Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 2: Ohio State Goes 1-2-3 in 50 Freestyle

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Josie Panitz; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The 2024 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Thursday Feb. 22, from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., with the Day 2 finals.

The Day 2 events are the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving and the 400 medley relay.

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   Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 7                      
 
  1. Ohio State University             444   2. Michigan, University of           433
  3. Indiana University                426   4. Wisconsin, University of, Madi  381.5
  5. University of Minnesota         286.5   6. Purdue University                 199
  7. University of Nebraska-Lincoln    170   8. Pennsylvania State University     153
  9. Iowa, University of               152  10. Northwestern University           148
 11. Rutgers University                123  12. University of Illinois             86

 

Big Ten Women’s 500 Freestyle

Michigan sophomore Katelyn Crom was extremely quick in the final 100 to surge past the competition for the win in the 500 freestyle. Crom got to the wall in 4:37.24 to finish a couple tenths ahead of the field.

She closed with a 26.17 and earned the NCAA A cut.

Indiana junior Anna Peplowski, who had the top seed from prelims, finished second in 4:37.47.

Northwestern’s Ayla Splitz was third in 4:40.28.

Wisconsin’s Abby Carlson was fourth in 4:41.39, followed by Indiana junior Ching Hwee Gan (4:41.71).

Event 3  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 4:34.40  2/16/2017 G Ryan, Michigan
         Pool: # 4:34.14  2010      Schmitt, UGA
                 4:37.89  A NCAA Qualifying
                 4:47.20  B NCAA Provisional
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Crom, Katelyn    SO Michigan-B1       4:40.77    4:37.24 A       32  
                 25.56        53.32 (27.76)
        1:21.60 (28.28)     1:49.86 (28.26)
        2:18.33 (28.47)     2:46.81 (28.48)
        3:15.32 (28.51)     3:43.68 (28.36)
        4:11.07 (27.39)     4:37.24 (26.17)
  2 Peplowski, Anna  JR Indiana-B1        4:37.63    4:37.47 A       28  
                 25.05        52.74 (27.69)
        1:21.11 (28.37)     1:49.50 (28.39)
        2:18.20 (28.70)     2:46.83 (28.63)
        3:15.16 (28.33)     3:43.71 (28.55)
        4:10.89 (27.18)     4:37.47 (26.58)
  3 Spitz, Ayla      GR Northwestern-B1   4:42.17    4:40.28 B       27  
                 25.98        54.11 (28.13)
        1:22.77 (28.66)     1:51.42 (28.65)
        2:19.86 (28.44)     2:48.26 (28.40)
        3:16.51 (28.25)     3:44.63 (28.12)
        4:12.55 (27.92)     4:40.28 (27.73)
  4 Carlson, Abby    JR Wisconsin-B1      4:39.98    4:41.39 B       26  
                 25.81        53.84 (28.03)
        1:22.30 (28.46)     1:50.90 (28.60)
        2:19.46 (28.56)     2:48.07 (28.61)
        3:16.63 (28.56)     3:44.90 (28.27)
        4:13.20 (28.30)     4:41.39 (28.19)
  5 Gan, Ching Hwee  JR Indiana-B1        4:42.52    4:41.71 B       25  
                 26.05        54.06 (28.01)
        1:22.42 (28.36)     1:51.02 (28.60)
        2:19.65 (28.63)     2:48.25 (28.60)
        3:16.94 (28.69)     3:45.17 (28.23)
        4:13.76 (28.59)     4:41.71 (27.95)
  6 Heiser, Elyse    JR Indiana-B1        4:42.98    4:41.94 B       24  
                 25.52        53.78 (28.26)
        1:22.55 (28.77)     1:51.18 (28.63)
        2:19.96 (28.78)     2:48.60 (28.64)
        3:17.04 (28.44)     3:45.56 (28.52)
        4:13.98 (28.42)     4:41.94 (27.96)
  7 Stoneburg, Blai  SO Wisconsin-B1      4:42.53    4:42.52 B       23  
                 25.93        54.03 (28.10)
        1:22.55 (28.52)     1:51.23 (28.68)
        2:19.95 (28.72)     2:48.58 (28.63)
        3:17.43 (28.85)     3:46.15 (28.72)
        4:14.86 (28.71)     4:42.52 (27.66)
  8 Ristic, Ella     SR Indiana-B1        4:42.93    4:43.09 B       22  
                 26.05        54.25 (28.20)
        1:22.54 (28.29)     1:51.21 (28.67)
        2:20.00 (28.79)     2:48.58 (28.58)
        3:17.37 (28.79)     3:46.27 (28.90)
        4:14.90 (28.63)     4:43.09 (28.19)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 McKenna, Paige   JR Wisconsin-B1      4:43.25    4:40.78 B       20  
                 26.15        54.19 (28.04)
        1:22.36 (28.17)     1:50.69 (28.33)
        2:19.19 (28.50)     2:47.65 (28.46)
        3:16.29 (28.64)     3:44.83 (28.54)
        4:13.25 (28.42)     4:40.78 (27.53)
 10 Jorgenson, Gene  SO Nebraska-B1       4:44.07    4:41.19 B       17  
                 26.15        54.52 (28.37)
        1:23.09 (28.57)     1:51.69 (28.60)
        2:19.89 (28.20)     2:48.39 (28.50)
        3:17.10 (28.71)     3:45.38 (28.28)
        4:13.78 (28.40)     4:41.19 (27.41)
 11 Waggoner, Madel  FR Wisconsin-B1      4:44.17    4:41.24 B       16  
                 26.04        54.26 (28.22)
        1:22.85 (28.59)     1:51.42 (28.57)
        2:19.86 (28.44)     2:48.21 (28.35)
        3:16.37 (28.16)     3:44.87 (28.50)
        4:13.50 (28.63)     4:41.24 (27.74)
 12 Geringer, Maya   SR Ohio State-B1     4:43.04    4:41.72 B       15  
                 26.74        55.10 (28.36)
        1:23.59 (28.49)     1:51.95 (28.36)
        2:20.33 (28.38)     2:48.72 (28.39)
        3:17.16 (28.44)     3:45.51 (28.35)
        4:13.98 (28.47)     4:41.72 (27.74)
 13 McCarthy, Kathr  FR Minnesota-B1      4:43.37    4:41.82 B       14  
                 25.85        53.93 (28.08)
        1:22.50 (28.57)     1:51.28 (28.78)
        2:20.01 (28.73)     2:48.75 (28.74)
        3:17.45 (28.70)     3:46.18 (28.73)
        4:14.65 (28.47)     4:41.82 (27.17)
 14 Denigan, Mariah  JR Indiana-B1        4:44.69    4:42.83 B       13  
                 26.05        54.32 (28.27)
        1:23.00 (28.68)     1:51.68 (28.68)
        2:20.38 (28.70)     2:48.98 (28.60)
        3:17.58 (28.60)     3:46.28 (28.70)
        4:14.82 (28.54)     4:42.83 (28.01)
 15 Braun, Elle      SR Wisconsin-B1      4:44.36    4:43.56 B       12  
                 26.42        54.89 (28.47)
        1:23.64 (28.75)     1:52.40 (28.76)
        2:21.17 (28.77)     2:49.89 (28.72)
        3:18.62 (28.73)     3:47.38 (28.76)
        4:15.88 (28.50)     4:43.56 (27.68)
 16 Lindorfer, Aliv  SR Wisconsin-B1      4:45.60    4:43.90 B       11  
                 26.89        55.68 (28.79)
        1:24.48 (28.80)     1:53.17 (28.69)
        2:21.86 (28.69)     2:50.54 (28.68)
        3:19.20 (28.66)     3:47.80 (28.60)
        4:16.43 (28.63)     4:43.90 (27.47)

Big Ten Women’s 200 IM

Wisconsin senior Phoebe Bacon was a second faster than the field to earn the title in the 200 IM. She finished in 1:54.29.

Ohio State grad student Josephine Panitz took second in 1:55.31, ahead of Minnesota senior Megan Van Berkom, who moved up several spots in the finals to finish in 1:55.88.

Ohio State junior Paige Hall finished fourth in 1:56.23.

Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini took fifth (1:56.60), leading three Wolverines in the bottom four.

 Event 4  Women 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 1:51.66  2/20/2020 Elizabeth D Nelson, Wisconsin
         Pool: # 1:53.56  2010      Julia Smit, STAN
                 1:53.66  A NCAA Qualifying
                 1:59.56  B NCAA Provisional
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Bacon, Phoebe    SR Wisconsin-B1      1:55.28    1:54.29 B       32  
                 24.79        52.93 (28.14)
        1:26.38 (33.45)     1:54.29 (27.91)
  2 Panitz, Josephi  GR Ohio State-B1     1:56.34    1:55.31 B       28  
                 25.25        54.69 (29.44)
        1:26.63 (31.94)     1:55.31 (28.68)
  3 Van Berkom, Meg  SR Minnesota-B1      1:57.50    1:55.88 B       27  
                 25.28        54.52 (29.24)
        1:28.68 (34.16)     1:55.88 (27.20)
  4 Hall, Paige      JR Ohio State-B1     1:56.85    1:56.23 B       26  
                 25.30        53.81 (28.51)
        1:28.94 (35.13)     1:56.23 (27.29)
  5 Balduccini, Ste  FR Michigan-B1       1:58.20    1:56.60 B       25  
                 24.81        53.64 (28.83)
        1:28.30 (34.66)     1:56.60 (28.30)
  6 Dunn, Callahan   SR Wisconsin-B1      1:57.22    1:57.29 B       24  
                 25.76        55.30 (29.54)
        1:29.13 (33.83)     1:57.29 (28.16)
  7 Kitchel, Devon   SO Michigan-B1       1:58.01    1:57.37 B       23  
                 25.90        55.07 (29.17)
        1:28.41 (33.34)     1:57.37 (28.96)
  8 Donan, Claire    SR Michigan-B1       1:57.84    1:58.23 B       22  
                 26.00        55.70 (29.70)
        1:29.43 (33.73)     1:58.23 (28.80)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Eden, Jessica    SO Ohio State-B1     1:58.23    1:58.17 B       20  
                 25.90        55.56 (29.66)
        1:30.24 (34.68)     1:58.17 (27.93)
 10 Amuan, Malia     SO Michigan-B1       1:58.38    1:58.60 B       17  
                 25.69        54.99 (29.30)
        1:30.33 (35.34)     1:58.60 (28.27)
 11 Ozkan, Hazal     SO Wisconsin-B1      1:58.47    1:58.69 B       16  
                 26.72        57.37 (30.65)
        1:30.49 (33.12)     1:58.69 (28.20)
 12 Sommerstad, Kyr  SR Ohio State-B1     1:59.42    1:58.87 B       15  
                 25.45        55.56 (30.11)
        1:30.33 (34.77)     1:58.87 (28.54)
 13 Markvardt, Marg  SR Penn State-B1     1:59.08    1:59.81         14  
                 25.07        55.22 (30.15)
        1:30.85 (35.63)     1:59.81 (28.96)
 14 Swalley, Olivia  FR Iowa-B1           2:00.00    1:59.98         13  
                 25.73        55.99 (30.26)
        1:30.74 (34.75)     1:59.98 (29.24)
 15 Lieske, Mackenn  SO Indiana-B1        1:59.65    2:00.11         12  
                 26.15        56.05 (29.90)
        1:31.44 (35.39)     2:00.11 (28.67)
 16 Love, Margaret   JR Purdue-B1         1:59.98    2:02.38         11  
                 26.07        57.50 (31.43)
        1:32.11 (34.61)     2:02.38 (30.27)

Big Ten Women’s 50 Freestyle

Ohio State dominated with a 1-2-3 finish in the 50 freestyle to score 87 points in the finals for the Buckeyes.

Junior Teresa Ivan won the race in 21.74, followed by grad student Amy Fulmer (21.79) and senior Katherine Zenick (21.81).

Michigan’s Brady Kendall took fourth (21.14).

 Event 5  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 21.28  2/15/2018 Zhesi Li, Ohio State
         Pool: # 21.48  2/16/2017 Zhesi Li, Ohio State
                 21.63  A NCAA Qualifying
                 22.67  B NCAA Provisional
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Ivan, Teresa     JR Ohio State-B1       21.75      21.74 B       32  
                 10.54        21.74 (11.20)
  2 Fulmer, Amy      GR Ohio State-B1       22.01      21.79 B       28  
                 10.74        21.79 (11.05)
  3 Zenick, Katheri  SR Ohio State-B1       21.86      21.81 B       27  
                 10.46        21.81 (11.35)
  4 Kendall, Brady   SO Michigan-B1         22.04      21.84 B       26  
                 10.49        21.84 (11.35)
  5 Paegle, Kristin  SO Indiana-B1          21.99      21.87 B       25  
                 10.40        21.87 (11.47)
  6 Flynn, Lindsay   JR Michigan-B1         22.24      21.94 B       24  
                 10.70        21.94 (11.24)
  7 Newman, Claire   SR Michigan-B1         22.31      22.26 B       23  
                 10.80        22.26 (11.46)
  8 Tierney, Hailey  FR Wisconsin-B1        22.30      22.31 B       22  
                 10.65        22.31 (11.66)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Turak, Ashley    GR Indiana-B1          22.34      21.89 B       20  
                 10.69        21.89 (11.20)
 10 Greenhawt, Alex  FR Michigan-B1         22.50      22.38 B       17  
                 10.79        22.38 (11.59)
 11 Ervin, Lindsay   SO Northwestern-B1     22.40      22.44 B       16  
                 11.01        22.44 (11.43)
 12 McKenna, Kacey   JR Indiana-B1          22.53      22.48 B       15  
                 10.80        22.48 (11.68)
 13 Funderburke, Ny  JR Ohio State-B1       22.39      22.50 B       14  
                 10.88        22.50 (11.62)
 14 Cornish, Hannah  JR Minnesota-B1        22.34      22.60 B       13  
                 11.03        22.60 (11.57)
 15 Wanezek, Abigai  SO Wisconsin-B1        22.63      22.77         11.5
                 11.04        22.77 (11.73)
 15 Thomas, Morgan   FR Minnesota-B1        22.46      22.77         11.5
                 10.88        22.77 (11.89)



Event 6  Women 1 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 376.10  2/17/2022 Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
         Pool: # 362.65  2017      Yi Zhou, Minnesota
                 265.00  A NCAA Qualifying
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Hentschel, Lena  SO Ohio State-B1      300.90     307.40 A       32  
  2 Roselli, Ella    FR Indiana-B1         267.25     305.15 A       28  
  3 Widerstrom, Eln  FR Minnesota-B1       294.80     304.90 A       27  
  4 Fowler, Anne     SR Indiana-B1         291.05     302.55 A       26  
  5 McAfee, Sophia   JR Purdue-B1          272.25     296.05 A       25  
  6 Witte, Lily      FR Indiana-B1         272.65     292.70 A       24  
  7 Wright, Daryn    SO Purdue-B1          283.10     290.40 A       23  
  8 Del Angel, Vivi  SO Minnesota-B1       281.25     287.45 A       22  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Liu, Skyler      JR Indiana-B1         250.50     307.70 A       20  
 10 Milligan, Kiarr  SO Michigan-B1        262.30     281.55 A       17  
 11 Wils, Daphne     GR Penn State-B1      250.35     276.55 A       16  
 12 Baxter, Abigail  FR Nebraska-B1        257.35     263.05         15  
 13 Ballard, Sarah   SR Iowa-B1            257.95     260.05         14  
 14 Hughbanks, Maka  JR Iowa-B1            253.75     251.15         13  
 15 Albrecht, Addie  SO Minnesota-B1       256.85     240.25         12  
 16 Prasanto, Holly  SO Rutgers-B1         264.45     223.75         11 
 

Big Ten Women’s 400 Medley Relay

Ohio State’s Nyah Funderburke, Hannah Bach, Morgan Kraus, Amy Fulmer won the 400 medley relay in 3:28.87, an NCAA A cut for the Buckeyes.

Wisconsin’s Mackenzie McConagha, Hazal Ozkan, Phoebe Bacon and Hailey Tierney took second (3:30.25), also an A cut.

Michigan’s Casey Chung, Devon Kitchel, Brady Kendall and Stephanie Balduccini took third in 3:32.17.

 Event 7  Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
     B1G Meet: ! 3:26.35  2/17/2022 Ohio State University
                          E Crane, H Bach, K Zenick, A Fulmer
         Pool: # 3:25.71  2018      UW, IU, Mich, Mich, B1G
                          Nelson, King, MacNeil, Haughey
                 3:31.38  A NCAA Qualifying
                 3:33.48  B NCAA Provisional
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Ohio State-B1  'A'            3:28.10    3:28.87 A       64  
     1) Funderburke, Nyah JR          2) Bach, Hannah GR              
     3) Kraus, Morgan GR              4) Fulmer, Amy GR               
                 24.52        52.28 (52.28)
        1:18.85 (26.57)     1:50.78 (58.50)
        2:14.89 (24.11)     2:42.33 (51.55)
        3:04.40 (22.07)     3:28.87 (46.54)
  2 Wisconsin-B1  'A'             3:30.47    3:30.25 A       56  
     1) McConagha, Mackenzie JR       2) Ozkan, Hazal SO              
     3) Bacon, Phoebe SR              4) Tierney, Hailey FR           
                 25.23        52.51 (52.51)
        1:19.84 (27.33)     1:52.00 (59.49)
        2:15.21 (23.21)     2:42.24 (50.24)
        3:04.59 (22.35)     3:30.25 (48.01)
  3 Michigan-B1  'A'              3:32.09    3:32.17 B       54  
     1) Chung, Casey SR               2) Kitchel, Devon SO            
     3) Kendall, Brady SO             4) Balduccini, Stephanie FR     
                 24.95        52.07 (52.07)
        1:20.69 (28.62)   1:52.85 (1:00.78)
        2:16.25 (23.40)     2:44.45 (51.60)
        3:07.38 (22.93)     3:32.17 (47.72)
  4 Minnesota-B1  'A'             3:35.79    3:34.33         52  
     1) Rodriguez Rivero, Paula SR    2) Van Berkom, Megan SR         
     3) Reinke, Claire FR             4) Cornish, Hannah JR           
                 25.41        53.10 (53.10)
        1:21.39 (28.29)   1:53.65 (1:00.55)
        2:17.57 (23.92)     2:45.78 (52.13)
        3:08.75 (22.97)     3:34.33 (48.55)
  5 Rutgers-B1  'A'               3:41.48    3:36.48         50  
     1) Egorova, Valeria SO           2) Celik, Tina JR               
     3) Piesko, Martyna SO            4) Smits, Jade GR               
                 26.16        53.35 (53.35)
        1:21.01 (27.66)     1:52.95 (59.60)
        2:17.25 (24.30)     2:46.14 (53.19)
        3:10.14 (24.00)     3:36.48 (50.34)
  6 Penn State-B1  'A'            3:38.91    3:37.49         48  
     1) Carson, Molly JR              2) Rydland, Kylie SR            
     3) Markvardt, Margaret SR        4) Stanford, Catherine SR       
                 25.88        53.35 (53.35)
        1:22.90 (29.55)   1:55.78 (1:02.43)
        2:20.15 (24.37)     2:48.61 (52.83)
        3:11.95 (23.34)     3:37.49 (48.88)
  7 Nebraska-B1  'A'              3:40.17    3:37.60         46  
     1) Barton, Sarah SR              2) Randby, Jocelyn JR           
     3) Tanko, Beatrix FR             4) Vlachou, Anna Avgousta FR    
                 25.87        53.41 (53.41)
        1:21.51 (28.10)   1:54.29 (1:00.88)
        2:18.78 (24.49)     2:47.46 (53.17)
        3:11.08 (23.62)     3:37.60 (50.14)
  8 Purdue-B1  'A'                3:38.89    3:39.44         44  
     1) Marcukaitis, Abigail SO       2) Folcik, Masyn SR             
     3) Kask, Keira FR                4) Bowen, Kendra SR             
                 26.08        54.35 (54.35)
        1:22.53 (28.18)   1:55.86 (1:01.51)
        2:20.90 (25.04)     2:50.12 (54.26)
        3:13.66 (23.54)     3:39.44 (49.32)
  9 Iowa-B1  'A'                  3:38.28    3:40.80         40  
     1) Gilbertson, Kennedy SR        2) Swalley, Olivia FR           
     3) Martin, Scarlet SO            4) Kerr, Jenna FR               
                 25.96        54.61 (54.61)
        1:23.70 (29.09)   2:05.84 (1:11.23)
        2:21.64 (15.80)                    
            3:14.29 ( )         3:40.80 ( )
 -- Indiana-B1  'A'               3:30.33 DQ 3:28.32        
      Early take-off swimmer #3
     1) McKenna, Kacey JR             2) Crawford, Brearna JR         
     3) Peplowski, Anna JR            4) Paegle, Kristina SO          
                 24.19        50.76 (50.76)
        1:17.59 (26.83)     1:49.16 (58.40)
        2:12.66 (23.50)     2:41.95 (52.79)
        3:03.54 (21.59)  DQ 3:28.32 (46.37)
 -- Northwestern-B1  'A'          3:36.62 DQ 3:33.72        
      Early take-off swimmer #2
     1) Murdock, Justine JR           2) Papanicholas, Margaret FR    
     3) Spitz, Ayla GR                4) Ervin, Lindsay SO            
                 25.37        52.95 (52.95)
        1:20.97 (28.02)   1:53.11 (1:00.16)
        2:17.41 (24.30)     2:45.26 (52.15)
        3:08.00 (22.74)  DQ 3:33.72 (48.46)
 -- Illinois-B1  'A'              3:41.47 DQ 3:39.69        
      Early take-off swimmer #4
     1) Baskar, Suvana JR             2) Jass, Sara SO                
     3) Stoll, Sydney JR              4) Olson, Lillian SR            
                 25.84        53.91 (53.91)
        1:08.35 (14.44)   1:56.15 (1:02.24)
        2:21.30 (25.15)     2:50.10 (53.95)
        3:13.03 (22.93)  DQ 3:39.69 (49.59)
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