Indiana Swim & Dive Beats Georgia Tech, Duke at Quad Meet

Saturday, January 16

Atlanta, GA

11:00 AM

Indiana University

212

Georgia Tech

Indiana Swim & Dive Beats Georgia Tech, Duke at Quad Meet

1/16/2016 3:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

ATLANTA – The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams swam well in their first meet of 2016 at the Georgia Tech quad meet on Saturday afternoon at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

The 11^th-ranked Indiana men's team defeated No. 22 Duke, 198-102, and Georgia Tech, 212.50-87.50. IU lost to No. 6-ranked Michigan, 176-118.

The 16^th-ranked Hoosier women's team beat Duke, 190-110, and Georgia Tech, 227-73. IU fell to the No. 8 Wolverines, 174-126.

On the day, the Hoosiers racked up 10 individual wins on the day, with Blake Pieroni, Tanner Kurz and Lilly King each notching two victories apiece to lead Indiana. The IU swimmers totaled 16 NCAA B cut times on the afternoon, while the Hoosier divers racked up a pair of NCAA Zones qualifying scores.

In the 200 medley relay, the IU women's team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Grace Vertigans placed second with a season-best time of 1:40.91. On the men's side, the Hoosier team of Bob Glover, Tanner Kurz, Blake Pieroni and Ali Khalafalla took third with a mark of 1:28.40.

Haley Lips led the way for the Hoosiers in the 1000 freestyle, placing second overall with a time of 10:02.92. For the IU men, Jackson Miller took third place with a mark of 9:16.07.

Blake Pieroni started 2016 off with a victory, as the sophomore won the 200 free with a NCAA B cut and season-best time of 1:35.85. For the IU women, Kennedy Goss placed second with a NCAA B cut mark of 1:47.92.

The Hoosier men made it back-to-back wins as Bob Glover touched the wall first in the 100 backstroke with a NCAA B cut mark of 48.23. Marie Chamberlain led the IU women, taking third with a NCAA B qualifying time of 55.07.

Tanner Kurz made it three-straight victories for the IU men, winning the 100 breaststroke with a NCAA B cut time of 54.23. On the women's side, Lilly King touched the wall first for the Hoosier women with a NCAA B qualifying time of 1:00.91. Miranda Tucker was just behind her in second place with a NCAA B mark of 1:01.94.

In the 50 freestyle, Grace Vertigans placed third with a mark of 23.52, while Ali Khalafalla took fourth with a NCAA B cut time of 20.19.

In 1-meter diving, Lacey Houser led the Hoosier women, winning with a score of 264.55. Michal Bower placed eighth with a mark of 214.25. For the IU men, Joshua Arndt took second place with a score of 292.30, while Cody Coldren came in seventh with a mark of 255.40.

Blake Pieroni earned his second win of the day, touching the wall first in the 100 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 44.11. For the IU women, Grace Vertigans took fourth overall with a mark of 50.93.

In the 200 backstroke, Bob Glover continued his strong meet, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:46.24. For the Hoosier women, Kennedy Goss took third with a NCAA B and season-best time of 1:58.74.

Indiana completed the sweep of the breaststroke events, as Lilly King and Tanner Kurz each touched the wall first in the 200 breast for the Hoosiers. On the women's side, King won with a NCAA B cut time of 2:11.97, with Miranda Tucker placing third with a NCAA B mark of 2:15.13. For the IU men, Kurz won with a NCAA B qualifying time of 1:59.63.

In the 500 freestyle, Kennedy Goss earned a runner-up finish, timing in with a NCAA B cut and season-best mark of 4:46.26. On the men's side, Jackson Miller placed third with a time of 4:29.74.

Gia Dalesandro led the way for the IU women in the 100 butterfly, timing in at 55.71 to take fourth place. For the men, Max Irwin finished fifth with a mark of 48.82.

In 3-meter diving, Joshua Arndt took home first place, winning with a total of 369.75 – a NCAA Zones qualifying standard. Cody Coldren finished seventh with a mark of 269.70. On the women's side, Lacey Houser earned her second runner-up of the meet, totaling 290.70 to notch her second NCAA Zones qualifying score of the day. Michal Bower placed sixth with a total of 263.95.

Ian Finnerty had a great swim for the Hoosiers in the 200 IM, placing third overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:48.78. Finnerty's time ranks him as the 18^th-fastest 200 IM swimmer in school history. For the IU women, Bailey Pressey took fifth with a mark of 2:04.50.

In the final event of the day – the 400 freestyle relay – the IU men's team of Blake Pieroni, Anze Tavcar, Ali Khalafalla and Tanner Kurz finished second with a time of 3:00.06, ranking them fourth all-time in IU history. On the women's side, the team of Kennedy Goss, Grace Vertigans, Kaitlin Kitchens and Gabriela Rajic took third with a time of 3:26.64. That mark ranks the team seventh all-time in IU history.

The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Saturday, January 23 when the Hoosiers will host Purdue at at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center for Senior Day.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET and will be broadcast live online on BTN Plus.

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