No. 3/14 Hoosiers Earn Split with No. 4/2 Michigan

Thursday, January 17

Bloomington, IN

2:00 PM

Indiana University

173.5

126.5

Michigan

No. 3/14 Hoosiers Earn Split with No. 4/2 Michigan

1/17/2019 5:05:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 3/14 Indiana University men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned a split with No. 4/2 Michigan on Thursday afternoon at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.

The No. 3 Indiana men's team (6-0) defeated No. 4 Michigan (5-1), 173.5-126.5. The No. 14 IU women's squad (2-3-1) fought hard against the No. 2 Wolverines (6-0), but fell 172-128. The win for the Hoosier men marked the team's 28^th-straight dual-meet victory.

HOOSIER WINNERS
MEN
Zach Apple – 100 freestyle (43.58), 400 freestyle relay (2:55.33)
Bruno Blaskovic – 200 medley relay (1:26.87), 400 freestyle relay (2:55.33)
Andrew Capobianco – 3-meter dive (486.00)
James Connor – 1-meter dive (409.80)
Gabriel Fantoni – 200 medley relay (1:26.87), 100 backstroke (46.51), 200 backstroke (1:45.44)
Ian Finnerty – 200 medley relay (1:26.87), 100 breaststroke (53.25)
Jack Franzman - 400 freestyle relay (2:55.33)
Vini Lanza – 200 medley relay (1:26.87)
Mohamed Samy – 200 freestyle (1:35.24), 400 freestyle relay (2:55.33)

WOMEN
Laurel Eiber – 200 medley relay (1:38.83)
Lilly King – 200 medley relay (1:38.83), 100 breaststroke (59.62), 200 breaststroke (2:11.57)
Shelby Koontz – 200 medley relay (1:38.83)
Bailey Kovac – 200 backstroke (1:58.16)
Jessica Parratto – 3-meter dive (362.25), 1-meter dive (328.58)
Morgan Scott – 200 medley relay (1:38.83)

NOTABLES
• The Hoosier men's team extended its dual-meet winning streak to 28 meets. IU's last loss in a dual meet came on Jan. 16, 2016 against Michigan.
• The victory for IU men is the team's fifth over a top-25 opponent this season and the third against a top-10 squad – No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Michigan and No. 8 Florida.
• IU's James Connor won his eighth event of the season, taking first in the men's 1-meter. Connor has won eight of the nine events he's entered this year.

NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Mohamed Samy (200 free), Gabriel Fantoni (100 back), Lilly King (100 breast), Noelle Peplowski (100 breast, 1:01.10), Ian Finnerty (100 breast), Zach Apple (100 free), Lilly King (200 breast), Noelle Peplowski (200 breast, 2:12.70), Laura Morley (200 breast, 2:12.97), Ian Finnerty (200 breast, 1:56.23), Ian Finnerty (200 IM, 1:45.56).

NCAA ZONES QUALIFYING SCORES
Women's 1-Meter: Jessica Parratto
Men's 1-Meter: James Connor, Andrew Capobianco (400.13), Cole VanDevender (317.48), Mory Gould (300.38)
Women's 3-Meter: Jessica Parratto, Alyssa Wang (291.53), Taylor Carter (288.15)
Men's 3-Meter: Andrew Capobianco, James Connor (463.43), Mory Gould (356.70), Cole VanDevender (345.75)

UP NEXT
The No. 3/14 Hoosiers will head north to face No. 22/-- Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Burke Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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