Indiana Men Win Big Ten Again

Saturday, February 25

Ann Arbor, Mich.

5 p.m.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Finals

2/25/2023 9:31:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Blast "Indiana, Our Indiana" on repeat.

For the second-straight season, fifth time in seven years and 29th time in program history, Indiana men's swimming and diving is the Big Ten Champion.

Indiana earned 27 medals, 11 individual Big Ten Championships and broke nine pool records over four days at Canham Natatorium on the campus of the University of Michigan. The Hoosiers totaled 1595.5 points to outscore runner-up Ohio State (1,290.5) and the field by over 300 points.

"I'm so proud of everyone in this program," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "I'd like to give all the credit to the swimmers and divers. They sacrificed so many hours of extremely hard work and trusted their coaches that the plan would work.

"The next step is diving zone championships followed by NCAA Championships. So much of what we want to accomplish is still ahead of us, but tonight we will enjoy this championship."

For the third straight season, the IU pair of senior Brendan Burns and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco earned championship award distinctions. Once more the Big Ten Champion in all five events he swam, Burns was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. Capobianco and sophomore teammate shared the Big Ten Diver of the Championships Award as they combined to help IU sweep the diving titles for a second consecutive year.

Indiana shut the door on its title with a dominant final day, stretching a 106-point lead to a victory by 305 points. IU sent 13 swimmers and five divers to the evening session, with 15 of those coming in championship finals. Indiana was the top seed in five of the six events and turned it into 12 medals and five titles in the final night alone.

After becoming the first-ever Big Ten male athlete to win the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly at the same championships two years ago, Burns completed the feat for the third time on Saturday. Burns began the night with a meet, program and pool record 1:38:22 to win his third-straight 200-yard backstroke title. It's also the seventh consecutive title for IU. Three events late, he set another pool record in the 200-yard butterfly, going 1:39.51 for his fourth title in the event. Burns is the second Big Ten male athlete to win the 200 fly four times – Michigan's Dylan Bosch was the first from 2013-16.

Indiana had multiple top-five finishers in three final-night events. The Hoosiers had perhaps their most dominant performance in the platform diving event as IU divers swept the medals and put four Hoosiers in top-five positions. Sophomore Carson Tyler earned his second Big Ten title of the weekend with a career-best 451.60. He was followed in the medals by fellow sophomore Quinn Henninger (425.10) and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco (415.10), while freshman Maxwell Weinrich (388.55) took fifth.

"Tonight's performance was such a demonstration of the power of the team!" IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "Carson's victory was so impressive and to see Quinn and Andrew sweep the podium and IU sweep the diving events was unbelievable.

"Seeing Carson and Andrew share the diver of the meet award was a special moment for both of them. As the leader of this team, Andrew added his fourth Big Ten title to his résumé. He has set the culture and is leaving it in good hands."

Indiana had four top-five finishes again in the 200-yard breaststroke. Sophomore Josh Matheny put up an NCAA A cut 1:51.23 to take silver, followed by Jassen Yep (1:52.33) earning bronze. Fourth-place junior Maxwell Reich (1:52.75) and fifth-place sophomore Luke Barr (1:54.37) surrounded them on the podium.

In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Van Mathias (41.58) and sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (42.38) took silver and bronze. Junior Warren Briggs was the lone IU medalist in the 1,650 free, going a career-best 14:56.97.

Indiana finished the night as the Big Ten Champion in the 400-yard freestyle relay, going an NCAA A cut and pool record 2:48.11. IU touched second in the relay, but Ohio State was disqualified from the event due an early takeoff from its third leg. Mathias, junior Gavin Wight, Frankel and Miroslaw were part of the championship relay – all four had scored earlier in the night as well.

TEAM SCORES
Indiana – 1,595.5
Ohio State – 1,290.5
Michigan – 1,163
Wisconsin – 1,014.5
Minnesota – 785
Purdue – 704.5
Northwestern – 618
Penn State – 577

AWARDS

Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships: Brendan Burns, Indiana
Big Ten Diver of the Championships: Andrew Capobianco, Indiana & Carson Tyler, Indiana
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Eitan Ben-Shitrit, Michigan

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (IU): Andrew Capobianco

First-Team All-Big Ten (IU): Finn Brooks, Brendan Burns, Andrew Capobianco, Tomer Frankel, Josh Matheny, Van Mathias, Rafael Miroslaw, Carson Tyler, Gavin Wight

Second-Team All-Big Ten (IU): Quinn Henninger

RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
3. Warren Briggs – 14:56.97 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
10. Mikey Calvillo – 15:07.55 (NCAA B Cut)
14. Tristan DeWitt – 15:19.67 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
X – Mason Carlton – 15:06.53 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
X – Jackson Carlile – 15:15.20 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

200 BACKSTROKE
1. Brendan Burns – 1:38.22 (Big Ten Champion, Meet Record, Pool Record, Program Record, NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
6. Kai Van Westering – 1:42.30 (Career Best)

100 FREESTYLE
2. Van Mathias – 41.58 (Silver, NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
3. Rafael Miroslaw – 42.38 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut)
8. Gavin Wight – 42.92 (NCAA B Cut)
13. Finn Brooks – 43.49 (NCAA B Cut)
23. Jack Franzman – 44.84

200 BREASTSTROKE
2. Josh Matheny – 1:51.23 (Silver, NCAA A Cut)
3. Jassen Yep – 1:52.33 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
4. Maxwell Reich – 1:52.75 (NCAA B Cut)
5. Luke Barr – 1:54.37 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

200 BUTTERFLY
1. Brendan Burns – 1:39.51 (Big Ten Champion, Pool Record, NCAA A cut)
3. Tomer Frankel – 1:40.97 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut)

PLATFORM DIVE
1. Carson Tyler – 451.65 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA Zone Qualifier, Career Best)
2. Quinn Henninger – 425.10 (Silver, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
3. Andrew Capobianco – 415.10 (Bronze, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
5. Maxwell Weinrich – 388.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier, Career Best)
16. William Jansen – 268.70 (Career Best)

400 FREESTYLE RELAY
1. Van Mathias, Gavin Wight, Tomer Frankel, Rafael Miroslaw – 2:48.11 (Big Ten Champion, Pool Record, NCAA A Cut)

UP NEXT
Indiana will host the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships March 9-11 inside Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center as Hoosier divers look to punch their tickets to the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The men's national meet will run the next week beginning on March 22 and running through March 25.

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