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MEET INFORMATION
Black & Gold Intrasquad
Friday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. ET
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue Men & Women host the Indiana Intercollegiates
Saturday, Oct. 13 at Noon ET
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Visiting Teams: Ball State, DePauw, Evansville, Manchester, Indiana Wesleyan (Women), Wabash (Men)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Before welcoming six schools from around the state to campus Saturday for the annual Indiana Intercollegiates meet, Purdue swimming & diving's season-opening weekend will pit Boilermakers vs. Boilermakers with the return of the Black & Gold Intrasquad.
Action at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center is set for Friday at 5 p.m. ET and Saturday at noon. Admission is free for all regular-season home meets.
Fans attending Saturday's meet are advised to be aware of the half marathon and 5K races being held on campus Saturday morning. There will be assorted street closures throughout the morning from 6 a.m. to noon. The McCutcheon Parking Garage at the corner of Third Street and McCutcheon Drive is another free option of the co-rec lots north of the aquatic center are full. Visit Purduehalf.com/course.html for more information about the races and related street closures.
The Purdue men are ranked 20th in the top-25 preseason poll released by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. Both the Purdue men and women finished 19th at the NCAA Championships last year.
A traditional 16-event dual meet format will be utilized for Friday's intrasquad. The 1,000 freestyle will be contested as a single co-ed heat. The shorter races are featured primarily for the Indiana Intercollegiates meet.
Former Purdue men's assistant J. Agnew, who was hired as the head coach of the Ball State men and women in August, will bring his teams to campus for Saturday's meet that features all Indiana-based universities.
QUOTING THE COACHES
• Dan Ross: "I think everyone just wants to race, period. The Black & Gold meet is fun because they get to race themselves and talk trash a little bit. It ends up being a pretty good meet. We don't do it every year. It will be very spirited. The next day everybody has to know they're battling for positions on the travel squad. You're always try to prove something and show your coaches what you can do."
• John Klinge: "I especially look forward to seeing the freshmen compete. They've been here for two months; they've been training, they're excited. There's nothing like representing your school for the first time. They get an opportunity to put that Purdue cap on at a meet is really fun. The Indiana Intercollegiates meet is helpful because it gives us the flexibility to put people in a lot of events and not worry about a dual meet setting."
PURDUE'S TOP RETURNEES
All-Americans
• Men: Joe Cifelli, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo
• Women: Emily Meaney, Morgan Meixner, Jinq En Phee, Lexi Vincent
2018 NCAA Championship Qualifiers
• Men: Joe Cifelli, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo
• Women: Lexi Vincent, Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney, Morgan Meixner, Emily Bretscher, Jinq En Phee, Gretta DeCoursey, Megan Johnson, Maizie Seidl
Program Record Holders in Individual Events
• Men: Steele Johnson, Joe Young, Batuhan Hakan
• Women: Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney
Contributed to Relay Records
• Men: Nikola Bjelajac, James Boone, Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini, Kiki Komlenic, Joe Young
• Women: Danielle Auckely, Taite Kitchel, Jinq En Phee, Jackie Smailis
Ranks Among the Purdue All-Time Leaders in at Least 3 Events
• Men: Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini, Joe Young, Gabi Gomez-Treig, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo, Nick McDowell
• Women: Alex Clarke, Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney, Emily Meckstroth, Natalie Myers, Breanna Robinson, Jackie Smailis
MEET INFORMATION
Black & Gold Intrasquad
Friday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. ET
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue Men & Women host the Indiana Intercollegiates
Saturday, Oct. 13 at Noon ET
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
Visiting Teams: Ball State, DePauw, Evansville, Manchester, Indiana Wesleyan (Women), Wabash (Men)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Before welcoming six schools from around the state to campus Saturday for the annual Indiana Intercollegiates meet, Purdue swimming & diving's season-opening weekend will pit Boilermakers vs. Boilermakers with the return of the Black & Gold Intrasquad.
Action at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center is set for Friday at 5 p.m. ET and Saturday at noon. Admission is free for all regular-season home meets.
Fans attending Saturday's meet are advised to be aware of the half marathon and 5K races being held on campus Saturday morning. There will be assorted street closures throughout the morning from 6 a.m. to noon. The McCutcheon Parking Garage at the corner of Third Street and McCutcheon Drive is another free option of the co-rec lots north of the aquatic center are full. Visit Purduehalf.com/course.html for more information about the races and related street closures.
The Purdue men are ranked 20th in the top-25 preseason poll released by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. Both the Purdue men and women finished 19th at the NCAA Championships last year.
A traditional 16-event dual meet format will be utilized for Friday's intrasquad. The 1,000 freestyle will be contested as a single co-ed heat. The shorter races are featured primarily for the Indiana Intercollegiates meet.
Former Purdue men's assistant J. Agnew, who was hired as the head coach of the Ball State men and women in August, will bring his teams to campus for Saturday's meet that features all Indiana-based universities.
Another season of #BehindTheBlocks debuts with seniors @Roxy_Gator & @Grant_Lewis19 previewing first weekend of meets. As a co-captain, Grant helped create the lineups for Friday's Black & Gold Intrasquad. #BoilerUp ???? pic.twitter.com/waoVgNO8PR
— Purdue Swim-Dive (@PurdueMSwimDive) October 11, 2018
| Black & Gold Intrasquad Rosters | |||
| Purdue Men | Purdue Women | ||
| Black Team Nikola Bjelajac Tim Barth James Boone Joe Cifelli David Forsyth Ryan Hrosik Jake Heidecker Batuhan Hakan Luke Ingram Erik Juliusson Jason Jung Brandon Loschiavo Gavin McCulloch Trent Pellini Brady Robinson Nick Sherman Dale Williams |
Gold Team Nikola Acin Nathan Barsanti Ben Bramley Greg Duncan Joe Gardner Gabi Gomez-Treig Kaleb Gould Jackson Higgins Kiki Komlenic Ryan Lawrence Grant Lewis Nick McDowell Brett Riley Will Schrensky Michael Smith Joe Young Eddy Zawatski |
Black Team Danielle Auckley Caylee Casbon Alex Clarke Sydnee Emerson Cady Farlow Anna Giesler Katie Hughes Megan Johnson McKenna Jule Riley Kishman Jade Knueppel Kate May Morgan Meixner Maggie Merriman Pagie Miller Natalie Mudd Breanna Robinson Cally Sampson Jackie Smailis |
Gold Team Emily Bretscher Emily Converse Gretta DeCoursey Roxy Griffore Evan King Taite Kitchel Courtney Kresl Kelsey Macaddino Emily Meaney Emily Meckstroth Natalie Myers Lera Nasedkina Angela Pan Jinq En Phee Ella Pheifer Cassidy Sampson Maizie Seidl Reagan Thom Tessa Wrightson |
| 2018 Indiana Intercollegiates | |
| Teams Ball State DePauw Evansville Manchester Purdue Indiana Wesleyan Women Wabash Men |
Order of Events 200 Medley Relay 200 Free 50 Free 200 IM 100 Fly 100 Free 100 Back 500 Free 100 Breast 200 Free Relay 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving |
QUOTING THE COACHES
• Dan Ross: "I think everyone just wants to race, period. The Black & Gold meet is fun because they get to race themselves and talk trash a little bit. It ends up being a pretty good meet. We don't do it every year. It will be very spirited. The next day everybody has to know they're battling for positions on the travel squad. You're always try to prove something and show your coaches what you can do."
• John Klinge: "I especially look forward to seeing the freshmen compete. They've been here for two months; they've been training, they're excited. There's nothing like representing your school for the first time. They get an opportunity to put that Purdue cap on at a meet is really fun. The Indiana Intercollegiates meet is helpful because it gives us the flexibility to put people in a lot of events and not worry about a dual meet setting."
The #DANandJOHN show is back for another season. @CoachDanRoss & @CoachKlinge detail how much they enjoyed the LCM season this past summer & the best things about the season-opening weekend. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/v8tb9CtcBX
— Purdue Swimming (@PurdueWSwim) October 11, 2018
PURDUE'S TOP RETURNEES
All-Americans
• Men: Joe Cifelli, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo
• Women: Emily Meaney, Morgan Meixner, Jinq En Phee, Lexi Vincent
2018 NCAA Championship Qualifiers
• Men: Joe Cifelli, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo
• Women: Lexi Vincent, Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney, Morgan Meixner, Emily Bretscher, Jinq En Phee, Gretta DeCoursey, Megan Johnson, Maizie Seidl
Program Record Holders in Individual Events
• Men: Steele Johnson, Joe Young, Batuhan Hakan
• Women: Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney
Contributed to Relay Records
• Men: Nikola Bjelajac, James Boone, Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini, Kiki Komlenic, Joe Young
• Women: Danielle Auckely, Taite Kitchel, Jinq En Phee, Jackie Smailis
Ranks Among the Purdue All-Time Leaders in at Least 3 Events
• Men: Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini, Joe Young, Gabi Gomez-Treig, Steele Johnson, Brandon Loschiavo, Nick McDowell
• Women: Alex Clarke, Taite Kitchel, Emily Meaney, Emily Meckstroth, Natalie Myers, Breanna Robinson, Jackie Smailis