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Day 2- Finals
Record-Setting Dives, Swims at B1G Championships
2/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Site: Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium (Iowa City, Iowa) Score: 199 points (3rd) Results: Day 2 Final Results  |
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- It was a record-setting night for Indiana men's swimming and diving, led by a Big Ten title for sophomore diver Michael Hixon on day two of the 2015 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships in Iowa City, Iowa.
Hixon set a new Big Ten standard on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 474.45, breaking the old mark of 468.65 set by David Boudia in 2010. Hixon scored no less than 72 points on each of his six dives, including a competition best 85.25 points on his final dive, an inward 2 1/2 somersault tuck that received a 10 from one judge.
James Connor took fourth in the event, tallying a career best 394.55. Connor also wowed the judges with his fifth dive, a reverse 2 1/2 somersault tuck that scored 84 points, including a 10. Cody Coldren placed 12th overall in the field after posting a career-best score of 336.65 in the consolation final.
Joshua Arndt finished 19th with a score of 294.60, while right behind him in 20th was Danton Rogers (289.05).
Jackson Miller got the night started in record-setting fashion as he broke the school mark in the 500 freestyle that had stood since 2006, finishing fourth in 4:16.09. That tops the mark of 4:16.79 set by Serigy Fesenko at the 2006 Big Ten Championships.
Ethan Curl touched the wall second in the bonus final with a career best of 4:23.22, while Timothy Martin also posted a career time in the evening, going 4:24.98 for 19th overall. Grayson Smith finished 23rd in 4:28.77.
Miller made it back in the championship final of the 500 freestyle after posting a career-best time of 4:17.26 in prelims. That is the fifth-fastest time in IU history.
Mike Hurley topped his prelim swim with a career best of 1:44.15 to finish fourth in the 200 individual medley. Blake Pieroni was seventh in 1:45.54, going a career best 1:44.82 in prelims. Steve Schmuhl won the consolation final in 1:44.26, while Bob Glover was 14th overall with a time of 1:46.82. Glover went a career best 1:46.19 in prelims.
Tanner Kurz (1:46.76-career best) and Ryan Gordon (1:47.06-career best) made the bonus final but elected not to swim. Cody Taylor placed 32nd in the field (1:48.09-career best), while Jonathan Panchak was 54th (1:50.41-career best).
Ali Khalafalla got his Indiana career started with a sixth-place finish in the 50 freestyle, going 19.75 in the final. His 19.46 prelims swim ranks fourth in the IU record book. Anze Tavcar took 10th overall with a career best 19.80 in the consolation final. Sam Lorentz took 16th with a 20.08 in consols, going a career best 19.95 in his prelims swim. Yianni Thermos was the bonus final winner and 17th overall with a time of 19.85, setting a new career mark. Max Irwin finished 30th in a career time of 20.34, while Levi Brock was 51st with his career best of 20.83.
The night concluded with the 400 medley relay as Glover, Kurz, Irwin and Pieroni took sixth in a time of 3:09.91.
Competition continues Friday morning at noon ET with prelims in the 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 3-meter diving.
500 Freestyle
4. Jackson Miller - 4:16.09 (School Record; NCAA B Cut) (4:17.26 prelims; 6th-fastest time in IU history)
17. Ethan Curl - 4:23.22 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (4:24.16 prelims)
19. Timothy Martin - 4:24.98 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (4:26.06 prelims)
23. Grayson Smith - 4:28.77 (4:24.74 prelims; NCAA B Cut)
200 Individual Medley
4. Mike Hurley - 1:44.15 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (1:45.04 prelims)
7. Blake Pieroni -1:45.54 (1:44.82 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
9. Steve Schmuhl - 1:44.26 (NCAA B Cut) (1:45.89 prelims)
14. Bob Glover - 1:46.82 (1:46.19 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Tanner Kurz - 1:46.76 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut; elected not to swim C final
Ryan Gordon - 1:47.06 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut; elected not to swim C final
32. Cody Taylor - 1:48.09 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
54. Jonathan Panchak - 1:50.41 (Career Best)
50 Freestyle
6. Ali Khalafalla - 19.75 (19.46 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut; 4th-fastest time in IU history)
10. Anze Tavcar -19.80 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (19.83 prelims)
16. Sam Lorentz - 20.09 (19.95 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
17. Yianni Thermos - 19.85 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (20.01 prelims)
30. Max Irwin - 20.34 (Career Best)
51. Levi Brock - 20.83 (Career Best)
1-Meter Diving
1. Michael Hixon - 474.45 (Big Ten Record) (408.55 prelims)
4. James Connor - 394.55 (Career Best) (381.90 prelims)
12. Cody Coldren - 336.65 (Career Best) (307.30 prelims)
19. Joshua Arndt - 294.60
20. Danton Rogers - 289.05
400 Medley Relay 6. Glover, Kurz, Irwin, Pieroni - 3:09.91
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