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Senior Day Headlines Opportunity to Host B1G Triple Duals

Purdue swimming & diving's triennial opportunity to host Minnesota and Northwestern for the Big Ten Triple Duals doubles as a chance to honor the program's seniors on day 2 of the final co-ed meet of the season.

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TRIPLE DUAL MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men and Women host Minnesota and Northwestern

Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 1 at Noon
Senior Day Ceremony is Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue swimming & diving's triennial opportunity to host Minnesota and Northwestern for the Big Ten Triple Duals doubles as a chance to honor the program's seniors on day 2 of the final co-ed meet of the season.

Twenty events will be contested over two days of action at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center. Friday's schedule begins at 6 p.m. ET and features 11 events. The first 100 fans in attendance Friday receive a free Purdue swim cap. Nine events are on the slate for Saturday, with action beginning at noon.

Purdue's world-famous Big Bass Drum will once again be on deck for Saturday's Senior Day ceremony, which begins at 11:30 a.m. Thirteen Boilermakers – three members of the support staff and 10 student-athletes – will be recognized for their contributions to Purdue swimming & diving. Seniors in the class of 2020 includes: Anna Giesler, Luke Ingram, Kristian Komlenic, Courtney Kresl, Kate May, Nick McDowell, Natalie Mudd, Jinq En Phee, Will Schrensky and Reagan Thom. Colin Harris (diving), Phillip Phan (men's swimming) and Elizabeth Pritchett (athletic trainer) will also be honored for their work on deck.

Senior Emily Meaney will not be in attendance. She returned to Australia this week in preparation for her home country's FINA Diving World Cup Selection Trials. The two-time All-American was recognized at Purdue's Jan. 10 dual vs. Michigan State.

Northwestern's teams are ranked No. 16 (women) and No. 21 (men). The Minnesota women are also No. 23 in the latest coaches dual meet poll. Combined, the Boilermakers have competed against nine nationally ranked opponents of the possible 12 in their dual meets this season.
 
BIG TEN TRIPLE DUALS INFO
MEET FORMAT
2 heats of every individual event
Max 4 scoring swimmers per event
Max 2 scoring relays per event
Max 6 events per swimmer for the meet
LANE ASSIGNMENTS
Purdue: 4 & 7
Minnesota: 2 & 5
Northwestern: 3 & 6
Lanes 1 & 8 of each heat are exhibition
ORDER OF EVENTS
Friday at 6 p.m. ET
200 Medley Relay
Springboard Diving
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
200 IM
10-Minute Break
800 Free Relay
Saturday at Noon ET
200 Free Relay
Platform Diving
400 IM
100 Free
200 Back
100 Fly
500 Free
200 Breast
10-Minute Break
400 Free Relay
 

The Boilermakers are hosting the Big Ten Triple Duals for the second time since Northwestern replaced Wisconsin at the annual meet during the 2014-15 school year. With a format that features 20 events over two days of competition and multiple conference rivals competing, the meet serves as a mini preview of the Big Ten Championships.

Purdue also hosted the Big Ten Triple Duals when the programs' current seniors were freshmen.

McDowell has registered three career victories at the Big Ten Triple Duals, sweeping the distance freestyle events in 2018 when Minnesota hosted and winning the 500 again last year at Northwestern.

Ben Bramley and Emily Bretscher teamed up for a sweep of the 3-meter diving events last season in Evanston as the other active Boilermakers to win individual events at the meet. Nikola Aćin, Nikola Bjelejac and Ryan Lawrence also helped the Purdue men win the 200 freestyle relay in 2019.

McDowell and Schrensky have earned all three prominent academic honors during their careers – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America and Academic All-Big Ten.

Meaney and Phee have both earned All-America honors as multi-year qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Since enrolling at Purdue in the fall of 2016, both international student-athletes have also represented their countries at premier showcases like the World University Games and FINA World Championships.

SENIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Current Team Freshman Records
3 – Current Program Records
4 – Since-Broken Program Records
4 – Berths at NCAA Championships
6 – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Honors
8 – CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
13 – Combined Spots Among Purdue's All-Time Leaders in Relays
19 – Combined Spots Among Purdue's All-Time Leaders in Individual Events
20 – Academic All-Big Ten Honors

PROGRAM RECORDS BY SENIORS
Emily Meaney – Platform Diving
Jinq En Phee – 200 & 400 Medley Relays
Kristian Komlenic – 100 Backstroke^, 400 Medley Relay^
^Record since broken

WHERE THEY RANK
Seniors Among Purdue's All-Time Top 15 in Multiple Individual Events
Jinq En Phee: 2nd in 100 Breast, 3rd in 200 Breast; Avg. = 2.5
Kristian Komlenic: 2nd in 100 Back, 3rd in 200 Back; Avg. = 2.5
Nick McDowell: 3rd in 500 Free, 3rd in 1000 Free, 3rd in 1650 Free; Avg. = 3.0
Natalie Mudd: 8th in 100 Back, 9th in 200 Back; Avg. = 8.5
Emily Meaney: 1st on Platform, 11th on 1-Meter, 14th on 3-Meter; Avg. = 8.67
Kate May: 10th in 200 Fly, 14th in 100 Fly; Avg. = 12.0
Will Schrensky: 12th in 200 Breast, 13th in 100 Breast; Avg. = 12.5
Reagan Thom: 15th in 100 Breast, 15th in 200 Breast; Avg. = 15.0

PURDUE'S RECENT TRIPLE DUALS AT HOME
November 2018: Co-Ed vs. Tennessee & Wisconsin
January 2017: Co-Ed vs. Minnesota & Northwestern
October 2015: Women vs. Notre Dame & Ohio State (plus Men's Divers)
January 2014: Co-Ed vs. Minnesota & Wisconsin
November 2013: Co-Ed vs. Northwestern & Ohio State (plus Men vs. Iowa)
January 2011: Co-Ed vs. Minnesota & Wisconsin (plus Women vs. Illinois)
 
PURDUE'S INDIVIDUAL EVENT VICTORY LEADERS FOR 2019-20
MEN
Greg Duncan – 8
Nick McDowell – 7
Trent Pellini – 6
Brett Riley – 4
Michael Juengel – 3
 
WOMEN
Emily Bretscher – 7
Mallory Jump – 7
Jinq En Phee – 6
Claire Abbasse – 3
Sylvia Kobylak – 3
Emily Meaney – 3