Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 1: Ohio State off to Fast Start in Title Defense; Indiana Just Ahead

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Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 1: Ohio State off to Fast Start in Title Defense

The 2024 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Just two events on the schedule for Day 1 with the 200-yard medley relay and 800 freestyle relay.

Ohio State won the first relay and Indiana claimed the second. The Hoosiers hold a slim lead heading into Day 2.

 Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2                      
 
  1. Indiana University                118   2. Ohio State University             116
  3. Michigan, University of           112   4. Wisconsin, University of, Madi    106
  5. Northwestern University           100   6. University of Minnesota            96
  7. University of Nebraska-Lincoln     88   8. Purdue University                  86
  9. University of Illinois             78  10. Iowa, University of                72
 11. Rutgers University                 64  12. Pennsylvania State University      34

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Big Ten Women’s 200 Medley Relay

Defending champion Ohio State struck first with a win in the 200 medley relay. The Buckeyes broke the pool record and Big Ten meet record with a time of 1:33.47, an NCAA A cut.

Nyah Funderburke kicked off the relay with a 23.61 split, followed by Hannah Bach (25.92), Katherine Zenick (22.45) and Teresa Ivan (21.49).

The previous Big Ten meet record was Ohio State in 2022, just two years ago with Bach, Zenick and Ivan all part of that swim as well.

Michigan took second in 1:35.28, also an A cut. Casey Chung led off with a 24.54, followed by Natalie Kan (27.15), Brady Kendall (22.39) and Lindsay Flynn (21.20).

Third place went to Indian’s Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Chiok Zie Yeo and Ashley Turak, who finished in 1:35.81.

 

 Event 1  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 1:33.64  2/16/2022 Ohio State University
                          E Crane, H Bach, K Zenick, T Ivan
         Pool: # 1:34.58  2017      Indiana, Indiana
                 1:36.24  A NCAA Qualifying
                 1:37.00  B NCAA Provisional
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Ohio State-B1  'A'            1:34.46    1:33.47!A       64  
     1) Funderburke, Nyah JR          2) Bach, Hannah GR              
     3) Zenick, Katherine SR          4) Ivan, Teresa JR              
                 11.68        23.61 (23.61)
          35.17 (11.56)       49.53 (25.92)
          59.59 (10.06)     1:11.98 (22.45)
        1:22.20 (10.22)     1:33.47 (21.49)
  2 Michigan-B1  'A'              1:36.65    1:35.28 A       56  
     1) Chung, Casey SR               2) Kan, Natalie JR              
     3) Kendall, Brady SO             4) Flynn, Lindsay JR            
                 12.12        24.54 (24.54)
          36.46 (11.92)       51.69 (27.15)
        1:01.84 (10.15)     1:14.08 (22.39)
         1:24.02 (9.94)     1:35.28 (21.20)
  3 Indiana-B1  'A'               1:35.86    1:35.81 A       54  
     1) McKenna, Kacey JR             2) Crawford, Brearna JR         
     3) Yeo, Chiok Sze SO             4) Turak, Ashley GR             
                 11.73        23.70 (23.70)
          35.82 (12.12)       50.72 (27.02)
        1:01.43 (10.71)     1:14.40 (23.68)
        1:24.55 (10.15)     1:35.81 (21.41)
  4 Wisconsin-B1  'A'             1:36.63    1:36.58 B       52  
     1) McConagha, Mackenzie JR       2) Ozkan, Hazal SO              
     3) Tierney, Hailey FR            4) Wanezek, Abigail SO          
                 12.10        24.62 (24.62)
          36.63 (12.01)       51.74 (27.12)
        1:01.99 (10.25)     1:14.76 (23.02)
        1:25.09 (10.33)     1:36.58 (21.82)
  5 Northwestern-B1  'A'          1:38.39    1:37.53         50  
     1) Murdock, Justine JR           2) Papanicholas, Margaret FR    
     3) Spitz, Ayla GR                4) Ervin, Lindsay SO            
                 11.99        24.38 (24.38)
          36.72 (12.34)       51.96 (27.58)
        1:02.52 (10.56)     1:15.49 (23.53)
        1:25.81 (10.32)     1:37.53 (22.04)
  6 Minnesota-B1  'A'             1:38.47    1:38.06         48  
     1) Rodriguez Rivero, Paula SR    2) Goodno, Ava FR               
     3) Thomas, Morgan FR             4) Cornish, Hannah JR           
                 12.38        24.87 (24.87)
          37.60 (12.73)       52.99 (28.12)
        1:03.21 (10.22)     1:16.09 (23.10)
        1:26.43 (10.34)     1:38.06 (21.97)
  7 Illinois-B1  'A'              1:39.37    1:38.63         46  
     1) Baskar, Suvana JR             2) Sessions, Kylee FR           
     3) Kuehne, Logan JR              4) Olson, Lillian SR            
                 12.21        24.77 (24.77)
          37.42 (12.65)       53.34 (28.57)
        1:04.20 (10.86)     1:16.38 (23.04)
        1:26.61 (10.23)     1:38.63 (22.25)
  8 Nebraska-B1  'A'              1:40.48    1:39.42         44  
     1) Cairns, Caitlin SR            2) Randby, Jocelyn JR           
     3) Tanko, Beatrix FR             4) Haimes, Emily GR             
                 12.54        27.75 (27.75)
          37.76 (10.01)       52.83 (25.08)
        1:04.47 (11.64)     1:27.32 (34.49)
        1:39.42 (12.10)                    
  9 Purdue-B1  'A'                1:40.02    1:39.47         40  
     1) Marcukaitis, Abigail SO       2) Folcik, Masyn SR             
     3) Love, Margaret JR             4) Schreder, Kendal SR          
                 12.68        25.13 (25.13)
          37.56 (12.43)       52.87 (27.74)
        1:03.62 (10.75)     1:27.47 (34.60)
        1:39.47 (12.00)                    
 10 Rutgers-B1  'A'               1:41.04    1:39.80         34  
     1) Egorova, Valeria SO           2) Celik, Tina JR               
     3) Piesko, Martyna SO            4) Smits, Jade GR               
                 12.62        25.29 (25.29)
          37.75 (12.46)       52.82 (27.53)
        1:03.71 (10.89)     1:27.63 (34.81)
        1:39.80 (12.17)                    
 11 Iowa-B1  'A'                  1:39.59    1:40.59         32  
     1) Gilbertson, Kennedy SR        2) Swalley, Olivia FR           
     3) Martin, Scarlet SO            4) Kerr, Jenna FR               
                 12.54        25.29 (25.29)
          37.99 (12.70)       53.16 (27.87)
        1:04.17 (11.01)     1:17.61 (24.45)
        1:28.49 (10.88)     1:40.59 (22.98)
 -- Penn State-B1  'A'            1:39.60 DQ 1:38.46        
      Early take-off swimmer #3
     1) Brandbergh, Eleanor SR        2) Rydland, Kylie SR            
     3) Markvardt, Margaret SR        4) Stanford, Catherine SR       
                 12.21        24.96 (24.96)
          37.52 (12.56)       53.33 (28.37)
        1:03.55 (10.22)     1:26.86 (33.53)
     DQ 1:38.46 (11.60)                    

 

Big Ten Women’s 800 Free Relay

The Indiana Hoosiers claimed the second relay of the night with an NCAA A cut time of 6:55.45.

Anna Peplowski led off with a 1:42.04, followed by Ella Ristic (1:44.85), Ching Hwee Gan (1:45.04) and Kristina Paegle (1:43.52).

Michigan took second for the second event in a row as Katelyn Crom, Hannah Bellard, Stephanie Balduccini and Christey Liang got to the wall in 6:57.09, also an A cut.

Wisconsin’s Abby Carlson, Phoebe Bacon, Lily Gardner and Blair Stoneburg took third in 6:58.05.

Ohio State was fourth with Amy Fulmer, Zenick, Paige Hall and Krista Marlin finishing in 7:00.37.

 Event 2  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 6:54.58  2/20/2019 University of Michigan
                          Y Bi, R Postoll, S Haughey, C DeLoof
         Pool: # 6:55.34  2017      Michigan, Michigan
                 7:00.86  A NCAA Qualifying
                 7:05.88  B NCAA Provisional
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Indiana-B1  'A'               7:01.08    6:55.45 A       64  
     1) Peplowski, Anna JR            2) Ristic, Ella SR              
     3) Gan, Ching Hwee JR            4) Paegle, Kristina SO          
                 23.57        49.35 (49.35)
      1:15.62 (1:15.62)   1:42.04 (1:42.04)
        2:05.98 (23.94)     2:32.37 (50.33)
      2:59.38 (1:17.34)   3:26.89 (1:44.85)
        3:50.97 (24.08)     4:17.56 (50.67)
      4:44.63 (1:17.74)   5:11.93 (1:45.04)
        5:35.59 (23.66)     6:01.74 (49.81)
      6:28.39 (1:16.46)   6:55.45 (1:43.52)
  2 Michigan-B1  'A'              7:02.23    6:57.09 A       56  
     1) Crom, Katelyn SO              2) Bellard, Hannah FR           
     3) Balduccini, Stephanie FR      4) Liang, Christey SO           
                 24.50        50.79 (50.79)
      1:17.43 (1:17.43)   1:44.38 (1:44.38)
        2:08.83 (24.45)     2:35.71 (51.33)
      3:03.12 (1:18.74)   3:30.80 (1:46.42)
        3:53.49 (22.69)     4:19.37 (48.57)
      4:45.89 (1:15.09)   5:12.49 (1:41.69)
        5:36.04 (23.55)     6:02.27 (49.78)
      6:29.35 (1:16.86)   6:57.09 (1:44.60)
  3 Wisconsin-B1  'A'             6:59.75    6:58.05 A       54  
     1) Carlson, Abby JR              2) Bacon, Phoebe SR             
     3) Gardner, Lily SR              4) Stoneburg, Blair SO          
                 24.14        50.06 (50.06)
      1:16.68 (1:16.68)   1:43.88 (1:43.88)
        2:07.21 (23.33)     2:33.20 (49.32)
      3:00.06 (1:16.18)   3:27.09 (1:43.21)
        3:51.34 (24.25)     4:18.16 (51.07)
      4:45.25 (1:18.16)   5:13.08 (1:45.99)
        5:36.98 (23.90)     6:03.60 (50.52)
      6:30.79 (1:17.71)   6:58.05 (1:44.97)
  4 Ohio State-B1  'A'            7:05.61    7:00.37 A       52  
     1) Fulmer, Amy GR                2) Zenick, Katherine SR         
     3) Hall, Paige JR                4) Marlin, Krista SO            
                 23.89        49.59 (49.59)
      1:16.26 (1:16.26)   1:57.52 (1:57.52)
                            2:33.38 (35.86)
      3:00.31 (1:02.79)   3:28.29 (1:30.77)
        3:53.01 (24.72)     4:20.10 (51.81)
      4:46.97 (1:18.68)   5:14.50 (1:46.21)
        5:39.07 (24.57)     6:06.00 (51.50)
      6:33.11 (1:18.61)   7:00.37 (1:45.87)
  5 Northwestern-B1  'A'          7:13.04    7:06.09         50  
     1) Spitz, Ayla GR                2) Smith, Sydney FR             
     3) Shimizu-Bowers, Hana SO       4) Wagner, Annika SR            
                 24.54        50.86 (50.86)
      1:17.19 (1:17.19)   1:43.80 (1:43.80)
        2:08.42 (24.62)     2:35.46 (51.66)
      3:02.89 (1:19.09)   3:30.38 (1:46.58)
        3:54.80 (24.42)     4:21.87 (51.49)
      4:49.86 (1:19.48)   5:17.81 (1:47.43)
        5:42.22 (24.41)     6:09.46 (51.65)
      6:37.79 (1:19.98)   7:06.09 (1:48.28)
  6 Minnesota-B1  'A'             7:08.30    7:10.32         48  
     1) Van Berkom, Megan SR          2) Kaljevic, Mina FR            
     3) Kaljevic, Anja FR             4) Thomas, Morgan FR            
                 24.78        51.57 (51.57)
      1:19.09 (1:19.09)   1:46.20 (1:46.20)
        2:10.42 (24.22)     2:37.46 (51.26)
      3:05.56 (1:19.36)                    
            3:58.69 ( )         4:26.13 ( )
            4:54.34 ( )         5:22.55 ( )
        5:45.76 (23.21)     6:12.63 (50.08)
      6:41.02 (1:18.47)   7:10.32 (1:47.77)
  7 Purdue-B1  'A'                7:14.58    7:10.88         46  
     1) Bowen, Kendra SR              2) Hurley, Caitlin FR           
     3) Beavon, Kate SR               4) Mouser, Kate FR              
                 24.88        51.73 (51.73)
      1:19.49 (1:19.49)   1:47.41 (1:47.41)
        2:11.67 (24.26)     2:39.02 (51.61)
      3:07.32 (1:19.91)   3:35.67 (1:48.26)
        4:00.01 (24.34)     4:27.02 (51.35)
      4:55.01 (1:19.34)   5:23.30 (1:47.63)
        5:48.20 (24.90)     6:15.20 (51.90)
      6:43.03 (1:19.73)   7:10.88 (1:47.58)
  8 Nebraska-B1  'A'              7:21.15    7:11.31         44  
     1) Jorgenson, Genevieve SO       2) Kucera, Alexa SR             
     3) Tanko, Beatrix FR             4) Marchi, Giulia SO            
                 24.96        51.74 (51.74)
      1:19.31 (1:19.31)   1:46.82 (1:46.82)
        2:11.41 (24.59)     2:38.18 (51.36)
      3:06.29 (1:19.47)   3:35.26 (1:48.44)
        3:59.35 (24.09)     4:26.51 (51.25)
      4:54.45 (1:19.19)   5:22.47 (1:47.21)
        5:47.68 (25.21)     6:15.23 (52.76)
      6:43.17 (1:20.70)   7:11.31 (1:48.84)
  9 Iowa-B1  'A'                  7:17.63    7:12.57         40  
     1) Kerr, Jenna FR                2) Kupcova, Sabina SO           
     3) Swalley, Olivia FR            4) Martin, Scarlet SO           
                 24.98        52.08 (52.08)
      1:19.94 (1:19.94)   1:46.97 (1:46.97)
        2:11.05 (24.08)     2:38.25 (51.28)
      3:06.27 (1:19.30)   3:34.60 (1:47.63)
        3:59.07 (24.47)     4:26.34 (51.74)
      4:54.15 (1:19.55)   5:22.44 (1:47.84)
        5:47.18 (24.74)     6:15.01 (52.57)
      6:43.79 (1:21.35)   7:12.57 (1:50.13)
 10 Penn State-B1  'A'            7:13.87    7:14.08         34  
     1) Meisner, Catherine SO         2) Moore, Morgan SO             
     3) Stanford, Catherine SR        4) Henderson, Abigail SR        
                 24.73        51.26 (51.26)
      1:18.66 (1:18.66)   1:46.65 (1:46.65)
        2:10.67 (24.02)     2:37.36 (50.71)
      3:05.62 (1:18.97)   3:34.18 (1:47.53)
        3:49.43 (15.25)     4:25.73 (51.55)
      4:55.10 (1:20.92)   5:24.41 (1:50.23)
        5:48.74 (24.33)     6:15.97 (51.56)
      6:44.77 (1:20.36)   7:14.08 (1:49.67)
 11 Illinois-B1  'A'              7:23.62    7:18.17         32  
     1) Stoll, Sydney JR              2) Jass, Sara SO                
     3) Bludgen, Laurel SR            4) Cibulkova, Martina FR        
                 24.94        51.99 (51.99)
      1:19.44 (1:19.44)   1:47.53 (1:47.53)
        2:12.64 (25.11)     2:40.37 (52.84)
      3:08.53 (1:21.00)   3:37.10 (1:49.57)
        4:02.16 (25.06)     4:30.54 (53.44)
      4:59.25 (1:22.15)   5:38.70 (2:01.60)
        5:53.33 (14.63)     6:21.29 (42.59)
      6:49.90 (1:11.20)   7:18.17 (1:39.47)
 12 Rutgers-B1  'A'               7:30.25    7:25.58         30  
     1) Berecz, Blanka FR             2) Egorova, Valeria SO          
     3) Meadway, Shannon GR           4) Fox, Megan SO                
                 26.06        54.07 (54.07)
      1:23.36 (1:23.36)   1:52.56 (1:52.56)
        2:17.71 (25.15)     2:45.44 (52.88)
      3:13.94 (1:21.38)   3:54.79 (2:02.23)
        4:35.78 (40.99)                    
      5:04.61 (1:09.82)   5:34.14 (1:39.35)
        5:59.07 (24.93)     6:27.52 (53.38)
      6:56.47 (1:22.33)   7:25.58 (1:51.44)
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