Big Ten Women Day 3: Phoebe Bacon Dominates 100 Back; Miranda Grana Delivers Big Night

The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Friday from McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State University.

The Day 3 finals consisted of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke before the 3-meter diving session and 400 medley relay.

The depth of Ohio State continues to lead the standings.

     Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 14                     
 
  1. Ohio State University           904.5   2. Indiana University              777.5
  3. Michigan, University of           771   4. University of Southern Califor    584
  5. Wisconsin, University of          555   6. University of Minnesota           402
  7. University of California, Los   379.5   8. Purdue University                 357
  9. Northwestern University           273  10. University of Nebraska-Lincoln  256.5
 11. Rutgers University                211  12. Pennsylvania State University     208
 13. University of Illinois            176  14. Iowa, University of               129

Here is a look at what happened on Friday night:

Big Ten Women’s 100 Butterfly

Indiana sophomore Miranda Grana made a huge start to her double on Friday night with a win in the 100 butterfly.

Grana dropped a half second from her prelims time and won the race in 50.80, the lone swimmer to break 51 in the field.

Michigan took four of the next five spots. Brady Kendall was second in 51.60, followed by teammate Alex Greenhawt (51.65).

USC fifth-year Caroline Famous took fourth (52.19) before the next pair of Wolverines – Cheuk Kan (52.36) and Ella Piersma (52.37).

UCLA fifth-year Emma Harvey finished seventh in 52.39 and Penn State fifth-year Margaret Markvardt was eighth (52.55).

Event 8  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 49.42  2/21/2020 Margaret J MacNeil, Michigan
                 50.52  A NCAA
                 53.34  B NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Grana, Miranda   SO Indiana             51.27      50.80 B       32  
    r:+0.69  10.99        24.01 (13.02)
          37.88 (13.87)       50.80 (12.92)
  2 Kendall, Brady   JR Michigan            52.11      51.60 B       28  
    r:+0.62  10.88        24.14 (13.26)
          37.80 (13.66)       51.60 (13.80)
  3 Greenhawt, Alex  SO Michigan            52.24      51.65 B       27  
    r:+0.63  10.80        23.81 (13.01)
          37.54 (13.73)       51.65 (14.11)
  4 Famous, Carolin  5Y USC                 52.27      52.19 B       26  
    r:+0.72  11.09        24.27 (13.18)
          37.84 (13.57)       52.19 (14.35)
  5 Kan, Cheuk       SR Michigan            52.18      52.36 B       25  
    r:+0.70  11.14        24.35 (13.21)
          38.09 (13.74)       52.36 (14.27)
  6 Piersma, Ella    JR Michigan            52.19      52.37 B       24  
    r:+0.65  11.11        24.14 (13.03)
          38.13 (13.99)       52.37 (14.24)
  7 Harvey, Emma     5Y UCLA                52.03      52.39 B       23  
    r:+0.72  11.08        24.35 (13.27)
          38.20 (13.85)       52.39 (14.19)
  8 Markvardt, Marg  5Y PSU                 51.96      52.55 B       22  
    r:+0.64  11.11        24.27 (13.16)
          38.30 (14.03)       52.55 (14.25)

Big Ten Women’s 400 IM

Ohio State freshman Sienna Angove held on to her top seed and led a 1-2-4 finish for the Buckeyes.

Angove won the 400 IM in 4:03.92, an NCAA B cut. Teammate Mia Rankin was second in 4:04.85 and Krista Marlin was fourth in 4:06.79, finishing one spot behind USC sophomore Ashley McMillan (4:05.20).

Wisconsin fifth-year Callahan Dunn finished fifth in 4:07.50, followed by Indiana sophomore Reese Tiltmann (4:07.61), Michigan sophomore Hannah Bellard (4:09.13) and UCLA senior Paige MacEachern (4:11.07).

Event 9  Women 400 Yard IM
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 4:01.41  2012      Allysa Vavra, Indiana
                 4:03.62  A NCAA
                 4:16.78  B NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Angove, Sienna   FR OSU               4:05.99    4:03.92 B       32  
    r:+0.72  26.56        57.27 (30.71)
        1:28.62 (31.35)     1:59.25 (30.63)
        2:35.22 (35.97)     3:10.13 (34.91)
        3:37.52 (27.39)     4:03.92 (26.40)
  2 Rankin, Mia      SR OSU               4:06.98    4:04.85 B       28  
    r:+0.76  27.80        58.66 (30.86)
        1:29.57 (30.91)     1:59.78 (30.21)
        2:33.73 (33.95)     3:08.33 (34.60)
        3:37.17 (28.84)     4:04.85 (27.68)
  3 McMillan, Ashle  SO USC               4:09.26    4:05.20 B       27  
    r:+0.71  26.01        55.92 (29.91)
        1:28.02 (32.10)     1:58.53 (30.51)
        2:31.90 (33.37)     3:06.81 (34.91)
        3:36.73 (29.92)     4:05.20 (28.47)
  4 Marlin, Krista   JR OSU               4:08.75    4:06.79 B       26  
    r:+0.69  26.81        57.52 (30.71)
        1:28.36 (30.84)     1:58.85 (30.49)
        2:34.76 (35.91)     3:09.98 (35.22)
        3:38.80 (28.82)     4:06.79 (27.99)
  5 Dunn, Callahan   5Y Wisconsin         4:08.45    4:07.50 B       25  
    r:+0.67  26.73        57.21 (30.48)
        1:29.26 (32.05)     2:00.79 (31.53)
        2:35.47 (34.68)     3:10.90 (35.43)
        3:39.60 (28.70)     4:07.50 (27.90)
  6 Tiltmann, Reese  SO Indiana           4:08.63    4:07.61 B       24  
    r:+0.81  27.01        57.99 (30.98)
        1:29.86 (31.87)     2:01.29 (31.43)
        2:35.79 (34.50)     3:11.12 (35.33)
        3:39.67 (28.55)     4:07.61 (27.94)
  7 Bellard, Hannah  SO Michigan          4:10.15    4:09.13 B       23  
    r:+0.79  26.21        56.33 (30.12)
        1:28.65 (32.32)     2:00.26 (31.61)
        2:37.28 (37.02)     3:14.04 (36.76)
        3:42.04 (28.00)     4:09.13 (27.09)
  8 Maceachern, Pai  SR UCLA              4:09.32    4:11.07 B       22  
    r:+0.72  26.83        57.29 (30.46)
        1:29.30 (32.01)     2:00.75 (31.45)
        2:36.04 (35.29)     3:12.77 (36.73)
        3:42.26 (29.49)     4:11.07 (28.81)

Big Ten Women’s 200 Freestyle

Michigan sophomore Stephanie Balduccini dropped two seconds from the morning to surge to the 200 free title in 1:41.16, one of three in the field to break 1:42.

USC sophomore Minna Abraham was just behind in 1:41.29, while Indiana senior Anna Peplowski, who broke the Big Ten record leading off the 800 free relay, finished third in 1:41.45.

All three are NCAA A cuts.

Wisconsin senior Abby Carlson finished fourth in 1:44.14, followed by a Wolverine duo of Christey Liang (1:44.34) and Malia Amuan (1:44.59).

Ohio State took 7-8 with freshmen Rachel Bockrath (1:45.20) and Erin Little (1:45.34).

Event 10  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 1:40.69  2/19/2025 Anna Peplowski, Indiana
                 1:42.60  A NCAA
                 1:46.85  B NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Balduccini, Ste  SO Michigan          1:43.07    1:41.16 A       32  
    r:+0.67  23.72        49.25 (25.53)
        1:15.16 (25.91)     1:41.16 (26.00)
  2 Abraham, Minna   SO USC               1:43.61    1:41.29 A       28  
    r:+0.72  23.90        49.72 (25.82)
        1:15.68 (25.96)     1:41.29 (25.61)
  3 Peplowski, Anna  SR Indiana           1:42.55    1:41.45 A       27  
    r:+0.72  23.83        49.38 (25.55)
        1:15.13 (25.75)     1:41.45 (26.32)
  4 Carlson, Abby    SR Wisconsin         1:44.15    1:44.14 B       26  
    r:+0.65  24.49        51.04 (26.55)
        1:17.51 (26.47)     1:44.14 (26.63)
  5 Liang, Christey  JR Michigan          1:44.54    1:44.34 B       25  
    r:+0.68  24.30        50.56 (26.26)
        1:17.21 (26.65)     1:44.34 (27.13)
  6 Amuan, Malia     JR Michigan          1:44.96    1:44.59 B       24  
    r:+0.66  24.51        51.02 (26.51)
        1:17.85 (26.83)     1:44.59 (26.74)
  7 Bockrath, Rache  FR OSU               1:45.08    1:45.20 B       23  
    r:+0.82  24.39        50.94 (26.55)
        1:18.23 (27.29)     1:45.20 (26.97)
  8 Little, Erin     FR OSU               1:44.95    1:45.34 B       22  
    r:+0.71  24.52        51.15 (26.63)
        1:18.43 (27.28)     1:45.34 (26.91)

Big Ten Women’s 100 Breaststroke

USC fifth-year Kaitlyn Dobler dropped more than a second from her prelims time to dominate the 100 breaststroke and claim her first Big Ten title.

Dobler, who is an NCAA and multiple Pac-12 champion, is now in the Big Ten for the first time and won the race in 57.41, an A cut.

Michigan junior Letitia Sim finished second in 58.74, dropping nearly a second from prelims.

Ohio State senior Ava DeAngelis finished third in 59.25, just ahead of UCLA freshman Karolina Piechowicz (59.27) and Indiana’s Brearna Crawford (59.52).

Wisconsin junior Hazal Ozkan was sixth at 59.94, followed by Nebraska senior Maia Hall (59.99) and UCLA senior Ana Jih-Schiff (1:00.13).

Event 11  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 55.88  2/22/2019 Lillia King, Indiana
                 58.01  A NCAA
               1:01.22  B NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Dobler, Kaitlyn  5Y USC                 58.51      57.41 A       32  
    r:+0.66  12.49        27.09 (14.60)
          42.14 (15.05)       57.41 (15.27)
  2 Sim, Letitia     JR Michigan            59.12      58.74 B       28  
    r:+0.70  12.75        27.75 (15.00)
          43.20 (15.45)       58.74 (15.54)
  3 DeAngelis, Ava   SR OSU                 59.31      59.25 B       27  
    r:+0.69  13.30        28.03 (14.73)
          43.54 (15.51)       59.25 (15.71)
  4 Piechowicz, Kar  FR UCLA                59.42      59.27 B       26  
    r:+0.66  13.36        27.43 (14.07)
          43.79 (16.36)       59.27 (15.48)
  5 Crawford, Brear  SR Indiana             59.73      59.52 B       25  
    r:+0.65  12.71        27.95 (15.24)
          43.34 (15.39)       59.52 (16.18)
  6 Ozkan, Hazal     JR Wisconsin           59.98      59.94 B       24  
    r:+0.70  13.58        28.20 (14.62)
          43.83 (15.63)       59.94 (16.11)
  7 Hall, Maia       SR Nebraska            59.94      59.99 B       23  
    r:+0.69  12.84        28.22 (15.38)
          43.80 (15.58)       59.99 (16.19)
  8 Jih-Schiff, Ana  SR UCLA              1:00.00    1:00.13 B       22  
    r:+0.68  13.00        28.28 (15.28)
          44.08 (15.80)     1:00.13 (16.05)

Big Ten Women’s 100 Backstroke

Indiana fifth-year Phoebe Bacon nearly broke 50 in the 100 back to win in 50.14.

The Olympian spoiled the attempt of Indiana’s Miranda Grana of doubling up on Friday. Grana won the 100 fly and finished second in the 100 back in 50.69, a stellar swim especially considering it was a double.

Indiana went 2-3-5 with Kacey McKenna taking third (50.87) and Mya DeWitt taking fifth in 51.55, one spot behind Ohio State’s Nyah Funderburke (51.18).

Minnesota’s Ava Yablonski took sixth (51.81), followed by USC’s Caroline Famous (51.91), also doing a double, and Michigan fifth-year Casey Chung (51.92).

Event 12  Women 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 49.70  2/20/2020 Elizabeth Nelson, Wisconsin
                 50.66  A NCAA
                 53.53  B NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Bacon, Phoebe    5Y Wisconsin           51.15      50.14 A       32  
             11.94        24.46 (12.52)
          37.32 (12.86)       50.14 (12.82)
  2 Grana, Miranda   SO Indiana             50.80      50.69 B       28  
             12.02        24.73 (12.71)
          37.72 (12.99)       50.69 (12.97)
  3 McKenna, Kacey   SR Indiana             51.36      50.87 B       27  
             11.99        24.52 (12.53)
          37.67 (13.15)       50.87 (13.20)
  4 Funderburke, Ny  SR OSU                 51.25      51.18 B       26  
             12.15        24.80 (12.65)
          37.93 (13.13)       51.18 (13.25)
  5 Dewitt, Mya      JR Indiana             51.41      51.55 B       25  
             12.14        25.02 (12.88)
          38.34 (13.32)       51.55 (13.21)
  6 Yablonski, Ava   JR Minnesota           51.63      51.81 B       24  
             12.14        25.20 (13.06)
          38.51 (13.31)       51.81 (13.30)
  7 Famous, Carolin  5Y USC                 51.66      51.91 B       23  
             12.01        24.86 (12.85)
          38.28 (13.42)       51.91 (13.63)
  8 Chung, Casey     5Y Michigan            51.42      51.92 B       22  
             12.01        24.77 (12.76)
          38.23 (13.46)       51.92 (13.69)

Big Ten Women’s 3-Meter Diving

Event 13  Women 3 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 436.70  2/18/2022 Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
                 280.00  A NCAA
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Liu, XingYu      SR Indiana            318.40     379.70 A       32  
  2 Worobel, Avery   FR Purdue             336.90     361.20 A       28  
  3 Hentschel, Lena  JR OSU                339.55     353.55 A       27  
  4 Wright, Daryn    JR Purdue             321.10     350.70 A       26  
  5 Del Angel Penic  JR Minnesota          315.85     339.60 A       24.5
  5 Witte, Lily      SO Indiana            312.35     339.60 A       24.5
  7 McAfee, Sophie   SR Purdue             326.70     336.95 A       23  
  8 Miller, Kate     FR USC                320.80     325.20 A       22  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Prusiecki, Mia      OSU                298.85     323.05 A       20  
 10 Pineda, Paola    GR OSU                308.50     322.20 A       17  
 11 Roselli, Ella    SO Indiana            288.20     311.15 A       16  
 12 Cheng, Eden         UCLA               279.25     293.70 A       15  
 13 Brammer, Grace      PSU                289.30     293.25 A       14  
 14 Mazarra, Michel  SO OSU                276.75     287.65 A       13  
 15 Milligan, Kiarr  JR Michigan           284.00     285.95 A       12  
 16 Hoffman, Kateri  FR Rutgers            279.60     269.35         11

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Big Ten Women’s 400 Medley Relay

Indiana was close to the meet record in the 400 medley relay, using a strong anchor from Anna Peplowski to hold off Wisconsin.

Indiana’s Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Miranda Grana and Peplowski won the race in 3:26.64 behind a 46.59 on the anchor.

The Badgers finished in 3:28.51 with Margaret Wanezek, Hazal Ozkan, Phoebe Bacon and Abigail Wanezek.

USC got the other A cut in the race with Caroline Famous, Kaitlyn Dobler, Genieve Sasseville and Vasilissa Buinaia getting to the wall in 3:28.85.

Michigan was disqualified for an early takeoff.

Event 14  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 3:26.35  2/17/2022 Ohio State University
                          E Crane, H Bach, K Zenick, A Fulmer
                 3:30.89  A NCAA
                 3:32.88  B NCAA
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Indiana  'A'                  3:29.93    3:26.64 A       64  
     1) McKenna, Kacey SR             2) r:0.18 Crawford, Brearna SR  
     3) r:0.21 Grana, Miranda SO      4) r:0.35 Peplowski, Anna SR    
             24.71        51.29 (51.29)
        1:18.44 (27.15)     1:50.22 (58.93)
        2:13.47 (23.25)     2:40.05 (49.83)
        3:01.97 (21.92)     3:26.64 (46.59)
  2 Wisconsin  'A'                3:29.84    3:28.51 A       56  
     1) Wanezek, Margaret FR          2) r:0.21 Ozkan, Hazal JR       
     3) r:0.30 Bacon, Phoebe 5Y       4) r:0.08 Wanezek, Abigail JR   
             25.03        51.48 (51.48)
        1:19.09 (27.61)     1:50.85 (59.37)
        2:14.37 (23.52)     2:41.05 (50.20)
        3:03.10 (22.05)     3:28.51 (47.46)
  3 USC  'A'                      3:32.78    3:28.85 A       54  
     1) Famous, Caroline 5Y           2) r:0.26 Dobler, Kaitlyn 5Y    
     3) r:0.24 Sasseville, Genieve SR 4) r:0.13 Buinaia, Vasilissa 5Y 
             24.93        51.66 (51.66)
        1:18.56 (26.90)     1:49.58 (57.92)
        2:13.05 (23.47)     2:41.63 (52.05)
        3:03.88 (22.25)     3:28.85 (47.22)
  4 OSU  'A'                      3:30.96    3:32.35 B       52  
     1) Lloyd, Delia FR               2) r:0.33 DeAngelis, Ava SR     
     3) r:0.27 Funderburke, Nyah SR   4) r:0.48 Bockrath, Rachel FR   
             25.37        52.23 (52.23)
        1:19.77 (27.54)     1:51.06 (58.83)
        2:15.35 (24.29)     2:44.66 (53.60)
        3:07.20 (22.54)     3:32.35 (47.69)
  5 Minnesota  'A'                3:36.76    3:32.84 B       50  
     1) Yablonski, Ava JR             2) r:0.32 Goodno, Ava SO        
     3) r:0.11 Reinke, Claire SO      4) r:0.32 Wanner, Olivia FR     
             25.07        51.61 (51.61)
        1:19.39 (27.78)   1:52.57 (1:00.96)
        2:17.09 (24.52)     2:44.63 (52.06)
        3:07.31 (22.68)     3:32.84 (48.21)
  6 UCLA  'A'                     3:31.94    3:33.86         48  
     1) Lustria, Fay JR               2) r:0.19 Piechowicz, Karlina FR
     3) r:0.20 Harvey, Emma 5Y        4) r:0.19 Jih-Schiff, Ana SR    
             25.49        53.25 (53.25)
        1:20.99 (27.74)     1:51.99 (58.74)
        2:15.99 (24.00)     2:44.89 (52.90)
        3:07.99 (23.10)     3:33.86 (48.97)
  7 Nebraska  'A'                 3:36.95    3:36.12         46  
     1) Consiglio, Virginia FR        2) Hall, Maia SR                
     3) Vlachou, Anna Avgousta SO     4) r:0.21 Tanko, Beatrix SO     
             26.03        54.52 (54.52)
        1:22.32 (27.80)     1:54.47 (59.95)
        2:18.71 (24.24)     2:47.28 (52.81)
        3:10.60 (23.32)     3:36.12 (48.84)
  8 Purdue  'A'                   3:35.97    3:36.78         44  
     1) Marcukaitis, Abby L JR        2) r:0.30 Erlandson, Mahala SR  
     3) r:0.08 Kask, Keira SO         4) r:0.27 Phipps, Lara FR       
             25.64        53.12 (53.12)
        1:21.17 (28.05)   1:54.38 (1:01.26)
        2:18.86 (24.48)     2:47.98 (53.60)
        3:10.68 (22.70)     3:36.78 (48.80)
  9 Illinois  'A'                 3:39.20    3:37.63         40  
     1) Baskar, Suvana SR             2) r:0.23 Duran, Kayla FR       
     3) r:0.36 Diner, Chloe FR        4) r:0.29 Stoll, Sydney SR      
             26.29        54.45 (54.45)
        1:22.47 (28.02)   1:54.58 (1:00.13)
        2:19.90 (25.32)     2:48.72 (54.14)
        3:12.27 (23.55)     3:37.63 (48.91)
 10 NU  'A'                       3:36.31    3:38.35         34  
     1) Murdock, Justine SR           2) r:0.38 Smith, Sydney SO      
     3) r:0.28 Venema, Nicole 5Y      4) r:0.19 Ervin, Lindsay JR     
             25.90        53.62 (53.62)
        1:22.29 (28.67)   1:55.68 (1:02.06)
        2:19.95 (24.27)     2:48.86 (53.18)
        3:12.09 (23.23)     3:38.35 (49.49)
 11 PSU  'A'                      3:37.59    3:38.40         32  
     1) Markvardt, Margaret 5Y        2) r:0.31 Cohen, Audrey FR      
     3) r:0.21 Fluehr, Maura SR       4) r:0.41 Meisner, Catherine JR 
             26.30        54.23 (54.23)
        1:22.81 (28.58)   1:55.54 (1:01.31)
        2:20.24 (24.70)     2:49.05 (53.51)
        3:12.75 (23.70)     3:38.40 (49.35)
 12 Iowa  'A'                     3:40.88    3:40.17         30  
     1) Galvin, Ansley SR             2) r:0.29 Swalley, Olivia SO    
     3) r:0.32 Dildine, Rachel FR     4) r:0.29 Kemp, Nora FR         
             26.36        54.48 (54.48)
        1:22.96 (28.48)   1:55.92 (1:01.44)
        2:20.61 (24.69)     2:49.48 (53.56)
        3:13.44 (23.96)     3:40.17 (50.69)
 13 Rutgers  'A'                  3:41.95    3:40.71         28  
     1) Schick, Natalie SR            2) r:0.28 Bartoloni, Sofia SO   
     3) r:0.29 Kuriger, Cameron JR    4) r:0.41 Thompson, Brooke SO   
             26.33        54.46 (54.46)
        1:22.77 (28.31)   1:55.92 (1:01.46)
        2:20.82 (24.90)     2:49.98 (54.06)
        3:14.21 (24.23)     3:40.71 (50.73)
 -- Michigan  'A'                 3:31.46         DQ        
      Early take-off swimmer #2
     1) Chung, Casey 5Y               2) r:-0.01 Sim, Letitia JR      
     3) r:0.26 Kendall, Brady JR      4) r:0.15 Flynn, Lindsay SR     
             24.98        51.76 (51.76)
        1:18.99 (27.23)     1:50.47 (58.71)
        2:13.83 (23.36)     2:42.01 (51.54)
        3:03.88 (21.87)          DQ (46.52)

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