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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men at the NCAA Championships
Wednesday to Saturday, March 21 to 24 / ESPN3
11 a.m. ET Swimming Prelims, 1 p.m. ET Diving Prelims, 7 p.m. ET Finals
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center / Austin, Texas
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Nine Boilermakers are in the capital of the Lone Star State this week, representing Purdue men's swimming & diving on the national stage of the NCAA Championships.
The meet begins Wednesday with the 800 freestyle relay and continues through Saturday night at Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on campus of the University of Texas, which also served as the host of the Women's NCAA Championships last week. The individual events begin with Thursday's prelims. Swimming prelims begin daily at 11 a.m. ET. Diving prelims get underway during the noon hour in Austin (1 p.m. ET). Finals sessions begin at 7 p.m.
The Boilermakers' nine qualifiers – the program's most since 10 men went to NCAAs in 2015 – will be competing in a combined eight events, including three relays. Purdue will have multiple student-athletes competing in all three diving events. Multiple Purdue divers have qualified for NCAAs each of the last seven years.
In November, the Boilermakers competed in Austin for the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational. Brandon Loschiavo was victorious on the tower that week. Ben Bramley (silver) and Greg Duncan (bronze) also medaled on 3-meter.
ESPN3 and ESPN's streaming apps will provide live video coverage of all the finals sessions. TexasSports.com is offering free webcasts of the remaining sessions, including the diving prelims and diving consolation finals.
Purdue has finished among the top 20 in the team scoring at the NCAA Championships each of the last two years, placing 13th in 2017 and 19th last season.
WHO'S COMPETING FOR THE BOILERMAKERS
• Purdue will be represented by Ben Bramley, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan and Brandon Loschiavo in the diving events. Nikola Acin, James Boone, Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini and Joe Young earned berths in the swimming events, all as first-time qualifiers.
• Cifelli made history earlier this month, becoming the Boilermakers' first male diver to be a four-year qualifier for the NCAA Championships. He was a 1-meter championship finalist in 2017 and is also a two-time honorable mention All-American.
• Loschiavo is back at the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row, opting again to focus on the tower, which is his premier event. The two-time Big Ten gold medalist was a championship finalist in the event as a freshman and honorable mention All-American last year.
• Pellini is seeded eighth in the 100 breaststroke, which is on the schedule for Friday. Divers are not seeded. By qualifying as an individual, he assured the Boilermakers' relay teams would also earn berths at the national championship meet. Purdue will race in the 400 freestyle relay as well as both medley relays. The three relay events are the program's most at NCAAs since 2014.
• Acin and Bramley both qualified as freshmen. The 2015 season marked the only other time in team history that Purdue had both a freshman swimmer and freshman diver qualify in the same year, with Marat Amaltdinov and Steele Johnson accomplishing the feat.
• Duncan qualified for the NCAA Championships in both springboard events for the second year in a row. As a freshman at North Carolina last season, he was an honorable mention All-American on 3-meter.
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS IN THE SAME YEAR, CONSECUTIVE SEASONS?
• With all four of Purdue's divers among the contenders to win NCAA titles, the Boilermakers are looking to become the first men's team since Miami (Fla.) in 1998 to have two different divers win a national championship in the same year. The Hurricanes actually accomplished the feat three years in a row from 1996 to 1998.
• Steele Johnson won three national titles over what proved to be his final two seasons at the NCAA Championships (2017, 2018). He announced earlier this month that he was turning pro after multiple foot surgeries sidelined him this season.
• Auburn was the last school to have different divers win NCAA titles in consecutive years. The Tigers' Caesar Garcia (2004), Matthew Bricker (2005) and Steve Segerlin (2006) won three straight national championships on platform. Tennessee (2003-04) and Miami (1999-02) have also accomplished the feat in the last 20 years.
RECENT ALL-AMERICA HISTORY
• The Boilermakers have had at least one All-American (in any event) at the NCAA Championships every year this century.
• One men's diver has earned All-America honors in 13 of the last 14 years. Olympians David Boudia and Steele Johnson won a combined 11 NCAA titles for Purdue since 2009.
• Finishing among the top 16 in the prelims is what assures an athlete of All-America honors. All three of Purdue's relay events this week also race in both the prelims and finals. The top eight compete for the national title in the championship final. Ninth to 16th place in the prelims advance to the consolation final and earn honorable mention All-America accolades.
• Joe Cifelli has an opportunity to become the first Boilermaker, swimmer or diver, to be an All-American four years in a row.
• By being seeded eighth in the 100 breast, Trent Pellini has an opportunity to become the fifth Boilermaker this century to be full-fledged All-American in a swimming event. Matthew Martin (1650 free in 2000, 2001), Louis Paul (200 IM in 2005), Giordan Pogioli (200 breast in 2006) and Marat Amaltdinov (200 breast in 2017) have also accomplished the feat.
BRANDO'S TOP COMPETITION ON THE TOWER
• As the reigning two-time Big Ten champion in platform diving and a USA Diving FINA World Cup qualifier in the event this past summer, Brandon Loschiavo will be among the favorites on 10-meter. His victorious list score of 508.65 at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in November stood as the best in the nation this season until Texas' Jordan Windle (521.60) won the Big 12 title. Loschiavo bested Windle head-to-head in Austin earlier this season at the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational, but Windle was victorious a month later at the USA Diving Winter Trials.
• The last two NCAA platform champions are also in the mix. Colin Zeng won the NCAA title on the tower for Ohio State in 2016 and Tennessee last year. He was the Southeastern Conference champion last month. The University of Miami's David Dinsmore won the NCAA title in 2017 to prevent Steele Johnson from sweeping the three diving events. Dinsmore won the ACC title this season and the USA Diving national title in May 2018.
• Ben Bramley is also a contender for Purdue as a freshman. He won the prelim round at Big Tens, claimed bronze in the final and finished second to Loschiavo at the Zone C Championships. His list score of 472.15 from Big Tens ranks fifth nationally.
Last week, six members of Purdue women's swimming & diving competed at the NCAA Championships in Columbus. Emily Meaney was the silver medalist in platform diving. Emily Bretscher placed 10th on both 1-meter and platform, earning honorable mention All-America accolades. The Purdue women finished 26th in the team scoring.
PURDUE ENTRIES & SCHEDULE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ben Bramley – 3-Meter, Platform Diving
Joe Cifelli – 1-Meter, 3-Meter Diving
Greg Duncan – 1-Meter, 3-Meter Diving
Brandon Loschiavo – Platform Diving
Trent Pellini – 100 & 200 Breast, 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Nikola Acin – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay
James Boone – 400 Free Relay
Erik Juliusson – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Joe Young – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Thursday, March 28 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1:15 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
1-Meter Diving – Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan
400 Medley Relay – Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson, Nikola Acin
Friday, March 29 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1:15 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
100 Breast – Trent Pellini
3-Meter Diving – Ben Bramley, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan
200 Medley Relay – Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson, Nikola Acin
Saturday, March 30 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
200 Breast – Trent Pellini
Platform Diving – Ben Bramley, Brandon Loschiavo
400 Free Relay – Nikola Acin, James Boone, TBD, TBD
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men at the NCAA Championships
Wednesday to Saturday, March 21 to 24 / ESPN3
11 a.m. ET Swimming Prelims, 1 p.m. ET Diving Prelims, 7 p.m. ET Finals
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center / Austin, Texas
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Nine Boilermakers are in the capital of the Lone Star State this week, representing Purdue men's swimming & diving on the national stage of the NCAA Championships.
The meet begins Wednesday with the 800 freestyle relay and continues through Saturday night at Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on campus of the University of Texas, which also served as the host of the Women's NCAA Championships last week. The individual events begin with Thursday's prelims. Swimming prelims begin daily at 11 a.m. ET. Diving prelims get underway during the noon hour in Austin (1 p.m. ET). Finals sessions begin at 7 p.m.
The Boilermakers' nine qualifiers – the program's most since 10 men went to NCAAs in 2015 – will be competing in a combined eight events, including three relays. Purdue will have multiple student-athletes competing in all three diving events. Multiple Purdue divers have qualified for NCAAs each of the last seven years.
In November, the Boilermakers competed in Austin for the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational. Brandon Loschiavo was victorious on the tower that week. Ben Bramley (silver) and Greg Duncan (bronze) also medaled on 3-meter.
ESPN3 and ESPN's streaming apps will provide live video coverage of all the finals sessions. TexasSports.com is offering free webcasts of the remaining sessions, including the diving prelims and diving consolation finals.
Purdue has finished among the top 20 in the team scoring at the NCAA Championships each of the last two years, placing 13th in 2017 and 19th last season.
WHO'S COMPETING FOR THE BOILERMAKERS
• Purdue will be represented by Ben Bramley, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan and Brandon Loschiavo in the diving events. Nikola Acin, James Boone, Erik Juliusson, Trent Pellini and Joe Young earned berths in the swimming events, all as first-time qualifiers.
• Cifelli made history earlier this month, becoming the Boilermakers' first male diver to be a four-year qualifier for the NCAA Championships. He was a 1-meter championship finalist in 2017 and is also a two-time honorable mention All-American.
• Loschiavo is back at the NCAA Championships for the third year in a row, opting again to focus on the tower, which is his premier event. The two-time Big Ten gold medalist was a championship finalist in the event as a freshman and honorable mention All-American last year.
• Pellini is seeded eighth in the 100 breaststroke, which is on the schedule for Friday. Divers are not seeded. By qualifying as an individual, he assured the Boilermakers' relay teams would also earn berths at the national championship meet. Purdue will race in the 400 freestyle relay as well as both medley relays. The three relay events are the program's most at NCAAs since 2014.
• Acin and Bramley both qualified as freshmen. The 2015 season marked the only other time in team history that Purdue had both a freshman swimmer and freshman diver qualify in the same year, with Marat Amaltdinov and Steele Johnson accomplishing the feat.
• Duncan qualified for the NCAA Championships in both springboard events for the second year in a row. As a freshman at North Carolina last season, he was an honorable mention All-American on 3-meter.
MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS IN THE SAME YEAR, CONSECUTIVE SEASONS?
• With all four of Purdue's divers among the contenders to win NCAA titles, the Boilermakers are looking to become the first men's team since Miami (Fla.) in 1998 to have two different divers win a national championship in the same year. The Hurricanes actually accomplished the feat three years in a row from 1996 to 1998.
• Steele Johnson won three national titles over what proved to be his final two seasons at the NCAA Championships (2017, 2018). He announced earlier this month that he was turning pro after multiple foot surgeries sidelined him this season.
• Auburn was the last school to have different divers win NCAA titles in consecutive years. The Tigers' Caesar Garcia (2004), Matthew Bricker (2005) and Steve Segerlin (2006) won three straight national championships on platform. Tennessee (2003-04) and Miami (1999-02) have also accomplished the feat in the last 20 years.
RECENT ALL-AMERICA HISTORY
• The Boilermakers have had at least one All-American (in any event) at the NCAA Championships every year this century.
• One men's diver has earned All-America honors in 13 of the last 14 years. Olympians David Boudia and Steele Johnson won a combined 11 NCAA titles for Purdue since 2009.
• Finishing among the top 16 in the prelims is what assures an athlete of All-America honors. All three of Purdue's relay events this week also race in both the prelims and finals. The top eight compete for the national title in the championship final. Ninth to 16th place in the prelims advance to the consolation final and earn honorable mention All-America accolades.
• Joe Cifelli has an opportunity to become the first Boilermaker, swimmer or diver, to be an All-American four years in a row.
• By being seeded eighth in the 100 breast, Trent Pellini has an opportunity to become the fifth Boilermaker this century to be full-fledged All-American in a swimming event. Matthew Martin (1650 free in 2000, 2001), Louis Paul (200 IM in 2005), Giordan Pogioli (200 breast in 2006) and Marat Amaltdinov (200 breast in 2017) have also accomplished the feat.
BRANDO'S TOP COMPETITION ON THE TOWER
• As the reigning two-time Big Ten champion in platform diving and a USA Diving FINA World Cup qualifier in the event this past summer, Brandon Loschiavo will be among the favorites on 10-meter. His victorious list score of 508.65 at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in November stood as the best in the nation this season until Texas' Jordan Windle (521.60) won the Big 12 title. Loschiavo bested Windle head-to-head in Austin earlier this season at the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational, but Windle was victorious a month later at the USA Diving Winter Trials.
• The last two NCAA platform champions are also in the mix. Colin Zeng won the NCAA title on the tower for Ohio State in 2016 and Tennessee last year. He was the Southeastern Conference champion last month. The University of Miami's David Dinsmore won the NCAA title in 2017 to prevent Steele Johnson from sweeping the three diving events. Dinsmore won the ACC title this season and the USA Diving national title in May 2018.
• Ben Bramley is also a contender for Purdue as a freshman. He won the prelim round at Big Tens, claimed bronze in the final and finished second to Loschiavo at the Zone C Championships. His list score of 472.15 from Big Tens ranks fifth nationally.
Last week, six members of Purdue women's swimming & diving competed at the NCAA Championships in Columbus. Emily Meaney was the silver medalist in platform diving. Emily Bretscher placed 10th on both 1-meter and platform, earning honorable mention All-America accolades. The Purdue women finished 26th in the team scoring.
PURDUE ENTRIES & SCHEDULE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ben Bramley – 3-Meter, Platform Diving
Joe Cifelli – 1-Meter, 3-Meter Diving
Greg Duncan – 1-Meter, 3-Meter Diving
Brandon Loschiavo – Platform Diving
Trent Pellini – 100 & 200 Breast, 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Nikola Acin – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay
James Boone – 400 Free Relay
Erik Juliusson – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Joe Young – 200 & 400 Medley Relays, 400 Free Relay (TBD)
Thursday, March 28 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1:15 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
1-Meter Diving – Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan
400 Medley Relay – Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson, Nikola Acin
Friday, March 29 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1:15 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
100 Breast – Trent Pellini
3-Meter Diving – Ben Bramley, Joe Cifelli, Greg Duncan
200 Medley Relay – Joe Young, Trent Pellini, Erik Juliusson, Nikola Acin
Saturday, March 30 – 11 a.m. Swimming Prelims, 1 p.m. Diving Prelims // 7 p.m. Finals
200 Breast – Trent Pellini
Platform Diving – Ben Bramley, Brandon Loschiavo
400 Free Relay – Nikola Acin, James Boone, TBD, TBD