MADISON, Wis. – A 100-point showing on the tower that produced a pair of diving medals coupled with a pair of top-five times in program history headlined the four-day showcase as Purdue women's swimming diving had 12 student-athletes score in individual events at the Big Ten Championships.
Maycey Vieta, Maggie Merriman, Sophie McAfee and Emily (Bretscher) Pfeiffer were all championship finalists in platform diving, making half the eight-diver field Boilermakers. In the process, Purdue's divers accomplished the following feats…
• Vieta won silver for the second time in her career, moving into third place in program history with a list score of 349.50
• Merriman became just Purdue's third female diver to medal in three consecutive years at Big Tens (winning bronze)
• McAfee capped her impressive debut at the championships with a third top-10 finish
• Pfeiffer closed out her career at Big Tens as a five-year championship finalist on the tower
Hannah Hill eclipsed the Purdue freshman record in the 50 freestyle (22.88) in both the individual event and on the leadoff leg of the 200 free relay (22.76). Going back to the fall, she lowered the program's first-year benchmark in the seven by 0.3 tenths of a second as the first freshman to break 23 seconds.
Lindsay Turner (1:57.93 in 200 fly) and Abby Harter (1:57.01 in 200 back) moved into the top five in program history in the final session of the meet Saturday. They each scored in both the 100 and 200 events. Turner will enter her senior season with an opportunity to be a four-year scorer at Big Tens. Masy Folcik scored in both breaststroke events for the second year in a row and was the team's top scorer among the swimmers.
CAREER BESTS TO ELEVATE PERFORMER IN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Maycey Vieta – 3rd in Platform Diving (349.50)
• Abby Harter – 4th in 200 Back (1:57.01)
• Lindsay Turner – 4th in 200 Fly (1:57.93
• Hannah Hill – 6th in 50 Free
• Abby Harter – 6th in 100 Back (54.12)
• Maggie Merriman – 8th in Platform Diving (324.00)
• Kat Mueller – 12th in 100 Back (54.93)
• Sophie McAfee – 13th in Platform Diving (294.75)
• Madeline Greaves – 14th in 200 Fly (1:59.96)
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (338.35)
• Kat Mueller – 15th in 100 Fly (54.70)
Pfeiffer was also a championship finalist on 1-meter, closing out her career at Big Tens as a 10-time qualifier for championship finals across the three events. She accounted for 300 team points over the five years, a team record that has the potential to stand for a long time.
As a freshman, McAfee accounted for 60 team points to finish as Purdue's top scorer. She swept the springboard consolation finals, registering a pair of ninth-place finishes overall to go with her fifth-place showing on the tower. Since 2002, Susan Hentschel (50 and 100 free in 2006) is believed to be the only other Boilermaker to win a pair of consolation finals at Big Tens in the same year.
Jenna Sonnenberg joined McAfee in scoring in all three diving events in her debut at Big Tens.
Purdue had at least one member of each academic class score in an individual event. Led by two-event scorer Madeline Greaves, who joined Turner in the B final of the 200 fly, five true freshmen scored for the Boilermakers. Maggie Love won the C final of the 100 breast while cracking the top 10 in the event.
The Purdue divers have won a medal on platform for five consecutive years dating back to 2018. Vieta and Merriman also teamed up for a silver-bronze combination in 2020. Prior to 2020, the Boilermakers had not had two student-athletes medal in the same event since 2014.
Maycey Vieta, Maggie Merriman, Sophie McAfee and Emily (Bretscher) Pfeiffer were all championship finalists in platform diving, making half the eight-diver field Boilermakers. In the process, Purdue's divers accomplished the following feats…
• Vieta won silver for the second time in her career, moving into third place in program history with a list score of 349.50
• Merriman became just Purdue's third female diver to medal in three consecutive years at Big Tens (winning bronze)
• McAfee capped her impressive debut at the championships with a third top-10 finish
• Pfeiffer closed out her career at Big Tens as a five-year championship finalist on the tower
Hannah Hill eclipsed the Purdue freshman record in the 50 freestyle (22.88) in both the individual event and on the leadoff leg of the 200 free relay (22.76). Going back to the fall, she lowered the program's first-year benchmark in the seven by 0.3 tenths of a second as the first freshman to break 23 seconds.
Lindsay Turner (1:57.93 in 200 fly) and Abby Harter (1:57.01 in 200 back) moved into the top five in program history in the final session of the meet Saturday. They each scored in both the 100 and 200 events. Turner will enter her senior season with an opportunity to be a four-year scorer at Big Tens. Masy Folcik scored in both breaststroke events for the second year in a row and was the team's top scorer among the swimmers.
CAREER BESTS TO ELEVATE PERFORMER IN PURDUE RECORD BOOK
• Maycey Vieta – 3rd in Platform Diving (349.50)
• Abby Harter – 4th in 200 Back (1:57.01)
• Lindsay Turner – 4th in 200 Fly (1:57.93
• Hannah Hill – 6th in 50 Free
• Abby Harter – 6th in 100 Back (54.12)
• Maggie Merriman – 8th in Platform Diving (324.00)
• Kat Mueller – 12th in 100 Back (54.93)
• Sophie McAfee – 13th in Platform Diving (294.75)
• Madeline Greaves – 14th in 200 Fly (1:59.96)
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (338.35)
• Kat Mueller – 15th in 100 Fly (54.70)
Pfeiffer was also a championship finalist on 1-meter, closing out her career at Big Tens as a 10-time qualifier for championship finals across the three events. She accounted for 300 team points over the five years, a team record that has the potential to stand for a long time.
As a freshman, McAfee accounted for 60 team points to finish as Purdue's top scorer. She swept the springboard consolation finals, registering a pair of ninth-place finishes overall to go with her fifth-place showing on the tower. Since 2002, Susan Hentschel (50 and 100 free in 2006) is believed to be the only other Boilermaker to win a pair of consolation finals at Big Tens in the same year.
Jenna Sonnenberg joined McAfee in scoring in all three diving events in her debut at Big Tens.
Purdue had at least one member of each academic class score in an individual event. Led by two-event scorer Madeline Greaves, who joined Turner in the B final of the 200 fly, five true freshmen scored for the Boilermakers. Maggie Love won the C final of the 100 breast while cracking the top 10 in the event.
The Purdue divers have won a medal on platform for five consecutive years dating back to 2018. Vieta and Merriman also teamed up for a silver-bronze combination in 2020. Prior to 2020, the Boilermakers had not had two student-athletes medal in the same event since 2014.
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Emily Pfeiffer | 300 | 45 | 72 | 83 | 51 | 49 |
| Maggie Merriman | 139 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 24 | NA |
| Maycey Vieta | 129 | 44 | 49 | 36 | NA | NA |
| Sophie McAfee | 65 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lindsay Turner | 43 | 16 | 6 | 21 | NA | NA |
| Jenna Sonnenberg | 35 | 35 | DNC | -- | -- | -- |
| Masy Folcik | 29 | 19 | 10 | NA | NA | NA |
| Sylvia Kobylak | 23 | DNC | 4 | 19 | NA | NA |
| Kate Beavon | 23 | -- | 23 | -- | NA | NA |
| Kendra Bowen | 18 | -- | -- | 18 | NA | NA |
| Madeline Greaves | 14 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- |