Hoosiers Fly Through Friday’s Prelims

Friday, March 5

Columbus, Ohio

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Prelims

3/5/2021 12:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

Six Hoosiers to Swim for Gold

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 8-ranked men's swimming team will bring back a conference-high six swimmers for Championship Finals at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on Friday night.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
100 Backstroke – Jacob Steele (first); Gabriel Fantoni (second)
100 Breaststroke – Zane Backes (fourth)
200 Butterfly – Brendan Burns (first); Van Mathias (second); Corey Gambardella (third)

CONSOLATION FINAL
100 Backstroke – Gavin Wight (16th)
100 Breaststroke – Brock Brown (13th)
200 Butterfly – None.

C FINAL
100 Backstroke – None.
100 Breaststroke – Gary Kostbade (17th); Maxwell Reich (22nd)
200 Butterfly – None.

TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 767 pts.
2. INDIANA – 763.5 pts.
3. Ohio State – 748 pts.
4. Purdue – 483.5 pts.
5. Wisconsin – 444 pts.
6. Northwestern – 413 pts.
7. Penn State – 360.5 pts.
8. Iowa – 325.5 pts.
9. Minnesota – 287 pts.
10. Michigan State – 107 pts.

NOTABLES
• Indiana will bring 10-of-11 swimmers back for second swims in the evening finals. Ohio State (12) and Michigan (11) lead the conference in second swims, however, the Hoosiers lead the league with six returning for A Finals. The Wolverines will bring back five Championship Finalists, while Ohio State brings back just three.
• Burns threw down the sixth-fastest time in school history in the 200 Butterfly with a career-best mark of 1:40.36. He will be looking to top the Big Ten Championships Meet record (1:39.28) in the Championship Final later tonight.
• In the 100 Breaststroke, Brown moved into 11th on the all-time Indiana performer list with a time of 53.01, narrowly missing the mark (53.00) set by Cody Taylor to vault into the top-10.
• Kostbade attempted to earn a seed in the Consolation Final in a swim off with Andrew Bornstein (Michigan), but was out-touched by 0.01 seconds for the spot. His time of 53.22 will serve as the top time in the C Final.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
100 BACKSTROKE
1. Jacob Steele – 45.39 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
2. Gabriel Fantoni – 45.57 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
16. Gavin Wight – 47.56 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

100 BREASTSTROKE
4. Zane Backes – 51.38 (Championship Final, NCAA A Cut)
13. Brock Brown – 53.01 (Consolation Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
17. Gary Kostbade – 53.22 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
22. Maxwell Reich – 53.97 (C Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
26. Jassen Yep – 54.53 (Career Best)

200 BUTTERFLY
1. Brendan Burns – 1:40.36 (Championship Final, NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
2. Van Mathias – 1:42.88 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
3. Corey Gambardella – 1:43.63 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)

UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Friday evening with the penultimate night of finals beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. Four events will be contested, including the 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, and the 200 Freestyle Relay.

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