(via release)
No. 2-ranked Indiana won its fourth consecutive Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday (March 1) inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
IU’s 448-point margin is the largest in Big Ten history. Over the four-day meet, the Hoosiers won 11 Big Ten Championships, earned 26 medals, set Big Ten records in the 200 medley relay (1:21.39), 400 freestyle relay (2:45.62) and 200-yard backstroke (Owen McDonald – 1:37.15) and broke championship records in the 400 medley relay (2:59.87), 200-yard IM (Owen McDonald – 1:39.89) and 100-yard breaststroke (Finn Brooks – 49.94).
With his two meet records and individual titles in the 200 IM, 100 back and 200 back, junior Owen McDonald was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships.
Indiana’s seniors celebrated a fourth title in four years – IU’s longest streak since winning 20 straight from 1961-80. That group includes Luke Barr, Finn Brooks, Jackson Carlile, Mason Carlton, Quinn Henninger, Josh Matheny, Rafael Miroslaw, Lucas Piunti and Carson Tyler.
The men’s program has totaled 31 Big Ten Championships, including seven of the last nine and eighth during IU head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. IU athletes have combined for 406 Big Ten Championships, including 263 swimming titles, 83 relay championships and 60 diving titles.
“What a fantastic way to finish this Big Ten Championships,” Ray Looze said. “I am super proud of everything this team accomplished in this conference, and now, most importantly, we move on to the NCAA Championships!”
“I’m so happy for the team and all our seniors,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Four Big Ten team titles in the four years they have been here. This was another step towards our goals for the season.
“It was a great outing for the team all week. They know how great this week was, and they also know that we have room to improve everywhere. The next three weeks will help make us even sharper for the NCAA Championships.”
The Indiana men will prepare for the 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, slated for March 26-29 in Federal Way, Washington.
TEAM SCORES
1. Indiana – 1,597
2. Michigan – 1,148
3. Ohio State – 1,100
4. USC – 878
5. Minnesota – 794.5
6. Wisconsin – 735
7. Northwestern – 711
8. Purdue – 597
9. Penn State – 512.5
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships: Owen McDonald, Indiana
Big Ten Diver of the Championships: Jordan Rzepka, Purdue
First-Team All-Big Ten
Luke Barr, Indiana
Brian Benzing, Indiana
Finn Brooks, Indiana
Quinn Henninger, Indiana
Tomer Frankel, Indiana
Matt King, Indiana
Mikkel Lee, Indiana
Josh Matheny, Indiana
Owen McDonald, Indiana
Zalán Sárkány, Indiana
Dylan Smiley, Indiana
Colin Geer, Michigan
Tyler Ray, Michigan
Bence Szabados, Michigan
Jack Wilkening, Michigan
Tristan Jankovics, Ohio State
Matthew Klinge, Ohio State
Tomas Navikonis, Ohio State
Jordan Rzepka, Purdue
Krzystof Chmielewski, USC
Benjamin Dillard, USC
Luke Maurer, USC
Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, USC
Mortiz Wesemann, USC
Second-Team All-Big Ten
Miroslav Knedla, Indiana
Carson Tyler, Indiana
Jassen Yep, Indiana
Gal Groumi, Michigan
Ozan Kalafat, Michigan
Eduardo Moraes, Michigan
Jacob Johnson, Minnesota
YuTong Wang, Minnesota
Daniel Baltes, Ohio State
Mason Edmund, Ohio State
Cornelius Jahn, Ohio State
Tristan Jankovics, Ohio State
Mario McDonald, Ohio State
Alex Metzler, Ohio State
Jordi Vilchez, Ohio State
Mortiz Wesemann, USC
Christopher Morris, Wisconsin
Cooper Scharff, Wisconsin
Taiko Torepe-Ormsby, Wisconsin
Ben Wiegand, Wisconsin
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Miroslav Knedla, Indiana
Joshua Sollenberger, Indiana
Jon Joentvedt, Michigan
William Savarese, Michigan
Lorne Wigginton, Michigan
Jacob Johnson, Minnesota
Jozsef Polyak, Minnesota
Joshua Staples, Northwestern
Cornelius Jahn, Ohio State
Matthew Klinge, Ohio State
Jordi Vilchez, Ohio State
Kaden Springfield, Purdue
Zach Welsh, Purdue
Tyler Wills, Purdue
Junhao Chan, USC
Diggory Dillingham, USC
Oliver Sogaard-Andersen, USC
Samuel Lorenz, Wisconsin
RESULTS
1,650 FREESTYLE
1. Zalán Sárkány – 14:38.01 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA B Cut)
200 BACKSTROKE
1. Owen McDonald – 1:37.15 (Big Ten Record, Big Ten Championship Record, Program Record, NCAA A Cut)
2. Miroslav Knedla – 1:39.26 (Big Ten Silver, Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
18. Gavin Wight – 1:43.91 (NCAA B Cut)
100 FREESTYLE
2. Matt King – 41.73 (Big Ten Silver, NCAA B Cut)
3. Dylan Smiley – 41.85 (Big Ten Bronze, Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
7. Mikkel Lee – 42.37 (Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
9. Luke Barr – 42.51 (Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
10. Rafael Miroslaw – 42.70 (NCAA B Cut)
200 BREASTSTROKE
1. Josh Matheny – 1:49.83 (Big Ten Champion, Program Record, Career Best, NCAA A Cut)
2. Jassen Yep – 1:49.93 (Big Ten Silver, Career Best, NCAA A Cut)
3. Toby Barnett – 1:51.73 (Big Ten Bronze, Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
4. Caspar Corbeau – 1:52.22 (NCAA B Cut)
14. Brian Benzing – 1:55.42 (NCAA B Cut)
200 BUTTERFLY
4. Tomer Frankel – 1:40.94 (NCAA B Cut)
PLATFORM
2. Carson Tyler – 430.85 (Big Ten Silver, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
4. Quinn Henninger – 413.05 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
5. Maxwell Weinrich – 403.05 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
22. Joshua Sollenberger – 243.65 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
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