Indiana Swim & Dive Sweeps Wisconsin

Friday, November 13

Bloomington, IN

2:00 PM

Indiana University

184

116

Wisconsin

11/13/2015 10:38:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Big Ten rival Wisconsin in a dual meet on Friday afternoon at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.

The No. 10 Hoosier men defeated the No. 15 Badgers, 184-116, while the No. 8 IU women beat No. 18 Wisconsin, 182-118, in the long course meter meet. The Hoosiers totaled 20 individual wins and three relay wins combined in the pair of victories. For the IU divers, all four scored NCAA Zones qualifying marks in both events.

In the first event of the day, the IU men placed first in the 200 medley relay, with the team of Bob Glover, Max Irwin, Ali Khalafalla and Adam Destrampe touched first with a time of 1:42.49 – the fifth-fastest time in school history. For the women, the team of Ali Rockett, Miranda Tucker, Christine Jensen and Gabriela Rajic placed second with a mark of 1:59.24 – the fourth-fastest time in program history.

Jackson Miller led the charge for the Hoosiers in the 800 freestyle, placing second in a time of 8:15.95 – the third-fastest time in IU history. Adam Destrampe also swam well, coming in third in 8:31.58. For the women, Stephanie Marchuk touched second in a time of 8:59.92.

The 200 freestyle was a terrific event for the Hoosiers. On the women's side, IU went 1-2-3. Haley Lips finished first (2:02.96), Stephanie Marchuk second (2:05.29) and Kaitlin Kitchen third (2:05.76). For the men, Anze Tavcar touched first in a time of 1:52.02, while Blake Pieroni finished second with a mark of 1:52.09.

Kennedy Goss earned the first of three individual wins on the day in the 100 backstroke, placing first in a time of 1:02.56. Marie Chamberlain was second in a time of 1:04.41. For the IU men, Bob Glover touched first with a mark of 56.90, while Ryan Gordon placed third with a time of 58.08.

Tanner Kurz claimed his first of two wins in the meet in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in a time of 1:04.84. For the Hoosier women, Lilly King continued her strong season, winning with a mark of 1:10.08. Miranda Tucker placed second in 1:10.56.

In the 200 butterfly, Max Irwin won for the Hoosiers, touching the wall in a time of 2:04.96. Irwin's time ranks fourth in program history. Brandon Colonis placed third in 2:07.78. On the women's side, Reagan Cook finished second (2:19.43), while Gia Dalesandro came in third (2:20.44) for IU.

Ali Khalafalla was terrific in the 50 freestyle, setting the Indiana long course meter school record with his winning time of 22.81. Anze Tavcar finished third with a time of 23.33. For the women, Kaitlin Kitchens placed third in a time of 26.53.

In the 1-meter dive, both the IU men and women placed 1-2. On the women's side, Lacey Houser won with a career-best score of 325.13, ranking her as the eighth-best 1-meter diver in IU history. Michal Bower finished second with a season-best score of 285.38. For the men, Cody Coldren won with a season-best mark of 376.88, while Joshua Arndt came in second with a season-best score of his own (354.23).

Blake Pieroni continued his stellar season, winning the 100 freestyle with a time of 50.98. Anze Tavcar placed second in 51.78. For the Hoosier women, Haley Lips came in second with a time of 57.78.

Kennedy Goss was back at it in the 200 backstroke, winning with a time of 2:17.71. Rachel Matsumura placed second for the Hoosiers with a mark of 2:19.56. For the IU men, Bob Glover came in second with a time of 2:08.11.

Miranda Tucker earned her first of two wins against the Badgers in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall with a winning time of 2:32.41, ranking her fourth all-time in IU history. Lilly King was second with a mark of 2:33.74. For the men, Tanner Kurz completed his sweep of the breast events, touching the wall in a time of 2:22.66.

In the 400 freestyle, Kennedy Goss claimed her third win of the day, touching first with a time of 4:20.68. Haley Lips was the runner-up with a time of 4:21.40. On the men's side, Jackson Miller came in second with a time of 4:01.51 – the fifth-fastest in IU history.

Gia Dalesandro led Indiana in the 100 butterfly, winning with a time of 1:02.11. Olivia Barker was third with a mark of 1:03.48. For the IU men, Max Irwin was second overall with a time of 56.54, while Blake Pieroni finished third in 56.74.

In the 3-meter dive, Joshua Arndt won for the Hoosiers with a career-best score of 432.53. Arndt's mark ranks him as the sixth-best 3-meter diver in IU history. Cody Coldren placed second with a career-best score of 379.65. On the women's side, Lacey Houser notched her second victory of the day, winning with a season-best score of 362.25. Michal Bower placed third with a season-best mark of 294.08.

Brandon Colonis recorded her first career dual meet victory in the 200 individual medley, winning with a time of 2:11.06. For the women, Miranda Tucker tallied her second win of the day, touching first in a time of 2:21.75.

The Hoosiers ended the meet with an exclamation point, sweeping the 400 freestyle relay. For the women, the team of Kaitlin Kitchens, Haley Lips, Gabriela Rajic and Kennedy Goss won with a time of 3:51.49 – the second-fastest time in school history. For the men, the team of Blake Pieroni, Anze Tavcar, Oliver Patrouch and Ali Khalafalla touched the wall first in a time of 3:26.13.

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