Indiana’s Lilly King uncorked the fourth-fastest women’s 100-yard breaststroke ever during night 3 at the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Championships.
A superior 100 backstroke event that netted more than 100 points for Michigan as the Wolverines headed into the final day with a leading tally of 891 points. Indiana had a seriously strong day, but could not withstand the 100 back onslaught as the Hoosiers held second with 845.5 points.
Minnesota, thanks to a huge effort on the diving boards, moved into third with 612.5 points. Ohio State (577) and Purdue (498.5) held fourth and fifth.
Penn State (474.5), Wisconsin (462), Nebraska (326.5), Northwestern (309), Rutgers (260), Iowa (248.5), Michigan State (175) and Illinois (168) comprised the rest of the scores.
Lilly King Race Footage Courtesy of IU:
WATCH | IU goes 1-2 in the #B1G Championship Final of the 100 Breast, with Lilly King winning in a record 57.35. https://t.co/DNumq8TVED
— IU Swim and Dive (@IUSwimAndDive) February 20, 2016
400 Medley Relay
Indiana raced its way to the Big Ten and pool record in the women’s 400-yard medley relay to start off a key night in the Big Ten title race.
Marie Chamberlain (52.53), Lilly King (57.64), Gia Dalesandro (51.74) and Kennedy Goss (48.26) won the finale in a time of 3:30.17. That swim cleared IU’s Big Ten record of 3:30.30 set back in 2014, while also crushing its own pool mark of 3:31.26 from 2009.
Michigan’s Clara Smiddy (52.03), Emily Kopas (59.62), Siobhan Haughey (52.61) and Ali DeLoof (47.72) mitigated the team points damage done by IU with a second-place 3:31.98. Ohio State’s Halime Zeren (53.95), Taylor Vargo (1:00.36), Li Zhesi (50.79), and Annelise Jongekrijg (48.81) placed third in 3:33.91.
Michigan held onto a slim lead after the race, 479.5-470.5, against Indiana. Ohio State (382), Minnesota (347.5) and Penn State (323.5) rounded out the top five.
1 Indiana-IN 'A' 3:32.22 3:30.17!A 64
1) Chamberlain, Marie C 19 2) r:0.28 King, Lillia 19
3) r:0.23 Dalesandro, Gia 20 4) r:0.17 Goss, Kennedy 19
r:+0.53 25.29 52.53 (52.53)
1:10.04 (17.51) 1:50.17 (57.64)
2:13.95 (23.78) 2:41.91 (51.74)
3:05.24 (23.33) 3:30.17 (48.26)
2 Michigan-MI 'A' 3:35.96 3:31.98 A 56
1) Smiddy, Clara M 20 2) r:0.07 Kopas, Emily 19
3) r:0.18 Haughey, Siobhan 18 4) r:0.25 Deloof, Alexandra 21
r:+0.64 25.40 52.03 (52.03)
1:19.64 (27.61) 1:51.65 (59.62)
2:16.04 (24.39) 2:44.26 (52.61)
3:06.64 (22.38) 3:31.98 (47.72)
3 Ohio State-OH 'A' 3:36.92 3:33.91 B 54
1) Zeren, Halime Zulal 20 2) r:0.43 Vargo, Taylor 21
3) r:0.12 Li, Zhesi 20 4) r:0.21 Jongekrijg, Annlise 21
r:+0.64 26.41 53.95 (53.95)
1:09.16 (15.21) 1:54.31 (1:00.36)
2:17.44 (23.13) 2:45.10 (50.79)
3:08.04 (22.94) 3:33.91 (48.81)
4 Penn State-MA 'A' 3:37.59 3:35.18 B 52
1) Ackman, Alyson P 23 2) r:0.15 Rodriguez, Byanca 21
3) r:0.25 Rowe, Kathryn 22 4) r:0.28 Price, Nicole 20
r:+0.60 25.83 53.63 (53.63)
1:21.69 (28.06) 1:53.92 (1:00.29)
2:18.24 (24.32) 2:46.28 (52.36)
3:09.51 (23.23) 3:35.18 (48.90)
5 Minnesota-MN 'A' 3:39.32 3:35.48 49
1) Avestruz, Zoe A 18 2) r:0.26 Munson, Rachel 18
3) r:0.28 Nack, Danielle 19 4) r:0.24 Votava, Lauren 22
r:+0.59 25.74 53.74 (53.74)
1:21.74 (28.00) 1:53.58 (59.84)
2:17.44 (23.86) 2:46.90 (53.32)
3:10.10 (23.20) 3:35.48 (48.58)
5 Wisconsin-WI 'A' 3:35.64 3:35.48 49
1) Unicomb, Jessica 18 2) r:0.27 Carlson, Maria 20
3) r:0.23 Grindall, Dana 20 4) r:0.17 Kinney, Chase 20
r:+0.53 25.80 53.37 (53.37)
1:21.70 (28.33) 1:54.87 (1:01.50)
2:19.36 (24.49) 2:47.63 (52.76)
3:10.11 (22.48) 3:35.48 (47.85)
7 Purdue-IN 'A' 3:37.03 3:35.52 46
1) Smailis, Jacklyn M 19 2) r:0.26 Fogle, Emily 24
3) r:0.40 Lim, Meagan 19 4) r:0.12 Meitz, Kaersten 20
r:+0.59 26.23 54.56 (54.56)
1:21.59 (27.03) 1:53.25 (58.69)
2:17.54 (24.29) 2:46.39 (53.14)
3:10.01 (23.62) 3:35.52 (49.13)
8 IOWA-IA 'A' 3:38.24 3:36.72 44
1) Lavelle, Meghan E 19 2) r:0.40 Sougstad, Emma 21
3) r:0.30 McNamara, Kelly 19 4) r:0.43 Kabacinski, Olivia 22
r:+0.61 25.78 53.63 (53.63)
1:21.13 (27.50) 1:53.04 (59.41)
2:18.01 (24.97) 2:47.03 (53.99)
3:10.46 (23.43) 3:36.72 (49.69)
400 IM
Ohio State’s Lindsey Clary demolished the pool record in the women’s 400-yard IM, and won the finale by nearly five seconds. She clocked a 4:03.64 to blast the 4:06.37 facility record set by Minnesota’s Jenny Shaughnessy back in 2009. Her time also cleared the NCAA A cut in the process.
Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger finished second in 4:08.18 with Michigan’s Bi Yirong earning third in 4:08.56.
Michigan stretched its lead to 543.5 to 535.5 against Indiana. Minnesota pulled into third with 409.5 points, while Ohio State (380) and Penn State (371.5) comprised the rest of the top five.
=== A - Final ===
1 Clary, Lindsey 20 Ohio State-OH 4:07.05 4:03.64#A 32
r:+0.70 27.04 57.28 (30.24)
1:28.37 (31.09) 1:57.97 (29.60)
2:32.26 (34.29) 3:07.02 (34.76)
3:35.70 (28.68) 4:03.64 (27.94)
2 Zeiger, Brooke 20 Minnesota-MN 4:09.98 4:08.18 B 28
r:+0.80 27.24 57.11 (29.87)
1:27.52 (30.41) 1:57.34 (29.82)
2:33.52 (36.18) 3:10.44 (36.92)
3:40.16 (29.72) 4:08.18 (28.02)
3 Bi, Yirong 19 Michigan-MI 4:10.91 4:08.56 B 27
r:+0.70 26.59 56.93 (30.34)
1:28.71 (31.78) 2:00.12 (31.41)
2:36.25 (36.13) 3:12.11 (35.86)
3:41.31 (29.20) 4:08.56 (27.25)
4 Siwicki, Breann 21 Minnesota-MN 4:12.86 4:10.19 B 26
r:+0.74 27.01 57.30 (30.29)
1:28.46 (31.16) 1:59.42 (30.96)
2:35.16 (35.74) 3:11.48 (36.32)
3:41.45 (29.97) 4:10.19 (28.74)
5 Oldershaw, Marn 21 Michigan-MI 4:12.84 4:12.05 B 25
r:+0.75 26.78 57.73 (30.95)
1:30.47 (32.74) 2:02.44 (31.97)
2:37.33 (34.89) 3:14.17 (36.84)
3:43.69 (29.52) 4:12.05 (28.36)
6 Lisy, Samantha 20 Indiana-IN 4:13.00 4:12.22 B 24
r:+0.80 27.42 58.25 (30.83)
1:30.57 (32.32) 2:02.23 (31.66)
2:37.81 (35.58) 3:14.00 (36.19)
3:43.75 (29.75) 4:12.22 (28.47)
7 Petric, Nika Ka 23 Purdue-IN 4:12.75 4:14.60 B 23
r:+0.86 27.29 57.90 (30.61)
1:29.58 (31.68) 2:00.71 (31.13)
2:37.66 (36.95) 3:16.18 (38.52)
3:45.89 (29.71) 4:14.60 (28.71)
8 Cook, Reagan O 19 Indiana-IN 4:12.41 4:16.35 B 22
r:+0.77 27.12 57.58 (30.46)
1:30.38 (32.80) 2:02.44 (32.06)
2:39.01 (36.57) 3:16.27 (37.26)
3:46.53 (30.26) 4:16.35 (29.82)
100 fly
Ohio State captured a second Big Ten title on the night when Li Zhesi raced her way to a 51.77 for her second individual title of the meet as well. She already won the 50 free last night. Her time tonight just missed her pool record prelim time of 51.72.
Indiana’s Gia Dalesandro led a huge Hoosier event with a second-place 52.42. The Hoosiers scored nearly 70 points in the event. Minnesota’s Danielle Nack finished third overall in 52.64.
With the huge point swing, Indiana took a 600.5 to 563.5 lead against Michigan, but the 100 back looms large later this evening with Michigan having four A finalists. Minnesota (442.5), Ohio State (423) and Wisconsin (378.5) held third through fifth after the event.
=== A - Final ===
1 Li, Zhesi 20 Ohio State-OH 51.72 51.77 B 32
r:+0.76 11.20 24.44 (13.24)
38.03 (13.59) 51.77 (13.74)
2 Dalesandro, Gia 20 Indiana-IN 52.08 52.42 B 28
r:+0.55 11.59 24.82 (13.23)
38.46 (13.64) 52.42 (13.96)
3 Nack, Danielle 19 Minnesota-MN 53.19 52.64 B 27
r:+0.74 11.15 24.68 (13.53)
38.47 (13.79) 52.64 (14.17)
4 Grindall, Dana 20 Wisconsin-WI 52.61 52.66 B 26
r:+0.70 11.26 24.73 (13.47)
38.54 (13.81) 52.66 (14.12)
5 Collura, Taryn 22 Nebraska-MW 53.63 53.21 B 24.5
r:+0.72 11.37 24.84 (13.47)
38.65 (13.81) 53.21 (14.56)
5 Lim, Meagan S 19 Purdue-IN 53.41 53.21 B 24.5
r:+0.64 11.22 24.76 (13.54)
38.71 (13.95) 53.21 (14.50)
7 Stoppa, Frances 19 Rutgers-NJ 53.83 53.84 B 23
r:+0.65 11.57 25.34 (13.77)
39.36 (14.02) 53.84 (14.48)
8 Jensen, Christi 19 Indiana-IN 53.76 54.50 22
r:+0.76 11.59 25.18 (13.59)
39.44 (14.26) 54.50 (15.06)
200 free
Michigan had a strong 200 free that swung its way as Siobhan Haughey raced to a Big Ten meet and pool record time of 1:43.51. That swim beat the meet record of 1:43.93 set by Brittany Strumbel of IU back in 2011, while also lowering the 1:44.66 facility record set by Haley Lips of IU this morning.
Purdue’s Alexa Davis raced her way into second with a 1:44.21, while Lips fell a few spots from her top seed with a third-place 1:44.30. IU’s Kennedy Goss, who had been a second seed, dropped to fifth in 1:45.61, while Michigan had two more A finalists with Gabrielle DeLoof (1:46.42) and Gillian Ryan (1:48.10) taking sixth and eighth to help mitigate the potential damage of a big event for Indiana.
Indiana added 100 points to move up to 703.5, while Michigan held second with 658.5 points after nearly tacking on a 100 point of its own in the 200 free. Minnesota (465.5), Ohio State (439) and Penn State (427.5) sat third through fifth.
=== A - Final ===
1 Haughey, Siobha 18 Michigan-MI 1:44.94 1:43.51@A 32
r:+0.72 24.44 50.72 (26.28)
1:17.10 (26.38) 1:43.51 (26.41)
2 Davis, Alexa C 21 Purdue-IN 1:45.35 1:44.21#B 28
r:+0.66 24.56 50.80 (26.24)
1:17.51 (26.71) 1:44.21 (26.70)
3 Lips, Haley C 22 Indiana-IN 1:44.36 1:44.30#B 27
r:+0.68 25.27 51.92 (26.65)
1:18.50 (26.58) 1:44.30 (25.80)
4 Ackman, Alyson 23 Penn State-MA 1:45.30 1:45.16 B 26
r:+0.64 24.56 51.08 (26.52)
1:18.21 (27.13) 1:45.16 (26.95)
5 Goss, Kennedy A 19 Indiana-IN 1:44.84 1:45.61 B 25
r:+0.66 25.05 51.70 (26.65)
1:18.63 (26.93) 1:45.61 (26.98)
6 Deloof, Gabriel 19 Michigan-MI 1:46.42 1:46.42 B 24
r:+0.74 25.07 51.54 (26.47)
1:18.80 (27.26) 1:46.42 (27.62)
7 Votava, Lauren 22 Minnesota-MN 1:45.93 1:47.43 B 23
r:+0.72 25.02 52.16 (27.14)
1:19.71 (27.55) 1:47.43 (27.72)
8 Ryan, Gillian R 20 Michigan-MI 1:46.30 1:48.10 22
r:+0.73 25.68 53.24 (27.56)
1:20.83 (27.59) 1:48.10 (27.27)
100 breast
Indiana’s Lilly King blasted her way to the fourth-fastest 100-yard breaststroke of all time here in Michigan.
King clocked a time of 57.35, crushing the Big Ten record of 58.08 set by Jillian Tyler of Minnesota back in 2011. That swim also moved King to third all time in the event’s history with the fourth-best swim ever. Only Breeja Larson (57.23, 57.28) and Alia Atkinson (57.29) have been faster. In fact, only five swimmers have cleared 58 seconds in the event’s history. Emily McClellan (57.76), Tara Kirk (57.77) and Emma Reaney (57.79).
IU’s Miranda Tucker picked up big points for the Hoosiers with a second-place 58.58 to also clear the NCAA A cut, while Purdue’s Emily Fogle finished third in 59.07.
Indiana remained in the lead, 767.5-707.5, against Michigan after the event. Ohio State (512), Minnesota (502.5) and Purdue (465.5) made up the rest of the top five.
=== A - Final ===
1 King, Lillia C 19 Indiana-IN 58.38 57.35!A 32
r:+0.64 12.34 26.59 (14.25)
42.22 (15.63) 57.35 (15.13)
2 Tucker, Miranda 18 Indiana-IN 59.37 58.58 A 28
r:+0.75 12.83 27.83 (15.00)
43.04 (15.21) 58.58 (15.54)
3 Fogle, Emily E 24 Purdue-IN 59.61 59.07 B 27
r:+0.69 12.69 27.60 (14.91)
43.07 (15.47) 59.07 (16.00)
4 Sougstad, Emma 21 IOWA-IA 59.50 59.22 B 26
r:+0.73 12.67 27.57 (14.90)
43.35 (15.78) 59.22 (15.87)
5 Vargo, Taylor K 21 Ohio State-OH 1:00.46 1:00.13 B 25
r:+0.71 13.16 28.47 (15.31)
44.15 (15.68) 1:00.13 (15.98)
6 Kopas, Emily M 19 Michigan-MI 1:00.65 1:00.56 B 24
r:+0.76 13.27 28.69 (15.42)
44.47 (15.78) 1:00.56 (16.09)
7 Rodriguez, Byan 21 Penn State-MA 1:01.36 1:00.76 B 23
r:+0.73 13.08 28.74 (15.66)
44.52 (15.78) 1:00.76 (16.24)
8 Munson, Rachel 18 Minnesota-MN 1:00.40 1:00.84 B 22
r:+0.69 13.25 28.73 (15.48)
44.66 (15.93) 1:00.84 (16.18)
100 back
As expected, Michigan erased the team points deficit with a monster backstroke that included a 1-2-4-6 finish. Clara Smiddy led the way with a winning 51.80, while Ali DeLoof placed second in 52.14. Zoe Mattingly (53.52) and Gabrielle DeLoof (53.62) took fourth and sixth. Indiana’s lone response was a third-place 52.73 from Marie Chamberlain.
Michigan went from trailing by 60 points to leading by more than 20 with 832 points. Indiana fell back to second with 809.5 points. Ohio State (549), Minnesota (518.5) and Purdue (478.5) stood third through fifth after the event.
=== A - Final ===
1 Smiddy, Clara M 20 Michigan-MI 52.24 51.80 B 32
r:+0.65 12.52 25.42 (12.90)
38.76 (13.34) 51.80 (13.04)
2 Deloof, Alexand 21 Michigan-MI 51.56 52.14 B 28
r:+0.58 12.44 25.55 (13.11)
39.07 (13.52) 52.14 (13.07)
3 Chamberlain, Ma 19 Indiana-IN 52.54 52.73 B 27
r:+0.55 12.51 25.53 (13.02)
39.31 (13.78) 52.73 (13.42)
4 Mattingly, Zoe 22 Michigan-MI 53.76 53.52 B 25.5
r:+0.63 12.37 25.53 (13.16)
39.37 (13.84) 53.52 (14.15)
4 Unicomb, Jessic 18 Wisconsin-WI 53.48 53.52 B 25.5
r:+0.54 12.50 25.86 (13.36)
39.74 (13.88) 53.52 (13.78)
6 Deloof, Gabriel 19 Michigan-MI 53.66 53.62 B 24
r:+0.60 12.90 26.27 (13.37)
40.00 (13.73) 53.62 (13.62)
7 Zeren, Halime Z 20 Ohio State-OH 53.45 54.28 B 23
r:+0.63 12.96 26.43 (13.47)
40.42 (13.99) 54.28 (13.86)
8 Wu, Joanna W 21 Rutgers-NJ 53.87 54.31 B 22
r:+0.51 12.53 25.83 (13.30)
39.91 (14.08) 54.31 (14.40)
Three-Meter Diving
Minnesota vaulted into third as Zhou Yu won the three-meter event with 407.05 points. Ohio State’s Hanna Thele placed second with 366.00 points, while Minnesota’s Lexi Tenenbaum picked up third with 354.80 points.
17-18 NAG record for King, breaking her own 57.7 from earlier in season. I guess a 56 is too much to expect @. NCAAs but Breeja Karson’s American/ NCAA record of 57 lie would seem well within her grasp.
Ohio State’s Li was slower tonight in 100 fly than she swam in the mirning hee is repeating her perfirmance from the 50 free the night before. Maybe that’s the norm back home in China but here in Yankeeland to win the gold you usually have to go faster in the finals.
From high above the Horseshoe and The Big House one wonders what Woody and Bo must think about having swimmers from “Red” China enrolled at their favorite institutions of higher learning?
Who’s next, Olympic gold medalists Ye Shiwen/Sun Yang @. Arizona St.? Love to see the GOAT coaching them!
Sharon Rose Dissinger please share this with Opie John. Lily King is from Evansville swam for Newburgh Sea Creatures