No. 15 IUSD Sends 14 to Day Two Finals

Thursday, February 17

Madison, Wis.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Prelims

2/17/2022 4:31:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

MADISON, Wis. – 14 finalists from Indiana women's swimming and diving will compete Thursday (Feb. 17) night inside Soderholm Family Aquatic Center after preliminary action took place earlier in the day.

The Hoosiers will have eight combined swimmers and divers and one relay squad compete in championship finals during the evening session.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
500 Freestyle – Ching Hwee Gan (4th), Mariah Denigan (6th), Ella Ristic (8th)
200 IM – Noelle Peplowski (3rd), Mackenzie Looze (6th)
50 Freestyle – None.
1-Meter Dive – Kristen Hayden (3rd), Anne Fowler (4th), Tarrin Gilliland (7th)

CONSOLATION FINAL
500 Freestyle – None.
200 IM – None.
50 Freestyle – None.
1-Meter Dive – Megan Carter (9th), Taylor Carter (14th)

C FINAL
500 Freestyle – Maggie Wallace (19th)
200 IM – Anna Freed (21st), Cat Minic (24th)
50 Freestyle – Ashley Turak (21st)

TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 128
2. Michigan – 110
3. Indiana – 108
4. Northwestern – 104
5. Wisconsin – 102
6. Minnesota – 96
7. Rutgers – 90
8. Penn State – 86
9. Nebraska – 84
10. Purdue – 68
11. Illinois – 64
12. Iowa – 60

NOTABLES
• Indiana enters the finals with nine second swims. Indiana will have five swimmers in Championship Finals and four in C finals. The Hoosiers will also compete in the 400 Medley Relay championship final.
• Five IU divers earned spots in finals Thursday, with three earning championship bids. The sister duo of freshman Megan Carter and senior Taylor Carter qualified for the consolation final.
• Senior Noelle Peplowski swam a career-best 1:55.96 in the 200 IM prelims. Her time is the seventh-fastest in program history.
• Freshman Ching Hwee Gan's season-best 4:42.96 in the 500 Free prelims puts her 19th on IU's all-time list.
• In total, six swimmers clocked NCAA B Cut standards and nine hit career-best marks.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
Ching Hwee Gan – 4:42.96 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Mariah Denigan – 4:43.16 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Ella Ristic – 4:44.72 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Maggie Wallace – 4:48.02 (C Final)
Dominika Kossakowska – 4:51.24 (Alternate, Career Best)
29. Elyse Heiser – 4:54.56
Katie Carson – 4:55.81
Katie Broderick – 5:02.45 (Career Best)

200 IM
Noelle Peplowski – 1:55.96 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Mackenzie Looze – 1:56.72 (Championship Final, NCAA B Cut)
Anna Freed – 2:00.33 (C Final)
Cat Minic – 2:01.44 (C Final, Career Best)
Catherine Graham – 2:05.54 (Career Best)

50 FREESTYLE
Ashley Turak – 22.66 (C Final, NCAA B Cut)
Elizabeth Broshears – 22.86
Aislinn Holder – 23.08 (Career Best)
44. Kacey McKenna – 23.27
Kabria Chapman – 24.50 (Career Best)
Emma Shaughnessy – 24.93 (Career Best)

1-METER DIVE
Kristen Hayden – 306.95 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
Anne Fowler – 304.40 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
Tarrin Gilliland – 285.55 (Championship Final, NCAA Zone Qualifier)

UP NEXT
The 2022 Big Ten Championships will continue Thursday evening with the second night of finals beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. Five events will be contested: the 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 Medley Relay.

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