The Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams completed a sweep of the Louisville Cardinals Friday evening at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville, Kentucky.
The No. 9-ranked Indiana men’s team beat No. 10-ranked Louisville, 175-125, while the No. 12-ranked Hoosier women beat the No. 9-ranked Cardinals, 159-139.
In first event of the evening, the 200 medley relay, the team of Bob Glover, Tanner Kurz, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla placed second with a time of 1:27.91. On the women’s side, the IU team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Kaitlin Kitchens took second with a mark of 1:40.47 – the second-fastest time for any Hoosier team this season.
The Indiana men dominated the 1000 freestyle, finishing in the top-four spots, led by Adam Destrampe, who won with a career-best time of 9:17.05. Jackson Miller (9:21.36) was second, followed by Trey Hubbuch (9:22.36) and Ethan Curl (9:26.46) for IU.
Haley Lips and Stephanie Marchuk made it a 1-2 finish for the Indiana women in the 1000 freestyle, with Haley Lips winning with a time of 9:55.48. Stephanie Marchuk was just behind her teammate in second, touching with a mark of 9:57.83.
Blake Pieroni, the Big Ten leader in the 200 freestyle, continued his dominance in the event on Friday, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:36.67. IU’s Anze Tavcar was third with a time of 1:38.66. For the Hoosier women, Kennedy Goss touched the wall first with a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.13. Teammate Haley Lips followed in second place with a mark of 1:48.19.
In the 100 backstroke, the Big Ten leader Bob Glover was out-touched by Louisville’s Girgory Tarasevich – the ACC leader who ranks second nationally – for the victory. Glover timed in with a mark of 48.81 to take second, while IU’s Joseph Lane was third in 48.92. For the women, Marie Chamberlain finished second with a mark of 55.32.
Lilly King, the national leader in the 100 breaststroke, set a career-best mark against the Cardinals, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:00.05. Her time ranks King as the fourth-fastest 100 breast swimmer in IU history.
For the men, the Big Ten leader Tanner Kurz won with a NCAA B cut time of 53.93. Indiana’s Ian Finnerty took third place with a career-best and NCAA B cut time of 54.80. Finnerty’s time ranks him 15th all-time in school history.
In the 200 butterfly, Max Irwin, who ranks second in the Big Ten, won for the Hoosiers with a NCAA B cut time of 1:46.38. Freshman Vini Lanza placed third with a career-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:47.95. His mark ranks him 15th all-time in Indiana history. For the women, Olivia Barker placed second in a time of 1:59.97. Big Ten leader Gia Dalesandro took third in 2:00.09.
Ali Khalafalla, the second-fastest freestyle sprinter in the Big Ten this season so far, touched the wall first with a NCAA B cut qualifying time of 19.78. Blake Pieroni took third with a career-best time of 20.25, ranking him in a tie for 20th place in Indiana history. On the women’s side, Grace Vertigans took second place in a time of 23.44.
In the men’s 1-meter dive, IU’s Cody Coldren took first place with a score of 328.58, while Joshua Arndt placed third with a mark of 310.88 – both NCAA Zones qualifying scores.
In the women’s 3-meter dive, Lacey Houser won with a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 301.95, while Michal Bower was fourth with 242.25.
In the 100 freestyle, the Hoosier men continued to be nearly unbeatable this season. Blake Pieroni, who ranks second in the league, won with a NCAA B cut time of 44.09. The Big Ten leader, Anze Tavcar, placed second with a time of 44.37. On the women’s side, Grace Vertigans placed third with a time of 51.23.
Kennedy Goss places second in the 200 backstroke with a NCAA B cut and season-best time of 1:57.54. On the men’s side, Joseph Lane took fourth with a season-best time of 1:46.72 that ranks him 18th all-time in school history.
National Champion Lilly King thoroughly dominated the 200 breaststroke on Friday, beating the field by over three seconds. King won with a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 2:10.57, ranking her seventh all-time in IU history. On the men’s side, the Big Ten leader, Tanner Kurz, placed second with a time of 2:00.08.
The Indiana women took the top three spots in the 500 freestyle, led by Big Ten leader Haley Lips who touched the wall first in a time of 4:48.70. Stephanie Marchuk was second in 4:50.87, while Kennedy Goss took third in 4:55.02.
For the Hoosier men, Jackson Miller, who ranked third in the Big Ten entering the day, touched the wall first in a time of 4:26.09. Adam Destrampe placed third with a time of 4:30.73.
Gia Dalesandro, the Big Ten leader in the 100 butterfly, won with a NCAA B cut time of 54.01. Teammate Christine Jensen was third in a time of 55.56. On the men’s side, freshman Vini Lanza continued to make an immediate impact, winning with a NCAA B and career-best time of 48.20 – ranking him 16th all-time at Indiana.
Joshua Arndt and Lacey Houser each recorded their second individual wins on the day, as Arndt won the men’s 3-meter dive, while Houser took first in the women’s 1-meter. Arndt won with a NCAA Zones score of 400.50, while Houser won with a NCAA Zones score of 307.20. Cody Coldren (326.70) and Michal Bower (276.00) each placed third respectively with NCAA Zones marks.
In the 200 IM, Gia Dalesandro notched her second individual win of the meet, touching the wall first with a NCAA B cut time of 2:00.25. Lilly King took third place with a career-best time of 2:02.30 for the Hoosiers. On the men’s side, Ian Finnerty placed second overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:48.95.
In the final event of the night, the 400 freestyle relay, the Indiana men’s team of Anze Tavcar, Ali Khalafalla, Sam Lorentz and Blake Pieroni won with a time of 2:55.39 – the fastest time in the Big Ten this season. That time ranks sixth all-time in Indiana school history.
On the women’s side, the IU team of Kennedy Goss, Grace Vertigans, Haley Lips and Delaney Barnard placed second in a time of 3:22.16 – the third-fastest time for the Hoosiers this season.
Louisville
The No. 9/12 ranked University of Louisville women’s and men’s swimming and diving team fell to rival No. 12/9 Indiana Friday night at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
The Cardinal men fell 175-125 and the women fell 159-139 on Senior Day. The Cardinals had 11 swimmers make 18 B-cuts over the course of the meet.
“I always have mixed emotions about Senior Day,” said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. “I think back to every opportunity where I recruited these guys and I remember them coming in and then to see how far they have come and how well they performed tonight. That is what it is all about. As a coach, I couldn’t be prouder of this group and the men and women they have become. They battled so hard today. It is always hard to be on the short end of the stick. It stings a little bit, but I am proud of the way this group fought and I give credit to the opponent today. They were better than us, but that doesn’t take anything away from what we are trying to do and the continuation of the process.
The Cards were led by winners Kelsi Worrell (200-medley relay, 200-fly, 200 back, 400-free relay), Andrea Cottrell (400-free relay, 200-medley relay), Alina Kendzior (200-medley relay, 100-back), Mallory Comerford (50-free, 100-free, 400-free relay). For the men, Grigory Tarasevich won the 200-medley relay, the 100 back and the 200-back. Carlos Claverie won the 200-medley relay and the 200-breast. Nolan Tesone took the 200-IM.
In the women’s 200-medley relay, the foursome of Alina Kendzior (25.11), Andrea Cottrell (27.80), Kelsi Worrell (23.06), Andrea Kneppers (22.86) combined to post a 1:38.83 for the win. IU took second in 1:40.47 and third in 1:42.89.
In the men’s 200-medley relay, both schools had teams disqualified but when the dust settled, both were reinstated with the Cardinal foursome of Grigory Tarasevich (22.22), Carlos Claverie (24.36), Josh Quallen (21.07) and Trevor Carroll (19.37) teamed up for a win in 1:27.02.
In the women’s 1000, IU’s Haley Lips took first in 9:55.48 followed by teammate Stephane Marchuk’s 9:57.83. Marah Pugh was third for the Cardinals, going 10:00.75.
In the men’s 1000, IU had a 1-2-3 sweep led by Adam Destrampe’s win in 9:17.05. Jake Schultz was the top Cardinal, finishing fifth in 9:46.67.
Indiana took the top two spots in the 200-free, led by Kennedy Goss’ 1:47.13. Haley Lips was second in 1:48.19 and UofL’s Andrea Kneppers was third in 1:48.98 as the top Cardinal.
In the men’s 200-free, Indiana’s Blake Pieroni took first with a 1:36.07 with UofL’s Matthias Lindenbauer touching second in 1:37.75. Ruben Izarra picked up the final Louisville point with a fifth place time of 1:40.65.
In the women’s 100-backstroke, UofL’s Alina Kendzior won with a B-cut time of 54.64. Teammate Ashley LeClair was third in 55.92.
Grigory Tarasevich notched the first men’s win touching the wall first in 47.68 for a B-cut. Aaron Greene was fourth in 49.08 and Christian Garkani was fifth in 50.42 to round out the Cardinals scoring.
In the women’s 100-breast, IU’s Lilly King was first with a B-cut time of 1:00.05 followed by UofL’s Andrea Cottrell was second with a B-cut time of 1:01.74 and Rachael Bradford Feldman was third in 1:03.92. Lauren James was fourth for the Cards in 1:05.04.
In the men’s 100- breast, Hoosier Tanner Kurz touched first with B-cut time of 53.93. Carlos Claverie was second in 54.78 for UofL and IU’s Ian Finnerty was third in 54.80 and both were B-cuts.
In the women’s 200-butterfly, Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell put up the winning time of 1:56.40 for a B-cut. Abigail Houck was fourth in 2:00.39. Marah Pugh picked up a point with a fifth place touch of 2:01.79.
In the men’s 200-fly, Max Irwin was first for IU, in a B-cut time of 1:46.38. Zach Harting was the top Cardinal with a third place time of 1:48.21. Josh Quallen was fourth in 1:49.37.
In the women’s 50- free, Louisville freshman Mallory Comerford was first in 23.30 and Maggie Patterson was third in 23.87.
In the women’s 3-meter diving, Lacey Houser won for IU with a score of 301.95. Mady Ingmire was second with a score of 283.95 and Andrea Acquista was third in 278.33.
In the men’s 1-meter diving, IU’s Cody Coldren took top honors with a 328.58 just edging Sean Piner’s 328.28.
Mallory Comerford put up an NCAA B-cut time of 49.80 for the win in the 100-freestyle. UofL teammate Andrea Kneppers was second in 50.42.
In the men’s 100-freestyle, IU’s Blake Pieroni won in 44.09 for a B-cut time. Hoosier Anze Tavcar was second in 4433 and Matthias Lindenbauer was third for UofL with a 44.75.
In the 200-backstroke, UofL star Kelsi Worrell put up a winning B-cut time of 1:55.63. IU’s Kennedy Goss was second with B-cut time of 1:57.54. Alina Kendzior was third in 1:59.32 and Ashley LeClair was fourth in 2:00.59.
In the men’s 200-back, Grigory Tarasevich picked up his second win with a B-cut time of 1:44.82. Nolan Tesone was second with a B-cut 1:45.13 and Aaron Greene completed the sweep with a 1:46.72.
In the women’s 200-breast, IU’s Lilly King won with a time of 2:10.57. UofL’s Andrea Cottrell was second in 2:13.90 and Rachael Bradford Feldman was third in 2:14.95 and all three places were B-cuts.
UofL sophomore Carlos Claverie was the 200-breast after trailing the first half of the race, putting up a 1:58.17 for a B-cut. IU’s Tanner Kurz was second in 2:00.08 and Cardinal Todd Owen was third in 2:03.76.
In the women’s 500-freestyle, Hoosier Haley Lips touched first in 4:48.70 with teammates Stephanie Marchuk (4:50.87) and Kennedy Goss (4:55.02) completing the 1-2-3 sweep. Marah Pugh was fourth for the Cards in 4:56.98.
In the men’s 500-free, Hoosier Jackson Miller was first in 4:26.09 and managed to hold off UofL’s Trevor Carroll was second in 4:30.16. Zach Harting was fifth with a 4:34.28 to pick up a point.
In the 100-fly, IU’s Gia Dalesandro was first in 54.01, just outtouching Cardinal freshman Mallory Comerford, who touched in 54.39 for a B-cut.
In the men’s 100-fly, IU’s Vinicius Lanza was first in 48.20 for a B-cut. Josh Quallen was second in 48.32 and Pedro Coutinho was third 48.41.
In 3-meter diving, Indiana’s Joshua Arndt won with a score of 400.50, followed by UofL’s Sean Piner’s 335.48.
In the women’s 1-meter diving, IU’s Lacey Houser took top honors in 307.20 with Louisville’s Andrea Acquista boarding a second place score of 289.73. Mady Ingmire was fourth with 274.35.
It was a duel down the stretch in the women’s 200-IM, but Gia Dalesandro held off Rachael Bradford Feldman for the win in 2:00.25 and a B-cut. Bradford Feldman touched in 2:00.67. Alina Kendzior was fourth for Louisville going in 2:02.93.
Louisville senior Nolan Tesone finished two seconds ahead of the field with a B-cut time of 1:46.64 for the win. Ian Finnerty was second when the Hoosier touched in 1:48.95. Cardinal Carlos Claverie was third in 1:50.72 and Josh Quallen was fourth in 1:51.06.
Louisville won the women’s 400-free relay when Andrea Kneppers (50.86), Mallory Comerford (49.40), Hannah Magnuson (51.81) and Kelsi Worrell (48.29) combined for a 3:20.15. Indiana’s A relay was second, going 3:22.16.
In the men’s 400-free relay, IU hit the wall in 2:55.39. The Louisville foursome of Matthias Lindenbauer (45.12), David Boland (44.27), Grigory Tarasevich (43.53) and Trevor Carroll (43.13) posted a 2:56.05 for second place.
Prior to the meet, the Cardinals honored the team's 12 seniors – Devon Bibault, Nate Bond, Pedro Coutinho, Bryan Draganosky, Mady Ingmire, Ruben Izarra, Andrea Kneppers, Lucy Kramer, Sean Piner, Nolan Tesone, Dexter Thomas, and Kelsi Worrell.
“Oh man, we lose great leadership,” said Albiero. “We lose great leadership. People are always asking me how you replace people. You don’t. You can never do that. Each person brings something unique to the table and this group, in particular, has been so much for the program. They’ve been part of a really incredible rise of our program in the national rankings. So it is a group we are indebted to because they have done so much to help us get here and that is their legacy.”
