Indiana, which moved to the top of the men's CSCAA poll for the first time since the vaunted 70s squads under Doc Counsilman, swept Tennessee and Kentucky today in Lexington.
Indiana Press Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept a tri-meet of top-25 ranked teams in Lexington, Ky. on Friday afternoon.
The No. 1 Indiana men’s team defeated No. 13 Tennessee, 200-100, and beat No. 18 Kentucky, 195-105. The No. 12 Hoosier women’s team took down No. 11 Tennessee, 152-148, and No. 21 Kentucky, 169-131. With the victories, the IU men improve to 6-0 on the season, while the Hoosier women move to 4-2 on the year in dual meets.
The Hoosier men started off on a high note, with the 200 medley relay team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla winning with a time of 1:27.99. The IU women took second place in the event, with the team of Ali Rockett, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic touching in a time of 1:41.46.
In the women’s 1000 freestyle, Stephanie Marchuk touched the wall first, winning with a time of 10:01.63. Freshman Cassie Jernberg was second in 10:04.25. Shelly Drozda was fifth with a mark of 10:13.72.
For the men in the 1000 freestyle, Marwan Elkamash took second place with a time of 9:08.37, while Jackson Miller was right behind him in third in 9:14.56. Adam Destrampe was fourth overall with a mark of 9:16.56. Elkamash’s time ranks him as the seventh-fastest performer in the event in IU history.
Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar went 1-2 for the Hoosiers in the 200 freestyle, with Pieroni winning with a NCAA B cut time of 1:37.48. Tavcar touched second with a mark of 1:38.32. For the IU women, Kennedy Goss won with a time of 1:48.63, while Marchuk touched the wall in fifth place with a time of 1:51.19.
In the 100 backstroke, Glover won the event for the Hoosier men with a time of 48.83, while Rockett led the IU women’s effort, placing fifth with a mark of 56.04.
King was back to her winning ways in the 100 breaststroke for the Indiana women, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:02.13. For the Hoosier men, Finnerty placed second with a time of 55.59, while Levi Brock took fifth in 57.31.
In the women’s 200 butterfly, Dalesandro led IU, taking second place with a time of 1:59.70, while Bailey Pressey was third in a time of 2:00.06. On the men’s side, Lanza took second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:45.98, while Max Irwin was fifth with a mark of 1:51.12.
The Hoosiers showed their strength in the men’s 50 freestyle, with Khalafalla winning in a NCAA B cut time of 19.91. Tavcar was third with a time of 20.43, while Sam Lorentz placed fifth in 20.55. For the IU women, Rockett was fifth overall with a time of 24.16.
In the men’s 1-meter dive, the Hoosiers were dominant. Michael Hixon took first with a score of 404.45, while James Connor was second with a total of 394.30. Joshua Arndt was third with 333.55, while Cody Coldren took sixth with a mark of 284.90. Hixon, Connor and Arndt all posted NCAA qualifying scores in the event.
In the women’s 3-meter dive, Michal Bower won with a score of 342.15, while Jessica Parratto took second with a total of 293.80. Taylor Pamplin was fourth overall with a score of 266.35. Both Bower and Parratto notched NCAA qualifying scores with their marks.
In the women’s 200 backstroke, Goss led IU, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:57.63, while Rachel Matsumura took fifth in 1:59.64. On the men’s side, Glover was the runner-up with a mark of 1:47.48.
Once again, the IU men’s sprinters overwhelmed the competition in the 100 freestyle, taking the top-three spots. Pieroni led the charge, touching first in a NCAA B cut time of 43.89. Tavcar was second in 44.30, while Khalafalla was third in 45.02.
King, the reigning NCAA Champion in the event, won the 200 breaststroke with a NCAA B cut time of 2:14.25. For the men, freshman Jack Kucharczyk touched the wall second with a time of 2:04.62.
Goss paced the Hoosier women in the 200 backstroke, placing second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:57.63, while Matsumura was fifth in 1:59.64. For the IU men in the 200 backstroke, Glover placed second overall in a time of 1:47.48.
In the women’s 500 freestyle, Goss touched the wall first in a time of 4:50.59, while Marchuk was third with a mark of 4:51.07. Jernberg rounded out three Hoosiers in the top-five, placing fourth with a time of 4:58.07. On the men’s side, Elkamash continued his great meet, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 4:24.44. Miller was third overall with a mark of 4:28.11.
The Hoosier men had three swimmers in the top-five of the 100 butterfly, with Lanza touching first with a NCAA B cut time of 48.07. Pieroni was third in 48.58, while Irwin placed fourth with a mark of 49.02. On the women’s side, Dalesandro led the way, coming in third with a time of 54.64.
The Indiana divers were again dominant in the men’s 3-meter dive, with Connor winning with a score of 394.20. Arndt was third with a total of 372.75, while Hixon was fifth with a mark of 340.35. Coldren was sixth overall with a score of 327.30. All four IU divers recorded NCAA qualifying scores in the event.
For the IU women divers on the 1-meter, Bower led the way in second place with a total of 287.00, while Parratto was third with 285.10. Pamplin was fourth overall with a mark of 278.25, as all three recorded NCAA qualifying scores.
In the men’s 200 IM, Lanza took second place with a time of 1:49.67, while King highlighted the women’s effort in the event, placing third in a time of 2:03.35.
The Hoosier men put an exclamation point on their day, as the 400 freestyle relay team of Khalafalla, Pieroni, Tavcar and Lorentz won with a time of 2:57.11.
For the women, the 400 freestyle relay team of Rajic, Shelby Koontz, Holly Spears and Goss finished fourth with a time of 3:28.15.
The Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 11 when the teams host Michigan State for a dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Tennessee Press Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Tennessee swimming and diving women's team defeated Kentucky as the squad faced UK and Indiana in a double dual meet Friday at Lancaster Aquatic Center.
Coming off a home loss to Louisville on Thursday, the No. 11 Tennessee women (1-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated No. 21 Kentucky 155-145 but lost to No. 12 Indiana in a close one, 152-148. The No. 13 UT men (1-2, 0-1) lost to top-ranked Indiana 200-100 and No. 18 Kentucky 167-143.
"We handled the challenge reasonably well, but one thing we did not improve on is winning the close races," Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich said. "We keep getting touched out at the wall, and we will work to improve on that. We put the team to the test with these two meets, and they did well. There was no complaining, no excuses."
Sophomore Madeline Banic recorded her first two-win meet of the season, leading the charge 1-2-3-4 finish in the 50-yard freestyle (23.45 seconds) and also scoring a victory in the 100 butterfly (54.26).
Senior Kira Toussaint also scored a pair of individual victories in the 100 backstroke (53.56) and the 100 freestyle (49.44). A day after posting the fastest 100 backstroke in the NCAA, her 100 freestyle ranks ninth fastest in the country this season.
Tennessee won both women's relays, taking first and second in the 400 freestyle relay to end the meet. Senior Heather Lundstrom won the 200 butterfly in 1:59.36, her third swim under two minutes this season.
On the men's side, the Vols won three individual events: junior Sam McHugh in the 200 IM (1:49.20), junior Peter John Stevens in the 100 breaststroke (55.01) and Matthew Dunphy in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.12).
Including his three wins Thursday against Louisville, McHugh wrapped up the week with four victories. On Friday, he was also second in the 500 freestyle (4:25.96) and third in the 200 butterfly (1:47.07).
INSIDE DIVING: The swimming pool was full of Olympians and medalists, and so was the diving well. The diving competition alone featured four NCAA champions, three Olympians and an Olympic silver medalist.
Junior Liam Stone was fifth in the early-morning 1-meter competition with a score of 320.70. He rebounded on the 3-meter springboard with a second-place finish in 377.75.
Sophomore Rachel Rubadue led Tennessee with a sixth-place finish in 3-meter (257.05). She was also sixth on 1-meter (262.95).
"In the early session, we took our lumps, but we regrouped," Tennessee diving coach Dave Parrington said. "In the second event of the day, the scores did not always show it, but we were much more aggressive, and I was pleased with the way we competed. Liam was slow out of the gates his first two dives on 3 meter but finished strong.
"It was a tough first even on the road and it showed. These meets show what we need to work on going forward."
