No. 5/11 Indiana Starts Strong in Columbus

10/29/2021 9:29:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana swimming and diving owns an advantage in four of five matchups after day one of its double dual meet Friday (Oct. 29) night at Ohio State.

The Hoosier men hold leads over No. 11 Ohio State, No. 12 Virginia Tech and No. 25 Penn State going into the final day of competition Saturday (Oct. 30). For the women's team, IU has a 100-67 lead over No. 18 Virginia Tech, but will look to close a 101-66 gap against No. 10 Ohio State.

Competition resumes at 10 a.m. ET Saturday.

TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 5 Indiana 113, No. 12 Virginia Tech 54
No. 5 Indiana 129, No. 25 Penn State 37
No. 5 Indiana 101, No. 11 Ohio State 66

Women
No. 11 Indiana 100, No. 18 Virginia Tech 67
No. 10 Ohio State 101, No. 11 Indiana 66

HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Michael Brinegar – 500 Freestyle (4:20.99)
Brendan Burns – 200 Backstroke (1:44.00), 200 Butterfly (1:42.30), 400 Medley Relay (3:07.59)
Gabriel Fantoni – 400 Medley Relay (3:07.59)
Van Mathias – 400 Medley Relay (3:07.59)
Rafael Miroslaw – 400 Medley Relay (3:07.59)
Carson Tyler – 3-Meter Dive (440.65)

Women
Mariah Denigan – 500 Freestyle (4:49.18)
Tarrin Gilliland – 3-Meter Dive (358.90)
Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (1:59.14)

NOTABLES
• Indiana dominated the women's 3-Meter dive, placing six of the top seven finishers and recording five NCAA Zone Qualifying scores.
• IUSD totaled 10 NCAA B cut time and seven NCAA Zone Qualifying scores.
• Brendan Burns led IU with three victories and two NCAA B cut times.
• A day after they were named to the USA Swimming rosters for the 2021 FINA World Championships and Marathon World Series, Michael Brinegar and Mariah Denigan swept the men's and women's 500-Yard Freestyle for the second straight meet.
• Brinegar used a final lap surge in the 500 Free to finish ahead of Ohio State's Chalie Clark by just .07 seconds, touching the wall in 4:20.99. Mikey Calvillo finished third with a 4:23.18, earning both Hoosiers an NCAA B cut time.
• IU freshmen Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger finished first and second on the men's 3-Meter dive, with outstanding scores of 440.65 and 429.25, respectively. The pairing finished 1-2 in their last meet, at No. 24 Northwestern, as well.

NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Michael Brinegar – 500 Free (4:20.99); Brendan Burns – 200 Back (1:44.00), 200 Fly (1:42.30); Mikey Calvillo (4:23.18); Gabriel Fantoni – 200 Back (1:44.13); Jack Franzman – 100 Free (1:00.95); Corey Gambardella – 200 Fly (1:46.15); Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (1:59.14); Rafael Miroslaw – 100 Free (43.60); Noelle Peplowski – 100 Breast (1:00.95)

NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-Meter: N/A (Saturday)
3-Meter: Tyler Carson (440.65), Megan Carter (296.00), Anne Fowler (310.60), Tarrin Gilliland (358.90), Quinn Henninger (429.25), Carmen Hernandez (292.20), Kayla Luarde (288.40)

UP NEXT
The meet resumes Saturday (Oct. 30) at 10 a.m. in the women's 200 Medley Relay. Live results are available via IUHoosiers.com and the competition will be streamed on the Big Ten Plus digital platform.

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