Three Titles, Six Medals Mark Friday at Big Ten Championships

Friday, February 21

Columbus, Ohio

5 p.m.

Indiana University

Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships - Finals

Three Titles, Six Medals Mark Friday at Big Ten Championships

2/22/2025 12:15:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana swimming and diving totaled three Big Ten titles and six medals during day three of the 2025 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Friday (Feb. 21) night inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University.

IU punctuated its evening with victories in the final two events – the 3-meter springboard and 400-yard medley relay. Indiana opened the night with gold in the 100-yard butterfly. Friday's performance saw the Hoosiers rise to second place in the team standings with one day of competition remaining.

"Our women are fighting and putting everything on the table," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "I'm proud of Miranda Grana's victory in the 100 fly and the 400 medley relay win. Tomorrow is our best day, and we plan to come out swinging."

Indiana dominated the medley relay, winning by 1.87 seconds in 3:26.64 – the second-fastest time in program history. The Hoosier quartet of seniors Kacey McKenna and Brearna Crawford, sophomore Miranda Grana and senior Anna Peplowski boasted the fastest splits in backstroke (51.29), butterfly (49.83) and freestyle (46.59) as well as the second-quickest breaststroke leg (58.93). IU had not won the 400 medley since 2019 and ended a run of four straight Ohio State victories – Indiana lost the event in 2024 due to a disqualification.

Grana won three medals on Friday as she made her individual debut with a 100 fly, 100 back double. Already the second-fastest Hoosier in the 100-yard butterfly, Grana became the second Hoosier to swim it under 51 seconds as a 50.80 won her first Big Ten Championship by eight tenths of a second. Grana is the third Hoosier two win the 100 fly and first since Gia Dalesandro's program record 50.45 in 2017.

The top seed in both of her events, Grana went on to lead the Hoosiers in earning three top-five finishes in the 100-yard backstroke. Wisconsin fifth-year and Olympian Phoebe Bacon took first in 50.14, and Grana finished second 50.69, just out-touching teammate and 2024 champion Kacey McKenna's 50.87. Junior Mya DeWitt placed fifth in 51.55. Grana joined McKenna as the only Hoosiers to break the 51-second barrier in the 100 back with her 50.80 in prelims and then bested that in the final.

Senior Skyler Liu repeated as champion of the 3-meter springboard with a masterful performance in the final. A 379.95 won her gold in 2024, and Friday's 379.70 made it a double. Liu posted scores of 54.00, 66.00, 67.50, 52.70, 72.00 and 67.50.

For the second-straight day, four divers scored points for Indiana. Sophomore Lilly Witte (339.60) finished tied-for-fifth, classmate Ella Roselli (311.15) placed 11th and freshman Mary Kate Cavanaugh (261.15) was 23rd.

"What a great day for the girls," IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "All four scoring again added needed points for the team. Lily's move from 8th to tied-for-fifth was a great showing.

"Skyler upped her difficulty from the prelim to the finals to take on the Olympians she was up against. What a performance!

"The girls were dancing and singing as they left the pool tonight. I can't wait to see what they do tomorrow."

Senior Anna Peplowski finished third in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:41.45, her fourth-career medal in the event. Peplowski will finish her collegiate career as the conference record holder in the event thanks to the 1:40.69 she swam to lead off the 800-yard freestyle relay.

TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 904.5
2. Indiana – 777.5
3. Michigan - 771
4. USC – 584
5. Wisconsin – 555
6. Minnesota – 402
7. UCLA – 379.5
8. Purdue – 357
9. Northwestern – 273
10. Nebraska – 256.5
11. Rutgers – 211
12. Penn State – 208
13. Illinois – 176
14. Iowa - 129

RESULTS
100 BUTTERFLY
1. Miranda Grana – 50.80 (Big Ten Champion, Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
11. Ava Whitaker – 52.47 (NCAA B Cut)
22. Avery Spade – 53.51
23. Brearna Crawford – 53.53

400 IM
6. Reese Tiltmann – 4:07.61 (Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
16. Mariah Denigan – 4:14.30 (NCAA B Cut)
17. Anna Freed – 4:10.86 (NCAA B Cut)

200 FREESTYLE
3. Anna Peplowski – 1:41.45 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA A Cut)
12. Ching Hwee Gan – 1:45.89 (NCAA B Cut)
15. Elyse Heiser – 1:46.39 (NCAA B Cut)
23. Kristina Paegle – 1:47.99

100 BREASTSTROKE
5. Brearna Crawford – 59.52 (NCAA B Cut)
22. Mary Cespedes – 1:01.26

100 BACKSTROKE
2. Miranda Grana – 50.69 (Big Ten Silver, NCAA B Cut)
3. Kacey McKenna – 50.87 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA B Cut)
5. Mya DeWitt – 51.55 (NCAA B Cut)

3-METER DIVING
1. Skyler Liu – 379.70 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
T5. Lily Witte – 339.60 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
11. Ella Roselli – 311.15 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
23. MK Cavanaugh – 261.15

400 MEDLEY RELAY
1. Kacey McKenna, Brearna Crawford, Miranda Grana, Anna Peplowski

UP NEXT
Indiana will need an exceptional final day to win its second consecutive Big Ten title. Saturday morning's preliminary session, scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, will set the tone.

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