The 2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships continued on Wednesday with Day 2 finals from Minneapolis.
The 200 IM, 50 free and 500 free are on the docket as well as the 400 medley relay.
Ohio State led the meet going into Day 2 after its performance on Tuesday night in the relays. The Buckeyes had 10 in the finals heading into the evening session and built their lead even more.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 6 1. Ohio State University 526 2. Michigan, University of 358.5 3. Indiana University 310.5 4. Northwestern University 258 5. Wisconsin, University of, Madi 237 6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 184 7. Iowa, University of 169 8. University of Minnesota 164 9. Pennsylvania State University 149 10. Purdue University 120 11. Michigan State University 104 12. University of Illinois 96 13. Rutgers University 30
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Big Ten Women’s 200 IM
Ohio State senior Kristen Romano hung on to her top seed and dropped two seconds to win the 200 IM to open the Wednesday finals session.
Romano touched the wall in 1:54.19, an NCAA “B” cut and an even two seconds ahead of her prelims time that landed her the top seed. It was more than a second ahead of the field.
Wisconsin freshman Phoebe Bacon was runner-up at 1:55.55 after dropping nearly a second from her prelims swim.
Michigan junior Olivia Carter was third in 1:56.32, dropping a half second, and finishing ahead of Indiana juniors Noelle Peplowski (1:57.05) and Mackenzie Looze (1:57.16).
Ohio State senior Katherine Trace was sixth (1:57.27), followed by Michigan junior Victoria Kwan (1:58.37) and Ohio State senior Hanna Gresser (1:58.72).
Event 3 Women 200 Yard IM
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B1G Meet: ! 1:51.66 2/20/2020 Elizabeth D Nelson, WISCONSIN-WI
Pool: # 1:52.50 2014 Maya DiRado, Stanford
1:53.66 A NCAA QUALIFYING
1:59.94 B NCAA PROVISIONAL
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Romano, Kristen SR Ohio State-OH 1:56.19 1:54.19 B 32
r:+0.72 24.69 52.69 (28.00)
1:26.40 (33.71) 1:54.19 (27.79)
2 Bacon, Phoebe M FR Wisconsin-WI 1:56.88 1:55.55 B 28
r:+0.69 24.42 52.58 (28.16)
1:27.33 (34.75) 1:55.55 (28.22)
3 Carter, Olivia JR Michigan-MI 1:56.89 1:56.32 B 27
r:+0.68 24.71 53.50 (28.79)
1:28.83 (35.33) 1:56.32 (27.49)
4 Peplowski, Noel JR Indiana-IN 1:56.29 1:57.05 B 26
r:+0.74 26.04 56.04 (30.00)
1:28.55 (32.51) 1:57.05 (28.50)
5 Looze, Mackenzi JR Indiana-IN 1:57.68 1:57.16 B 25
r:+0.72 26.48 56.40 (29.92)
1:29.59 (33.19) 1:57.16 (27.57)
6 Trace, Katherin SR Ohio State-OH 1:57.99 1:57.27 B 24
r:+0.73 25.45 54.92 (29.47)
1:30.12 (35.20) 1:57.27 (27.15)
7 Kwan, Victoria JR Michigan-MI 1:58.59 1:58.37 B 23
r:+0.75 25.85 55.94 (30.09)
1:30.46 (34.52) 1:58.37 (27.91)
8 Gresser, Hanna SR Ohio State-OH 1:58.35 1:58.72 B 22
r:+0.71 25.68 56.38 (30.70)
1:29.99 (33.61) 1:58.72 (28.73)
Big Ten Women’s 50 Free
Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil dropped four tenths from her prelims time and won the 50 free in a blistering 21.44.
The time was an NCAA “A” cut and 16 hundredths of a second off the Big Ten meet record.
It was a 1-2 finish for the Wolverines as senior Daria Pyshnenko finished second in 21.88 to hold off Northwestern senior Madeline Smith (21.94).
The rest of the finalists were Buckeyes as senior Taylor Petrak was fourth (22.06), followed by junior Emily Crane (22.24), freshman Katherine Zenick (22.25), sophomore Amy Fulmer (22.39) and senior Freya Rayner (22.43).
Event 4 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 21.28 2/15/2018 Zhesi Li, Ohio State
Pool: # 20.90 2019 Abbey Weitzeil, California
21.66 A NCAA QUALIFYING
22.76 B NCAA PROVISIONAL
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 MacNeil, Margar JR Michigan-MI 21.88 21.44 A 32
r:+0.65 10.63 21.44 (10.81)
2 Pyshnenko, Dari SR Michigan-MI 22.12 21.88 B 28
r:+0.72 10.78 21.88 (11.10)
3 Smith, Madeline SR Northwestern-IL 22.06 21.94 B 27
r:+0.66 10.62 21.94 (11.32)
4 Petrak, Taylor SR Ohio State-OH 22.12 22.06 B 26
r:+0.69 10.73 22.06 (11.33)
5 Crane, Emily JR Ohio State-OH 22.45 22.24 B 25
r:+0.68 10.62 22.24 (11.62)
6 Zenick, Katheri FR Ohio State-OH 22.24 22.25 B 24
r:+0.67 10.67 22.25 (11.58)
7 Fulmer, Amy A SO Ohio State-OH 22.32 22.39 B 23
r:+0.71 10.95 22.39 (11.44)
8 Rayner, Freya SR Ohio State-OH 22.44 22.43 B 22
r:+0.68 10.89 22.43 (11.54)
Big Ten Women’s 500 Free
Ohio State junior Veronica Tafuto won the 500 freestyle in 4:39.58, dropping nearly three seconds from her prelims time and earning an NCAA “B” cut.
Michigan sophomore Kaitlynn Sims took second in 4:40.29, followed by Indiana’s Ella Ristic (4:42.06) and Josephine Grote (4:43.16).
Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig finished fifth (4:43.30), followed by Wisconsin’s Emily Ecker (4:43.46), Michigan’s Caroline Sisson (4:45.23) and Ohio State’s Nicole Fye (4:51.45).
Event 5 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 4:34.40 2/16/2017 G Ryan, Michigan
Pool: # 4:32.53 2014 Britta MacLean, Georgia
4:35.76 A NCAA QUALIFYING
4:47.20 B NCAA PROVISIONAL
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Tafuto, Veronic JR Ohio State-OH 4:42.88 4:39.58 B 32
26.66 54.79 (28.13)
1:23.19 (28.40) 1:51.67 (28.48)
2:20.12 (28.45) 2:48.44 (28.32)
3:16.68 (28.24) 3:44.81 (28.13)
4:12.61 (27.80) 4:39.58 (26.97)
2 Sims, Kaitlynn SO Michigan-MI 4:43.17 4:40.29 B 28
r:+0.88 26.42 54.43 (28.01)
1:22.91 (28.48) 1:51.33 (28.42)
2:19.88 (28.55) 2:48.26 (28.38)
3:16.23 (27.97) 3:44.18 (27.95)
4:12.31 (28.13) 4:40.29 (27.98)
3 Ristic, Ella FR Indiana-IN 4:43.72 4:42.06 B 27
r:+0.73 26.23 54.56 (28.33)
1:23.29 (28.73) 1:52.05 (28.76)
2:20.58 (28.53) 2:48.89 (28.31)
3:17.41 (28.52) 3:45.85 (28.44)
4:13.97 (28.12) 4:42.06 (28.09)
4 Grote, Josephin SR Indiana-IN 4:44.58 4:43.16 B 26
r:+0.82 26.55 54.98 (28.43)
1:23.58 (28.60) 1:52.36 (28.78)
2:21.16 (28.80) 2:49.76 (28.60)
3:18.33 (28.57) 3:46.79 (28.46)
4:15.18 (28.39) 4:43.16 (27.98)
5 Haebig, Autumn SR Nebraska-MW 4:45.80 4:43.30 B 25
r:+0.81 26.26 54.69 (28.43)
1:23.39 (28.70) 1:52.42 (29.03)
2:21.68 (29.26) 2:50.47 (28.79)
3:18.95 (28.48) 3:47.43 (28.48)
4:15.59 (28.16) 4:43.30 (27.71)
6 Ecker, Emily D FR Wisconsin-WI 4:45.52 4:43.66 B 24
r:+0.71 26.68 54.90 (28.22)
1:23.65 (28.75) 1:52.48 (28.83)
2:21.37 (28.89) 2:50.52 (29.15)
3:19.32 (28.80) 3:47.95 (28.63)
4:16.20 (28.25) 4:43.66 (27.46)
7 Sisson, Carolin JR Michigan-MI 4:45.18 4:45.23 B 23
r:+0.74 26.92 55.60 (28.68)
1:24.32 (28.72) 1:53.06 (28.74)
2:21.72 (28.66) 2:50.58 (28.86)
3:19.26 (28.68) 3:48.08 (28.82)
4:16.90 (28.82) 4:45.23 (28.33)
8 Fye, Nicole M SR Ohio State-OH 4:45.62 4:51.45 22
r:+0.73 27.06 56.02 (28.96)
1:24.98 (28.96) 1:53.90 (28.92)
2:22.91 (29.01) 2:51.85 (28.94)
3:21.46 (29.61) 3:51.56 (30.10)
4:21.98 (30.42) 4:51.45 (29.47)
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
Ohio State continued its strong performance in relays with a close touch-out in the 400 medley relay.
Emily Crane, Hannah Bach, Katherine Trace and Taylor Petrak finished in 3:29.39, an NCAA “A” cut and less than two tenths ahead of runner-up Northwestern.
The Wildcats were second behind Emma Lepisova, Sophie Angus, Miriam Guevara and Madeline Smith (3:29.58).
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil, Mariella Venter, Olivia Carter and Daria Pyshnenko took third in 3:29.84. MacNeil’s split was 50.08.
Event 6 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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B1G Meet: ! 3:26.60 2/21/2019 Indiana University, India
M Scott, L King, C Jensen, S Koontz
Pool: # 3:27.51 2014 Stanford
DiRado, Olsen, Lee, Neal
3:31.66 A NCAA QUALIFYING
3:33.78 B NCAA PROVISIONAL
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Ohio State-OH 'A' 3:41.20 3:29.39 A 64
1) Crane, Emily JR 2) r:0.37 Bach, Hannah SO
3) r:0.40 Trace, Katherine SR 4) r:0.30 Petrak, Taylor SR
25.12 51.85 (51.85)
1:18.32 (26.47) 1:49.34 (57.49)
2:13.52 (24.18) 2:41.86 (52.52)
3:04.32 (22.46) 3:29.39 (47.53)
2 Northwestern-IL 'A' 3:31.11 3:29.58 A 56
1) Lepisova, Emma SO 2) Angus, Sophie G SR
3) r:0.26 Guevara, Miriam JR 4) r:+0.0 Smith, Madeline SR
25.34 52.87 (52.87)
1:19.68 (26.81) 1:50.64 (57.77)
2:14.43 (23.79) 2:42.58 (51.94)
3:04.49 (21.91) 3:29.58 (47.00)
3 Michigan-MI 'A' 3:38.32 3:29.84 A 54
1) MacNeil, Margaret J JR 2) r:0.44 Venter, Mariella SO
3) r:0.33 Carter, Olivia JR 4) r:0.29 Pyshnenko, Daria SR
24.10 50.08 (50.08)
1:18.16 (28.08) 1:50.96 (1:00.88)
2:14.65 (23.69) 2:42.32 (51.36)
3:04.59 (22.27) 3:29.84 (47.52)
4 Wisconsin-WI 'A' 3:36.07 3:33.96 52
1) Bacon, Phoebe M FR 2) r:0.35 Silvestri, Jenna JR
3) r:0.56 Hosack, Lillie JR 4) r:0.39 Palmer, Alana JR
25.07 51.49 (51.49)
1:19.59 (28.10) 1:52.24 (1:00.75)
2:16.40 (24.16) 2:44.86 (52.62)
3:08.37 (23.51) 3:33.96 (49.10)
5 Indiana-IN 'A' 3:40.58 3:34.68 50
1) Kovac, Bailey J SR 2) r:0.45 Peplowski, Noelle JR
3) r:0.38 Broshears, Elizbeth FR 4) r:0.26 Turak, Ashley SO
25.78 53.53 (53.53)
1:21.15 (27.62) 1:53.44 (59.91)
2:17.60 (24.16) 2:46.22 (52.78)
3:09.28 (23.06) 3:34.68 (48.46)
6 Minnesota-MN 'A' 3:38.83 3:37.51 48
1) Cook, Emily N SR 2) r:0.33 Lezer, Emma SO
3) r:0.25 Linscott, Emma JR 4) r:0.34 Doo, Pyper FR
26.00 53.90 (53.90)
1:21.63 (27.73) 1:54.38 (1:00.48)
2:18.69 (24.31) 2:48.28 (53.90)
3:11.39 (23.11) 3:37.51 (49.23)
7 Iowa-IA 'A' 3:41.72 3:37.98 46
1) Koluch, Julia SO 2) r:0.25 Olesiak, Aleksandra SO
3) r:0.45 Jump, Mallory SO 4) r:0.24 Drake, Kelsey SR
26.39 54.73 (54.73)
1:23.16 (28.43) 1:55.80 (1:01.07)
2:20.22 (24.42) 2:48.42 (52.62)
3:11.74 (23.32) 3:37.98 (49.56)
8 Nebraska-MW 'A' 3:43.39 3:39.58 44
1) Ronquillio, Madesyn P JR 2) r:0.38 Stein, Ella FR
3) r:0.50 Murray, Isabelle SR 4) r:0.40 Kucera, Alexa FR
26.16 54.30 (54.30)
1:22.97 (28.67) 1:55.76 (1:01.46)
2:20.81 (25.05) 2:49.84 (54.08)
3:13.60 (23.76) 3:39.58 (49.74)
9 Purdue-IN 'A' 3:43.57 3:41.60 40
1) Wrightson, Tessa L JR 2) r:0.27 Kishman, Riley SR
3) r:0.33 Turner, Lindsay SO 4) r:0.54 Abbasse, Claire SO
26.61 56.02 (56.02)
1:23.96 (27.94) 1:57.11 (1:01.09)
2:22.29 (25.18) 2:51.22 (54.11)
3:14.96 (23.74) 3:41.60 (50.38)
10 Michigan State-MI 'A' 3:46.74 3:43.55 34
1) Villani, Samantha P JR 2) r:0.28 Szara, Erin SR
3) r:0.48 Dickson, Marie SR 4) r:0.22 Chick, Olivia SR
26.40 55.56 (55.56)
1:22.80 (27.24) 1:55.50 (59.94)
2:21.84 (26.34) 2:52.11 (56.61)
3:16.29 (24.18) 3:43.55 (51.44)
11 Illinois-IL 'A' 3:48.13 3:46.04 32
1) Salafatinos, Athena P SO 2) r:0.22 Kale, Divya SO
3) r:0.30 Olson, Lillian FR 4) r:0.41 Bludgen, Laurel FR
26.34 55.26 (55.26)
1:25.12 (29.86) 1:59.93 (1:04.67)
2:24.99 (25.06) 2:54.56 (54.63)
3:18.85 (24.29) 3:46.04 (51.48)
-- Penn State-MA 'A' 3:38.66 DNF
Did not finish - Misc
1) Schobel, Marie C JR 2) r:+0.0 Cooke, Madeleine SR
3) r:+0.0 Matthias, Brooke JR 4) r:+0.0 Gaspari, Elizabeth SR
25.17 52.34 (52.34)
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