Indiana Places 11 in Day Two Finals

Wednesday, February 24

Minneapolis, Minn.

Noon

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Prelims

2/24/2021 2:45:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

Four Punch Tickets to Championship Finals

MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 21-ranked Indiana University women's swimming program nabbed a total of 11 spots in the evening finals, with four swimmers earning spots in Championship Finals following top-eight finishes in the preliminary rounds of the 2021 Women's Big Ten Championships on Wednesday afternoon.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
200 IM – Noelle Peplowski (second); Mackenzie Looze (fifth)
50 Freestyle – None.
500 Freestyle – Ella Ristic (third); Josie Grote (fourth)

CONSOLATION FINAL
200 IM – Abby Kirkpatrick (t-14th); Bailey Kovac (t-14th)
50 Freestyle – Elizabeth Broshears (11th); Ashley Turak (13th); Laurel Eiber (14th)
500 Freestyle – Maggie Wallace (15th)

C FINAL
200 IM – Emily Weiss (17th)
50 Freestyle – None.
500 Freestyle – None.

TEAM SCORES
t-1. Ohio State – 118 pts.
t-1. Michigan – 118 pts.
3. Northwestern – 106 pts.
4. Wisconsin – 102 pts.
t-5. Penn State – 96 pts.
t-5. Minnesota – 96 pts.
7. Nebraska – 92 pts.
8. Iowa – 84 pts.
9. Michigan State – 70 pts.
10. Purdue – 68 pts.
11. Illinois – 64 pts.
12. INDIANA – 56 pts.
13. Rutgers – 30 pts.

NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers enter the finals with 11 second swims, trailing only Ohio State (16). Indiana will have four in Championship Finals, six in Consolation Finals, and one in a C Final.
• Sophomore Noelle Peplowski swam a career-best time of 1:56.59 in the preliminaries of the 200 IM. The time made her the seventh-fastest performer in team history.
• Freshman Elizabeth Broshears became the seventh-fastest performer in program history in the 50 Freestyle while qualifying for the Consolation Final with a time of 22.51.
• Freshman Ella Ristic moved to 17th on the all-time performer list in the 500 Freestyle with an NCAA B Cut time of 4:43.72.
• In total, 10 swimmers clocked NCAA B Cut standards and seven hit career-best marks.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
200 IM
Noelle Peplowski – 1:56.59 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Mackenzie Looze – 1:57.68 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:59.56 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
Bailey Kovac – 1:59.56 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
Emily Weiss – 1:59.79 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
33. Carla Gildersleeve – 2:02.37

50 FREESTYLE
Elizabeth Broshears – 22.51 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Ashley Turak – 22.57 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
Laurel Eiber – 22.67 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut)
31. Avery Williams – 23.33 (Career Best)
53. Mia Ristic – 23.82 (Career Best)
65. Savanna Spears – 24.21
72. Grace Pangburn – 24.33
75. Samantha Muma – 24.42 (Career Best)
83. Catherine Graham – 24.94 (Career Best)

500 FREESTYLE
Ella Ristic – 4:43.72 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Josie Grote – 4:44.58 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Maggie Wallace – 4:48.06 (Consolation Final)
28. Ryley Ober – 4:52.17
38. Christin Rockway – 4:54.42
55. Anne Rouleau – 5:01.15

100 BACKSTROKE
Time Trial – Anna Freed – 54.10 (Career Best)

UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Wednesday evening with the second night of finals beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Four events will be contested, including the 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, and the 400 Medley Relay.

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