Indiana Sweeps Louisville in Top-15 Showdown

Friday, January 29

Louisville, KY

5:00 PM

Indiana University

175

125

Louisville

1/29/2016 8:37:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams completed a sweep of the Louisville Cardinals Friday evening at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Kentucky.

The No. 9-ranked Indiana men's team beat No. 10-ranked Louisville, 175-125, while the No. 12-ranked Hoosier women beat the No. 9-ranked Cardinals, 159-139.

In first event of the evening, the 200 medley relay, the team of Bob Glover, Tanner Kurz, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla placed second with a time of 1:27.91. On the women's side, the IU team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Kaitlin Kitchens took second with a mark of 1:40.47 – the second-fastest time for any Hoosier team this season.

The Indiana men dominated the 1000 freestyle, finishing in the top-four spots, led by Adam Destrampe, who won with a career-best time of 9:17.05. Jackson Miller (9:21.36) was second, followed by Trey Hubbuch (9:22.36) and Ethan Curl (9:26.46) for IU.

Haley Lips and Stephanie Marchuk made it a 1-2 finish for the Indiana women in the 1000 freestyle, with Haley Lips winning with a time of 9:55.48. Stephanie Marchuk was just behind her teammate in second, touching with a mark of 9:57.83.

Blake Pieroni, the Big Ten leader in the 200 freestyle, continued his dominance in the event on Friday, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:36.67. IU's Anze Tavcar was third with a time of 1:38.66. For the Hoosier women, Kennedy Goss touched the wall first with a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.13. Teammate Haley Lips followed in second place with a mark of 1:48.19.

In the 100 backstroke, the Big Ten leader Bob Glover was out-touched by Louisville's Girgory Tarasevich – the ACC leader who ranks second nationally – for the victory. Glover timed in with a mark of 48.81 to take second, while IU's Joseph Lane was third in 48.92. For the women, Marie Chamberlain finished second with a mark of 55.32.

Lilly King, the national leader in the 100 breaststroke, set a career-best mark against the Cardinals, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:00.05. Her time ranks King as the fourth-fastest 100 breast swimmer in IU history.

For the men, the Big Ten leader Tanner Kurz won with a NCAA B cut time of 53.93. Indiana's Ian Finnerty took third place with a career-best and NCAA B cut time of 54.80. Finnerty's time ranks him 15^th all-time in school history.

In the 200 butterfly, Max Irwin, who ranks second in the Big Ten, won for the Hoosiers with a NCAA B cut time of 1:46.38. Freshman Vini Lanza placed third with a career-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:47.95. His mark ranks him 15^th all-time in Indiana history. For the women, Olivia Barker placed second in a time of 1:59.97. Big Ten leader Gia Dalesandro took third in 2:00.09.

Ali Khalafalla, the second-fastest freestyle sprinter in the Big Ten this season so far, touched the wall first with a NCAA B cut qualifying time of 19.78. Blake Pieroni took third with a career-best time of 20.25, ranking him in a tie for 20^th place in Indiana history. On the women's side, Grace Vertigans took second place in a time of 23.44.

In the men's 1-meter dive, IU's Cody Coldren took first place with a score of 328.58, while Joshua Arndt placed third with a mark of 310.88 – both NCAA Zones qualifying scores.

In the women's 3-meter dive, Lacey Houser won with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 301.95, while Michal Bower was fourth with 242.25.

In the 100 freestyle, the Hoosier men continued to be nearly unbeatable this season. Blake Pieroni, who ranks second in the league, won with a NCAA B cut time of 44.09. The Big Ten leader, Anze Tavcar, placed second with a time of 44.37. On the women's side, Grace Vertigans placed third with a time of 51.23.

Kennedy Goss places second in the 200 backstroke with a NCAA B cut and season-best time of 1:57.54. On the men's side, Joseph Lane took fourth with a season-best time of 1:46.72 that ranks him 18^th all-time in school history.

National Champion Lilly King thoroughly dominated the 200 breaststroke on Friday, beating the field by over three seconds. King won with a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 2:10.57, ranking her seventh all-time in IU history. On the men's side, the Big Ten leader, Tanner Kurz, placed second with a time of 2:00.08.

The Indiana women took the top three spots in the 500 freestyle, led by Big Ten leader Haley Lips who touched the wall first in a time of 4:48.70. Stephanie Marchuk was second in 4:50.87, while Kennedy Goss took third in 4:55.02.

For the Hoosier men, Jackson Miller, who ranked third in the Big Ten entering the day, touched the wall first in a time of 4:26.09. Adam Destrampe placed third with a time of 4:30.73.

Gia Dalesandro, the Big Ten leader in the 100 butterfly, won with a NCAA B cut time of 54.01. Teammate Christine Jensen was third in a time of 55.56. On the men's side, freshman Vini Lanza continued to make an immediate impact, winning with a NCAA B and career-best time of 48.20 – ranking him 16^th all-time at Indiana.

Lacey Houser recorded her second individual win on the day, takig first in the women's 1-meter. Joshua Arndt also won the 1-meter with a NCAA Zones score of 400.50, while Houser won with a NCAA Zones score of 307.20. Cody Coldren (326.70) and Michal Bower (276.00) each placed third respectively with NCAA Zones marks.

In the 200 IM, Gia Dalesandro notched her second individual win of the meet, touching the wall first with a NCAA B cut time of 2:00.25. Lilly King took third place with a career-best time of 2:02.30 for the Hoosiers. On the men's side, Ian Finnerty placed second overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:48.95.

In the final event of the night, the 400 freestyle relay, the Indiana men's team of Anze Tavcar, Ali Khalafalla, Sam Lorentz and Blake Pieroni won with a time of 2:55.39 – the fastest time in the Big Ten this season. That time ranks sixth all-time in Indiana school history.

On the women's side, the IU team of Kennedy Goss, Grace Vertigans, Haley Lips and Delaney Barnard placed second in a time of 3:22.16 – the third-fastest time for the Hoosiers this season.

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