the NCAA Championships. The event was designed to be diving's equivalent of a relay race. The format (3 divers, 2 dives per board) is thought to be more inclusive at the college level than synchronized events.
• The Boilermakers were victorious in team diving at the Purdue Invite, Big Ten Championships and NCAA Zone C Diving Championships (men) last season.
• The addition of team diving to the finals sessions also means the springboard finals will be contested simultaneously Thursday (men on 1-meter, women on 3-meter) and Friday (women on 1-meter, men on 3-meter) beginning at 5:50 p.m.
WELCOME BACK
• Southern Illinois is making its meet-record ninth appearance at the Purdue Invitational, second to only conference rival Missouri State (10) for most by a visiting team.
• The state of Illinois will again be well represented at the Purdue Invite. Southern Illinois (Carbondale) and McKendree (Lebanon) will have co-ed representation plus the women's team from Illinois State (Normal).
• The Redbirds are set to appear at their fifth straight Purdue Invite, the longest active streak for visiting teams.
• FIU is making the trip up from South Florida and has been a regular at the Purdue Invite dating back to 2015. The Panthers are coached by Randy Horner (16th year), formerly an assistant coach at Missouri State. FIU won eight consecutive Conference USA titles from 2015 to 2022 and the American Athletic Conference title in 2024 as well.
REPEAT APPEARANCES BY VISITING TEAMS
• Southern Illinois (9) – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
• FIU (6) – 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
• Illinois State (5) – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• McKendree (4) – 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Grand Canyon (2) – 2019, 2024
Purdue Men & Women host the Purdue Invitational
Thursday, Nov. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 23
Thursday & Friday: Swim Prelims at 10 a.m. / Dive Prelims at 1 p.m. / Finals at 5 p.m.
Saturday: Swim Prelims at 10 a.m. / Platform Diving Final at 1 p.m. / Finals at 5 p.m.
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Visiting Teams: FIU, Grand Canyon, Illinois State, McKendree, Southern Illinois
MEET SCORING & REGULATIONS
• A Final Scoring: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• B Final Scoring: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
• Relay Scoring: 40-34-32-30-28-26
• Team Diving Scoring: 40-34-32-30-28-26
• Top 12 divers in springboard prelims advance to finals; Divers 13-16 in prelims also score
• Non-scoring C finals; some women's events may feature a D final
• One scoring relay per team, but teams may enter as many relays as they would like
• Each swimmer may swim a maximum of four individual events
| DAILY SCHEDULES & ORDER OF EVENTS | ||
| THURSDAY • Swimming Prelims at 10 a.m. • Diving Prelims at 1 p.m. • Finals Session at 5 p.m. • Women's Team Diving at 5:15 p.m. • Diving Finals at 5:50 p.m. • Women's 200 Free Relay • Men's 400 Medley Relay • Men's Team Diving • 500 Free • 200 IM • 50 Free • Men's 1-Meter Diving • Women's 3-Meter Diving • Women's 400 Medley Relay • Men's 800 Free Relay |
FRIDAY • Swimming Prelims at 10 a.m. • Diving Prelims at 1 p.m. • Finals Session at 5 p.m. • Women's Team Diving at 5:15 p.m. • Diving Finals at 5:50 p.m. • 200 Medley Relay • Women's Team Diving • 400 IM • 100 Fly • 200 Free • 100 Breast • 100 Back • Women's 1-Meter Diving • Men's 3-Meter Diving • Men's 200 Free Relay • Women's 800 Free Relay |
SATURDAY • Swimming Prelims at 10 a.m. • Platform Diving Finals at 1 p.m. • First Heat of the Mile at 3 p.m. • Finals Session at 5 p.m. • Fastest Heat of the Mile in Finals • Platform Diving • 1650 Free • 200 Back • 100 Free • 200 Breast • 200 Fly • 400 Free Relay |
| Relays, Team Diving, 1650 Free & Platform Diving are Finals Only | ||
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Swimming & Diving competes at home again for the annual midseason showcase as the 12th edition of the Purdue Invitational features three full days of action at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
The three-day, six-session meet runs from Thursday morning through Saturday evening. Swimming prelims begin daily at 10 a.m. ET. Springboard diving prelims get underway at 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Platform diving will be contested as a finals-only event Saturday at 1 p.m. Finals sessions are set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is not expected to be much downtime Saturday with swimming prelims in the morning, platform diving in the afternoon, the first heat of the mile at approximately 3 p.m. and the finals session that night.
Admission is free for all sessions of the meet at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
This year's field features 10 teams representing six universities. Grand Canyon, McKendree, Southern Illinois join Purdue with full co-ed representation. Women's teams from Florida International and Illinois State will also be in attendance. None of the teams are newcomers to the meet this year.
The Boilermakers have won the Purdue Invitational 10 times – six by the men and four by the women. One of Purdue's teams has won the meet each of the last three years, with the women's victory last season representing their first since 2015. That was also the only year in which the Boilermakers swept the team titles at the Purdue Invite. The three-day meet debuted as a men's only event in November 2003 and evolved into a co-ed midseason showcase two years later. There could be as many as 38 nations represented at the meet this year.
BOILERMAKERS' TEAM FINISHES AT PURDUE INVITATIONAL
Meet always held in November
• 2023: Women 1st, Men 2nd
• 2022: Men 1st, Women 3rd
• 2021: Men 1st, Women 4th
• 2019: Men 2nd, Women 3rd
• 2017: Men 4th, Women 4th
• 2015: Men 1st, Women 1st
• 2012: Women 1st, Men 2nd
• 2010: Men 1st, Women 4th
• 2009: Men 3rd, Women 4th
• 2007: Men 1st, Women 2nd
• 2005: Women 1st, Men 3rd
• 2003: Men 1st, Women DNC
Ten swimmers on the Purdue men's team have qualified for USA Swimming's Toyota U.S. Open the week of Dec. 4-7 in Greensboro, N.C., in turn opting to tailor their training and rest schedule in preparation for that national meet. The group includes Andy Kelly, Lance Lesage, Evan Mackesy, Idris Muhammad, Dom Mazurek, Blake Rowe, Brady Samuels, Nathaniel Thomas and Raymond Whittaker – all of whom are still racing this week at the Purdue Invite. Additionally, Matheo Mateos (Paraguay) and Thomas (Jamaica) are also planning to represent their countries at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Dec. 10-15 in Budapest, Hungary.
Among active Boilermakers, 46 student-athletes (25 women, 21 men) have scored at the Purdue Invitational during their careers. Brady Samuels (2021 & 2022), Maggie Love (2021, 2023), Caitlin Hurley (2023) and Maddie Phillips (2023) have all scored in four individual events in one year at a Purdue Invite.
Sophie McAfee (1-meter and 3-meter diving), Max Miller (1-meter diving), Jordan Rzepka (3-meter diving), Daryn Wright (platform diving), Samuels (50 and 100 free, 100 back), Love (200 IM) and Hurley (1650 free) all won individual events at the Purdue Invitational last season. Samuels and Rzepka both have five career event wins at the meet and opportunities to become four-year event winners this week. McAfee has swept the springboard events at the Purdue Invite each of the last two years. In 2022, Rzepka became the first diver to win all three events at the Purdue Invite since David Boudia (in 2010). Dating back to 2021, women's 1-meter in 2021 is the only diving event the Boilermakers have not won at the meet.
| NOTABLE RECORDS SET AT THE PURDUE INVITATIONAL THE LAST 3 YEARS | ||||
| Athlete(s) | Team / Year | Event(s) | Time | Record Type(s) |
| Brady Samuels | Purdue / 2021 | 100 Fly | 45.66 | Purdue Team* Purdue Freshman* Meet |
| Abbie Kehmeier | Purdue / 2023 | 100 Back | 54.26 | Purdue Freshman |
| Brady Samuels | Purdue / 2021 | 100 Free | 42.93 | Purdue Freshman* |
| Brady Samuels | Purdue / 2021 | 100 Back | 46.68 | Purdue Freshman |
| Nick Sherman | Purdue / 2022 | 200 IM | 1:42.90 | Purdue Team* |
| Sherman, Samuels, Muhammad, Hart | Purdue / 2022 | 400 Free Relay | 2:50.87 | Meet |
| Hannah Hill | Purdue / 2021 | 50 Free | 23.02 | Purdue Freshman* |
| Ruard van Renen^ | SIU / 2022 | 200 Back | 1:42.68 | Meet |
| Jasmine Nocentini | Northwestern / 2022 | 50 Free | 21.59 | Meet |
| Jasmine Nocentini | Northwestern / 2022 | 100 Breast | 58.31 | Meet |
| Kevin Houseman | Northwestern / 2021 | 100 Breast | 51.33 | Meet |
| Emma Lepisova | Northwestern / 2021 | 200 Back | 1:53.32 | Meet |
| * = Record Since Broken ^ = van Renen transferred to Georgia in the Summer of 2023 |
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THE LATEST FROM THE DIVE WELL
• Team diving will be featured to open the finals sessions Thursday (men) and Friday (women) for the third year in a row and it will be scored in the same fashion as relays again. Each team that chooses to compete will be comprised of three divers, with each diver executing two dives from a board – 1-meter, 3-meter, platform.
• With diving coaches from Wisconsin, Yale, Utah and UCLA leading the way as the authors of the proposal, there's a continued push to make team diving an annual scored event at conference championship meets and the NCAA Championships. The event was designed to be diving's equivalent of a relay race. The format (3 divers, 2 dives per board) is thought to be more inclusive at the college level than synchronized events.
• The Boilermakers were victorious in team diving at the Purdue Invite, Big Ten Championships and NCAA Zone C Diving Championships (men) last season.
• The addition of team diving to the finals sessions also means the springboard finals will be contested simultaneously Thursday (men on 1-meter, women on 3-meter) and Friday (women on 1-meter, men on 3-meter) beginning at 5:50 p.m.
WELCOME BACK
• Southern Illinois is making its meet-record ninth appearance at the Purdue Invitational, second to only conference rival Missouri State (10) for most by a visiting team.
• The state of Illinois will again be well represented at the Purdue Invite. Southern Illinois (Carbondale) and McKendree (Lebanon) will have co-ed representation plus the women's team from Illinois State (Normal).
• The Redbirds are set to appear at their fifth straight Purdue Invite, the longest active streak for visiting teams.
• FIU is making the trip up from South Florida and has been a regular at the Purdue Invite dating back to 2015. The Panthers are coached by Randy Horner (16th year), formerly an assistant coach at Missouri State. FIU won eight consecutive Conference USA titles from 2015 to 2022 and the American Athletic Conference title in 2024 as well.
REPEAT APPEARANCES BY VISITING TEAMS
• Southern Illinois (9) – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
• FIU (6) – 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
• Illinois State (5) – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• McKendree (4) – 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Grand Canyon (2) – 2019, 2024
| ACTIVE BOILERMAKERS TO SCORE AT PURDUE INVITE – WOMEN | |||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Notables |
| Maggie Love | 114 | 63 | 22 | 29 | 2023: Gold in 200 IM & 4-time A Finalist 2021: Also scored in 4 individual events |
| Sophie McAfee | 108 | 56 | 52 | DNC | Swept the Springboards last 2 years 2-time Finalist on Platform (Bronze in 2023) |
| Daryn Wright | 100 | 54 | 46 | NA | 2023: Gold on Platform, Silver on Springboards 2022: Silver on 1-Meter, Bronze on 3-Meter |
| Madeline Greaves | 82 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 2023: Silver in 200 Fly, 3-time A Finalist 2021: A Finalist in 200 Fly & 400 IM |
| Jenna Sonnenberg | 69 | 43 | DNC | 26 | 2023: Bronze on 1-Meter & Top 7 in all 3 events |
| Reagan Mattice | 67 | 44 | 23 | NA | 2023: Silver in 1650 Free, 3-time A Finalist 2022: Scored in 3 individual events |
| Caitlin Hurley | 63 | 63 | NA | NA | Gold in 1650 Free & 4-time A Finalist |
| Mahala Erlandson | 54.5 | 34 | 9.5 | 11 | 2023: A Finalist in 100 & 200 Breast Scored in at least 2 events every year |
| Hannah Hill | 48 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 3-year A Finalist (50 in 2021 & 2023, 100 in 2022) |
| Kaitlin Simons | 47 | 34 | 13 | NA | 2023: Top 10 in all 3 events |
| Kate Mouser | 43 | 43 | NA | NA | Gold in 400 IM, Silver in 500 Free |
| Cecilie Wiuff | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2023: Gold in 200 Fly, returning to A Final |
| Masy Folcik | 39 | 16 | DNC | 23 | 3-time A Finalist (100 & 200 Breast in 2021) |
| Abby Marcukaitis | 38 | 25 | 13 | NA | 3-time A Finalist (100 Back both years) |
| Brinly Hardy | 38 | 33 | 5 | NA | 2023: Silver in 100 Fly, Bronze in 200 Fly |
| Kelsey Cooper | 33 | 24 | 9 | NA | 2023: 4th in A Final of 200 Back |
| Keira Kask | 28 | 28 | NA | NA | A Finalist in 100 Fly & 200 IM |
| Abbie Kehmeier | 25.5 | 25.5 | NA | NA | A Finalist in 100 & 200 Back, eclipsing Purdue Freshman Record in 100 |
| Ava Fasano | 23 | 23 | NA | NA | A Finalist in 100 Back, scored in all 3 events |
| Maddie Phillips | 20 | 20 | NA | NA | Scored in all 4 events |
| Ana Rojas | 19 | 19 | DNC | NA | A Finalist in 50 Free |
| Leyla Sleime | 10 | 10 | NA | NA | Scored in all 3 events |
| Mya Bailey | 9 | 2 | 7 | NA | |
| Olivia Callinswood | 9 | 7 | 2 | NA | |
| Kate Stanley | 3 | 2 | 1 | NA | |
| ACTIVE BOILERMAKERS TO SCORE AT PURDUE INVITE – MEN | |||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Notables |
| Brady Samuels | 204.5 | 60 | 73.5 | 71 | 5 victories, 4 runner-up finishes in individual events in his career at the meet 2023: Gold in 50 & 100 Free, 100 Back 2022: Gold in 100 Back & 100 Fly, Silver in 50 & 100 Free 2021: Gold in 100 Fly, Silver in 3 others |
| Jordan Rzepka | 150 | 37 | 60 | 53 | 5 victories in his career at the meet 2023: Gold on 3-Meter, Silver on 1-Meter 2022: Gold in all 3 events 2021: Gold on 1M, Silver on 3M, Bronze on 10M |
| Idris Muhammad | 118 | 45 | 41 | 32 | Scored in all 3 individual events all 3 years as an 8-time A Finalist; Bronze in 50 Free in 2023 |
| Sam Bennett | 58 | DNC | 34 | 24 | Silver on both Springboards in 2022 |
| Holden Higbie | 50 | 50 | NA | NA | Silver on 3-Meter & Platform, Bronze on 1-Meter |
| Dylan Burau | 47 | 30 | 17 | NA | 2023: Silver in 200 Back, A Finalist in 100 Back |
| Raymond Whittaker | 41 | 31 | 10 | NA | 2023: A Finalist in both Breaststroke events |
| Maxwell Blume | 31 | 31 | NA | NA | Bronze in 200 Breast, A Finalist in 100 Breast |
| Luke Fortner | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | Scored in both Breaststroke events in 2021 & 2022 |
| Mason Kajfosz | 29 | 29 | NA | NA | A Finalist in 200 & 400 IM |
| Connor McCarthy | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2023: A Finalist in 200 Free |
| Cooper Callahan | 25 | 13 | 12 | NA | 2023: A Finalist in 400 IM 2022: A Finalist in 200 IM |
| Alexander Cole | 23 | 23 | NA | NA | A Finalist in 200 & 500 Free |
| Andy Kelly | 19 | 8 | 11 | NA | 2022: A Finalist in 200 Back |
| Gabe Eschbach | 16 | 14 | 2 | NA | 2023: 8th in the Mile |
| Griffin Poulsen | 15 | DNC | 15 | NA | 2022: 4th in the Mile |
| Lance Lesage | 11 | -- | 11 | -- | |
| Ryan Zerpa | 9 | 9 | -- | -- | |
| Wyatt Blair | 6 | DNC | 6 | NA | |
| Nathaniel Thomas | 5.5 | 5.5 | NA | NA | |
| Gio Mango | 3 | 3 | NA | NA | |
| POTENTIALLY 38 NATIONS REPRESENTED AT PURDUE INVITE | ||
| • Antigua & Barbuda • Australia • Austria • The Bahamas • Bermuda • Brazil • Canada • Costa Rica • Denmark • Egypt • England • Faroe Islands • Finland |
• France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iran • Israel • Italy • Japan • Jamaica • Kenya • Mexico • North Macedonia • Norway |
• Paraguay • Poland • Romania • Slovakia • South Africa • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • Uruguay • United States of America |