Scoring Breakdown /// Complete Meet Results: Swimmers at Iowa / Divers at Texas
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Highlighted by three event victories, Purdue men's swimming & diving posted 13 top-three finishes while performing well at its fall invitational meets in Austin and Iowa City.
Even with the team competing in two different meets, the Purdue swimmers still managed to win the nine-team Hawkeye Invitational. The divers finished second in the team scoring at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational, just two points behind LSU.
The Boilermakers won a multi-day invitational meet on the road for the first time since November 2001 at Northwestern. Despite only A and B finalists accounting for team points at Iowa's meet, 28 Purdue student-athletes still managed to score in at least one individual event.
Brandon Loschiavo (platform diving), Brett Riley (400 IM) and Joe Young (100 fly) accounted for Purdue's event victories. Eight other Boilermakers contributed to the team's 13 total top-three showings. Kiki Komlenic (2nd in 100 back, 3rd in 200 back) and Grant Lewis (2nd in 200 fly, 3rd in 400 IM) both accounted for a pair of medalist-equivalent finishes.
Erik Juliusson and Riley both scored in four individual events at the Hawkeye Invitational to rank 1-2 on the team in scoring. Juliusson was an A finalist in all four events, demonstrating his versatility with top-eight showings in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM. The senior also swam on three scoring relays. Riley logged some heavy yardage while competing in the 200 breast, 400 IM, 500 free and the mile. He finished among the top 10 in three of the events.
Trent Pellini would have scored in four events as well, but was not allowed to race in the A final of the 200 breast Saturday. He competed in the prelims of the 50 free, 200 IM, 100 breast and 100 fly over the first two days. Even though he was scratched from the C final of the 50 free, student-athletes were capped at a maximum four individual events at the meet. He was still permitted to race in the non-scoring D final of the 200 breast and the Purdue season-best time (2:01.36) he posted in the event still counts.
Nikola Acin (43.53) eclipsed the program's freshman record in the 100 free that had stood since 2011. He was an A finalist in all three of his individual events and accounted for team season-best times in the 50, 100 and 200 free.
Senior James Boone raced as part of scoring teams in all five relays, anchoring Purdue's top teams in all three freestyle races as well as the 400 medley. He teamed with Nikola Bjelajac, Gabi Gomez Treig and Acin to post the second-fastest time (2:54.07) in program history in the 400 free relay. Acin, Gomez Treig and Pellini joined Juliusson as Boilermakers that were part of four scoring relays.
Ben Bramley and Greg Duncan teamed up to give the Boilermakers two of the top three finishers in 3-meter diving at Texas. Purdue had a top-eight finalist in all three events at the prestigious meet.
Purdue's next full meet is Jan. 11 at Michigan State. The divers are slated to compete at the USA Diving Winter Trials in Atlanta the week of Dec. 16 to 21. After flying to Hawaii last year and having scheduled a training trip to South Florida next year, the Boilermakers will be staying on campus for their winter training camp this season.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Highlighted by three event victories, Purdue men's swimming & diving posted 13 top-three finishes while performing well at its fall invitational meets in Austin and Iowa City.
Even with the team competing in two different meets, the Purdue swimmers still managed to win the nine-team Hawkeye Invitational. The divers finished second in the team scoring at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational, just two points behind LSU.
The Boilermakers won a multi-day invitational meet on the road for the first time since November 2001 at Northwestern. Despite only A and B finalists accounting for team points at Iowa's meet, 28 Purdue student-athletes still managed to score in at least one individual event.
Brandon Loschiavo (platform diving), Brett Riley (400 IM) and Joe Young (100 fly) accounted for Purdue's event victories. Eight other Boilermakers contributed to the team's 13 total top-three showings. Kiki Komlenic (2nd in 100 back, 3rd in 200 back) and Grant Lewis (2nd in 200 fly, 3rd in 400 IM) both accounted for a pair of medalist-equivalent finishes.
Erik Juliusson and Riley both scored in four individual events at the Hawkeye Invitational to rank 1-2 on the team in scoring. Juliusson was an A finalist in all four events, demonstrating his versatility with top-eight showings in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM. The senior also swam on three scoring relays. Riley logged some heavy yardage while competing in the 200 breast, 400 IM, 500 free and the mile. He finished among the top 10 in three of the events.
Trent Pellini would have scored in four events as well, but was not allowed to race in the A final of the 200 breast Saturday. He competed in the prelims of the 50 free, 200 IM, 100 breast and 100 fly over the first two days. Even though he was scratched from the C final of the 50 free, student-athletes were capped at a maximum four individual events at the meet. He was still permitted to race in the non-scoring D final of the 200 breast and the Purdue season-best time (2:01.36) he posted in the event still counts.
Nikola Acin (43.53) eclipsed the program's freshman record in the 100 free that had stood since 2011. He was an A finalist in all three of his individual events and accounted for team season-best times in the 50, 100 and 200 free.
Senior James Boone raced as part of scoring teams in all five relays, anchoring Purdue's top teams in all three freestyle races as well as the 400 medley. He teamed with Nikola Bjelajac, Gabi Gomez Treig and Acin to post the second-fastest time (2:54.07) in program history in the 400 free relay. Acin, Gomez Treig and Pellini joined Juliusson as Boilermakers that were part of four scoring relays.
Ben Bramley and Greg Duncan teamed up to give the Boilermakers two of the top three finishers in 3-meter diving at Texas. Purdue had a top-eight finalist in all three events at the prestigious meet.
Purdue's next full meet is Jan. 11 at Michigan State. The divers are slated to compete at the USA Diving Winter Trials in Atlanta the week of Dec. 16 to 21. After flying to Hawaii last year and having scheduled a training trip to South Florida next year, the Boilermakers will be staying on campus for their winter training camp this season.
| JOINED OR MOVED UP PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LISTS Via career-best times at Hawkeye Invitational • Tim Barth 100 Back, 47.65 – 5th in Program History 200 Back, 1:43.54 – 5th in Program History • Nikola Acin 100 Free, 45.53 – T-6th in Program History 50 Free, 19.92 – 9th in Program History 200 Free, 1:37.70 – 12th in Program History • Grant Lewis 200 Fly, 1:46.28 – 6th in Program History • Ben Bramley 3-Meter Diving, 413.45 – 8th in Program History • David Forsyth 1,650 Free, 15:22.00 – 10th in Program History 1,000 Free, 9:17.78 – 11th in Program History via Split on Mile 500 Free, 4:26.58 – 14th in Program History • James Boone 100 Free, 43.97 – 10th in Program History • Kiki Komlenic 200 Back, 1:45.12 – 10th in Program History • Brett Riley 400 IM, 3:51.03 – 10th in Program History • Greg Duncan 3-Meter Diving – 11th in Program History • Batuhan Hakan 1,650 Free, 15:25.64 – 13th in Program History 1,000 Free, 9:21.06 – 15th in Program History via Split on Mile • Trent Pellini 100 Fly, 48.06 – 11th in Program History 50 Free, 20.08 – T-13th in Program History • 400 Free Relay – Bjelajac, Acin, Gomez Treig, Boone 2:54.07 – 2nd in Program History • 200 Free Relay – Acin, Lawrence, Bjelajac, Boone 1:18.91 – 6th in Program History • 200 Medley Relay – Young, Pellini, Juliusson, Acin 1:27.41 – 7th in Program History • 400 Medley Relay – Young, Pellini, Juliusson, Boone 3:12.28 – 8th in Program History |
PURDUE'S TOP SCORERS IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS • 1.) Erik Juliusson – 53 Points 200 IM – 2nd in A Final (17 Points) 200 Fly – 6th in A Final (13 Points) 100 Fly – 7th in A Final (12 Points) 100 Back – 8th in A Final (11 Points) • 2.) Brett Riley – 47 Points 400 IM – Won A Final (20 Points) 200 Breast – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 1,650 Free – 10th Overall (7 Points) 500 Free – 3rd in B Final (6 Points) • 3.) Grant Lewis – 45 Points 200 Fly – 2nd in A Final (17 Points) 400 IM – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 500 Free – 7th in A Final (12 Points) • T-4.) Joe Young – 43 Points 100 Fly – Won A Final (20 Points) 100 Back – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 200 Back – Won B Final (9 Points) • T-4.) Trent Pellini – 43 Points 100 Breast – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 200 IM – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 100 Fly – 6th in A Final (13 Points) • 6.) Nikola Acin – 42 Points 100 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 50 Free – 6th in A Final (13 Points) 100 Back – 6th in A Final (13 Points) • 7.) Batuhan Hakan – 35.5 Points 1,650 Free – 5th Overall (14 Points) 200 Free – T-6th in A Final (12.5 Pts) 500 Free – Won B Final (9 Points) • 8.) Kiki Komlenic – 33 Points 100 Back – 2nd in A Final (17 Points) 200 Back – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) • T-9.) Tim Barth – 31 Points 100 Back – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 200 Back – 4th in A Final (15 Points) • T-9.) David Forsyth – 31 Points 1,650 Free – 4th Overall (15 Points) 400 IM – Won B Final (9 Points) 500 Free – 2nd in B Final (7 Points) |
| NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING TIMES (B CUTS) • Kiki Komlenic 100 Back, 47.06 – 2nd in Big Ten • Erik Juliusson 200 IM, 1:45.81 – 3rd in Big Ten • Tim Barth 100 Back, 47.65 – T-8th in Big Ten 200 Back, 1:43.54 – 4th in Big Ten • Trent Pellini 100 Breast, 53.66 – 6th in Big Ten • Brett Riley 400 IM, 3:50.92 – 6th in Big Ten • Nikola Acin 50 Free, 19.94 – 11th in Big Ten 100 Free, 43.53 – 7th in Big Ten • David Forsyth 1,650 Free, 15:22.00 – 7th in Big Ten • Grant Lewis 200 Fly, 1:46.28 – 8th in Big Ten • Joe Young 100 Back, 47.65 – T-8th in Big Ten • Batuhan Hakan 1,650 Free, 15:25.64 – 10th in Big Ten |
WON RACES IN EVENING FINALS • Brett Riley – A Final of 400 IM • Joe Young – A Final of 100 Fly, B Final of 200 Back • Nikola Bjelajac – B Final of 50 Free • David Forsyth – B Final of 400 IM • Batuhan Hakan – B Final of 500 Free • Ryan Hrosik – C Final of 100 Fly • Luke Ingram – C Final of 200 IM • Ryan Lawrence – C Final of 100 Free • Eddy Zawatski – C Final of 100 Back (T-1st) • Kaleb Gould – C Final of 100 Back (T-1st) • Jake Heidecker – D Final of 100 Free • Gavin McCulloch – D Final of 200 Back • Trent Pellini – D Final of 200 Breast MEDALISTS (11 INDIVIDUAL, 13 TOTAL) Brandon Loschiavo – 1st on Platform Brett Riley – 1st in 400 IM Joe Young – 1st in 100 Fly Ben Bramley – 2nd on 3-Meter Erik Juliusson – 2nd in 200 IM Kiki Komlenic – 2nd in 100 Back Grant Lewis – 2nd in 200 Fly Nikola Acin – 3rd in 100 Free Tim Barth – 3rd in 100 Back Greg Duncan – 3rd on 3-Meter Grant Lewis – 3rd in 400 IM Kiki Komlenic – 3rd in 100 Back Nick McDowell – 3rd in 500 Free |