Indiana University Athletics
No. 6/12 IUSD Sparkles to Open Invitational
11/18/2021 10:48:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana swimming and diving had a strong first day at Ohio State Fall Invitational, earning a competition-best 1580.5 points between both its men's and women's team Thursday (Nov. 18) at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
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Through Thursday, the IU men lead the pack with 812.5 points, 301 points more than the second-place squad, host Ohio State. Indiana's women's squad (548) trails the hosts (579.5) in second place by a closer margin, 31.5 points.
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The competition resumes at 9:30 a.m. ET Friday (Nov. 19) beginning with 400 IM prelims. Finals are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
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TEAM SCORES
Men
1. Indiana – 812.5
2. Ohio State – 511.5
3. Notre Dame – 455.5
4. Virginia Tech – 449
5. Kentucky – 318
6. Pittsburgh – 246.5
7. Cincinnati – 205
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Women
1. Ohio State – 579.5
2. Indiana – 548
3. Kentucky – 499.5
4. UCLA – 436.5
5. Notre Dame – 323.5
6. Virginia Tech – 314
7. Navy – 216
8. Pittsburgh – 186
9. Cincinnati - 64
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NOTABLES
• Indiana's men's 400 Medley Relay squad (Burns, Mathias, Fantoni, Miroslaw) won the final in 3:04.05, setting a meet record and recording an NCAA A Cut time.
• The Hoosier men also captured an A cut in the 200 Freestyle Relay (Blaskovic, Miroslaw, Fantoni, Franzman) with a 1:16.63 mark.
• IU men won five of six competitions, while filling the runner-up spot in the 200 IM.
• Bruno Blaskovic raced a 19.21 in the 50 Free preliminary, then recorded a 19.28 to tie for first in the final with Virginia Tech's Yousse Ramadan. The pair together set a pool record, previously 20.07 set by Matthew J. Kamin on February 24, 2017.
• Redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco returned to action and filed two NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in the 1-Meter dive preliminaries and finals, capturing first place with a 366.30 score.
• Indiana swept the men's 500 Freestyle with the trio of Michael Brinegar, Mikey Calvillo and Warren Briggs. Each tallied an NCAA B Cut time in both the preliminary and the final.
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RESULTS
200 Freestyle Relay
Women
2. Ashley Turak, Anna Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Noelle Peplowski – 1:28.88 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Kacey McKenna, Mackenzie Looze, Brearna Crawford, Aislinn Holder – 1:31.56
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Men
1. Bruno Blaskovic, Rafael Miroslaw, Gabriel Fantoni, Jack Franzman – 1:16.63 (NCAA A Cut)
4. Luke Barr, Van Mathias, Gavin Wight, Brendan Burns – 1:18.58
6. Jacob Destrampe, Brandon Hamblin, Finn Brooks, Corey Gambardella – 1:19.53
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500 Freestyle
Women
2. Mariah Denigan – 4:41.21 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Ella Ristic – 4:42.73 (NCAA B Cut)*
12. Maggie Wallace – 4:45.74 (NCAA B Cut)
15. Elyse Heiser – 4:46.78 (NCAA B Cut)
30. Katie Carson – 4:58.33
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Men
1. Michael Brinegar – 4:16.82 (NCAA B Cut)*
2. Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.62 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Warren Briggs – 4:18.62 (NCAA B Cut)*
8. Tomer Frankel – 4:24.21*
14. Jackson Carlile – 4:24.19
16. Aidan Reagan – 4:24.79
21. Mason Carlton – 4:25.13
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200 IM
Women
1. Mackenzie Looze – 1:56.14 (NCAA B Cut)*
2. Noelle Peplowski – 1:56.80 (NCAA B Cut)*
10. Brearna Crawford – 2:01.13*
13. Anna Freed – 1:58.51 (NCAA B Cut)
28. Emily Weiss – 2:01.67
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Men
2. Jacob Steele – 1:44.87 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Tristan DeWitt – 1:45.26 (NCAA B Cut)*
4. Luke Barr – 1:45.45 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Van Mathias – 1:46.06 (NCAA B Cut)*
13. Maxwell Reich – 1:47.68
20. Josh Matheny – 1:52.365
23. Jassen Yep – 1:49.15
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50 Free
Women
1. Ashley Turak – 22.21 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Anna Peplowski – 22.44 (NCAA B Cut)*
DQ. Elizabeth Broshears*
27. Kacey McKenna – 23.28
38. Aislinn Holder – 23.56
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Men
T1. Bruno Blaskovic – 19.28 (Pool Record, NCAA B Cut)*
5. Jack Franzman – 19.57 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Rafael Miroslaw – 19.61 (NCAA B Cut)*
8. Gabriel Fantoni – 19.65 (NCAA B Cut)*
10. Gavin Wight – 19.87 (NCAA B Cut)*
13. Brandon Hamblin – 20.31
14. Finn Brooks – 20.34
23. Corey Gambardella – 20.24
26. Jacob Destrampe – 20.44
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400 Medley Relay
Women
2. Anna Peplowski, Noelle Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Ashley Turak – 3:33.41 (NCAA B Cut)
3. Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Mackenzie Looze, Ella Ristic – 3:33.45 (NCAA B Cut)
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Men
1. Brendan Burns, Van Mathias, Gabriel Fantoni, Rafael Miroslaw – 3:04.05 (Meet Record, NCAA A Cut)
3. Jacob Steele, Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel, Jack Franzman – 3:07.97
7. Luke Barr, Maxwell Reich, Corey Gambardella, Gavin Wight – 3:10.85
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Men's 1-Meter Dive
1. Andrew Capobianco – 366.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
3. Carson Tyler – 353.10 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
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Women's 3-Meter Dive
2. Anne Fowler – 368.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
3. Kristen Hayden – 368.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
* - Collected NCAA B Cut in preliminaries as well
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UP NEXT
Seven more events are set for the second day of the three-day meet on Friday (Nov. 19). Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. ET to set up for the final events scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
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@IndianaSwimDive
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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#GoIU
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Through Thursday, the IU men lead the pack with 812.5 points, 301 points more than the second-place squad, host Ohio State. Indiana's women's squad (548) trails the hosts (579.5) in second place by a closer margin, 31.5 points.
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The competition resumes at 9:30 a.m. ET Friday (Nov. 19) beginning with 400 IM prelims. Finals are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
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TEAM SCORES
Men
1. Indiana – 812.5
2. Ohio State – 511.5
3. Notre Dame – 455.5
4. Virginia Tech – 449
5. Kentucky – 318
6. Pittsburgh – 246.5
7. Cincinnati – 205
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Women
1. Ohio State – 579.5
2. Indiana – 548
3. Kentucky – 499.5
4. UCLA – 436.5
5. Notre Dame – 323.5
6. Virginia Tech – 314
7. Navy – 216
8. Pittsburgh – 186
9. Cincinnati - 64
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NOTABLES
• Indiana's men's 400 Medley Relay squad (Burns, Mathias, Fantoni, Miroslaw) won the final in 3:04.05, setting a meet record and recording an NCAA A Cut time.
• The Hoosier men also captured an A cut in the 200 Freestyle Relay (Blaskovic, Miroslaw, Fantoni, Franzman) with a 1:16.63 mark.
• IU men won five of six competitions, while filling the runner-up spot in the 200 IM.
• Bruno Blaskovic raced a 19.21 in the 50 Free preliminary, then recorded a 19.28 to tie for first in the final with Virginia Tech's Yousse Ramadan. The pair together set a pool record, previously 20.07 set by Matthew J. Kamin on February 24, 2017.
• Redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco returned to action and filed two NCAA Zone Qualifying scores in the 1-Meter dive preliminaries and finals, capturing first place with a 366.30 score.
• Indiana swept the men's 500 Freestyle with the trio of Michael Brinegar, Mikey Calvillo and Warren Briggs. Each tallied an NCAA B Cut time in both the preliminary and the final.
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RESULTS
200 Freestyle Relay
Women
2. Ashley Turak, Anna Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Noelle Peplowski – 1:28.88 (NCAA B Cut)
6. Kacey McKenna, Mackenzie Looze, Brearna Crawford, Aislinn Holder – 1:31.56
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Men
1. Bruno Blaskovic, Rafael Miroslaw, Gabriel Fantoni, Jack Franzman – 1:16.63 (NCAA A Cut)
4. Luke Barr, Van Mathias, Gavin Wight, Brendan Burns – 1:18.58
6. Jacob Destrampe, Brandon Hamblin, Finn Brooks, Corey Gambardella – 1:19.53
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500 Freestyle
Women
2. Mariah Denigan – 4:41.21 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Ella Ristic – 4:42.73 (NCAA B Cut)*
12. Maggie Wallace – 4:45.74 (NCAA B Cut)
15. Elyse Heiser – 4:46.78 (NCAA B Cut)
30. Katie Carson – 4:58.33
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Men
1. Michael Brinegar – 4:16.82 (NCAA B Cut)*
2. Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.62 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Warren Briggs – 4:18.62 (NCAA B Cut)*
8. Tomer Frankel – 4:24.21*
14. Jackson Carlile – 4:24.19
16. Aidan Reagan – 4:24.79
21. Mason Carlton – 4:25.13
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200 IM
Women
1. Mackenzie Looze – 1:56.14 (NCAA B Cut)*
2. Noelle Peplowski – 1:56.80 (NCAA B Cut)*
10. Brearna Crawford – 2:01.13*
13. Anna Freed – 1:58.51 (NCAA B Cut)
28. Emily Weiss – 2:01.67
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Men
2. Jacob Steele – 1:44.87 (NCAA B Cut)*
3. Tristan DeWitt – 1:45.26 (NCAA B Cut)*
4. Luke Barr – 1:45.45 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Van Mathias – 1:46.06 (NCAA B Cut)*
13. Maxwell Reich – 1:47.68
20. Josh Matheny – 1:52.365
23. Jassen Yep – 1:49.15
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50 Free
Women
1. Ashley Turak – 22.21 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Anna Peplowski – 22.44 (NCAA B Cut)*
DQ. Elizabeth Broshears*
27. Kacey McKenna – 23.28
38. Aislinn Holder – 23.56
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Men
T1. Bruno Blaskovic – 19.28 (Pool Record, NCAA B Cut)*
5. Jack Franzman – 19.57 (NCAA B Cut)*
6. Rafael Miroslaw – 19.61 (NCAA B Cut)*
8. Gabriel Fantoni – 19.65 (NCAA B Cut)*
10. Gavin Wight – 19.87 (NCAA B Cut)*
13. Brandon Hamblin – 20.31
14. Finn Brooks – 20.34
23. Corey Gambardella – 20.24
26. Jacob Destrampe – 20.44
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400 Medley Relay
Women
2. Anna Peplowski, Noelle Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Ashley Turak – 3:33.41 (NCAA B Cut)
3. Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Mackenzie Looze, Ella Ristic – 3:33.45 (NCAA B Cut)
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Men
1. Brendan Burns, Van Mathias, Gabriel Fantoni, Rafael Miroslaw – 3:04.05 (Meet Record, NCAA A Cut)
3. Jacob Steele, Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel, Jack Franzman – 3:07.97
7. Luke Barr, Maxwell Reich, Corey Gambardella, Gavin Wight – 3:10.85
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Men's 1-Meter Dive
1. Andrew Capobianco – 366.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
3. Carson Tyler – 353.10 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
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Women's 3-Meter Dive
2. Anne Fowler – 368.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
3. Kristen Hayden – 368.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
* - Collected NCAA B Cut in preliminaries as well
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UP NEXT
Seven more events are set for the second day of the three-day meet on Friday (Nov. 19). Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. ET to set up for the final events scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
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@IndianaSwimDive
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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#GoIU
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