WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fours were wild for Purdue men's swimming & diving at the Big Ten Championships this year as the 17 Boilermakers that scored in an individual event teamed up for a quartet of relay records and a fourth-place finish in the team scoring.
The Boilermakers won four medals this season, headlined by Brandon Loschiavo's third career Big Ten title in platform diving. Nikola Aćin doubled up his silver medals in the 100 freestyle and as part of Purdue's 200 free relay team. Ben Bramley medaled in platform diving for the third year in a row.
PURDUE'S 4TH PLACE FINISHES AT BIG TENS (SINCE 1976)
• 1988, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
The four relay records, all via NCAA automatic qualifying times (A Cuts), headlined the six program benchmarks set by the Boilermakers. Purdue eclipsed four relay records at Big Tens for the first time since 2009, which was also the last year the program won silver in a relay (also 200 free).
Individually, Nick Sherman (1:33.81 in 200) and Aćin (42.27 in 100) eclipsed team records in the freestyle events. Sherman bested John Schmitt's 200 free mark that had stood since 2009 and Aćin took down a 100 free record by Purdue's last silver medalist in the event at Big Tens, Danny Tucker in 2013.
Senior Trent Pellini was once again Purdue's top scorer in the swimming events, accounting for a career-high 73 team points while being an A finalist in all three of his events. He scored in all three of his events for the third time in his career and became the first Purdue swimmer since Guillermo Blanco in 2015 to be a three-time A finalist. Pellini's 73 team points were also the most by a Purdue swimmer since the scoring breakdown changed beginning in 2016.
Pellini was one of six Boilermakers to score in all three of their individual events, joining Aćin, Bramley, Loschiavo, Sherman and Brett Riley. All six accomplished the feat for at least the second time in their careers.
Highlighted by 10 career bests that were among the top five in program history, the Purdue swimmers produced 22 times that claimed spots among the team's top 15 all-time lists. Impressively, 15 different Boilermakers had at least one career best among that group of 22.
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BESTS TO JOIN RECORD BOOK
• Nikola Aćin – 1st in 100 Free (42.27)
• Nick Sherman – 1st in 200 Free (1:33.81)
• Michael Juengel – T-2nd in 100 Back (46.97)
• Trent Pellini – 2nd in 200 IM (1:44.00)
• Nikola Aćin – 3rd in 50 Free (19.38)
• Nick Sherman – 3rd in 100 Free (42.88)
• Trent Pellini – 3rd in 100 Fly (46.36)
• Nick Sherman – 3rd in 200 IM (1:44.13)
• Brett Riley – 3rd in 400 IM (3:46.74)
• Elliot Cooper – 4th in 200 Fly (1:45.68)
• Ryan Lawrence – 6th in 50 Free (19.69)
• Liam Walker – 8th in 100 Fly (47.48)
• Coleman Modglin – 7th in 200 Breast (1:56.88)
• Liam Walker – 9th in 200 Fly (1:46.45)
• Coleman Modglin – 10th in 100 Breast (53.82)
• Ryan Lawrence – 11th in 100 Free (43.62)
• Skyler Younkin – 11th in 200 Fly (1:46.95)
• Ryan Hrosik – 13th in 100 Free (43.78)
• Jack Smith – 14th in 100 Back (48.36)
• Andrew Alders – 14th in 100 Breast (54.94)
• Charlie King – 14th in 200 Fly (1:47.37)
• Aaron Frollo – 15th in 1650 Free (15:33.01)
The relays produced big points as the Boilermakers finished among the top four in four of those five events, racking up 258 of the 732 total points (35%). Acin and Sherman both contributed to four of the five relays, three of which set team records. In the individual events, Purdue's earned at least 50 team points in platform diving (59), 100 free (56.5), 3-meter diving (53) and 200 IM (51).
The Boilermakers are projected to send nine student-athletes to the NCAA Championships. The team's three divers all qualified with another strong showing at Zones. Swimming qualifiers will be announced Wednesday. Aćin (50 & 100 free), Pellini (100 breast, 200 IM) and Sherman (200 free, 200 IM) are projected to qualify in individual events and will also be key contributors to the four relays. Relay invitations to NCAAs are projected to go to Michael Juengel, Ryan Hrosik and Ryan Lawrence.
3-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PLATFORM DIVING
• Minnesota's P.J. Bogart (1993-95)
• Michigan's Jason Coben (2002-04)
• Purdue's David Boudia (2009-11)
• Purdue's Brandon Loschiavo (2018-19, 2021)
PURDUE DIVERS TO MEDAL AT BIG TENS IN 3 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
• Carrie McCambridge (2004-06)
• David Colturi (2008-10)
• David Boudia (2009-11)
• MacKenzie Tweardy (2013-15)
• Ben Bramley (2019-21)
The Boilermakers won four medals this season, headlined by Brandon Loschiavo's third career Big Ten title in platform diving. Nikola Aćin doubled up his silver medals in the 100 freestyle and as part of Purdue's 200 free relay team. Ben Bramley medaled in platform diving for the third year in a row.
PURDUE'S 4TH PLACE FINISHES AT BIG TENS (SINCE 1976)
• 1988, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
The four relay records, all via NCAA automatic qualifying times (A Cuts), headlined the six program benchmarks set by the Boilermakers. Purdue eclipsed four relay records at Big Tens for the first time since 2009, which was also the last year the program won silver in a relay (also 200 free).
Individually, Nick Sherman (1:33.81 in 200) and Aćin (42.27 in 100) eclipsed team records in the freestyle events. Sherman bested John Schmitt's 200 free mark that had stood since 2009 and Aćin took down a 100 free record by Purdue's last silver medalist in the event at Big Tens, Danny Tucker in 2013.
Senior Trent Pellini was once again Purdue's top scorer in the swimming events, accounting for a career-high 73 team points while being an A finalist in all three of his events. He scored in all three of his events for the third time in his career and became the first Purdue swimmer since Guillermo Blanco in 2015 to be a three-time A finalist. Pellini's 73 team points were also the most by a Purdue swimmer since the scoring breakdown changed beginning in 2016.
Pellini was one of six Boilermakers to score in all three of their individual events, joining Aćin, Bramley, Loschiavo, Sherman and Brett Riley. All six accomplished the feat for at least the second time in their careers.
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||||
| Boilermaker | Career Pts | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Brandon Loschiavo | 249 | 75 | DNC | 55 | 48 | 71 |
| Trent Pellini | 198 | 73 | 38 | 51 | 36 | NA |
| Ben Bramley | 159 | 54 | 43 | 62 | NA | NA |
| Greg Duncan | 144 | 31 | 59 | 54 | NA | NA |
| Nikola Aćin | 141 | 55 | 37 | 49 | NA | NA |
| Nick Sherman | 83 | 58 | 25 | -- | NA | NA |
| Ryan Lawrence | 51 | 28 | 20 | 3 | -- | NA |
| Brett Riley | 46 | 21 | 25 | -- | NA | NA |
| Ryan Hrosik | 37.5 | 10.5 | 18 | 9 | NA | NA |
| Michael Juengel | 30 | 2 | 28 | NA | NA | NA |
| Batuhan Hakan | 29.5 | 7.5 | DNC | -- | 22 | NA |
| Nikola Bjelajac | 26 | DNC | 11 | 15 | -- | NA |
| Elliot Cooper | 23 | 22 | 1 | NA | NA | NA |
| DNC = Did Not Compete | ||||||
Highlighted by 10 career bests that were among the top five in program history, the Purdue swimmers produced 22 times that claimed spots among the team's top 15 all-time lists. Impressively, 15 different Boilermakers had at least one career best among that group of 22.
INDIVIDUAL CAREER BESTS TO JOIN RECORD BOOK
• Nikola Aćin – 1st in 100 Free (42.27)
• Nick Sherman – 1st in 200 Free (1:33.81)
• Michael Juengel – T-2nd in 100 Back (46.97)
• Trent Pellini – 2nd in 200 IM (1:44.00)
• Nikola Aćin – 3rd in 50 Free (19.38)
• Nick Sherman – 3rd in 100 Free (42.88)
• Trent Pellini – 3rd in 100 Fly (46.36)
• Nick Sherman – 3rd in 200 IM (1:44.13)
• Brett Riley – 3rd in 400 IM (3:46.74)
• Elliot Cooper – 4th in 200 Fly (1:45.68)
• Ryan Lawrence – 6th in 50 Free (19.69)
• Liam Walker – 8th in 100 Fly (47.48)
• Coleman Modglin – 7th in 200 Breast (1:56.88)
• Liam Walker – 9th in 200 Fly (1:46.45)
• Coleman Modglin – 10th in 100 Breast (53.82)
• Ryan Lawrence – 11th in 100 Free (43.62)
• Skyler Younkin – 11th in 200 Fly (1:46.95)
• Ryan Hrosik – 13th in 100 Free (43.78)
• Jack Smith – 14th in 100 Back (48.36)
• Andrew Alders – 14th in 100 Breast (54.94)
• Charlie King – 14th in 200 Fly (1:47.37)
• Aaron Frollo – 15th in 1650 Free (15:33.01)
The relays produced big points as the Boilermakers finished among the top four in four of those five events, racking up 258 of the 732 total points (35%). Acin and Sherman both contributed to four of the five relays, three of which set team records. In the individual events, Purdue's earned at least 50 team points in platform diving (59), 100 free (56.5), 3-meter diving (53) and 200 IM (51).
The Boilermakers are projected to send nine student-athletes to the NCAA Championships. The team's three divers all qualified with another strong showing at Zones. Swimming qualifiers will be announced Wednesday. Aćin (50 & 100 free), Pellini (100 breast, 200 IM) and Sherman (200 free, 200 IM) are projected to qualify in individual events and will also be key contributors to the four relays. Relay invitations to NCAAs are projected to go to Michael Juengel, Ryan Hrosik and Ryan Lawrence.
| RELAY RECAP FROM BIG TENS | ||||
| Relay | Boilermaker(s) | Time | Finish | Leadoff Leg |
| 200 Free | Aćin, Hrosik, Sherman, Lawrence | 1:16.50* | 2nd | Aćin 19.38 3rd in 50 Free |
| 400 Free | Sherman, Pellini, Aćin, Lawrence |
2:50.32* | 4th | Sherman 42.88 3rd in 100 Free |
| 200 Medley | Juengel, Pellini, Hrosik, Aćin | 1:23.82* | 4th | NA |
| 400 Medley | Juengel, Pellini, Sherman, Aćin | 3:05.92 | 4th | Juengel 46.97 2nd in 100 Back |
| 800 Free | Sherman, Hakan, Wenker, Alders | 6:24.63* | 7th | Sherman 1:33.81 1st in 200 Free |
| * -- Program Record Time | ||||
3-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PLATFORM DIVING
• Minnesota's P.J. Bogart (1993-95)
• Michigan's Jason Coben (2002-04)
• Purdue's David Boudia (2009-11)
• Purdue's Brandon Loschiavo (2018-19, 2021)
PURDUE DIVERS TO MEDAL AT BIG TENS IN 3 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS
• Carrie McCambridge (2004-06)
• David Colturi (2008-10)
• David Boudia (2009-11)
• MacKenzie Tweardy (2013-15)
• Ben Bramley (2019-21)