Ten swimmers, including eight medalists, from the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team will be in action next month at the USA College Challenge, presented by Arena, which will feature members of the USA Swimming National Team squaring off against stars from the Big Ten Conference on Nov. 12-13 at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis.
The USA National team's roster is a bit depleted in part because so many members are already a part of the Big Ten team. Those include the likes of Jordan Wilimovsky, Cierra Runge, Lily King, and Blake Peroni. The Big Ten has sixty-four members to USA Swimming's twenty-nine.
Among the 2016 Olympians expected to swim in Indianapolis are medalists Lilly King, Blake Pieroni, Jordan Wilimovsky and Cierra Runge. Representing the USA will be a host of National Junior teamers along with Olympians Cody Miller, Tom Shields, Leah Smith Amanda Weir, Kelsi Worrell and a Jacob Pebley.
The 2016-17 USA Swimming National Junior Team will be represented on Team USA with five men and five women, including local standout Drew Kibler (Noblesville, Ind./Carmel Swim Club).
The two-day, short-course yards dual meet consists of two sessions – Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. ET and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. All-session tickets cost $35 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Single-day tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children. Click here to purchase tickets.
The Big Ten Network will televise both sessions of the meet on Sunday, Nov. 13. The Nov. 12 session will air on delay at 10 a.m. ET, followed by a live broadcast of the Nov. 13 session from noon-2 p.m. Both sessions also will stream live online and via the BTN2GO app.
Bernie Guenther (play-by-play) and Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines (analyst) will call the action from Indianapolis for the Big Ten Network.
The Big Ten has enjoyed a rich history with Team USA swimming, as gold medalists Jim Montgomery (Indiana), Mark Spitz (Indiana), Mike Barrowman (Michigan), Michael Phelps (Michigan) and Matt Grevers (Northwestern) all attended conference institutions. In all, the Big Ten conference has produced more than 100 members of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
| National Team Women | Team |
|---|---|
| Mallory Comerford | University of Louisville |
| Andree Cottrell | University of Louisville |
| Ali Deloof | Club Wolverine/Pointe Aquatics |
| Brooke Forde | Lakeside Swim Team |
| Madison Kennedy | SwimMAC Carolina |
| Eva Merrell | Aquazot Swim Club Newport |
| Hannah Saiz | Schroeder YMCA/Kenyon Plattsburgh |
| Sierra Schmidt | Unattached |
| Leah Smith | Cavalier Swimming/Virginia |
| Hannah Stevens | University of Missouri/Greater Columbus |
| Ashley Twichell | Unattached/Mission Viejo Nadadores |
| Kirsten Vose | Rose Bowl Aquatics/USC La |
| Alex Walsh | Nashville Aquatic Club |
| Amanda Weir | SwimAtlanta |
| Kelsi Worrell | University of Louisville Westampton |
| National Team Men | Team |
| Michael Andrew | Indie Swimming |
| Cameron Craig | Club Wolverine |
| Nic Fink | Athens Bulldog Swim Club/Georgia |
| Andree Finke | St. Petersburg Aquatics |
| Zane Grothe | Badger Swim Club/Indiana Boulder |
| Drew Kibler | Carmel Swim Club |
| Daniel Krueger | McFarland Spartan Sharks |
| Sean Lehane | University of Tennessee |
| Cody Miller | Badger Swim Club/Indiana Las |
| Jacob Pebley | California Aquatics/Corvallis Aquatic Team |
| Samuel Pomajevich | Nation’s Capital Swim Club |
| Tom Shields | California Aquatics Huntington |
| Dillon Virva | King Aquatic Club Nevada |
| Christopher Wieser | Tucson Ford Dealers/Davis Aquadarts |
| Coaches | Role |
| Arthur Albiero | Head Coach |
| Cory Chitwood | Assistant Coach |
| Chris Plumb | Assistant Coach |
| Ian Murray | Assistant Coach |
| Big Ten Team - Women | Team |
|---|---|
| Bi Rose | Michigan |
| Racheal Bukowski | Michigan State |
| Hannah Burvill | Iowa |
| Lindsey Clary | Ohio |
| Gia Dalesandro | Indiana |
| Gabby DeLoof | Michigan |
| Casey Francis | Penn State |
| Kennedy Goss | Indiana |
| Siobhan Haughey | Michigan |
| Lindsey Horejsi | Minnesota |
| Lilly King | Indiana |
| Chase Kinney | Wisconsin |
| Zhesi Li | Ohio State |
| Kaersten Meitz | Purdue |
| Beata Nelson | Wisconsin |
| Maddie Nowak | Michigan State |
| Erin Oeltjen | Nebraska |
| Dana Posthuma | Nebraska |
| Melissa Postoll | Northwestern |
| Bailey Pressey | Indiana |
| Emmy Rawson | Purdue |
| Cierra Runge | Wisconsin |
| Clara Smiddy | Michigan |
| Kierra Smith | Minnesota |
| Brooklyn Snodgrass | Indiana |
| Emma Sougstad | Iowa |
| Katelyn Sowinski | Penn State |
| Gabbie Stecker | Illinois |
| Rachel Stoddard | Rutgers |
| Francesca Stoppa | Rutgers |
| Sam Stratford | Illinois |
| Taylor Vargo | Ohio |
| Brooke Zeiger | Minnesota |
| Women's Coaches | Mike Bottom, Kelley Kremer |
| Big Ten Team - Men | Team |
| Marat Amaltdinov | Purdue |
| Cannon Clifton | Wisconsin |
| Ian Finnerty | Indiana |
| Josh Fleagle | Ohio State |
| Bob Glover | Indiana |
| Matt Hutchins | Wisconsin |
| Alec Kandt | Michigan State |
| Ali Khalafalla | Indiana |
| Vini Lanza | Indiana |
| Ching Lim | Ohio State |
| Jakub Maly | Minnesota |
| Connor McHugh | Minnesota |
| Matt McHugh | Ohio State |
| Kenneth Mende | Iowa |
| Adam Noens | Purdue |
| Almog Olshtein | Northwestern |
| Luke Papendick | Michigan |
| Blake Pieroni | Indiana |
| Brett Pinfold | Wisconsin |
| Paul Powers | Michigan |
| PJ Ransford | Michigan |
| Shane Ryan | Penn State |
| Mitch Strahlman | Michigan State |
| Charlie Swanson | Michigan |
| Anze Tavcar | Indiana |
| Cody Taylor | Indiana |
| Thomas Trace | Ohio State |
| Jerzy Twarowski | Iowa |
| Evan White | Michigan |
| Jordan Wilimovsky | Northwestern |
| Men's Coaches | Ray Looze, Bill Wadley |
