No. 15 Hoosiers Head to Big Ten Championships

MADISON, Wis. – Championship season has arrived!

The No. 15 Indiana women's swimming and diving team is set to compete in the 2022 Big Ten Championships, a four-day event beginning Wednesday (Feb. 16) in Madison, Wisconsin.

"Michigan and Ohio State are the favorites, but I think we could be party crashers if things break," Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "We need to have a great meet, and they have to slip up a little bit, but this women's team is going to win a championship soon. It's coming, and hopefully we can put ourselves in a position where we feel a lot of pressure that last day because that would be a privilege.

"We need a team effort. We need everybody to do their part. It's a momentum thing, and every little success needs to build on the one before it."

MEET INFO
Wednesday, February 16 – Saturday, February 19 | 11 a.m. ET (Prelims), 6:30 p.m. ET (Finals)
Soderholm Family Aquatic Center • Madison, Wis.
Opponents: No. 6 Ohio State, No. 9 Michigan, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 16 Northwestern, No. 20 Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers
B1G Championships Central: https://bit.ly/33mZAyx
Live Results (Swim): https://bit.ly/34EfIfN
Live Results (Dive): https://bit.ly/3BlVjYF
Live Stream: https://bit.ly/33MjJhP

SCHEDULED EVENTS (FINALS START TIME)
Wednesday (6 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Friday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (6:30 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay

OF NOTE…
PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS IN THE TOP FIVE
Brearna Crawford – 100 Breast (59.32), 200 Breast (2:08.40)
Mariah Denigan – 500 Free (4:41.21), 400 IM (4:10.24), 1,650 Free (16:08.80)
Anne Fowler – 1M (327.20), 3M (375.08)
Tarrin Gilliland – 3M (366.15), Platform (304.58)
Kristen Hayden – 1M (335.33), 3M (399.38), Platform (243.90)
Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (1:56.14), 400 IM (4:08.58), 200 Breast (2:08.64)
Kacey McKenna – 100 Back (52.57)
Anna Peplowski – 200 Free (1:44.34), 100 Back (52.66), 200 Back (1:53.70)
Noelle Peplowski – 200 Breast (2:08.72)
Ella Ristic – 500 Free (4:42.73), 200 Free (1:44.77)
Margaret Rogers – Platform (227.18)

2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The No. 21-ranked Hoosiers extended a stretch of 20-of-21 top-3 finishes at the conference meet while placing third in last year's championships. Indiana scored 1,066.5 points to place behind Big Ten Champion Ohio State (1,584) and Michigan (1,326.5).

Two Hoosiers earned individual conference titles, as Anne Fowler secured gold in the 3-meter dive (373.90) and Emily Weiss won the 200 Breaststroke (2:07.20).

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Indiana won its sixth and most recent Big Ten Championship in 2019. All six have occurred during the Ray Looze era. The Hoosiers have finished in the top three in 15 straight seasons, with 11 championship or runner-up finishes during that span.

IUSD athletes have totaled 117 individual conference championships, including a league-record 32 diving titles.

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Players Mentioned

Brearna Crawford

Mariah Denigan

Anne Fowler

Tarrin Gilliland

Kristen Hayden

Mackenzie Looze

Kacey McKenna

Anna Peplowski

Noelle Peplowski

Ella Ristic

Margaret Rogers

Emily Weiss

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