Two B1G and IU Records Highlight IU’s Effort in Friday Night Finals

Friday, February 19

Ann Arbor, MI

6:30 PM

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships- Finals

Two B1G and IU Records Highlight IU’s Effort in Friday Night Finals

2/19/2016 10:39:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 13-ranked Indiana women's swimming and diving team had a great finals session on Friday night at the 2016 Big Ten Championships at the Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Hoosiers added six more medal on Friday night – two gold, two silver and two bronze – to push the team's total to 12 headed in to the final day of competition on Saturday.

Indiana sits in second place with 845.5 points through 14 events. Michigan leads IU by just 45.5 points headed in to Saturday with a total of 891. Minnesota (612.5), Ohio State (577) and Purdue (498.5) round out the top-five teams.

The Hoosiers started the Friday night finals off with a tremendous start, winning the 400 medley relay in record time. The team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Kennedy Goss won with a time of 3:30.17. The mark is an Indiana record, a Big Ten record, a Big Ten meet record and a NCAA A cut time.

Chamberlain was just off her career-best on the leadoff leg, clocking in at 52.53, while Lilly King posted a blistering 57.64. Dalesandro split a 51.74, while Goss finished with a mark of 48.26.

In the 400 IM Championship Final, Sam Lisy placed sixth for the Hoosiers with a time of 4:12.22, while Reagan Cook took eighth with a mark of 4:16.35. Both times are NCAA B cuts.

In the B Final, Bailey Pressey placed sixth to finish 14^th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 4:14.80. In the C Final, Rachel Matsumura eclipsed her personal-best time set in the morning prelims, timing in at 4:17.76 to place fifth in the race and 21^st overall. Shelly Drozda finished seventh to place 23^rd overall.

Gia Dalesandro earned a silver medal in the 100 butterfly, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 52.42 to lead the Hoosier effort. Also in the Championship Final, Christine Jensen placed eighth with a mark of 54.50.

In the B Final of the 100 butterfly, Olivia Barker placed fourth to finish 12^th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 54.19.

In the 200 freestyle, Haley Lips led the charge for the six IU swimmers who made the finals of the event, winning a bronze medal with her NCAA B cut time of 1:44.30. Also in the Championship Final, Kennedy Goss came in fifth with a NCAA B cut time of 1:45.61.

In the B Final, Stephanie Marchuk touched the wall second to finish 10^th overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:46.62. Teammate Delaney Barnard was right behind her in the B Final, finishing 11^th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:46.84. Grace Vertigans finished 13^th overall, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.21.

Swimming in the C Final, Holly Spears finished 21^st overall with a time of 1:48.69.

In the 100 breaststroke, the Hoosiers were dominant. The freshman duo of Lilly King and Miranda Tucker took home the gold and silver medal, respectively.

King cruised to the victory, swimming the fourth-fastest 100 breast swim in history with her time of 57.35. King's time set the school record she set in prelims and also set the Big Ten conference record, the Big Ten meet record and the Canham Natatorium record.

The 57.35 time by King is just 0.12 seconds off the American and NCAA record of 57.23 set by Breeja Larson in 2014. King is the third-fastest performer in the event, trailing only Larson and Alia Atkinson. King's time was also a NCAA A cut.

Not to be outdone, Tucker reeled off a personal-best time of 58.58 that ranks third all-time in Indiana school history to win the silver medal. Tucker's time is also a NCAA A cut.

Swimming in the C Final, Laura Morley placed 21^st overall with a time of 1:02.40.

Marie Chamberlain earned the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke, finishing third with a NCAA B cut time of 52.73. In the B Final, Ali Rockett placed fourth to finish 12^th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 54.02.

Lacey Houser made her second Championship Final in as many diving events for the Hoosiers, finishing fifth with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 342.60.

In the prelims of the 3-meter dive, Michal Bower qualified for the consolation final with her best score as a Hoosier, totaling a 304.30 – a NCAA Zones qualifying score. Bower placed eighth in the consolation final, 16^th overall, with a total of 274.90.

The 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will continue on Saturday morning at the Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor at 11 a.m. On deck for Saturday morning are the prelims of the 200 backstroke, the 100 freestyle, the 200 breaststroke and the 200 butterfly. The prelims of the platform dive will begin at 1 p.m., while the prelims of the 1,650 freestyle will begin at 4:15 p.m.

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400 Medley Relay
1. Chamberlain, King, Dalesandro, Goss – 3:30.17 (School Record, Big Ten Record, Big Ten meet record, NCAA A Cut)

400 IM
6. Sam Lisy – 4:12.22 (NCAA B Cut)
8. Reagan Cook – 4:16.35 (NCAA B Cut)
14. Bailey Pressey – 4:14.80 (NCAA B Cut)
21. Rachel Matsumura – 4:17.76 (Personal Best, NCAA B Cut)
23. Shelly Drozda – 4:20.12

100 Butterfly
2. Gia Dalesandro – 52.42 (NCAA B Cut)
8. Christine Jensen – 54.50
12. Olivia Barker – 54.19 (NCAA B Cut)

200 Freestyle
3. Haley Lips – 1:44.30 (NCAA B Cut)
5. Kennedy Goss – 1:45.61 (NCAA B Cut)
10. Stephanie Marchuk – 1:46.62 (Personal Best, NCAA B Cut)
11. Delaney Barnard – 1:46.84 (NCAA B Cut)
13. Grace Vertigans – 1:47.21 (NCAA B Cut)
21. Holly Spears – 1:48.69

100 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 57.35 (School Record, Big Ten Record, Big Ten Meet Record, Pool Record, NCAA A Cut)
2. Miranda Tucker – 58.58 (Personal Best, NCAA A Cut)
21. Laura Morley – 1:02.40 (NCAA B Cut)

100 Backstroke
3. Marie Chamberlain – 52.73 (NCAA B Cut)
12. Ali Rockett – 54.02 (NCAA B Cut)

3-Meter Dive
5. Lacey Houser – 342.60 (NCAA Zones Qualifying score; 322.50 Prelims)
16. Michal Bower - 274.90 (304.30 Prelims, NCAA Zones Qualifying score)