No. 6 Indiana Completes Four-Medal Friday

Friday, February 20

Minneapolis

6 p.m.

Indiana University

Big Ten Championships - Finals

2/20/2026 11:00:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

MINNEAPOLIS – No. 6-ranked Indiana added four medals to its tally Friday (Feb. 20) night at the 2026 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

Through three of the four days at the conference meet, the Hoosiers have collected nine medals – including two titles – and four program records. IU ranks third in the team standings with 694 points, 20.5 points out of second place.

Indiana's 50-yard freestyle program record reset again Friday night as the two fastest sprinters in school history jockeyed for podium positions. Freshman Liberty Clark and senior Kristina Paegle secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively, as Clark beat her own school record by one hundredth with a time of 21.47. The 2025 Big Ten 50 free champion, Paegle came in one tenth behind Clark and one hundredth off her lifetime best with a 21.57.

Junior Miranda Grana returned to the 100-yard backstroke podium for a second consecutive season while also earning her second medal in as many days. Grana touched in 51.33 to narrowly snatch the bronze medal, as five swimmers finished within 19 hundredths of the podium. Freshman teammate Alex Shackell finished only eight hundredths behind Grana but placed sixth. Senior Mya DeWitt made it three Hoosiers in the championship final, placing eighth in 51.75.

Grana, sophomore Jonette Laegreid, Shackell and Clark combined for silver in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:26.15 – ranking No. 3 in program history. Shackell and Clark dropped the fastest splits for their respective strokes; Shackell was the only fly swimmer under 50 seconds with a 49.66, and Clark's 45.96 was 1.24 seconds faster than any other anchor in the field. Clark's split marks her second sub-46-second anchor this season.

Indiana diving provided a significant boost, sending juniors Lily Witte and Ella Roselli to the championship final. IU advanced three divers between the 'A' and 'B' finals while the other top-five teams combined for three 'B' finalists altogether. Witte finished fifth with a score of 323.50 with Roselli trailing close behind in sixth with a 315.65. Freshman Kaylee Bishop scored out of the consolation final for the second time, placing 13th. Indiana freshmen have combined for 183 points this week.

"Great night for the Hoosiers," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. "We're in a tight team battle, and I'm super proud of how hard the ladies are fighting. I'm really proud of Miranda Grana for fighting through an illness. Our freshmen continue to shine and are led by outstanding upperclassman."

"This team always does better as we go higher," IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. "Lily and Ella showed their experience and confidence to both get into the A-Final tonight. Kaylee continued to stand up as a real point-getter for the team in her freshman outing."

TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 883
2. Ohio State – 714.5
3. Indiana – 694
4. Wisconsin – 650
5. USC – 516.5
6. Minnesota – 489
7. UCLA – 423.5
8. Purdue – 301
9. Northwestern – 295
10. Nebraska – 277.5
11. Rutgers – 265.5
12. Iowa – 215
13. Penn State – 162
14. Illinois – 149.5

RESULTS
100 BACKSTROKE
3. Miranda Grana – 51.33 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA Cut)
6. Alex Shackell – 51.41 (NCAA Cut)
8. Mya DeWitt – 51.75 (NCAA Cut)

200 BREASTSTROKE
13. Jonette Laegreid – 2:10.90 (NCAA Cut)
14. Reese Tiltmann – 2:10.97 (Personal Best, NCAA Cut)

50 FREESTYLE
2. Liberty Clark – 21.47 (Big Ten Silver, Program Record, Personal Best, NCAA Cut)
3. Kristina Paegle – 21.57 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA Cut)
t10. Grace Hoeper – 21.96 (NCAA Cut)
19. Sze Yeo – 22.31

3-METER DIVING
5. Lily Witte – 323.50 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
6. Ella Roselli – 317.10 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
13. Kaylee Bishop – 281.80 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)

400 MEDLEY RELAY
2. Miranda Grana, Jonette Laegreid, Alex Shackell, Liberty Clark – 3:26.15 (NCAA A Cut)

UP NEXT
Indiana will look to close in on the top two spots in the team race during the final day of the Big Ten Championship on Saturday. Athletes will contest the 200 IM, 1,650 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, platform diving and 400 freestyle delay during day four of competition.

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