Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 2 Prelims: Ohio State Loads Four of Top Five Seeds in 50 Free
The 2023 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued from Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich., with the first morning of prelims.
After the first day of finals, consisting of two relays, Indiana held a slim two-point lead over defending champion Ohio State, followed by host Michigan.
The Day 2 prelims session consists of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle, followed by diving.
Here is a look at each event from the morning:
Big Ten Women’s 500 Free
Wisconsin showcased its distance prowess by placing three swimmers int he top six in the 500 freestyle prelims.
Sophomore Abby Carlson took the top seed in 4:39.28, while Blair Stoneburg was fourth (4:41.52) and Paige McKenna was sixth (4:41.67).
Indiana also placed three in the finals with sophomore Mariah Denigan taking the second seed in 4:40.72. Ching Gan was seventh (4:42.39) and Elyse Heiser was eighth (4:42.82) .
Michigan’s Katie Crom took the third seed in 4:41.27. Nebraska’s Shannon Stott took the fifth seed in 4:41.65.
Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== B1G Meet: # 4:34.40 2/16/2017 G Ryan, Michigan Pool: ! 4:35.19 2016 Haley Lips, Indiana 4:35.76 A NCAA Qualifying 4:47.20 B NCAA Provisional Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Carlson, Abby G SO Wisconsin-WI 4:45.09 4:39.28 qB 25.97 53.63 (27.66) 1:21.49 (27.86) 1:49.73 (28.24) 2:17.94 (28.21) 2:46.24 (28.30) 3:14.27 (28.03) 3:42.31 (28.04) 4:10.75 (28.44) 4:39.28 (28.53) 2 Denigan, Mariah SO IU-IN 4:41.89 4:40.72 qB 26.37 54.69 (28.32) 1:22.94 (28.25) 1:51.05 (28.11) 2:19.25 (28.20) 2:47.36 (28.11) 3:15.61 (28.25) 3:44.07 (28.46) 4:12.52 (28.45) 4:40.72 (28.20) 3 Crom, Katie M FR Michigan-MI 4:39.28 4:41.27 qB r:+0.71 25.98 54.54 (28.56) 1:23.14 (28.60) 1:51.77 (28.63) 2:20.41 (28.64) 2:49.40 (28.99) 3:18.02 (28.62) 3:46.82 (28.80) 4:14.96 (28.14) 4:41.27 (26.31) 4 Stoneburg, Blai FR Wisconsin-WI 4:44.42 4:41.52 qB r:+0.74 26.00 54.16 (28.16) 1:22.71 (28.55) 1:51.75 (29.04) 2:20.47 (28.72) 2:48.88 (28.41) 3:17.27 (28.39) 3:45.66 (28.39) 4:13.91 (28.25) 4:41.52 (27.61) 5 Stott, Shannon SR Nebraska-MW 4:44.51 4:41.65 qB r:+0.72 25.72 54.04 (28.32) 1:22.90 (28.86) 1:51.54 (28.64) 2:19.98 (28.44) 2:48.46 (28.48) 3:16.79 (28.33) 3:45.26 (28.47) 4:13.88 (28.62) 4:41.65 (27.77) 6 McKenna, Paige SO Wisconsin-WI 4:43.98 4:41.67 qB 25.85 53.95 (28.10) 1:22.39 (28.44) 1:51.00 (28.61) 2:19.75 (28.75) 2:48.72 (28.97) 3:17.59 (28.87) 3:46.20 (28.61) 4:14.37 (28.17) 4:41.67 (27.30) 7 Gan, Ching SO IU-IN 4:41.58 4:42.39 qB r:+0.69 26.08 54.19 (28.11) 1:22.89 (28.70) 1:51.52 (28.63) 2:20.27 (28.75) 2:48.79 (28.52) 3:17.27 (28.48) 3:45.81 (28.54) 4:14.29 (28.48) 4:42.39 (28.10) 8 Heiser, Elyse V SO IU-IN 4:43.39 4:42.82 qB r:+0.25 25.82 53.70 (27.88) 1:22.21 (28.51) 1:50.75 (28.54) 2:19.26 (28.51) 2:47.82 (28.56) 3:16.47 (28.65) 3:45.27 (28.80) 4:14.30 (29.03) 4:42.82 (28.52) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Strouse, Ashley SO Northwestern-IL 4:44.99 4:43.16 qB r:+0.80 26.22 54.59 (28.37) 1:23.14 (28.55) 1:52.06 (28.92) 2:20.66 (28.60) 2:49.47 (28.81) 3:18.54 (29.07) 3:47.14 (28.60) 4:15.60 (28.46) 4:43.16 (27.56) 10 Murtagh, Madiso GR Rutgers-NJ 4:44.72 4:44.46 qB r:+0.72 26.42 54.75 (28.33) 1:23.22 (28.47) 1:52.01 (28.79) 2:20.88 (28.87) 2:49.83 (28.95) 3:18.75 (28.92) 3:47.76 (29.01) 4:16.41 (28.65) 4:44.46 (28.05) 11 Geringer, Maya JR Ohio St-OH 4:44.91 4:44.65 qB r:+0.67 26.85 55.35 (28.50) 1:23.80 (28.45) 1:52.39 (28.59) 2:21.11 (28.72) 2:49.63 (28.52) 3:18.38 (28.75) 3:47.21 (28.83) 4:16.03 (28.82) 4:44.65 (28.62) 12 Mull, Lola G JR Northwestern-IL 4:40.53 4:45.35 qB r:+0.74 26.79 55.52 (28.73) 1:24.63 (29.11) 1:53.82 (29.19) 2:23.25 (29.43) 2:52.44 (29.19) 3:21.57 (29.13) 3:50.29 (28.72) 4:18.58 (28.29) 4:45.35 (26.77) 13 Shanley, Kathry SO Michigan-MI 4:46.46 4:46.43 qB r:+0.76 26.17 54.50 (28.33) 1:23.33 (28.83) 1:52.39 (29.06) 2:21.47 (29.08) 2:50.87 (29.40) 3:20.07 (29.20) 3:49.16 (29.09) 4:18.18 (29.02) 4:46.43 (28.25) 14 Jorgenson, Gene FR Nebraska-MW 4:48.19 4:46.94 qB r:+0.81 26.34 55.08 (28.74) 1:24.27 (29.19) 1:53.30 (29.03) 2:22.46 (29.16) 2:51.58 (29.12) 3:20.99 (29.41) 3:50.13 (29.14) 4:18.93 (28.80) 4:46.94 (28.01) 15 Sullivan, Kate SR Minnesota-MN 4:47.82 4:47.04 qB r:+0.73 26.14 54.76 (28.62) 1:23.75 (28.99) 1:52.72 (28.97) 2:21.88 (29.16) 2:51.06 (29.18) 3:20.30 (29.24) 3:49.67 (29.37) 4:18.87 (29.20) 4:47.04 (28.17) 16 Glass, Megan E SR Michigan-MI 4:46.62 4:47.18 qB r:+0.68 26.55 55.97 (29.42) 1:25.57 (29.60) 1:54.85 (29.28) 2:23.98 (29.13) 2:53.00 (29.02) 3:21.94 (28.94) 3:50.56 (28.62) 4:19.00 (28.44) 4:47.18 (28.18)
Big Ten Women’s 200 IM
Ohio State senior Josie Panitz was a half second ahead of the field to take the top spot in the 200 IM. She dropped nearly a second from her seed time and got to the wall in 1:55.75.
Wisconsin junior Phoebe Bacon was a second slower than her seed time and touched in 1:56.13, indicating she might be holding back for a bigger finals swim.
Indiana’s Noelle Peplowski took the third spot in 1:56.32, followed by Michigan’s Devon Kitchel (1:56.55), Minnesota’s Megan Van Berkom (1;56.89), Indiana’s Mackenzie Looze (157.29), Michigan’s Letitia Sim (1:57.72) and Ohio State’s Paige Hall (1:57.91).
Like Bacon, Looze and Sim both added time and could be holding back for the finals.
Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM ================================================================== B1G Meet: # 1:51.66 2/20/2020 Elizabeth D Nelson, Wisconsin Pool: ! 1:54.97 2016 Siobhan Haughey, Michigan 1:53.66 A NCAA Qualifying 1:59.56 B NCAA Provisional Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Panitz, Josie H SR Ohio St-OH 1:56.50 1:55.75 qB r:+0.71 25.66 56.23 (30.57) 1:27.54 (31.31) 1:55.75 (28.21) 2 Bacon, Phoebe M JR Wisconsin-WI 1:55.13 1:56.13 qB r:+0.70 25.09 53.47 (28.38) 1:27.76 (34.29) 1:56.13 (28.37) 3 Peplowski, Noel PG IU-IN 1:56.85 1:56.32 qB 26.07 55.39 (29.32) 1:28.23 (32.84) 1:56.32 (28.09) 4 Kitchel, Devon FR Michigan-MI 1:58.36 1:56.55 qB r:+0.70 25.38 54.66 (29.28) 1:28.42 (33.76) 1:56.55 (28.13) 5 Van Berkom, Meg JR Minnesota-MN 1:57.00 1:56.89 qB 25.40 54.78 (29.38) 1:29.02 (34.24) 1:56.89 (27.87) 6 Looze, Mac K PG IU-IN 1:56.52 1:57.29 qB r:+0.70 25.63 55.47 (29.84) 1:29.17 (33.70) 1:57.29 (28.12) 7 Sim, Letitia SO Michigan-MI 1:57.10 1:57.72 qB 25.85 56.40 (30.55) 1:29.46 (33.06) 1:57.72 (28.26) 8 Hall, Paige E SO Ohio St-OH 1:59.27 1:57.91 qB r:+0.67 25.35 54.28 (28.93) 1:30.02 (35.74) 1:57.91 (27.89) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Jump, Mallory K SR Wisconsin-WI 1:59.46 1:57.94 qB 25.15 54.81 (29.66) 1:29.00 (34.19) 1:57.94 (28.94) 10 Dunn, Callahan JR Wisconsin-WI 1:59.59 1:58.06 qB r:+0.68 25.85 54.98 (29.13) 1:29.58 (34.60) 1:58.06 (28.48) 11 Brennan, Jamie FR Northwestern-IL 2:02.06 1:58.32 qB 25.36 55.15 (29.79) 1:30.79 (35.64) 1:58.32 (27.53) 12 Moore, Elizabet SR Wisconsin-WI 1:59.08 1:58.65 qB r:+0.76 26.50 56.69 (30.19) 1:29.39 (32.70) 1:58.65 (29.26) 13 Donan, Claire E JR Michigan-MI 1:59.05 1:58.74 qB r:+0.67 26.27 55.40 (29.13) 1:29.92 (34.52) 1:58.74 (28.82) 14 Walsh, Aislinn SR Ohio St-OH 1:59.78 1:58.99 qB r:+0.65 25.71 56.08 (30.37) 1:30.50 (34.42) 1:58.99 (28.49) 15 Eden, Jessica M FR Ohio St-OH 1:59.48 1:59.11 qB 25.54 54.71 (29.17) 1:29.58 (34.87) 1:59.11 (29.53) 16 Ozkan, Hazal FR Wisconsin-WI 1:59.94 1:59.45 qB r:+0.72 26.43 57.61 (31.18) 1:30.92 (33.31) 1:59.45 (28.53)
Big Ten Women’s 50 Free
Ohio State showcased its sprinting dominance by taking four of the top five seeds in the 50 freestyle.
Sophomore Teresa Ivan claimed the top seed in 21.78, just a hundredth of a second ahead of teammate Amy Fulmer (21.79).
Michigan sophomore Lindsay Flynn took the third seed in 21.92, followed by another pair of Ohio State Buckeyes. Katherine Zenick took the fourth spot in 22.03 and Nyah Funderburke was fifth in 22.10.
Indiana’s Ashley Turak was sixth (22.11), Kristina Paegle was seventh (22.17) and Michigan’s Brady Kendall grabbed the eighth seed in 22.21.
Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== B1G Meet: # 21.28 2/15/2018 Zhesi Li, Ohio State Pool: ! 21.63 2016 Zhesi Li, Ohio State 21.66 A NCAA Qualifying 22.71 B NCAA Provisional Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Ivan, Teresa SO Ohio St-OH 22.11 21.78 qB 10.57 21.78 (11.21) 2 Fulmer, Amy A SR Ohio St-OH 21.95 21.79 qB r:+0.71 10.74 21.79 (11.05) 3 Flynn, Lindsay SO Michigan-MI 22.06 21.92 qB r:+0.70 10.76 21.92 (11.16) 4 Zenick, Katheri JR Ohio St-OH 21.94 22.03 qB r:+0.67 10.61 22.03 (11.42) 5 Funderburke, Ny SO Ohio St-OH 22.18 22.10 qB r:+0.72 10.73 22.10 (11.37) 6 Turak, Ashley SR IU-IN 22.34 22.11 qB r:+0.70 10.93 22.11 (11.18) 7 Paegle, Kristin FR IU-IN 22.07 22.17 qB 10.78 22.17 (11.39) 8 Kendall, Brady FR Michigan-MI 22.67 22.21 qB 10.86 22.21 (11.35) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Newman, Claire JR Michigan-MI 22.69 22.33 qB r:+0.59 10.68 22.33 (11.65) 10 Cornish, Hannah SO Minnesota-MN 22.31 22.37 qB r:+0.74 10.98 22.37 (11.39) 11 Maksimova, Sofi SO Rutgers-NJ 22.45 22.39 qB r:+0.70 10.77 22.39 (11.62) 12 Russo, Catherin JR Ohio St-OH 22.74 22.44 qB r:+0.61 10.92 22.44 (11.52) 13 Kan, Natalie JR Michigan-MI 22.93 22.50 qB r:+0.68 10.71 22.50 (11.79) 14 Summit, Maggie SR Minnesota-MN 22.59 22.53 qB 11.08 22.53 (11.45) 15 Harvey, Emma SR Penn State-MA 22.58 22.61 qB r:+0.74 10.86 22.61 (11.75) 15 Bloomer, Olivia SR Minnesota-MN 22.71 22.61 qB r:+0.70 10.82 22.61 (11.79)
Event 6 Women 1 mtr Diving ================================================================== B1G Meet: # 376.10 2/17/2022 Sarah Bacon, Minnesota-MN 265.00 A NCAA Qualifying Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Wils, Daphne JR Penn State-MA 330.90 308.45 qA 2 Fowler, Anne SO IU-IN 346.28 308.40 qA 3 Zhu, Joy SR Minnesota-MN 329.35 303.20 qA 4 Phillip, Megan JR Minnesota-MN 288.95 288.10 qA 5 Milligan, Kiarr FR Michigan-MI 275.55 286.90 qA 6 Liu, Skyler FR IU-IN NP 286.45 qA 7 Carter, Megan SO IU-IN 351.60 285.65 qA 8 Hogan, Lucy E SR Michigan-MI 292.15 283.10 qA 9 Wright, Daryn FR Purdue-IN NP 282.35 qA 10 McGing, Ciara JR Ohio St-OH 291.00 280.05 qA 11 Del Angel Penic FR Minnesota-MN NP 278.50 qA 12 Hopkins, Markie SR Northwestern-IL 307.10 278.35 qA 13 Patrick, Jaye D SR Northwestern-IL 301.15 277.30 qA 14 Hentschel, Lena FR Ohio St-OH 316.25 275.95 qA 15 McAfee, Sophia SO Purdue-IN NP 272.75 qA 16 Trueb, Savana SR Rutgers-NJ 310.10 264.75 q
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