Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 2 Prelims: Ohio State Loads Four of Top Five Seeds in 50 Free

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Ohio State's Amy Fulmer and Katherine Zenick; Photo Courtesy: NCAA Media

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)
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  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)

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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)
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  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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