WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A sweep of the six diving events, Nick Sherman's program record in the 200 individual medley and Brady Samuels' four top-two individual finishes headlined the week as 57 Boilermakers scored at swimming & diving's Purdue Invitational.
The Boilermakers won 12 events at the three-day midseason showcase and the men also emerged victorious in team scoring, winning the Purdue Invite for the sixth time while repeating as the meet champion for the first time.
Jordan Rzepka swept the diving events, becoming the Boilermakers' first male diver to accomplish the feat at the Purdue Invite since David Boudia in 2010. Sophie McAfee swept the springboard events and finished as the women's top scorer while accounting for 52 team points.
EVENT VICTORIES AT THE 2022 PURDUE INVITE
• Jordan Rzepka – 1-Meter, 3-Meter & Platform Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving
• Nick Sherman – 200 Breast & 200 IM
• Brady Samuels – 100 Back & 100 Fly
• Maggie Merriman – Platform Diving
• Men's 400 Free Relay – Sherman, Samuels, Muhammad, Hart
• Men's 800 Free Relay – Sherman, McCarthy, Samuels, Wenker
Samuels scored in four individual events for the second year in a row while again finishing as the men's top scorer, accounting for 73.5 points. He won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke 45 minutes apart Thursday. The sophomore added runner-up showings in the A finals of the 50 and 100 freestyle. He posted NCAA provisional qualifying times (B Cuts) in all four events and improved on his second-fastest mark in team history in the 100 back.
Sherman eclipsed his own record while winning the 200 IM, lowering the benchmark to 1:42.90 with a time that ranks sixth nationally going into Thanksgiving. It was his first of six B Cuts for the week. He was also victorious in the 200 breaststroke and would have matched Samuels as a four-time scorer in A finals but opted to scratch the 100 back Thursday rather than swim the 100 breast and 100 back as back-to-back events.
Samuels and Sherman were also the Boilermakers' top performers on relays, racing as part of all five scoring quartets. They helped Purdue win the 400 and 800 free relays, with the 800 team coming up just .03 hundredths shy of the program record. The 400 team moved into third place in program history.
On the women's side, Kate Beavon scored in four individual events – 200, 500, 1650 free and 400 IM – while racking up 4,050 yards (2.45 miles) of live racing over the course of the meet. By accounting for 30 team points, she was the women's top scorer in the swimming events.
Hannah Hill and Maggie Love both qualified for an A final, won a B final and contributed to scoring quartets in four of the five relays. With her leadoff leg splits on the 200 and 400 free relays, Love joined the program's all-time leaderboards in the 50 and 100 free. The sophomore now ranks among the all-time top 15 in four individual events, the most among any active Boilermaker.
Michael Juengel scored in his four individual events – 50 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 back – while also demonstrating his versatility. The senior claimed bronze in the 200 back and won B finals of the 50 free and 100 back. Coleman Modglin also won bronze in his premier event, the 200 breast. Sam Bennett was a silver medalist behind Rzepka on both springboards.
Rzepka and Sherman led the way as nine members of the men's team scored in all three of their individual events. Ethan Shaw and Idris Muhammad were also three-time A finalists. On the women's side, six Boilermakers scored in all three of their individual events. Among them were freshmen divers Daryn Wright and Kaitlin Simons along with their classmate Reagan Mattice from the distance group. Wright won silver and bronze on the springboards.
Abby Harter (backstroke) and Lindsay Turner (butterfly) were A finalists in both events of their featured strokes. Beavon was the only other swimmer for the Purdue women with a pair of A final-equivalent finishes.
Idris Muhammad moved into fourth place in team history with a time of 19.50 in the 50 free. Andrew Witty (100 and 200 breast) and Muhammad (50 free, 100 back) both joined the men's all-time leaderboards in a pair of individual events at the Purdue Invite.
Swimming & diving's post-Thanksgiving schedule of competition is always light as the holiday season begins. Selected Boilermakers will compete at USA Swimming's U.S. Open (Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Greensboro, N.C.), the USA Diving Winter Nationals (Dec. 11-18 in Morgantown, W. Va.) and CSCAA Open Water Nationals (Dec. 18 in Miami) over the next month. Winter training begins on campus shortly after Christmas. Purdue's next home meet is set for Saturday, Jan. 21 vs. Indiana.
The Boilermakers won 12 events at the three-day midseason showcase and the men also emerged victorious in team scoring, winning the Purdue Invite for the sixth time while repeating as the meet champion for the first time.
Jordan Rzepka swept the diving events, becoming the Boilermakers' first male diver to accomplish the feat at the Purdue Invite since David Boudia in 2010. Sophie McAfee swept the springboard events and finished as the women's top scorer while accounting for 52 team points.
EVENT VICTORIES AT THE 2022 PURDUE INVITE
• Jordan Rzepka – 1-Meter, 3-Meter & Platform Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving
• Nick Sherman – 200 Breast & 200 IM
• Brady Samuels – 100 Back & 100 Fly
• Maggie Merriman – Platform Diving
• Men's 400 Free Relay – Sherman, Samuels, Muhammad, Hart
• Men's 800 Free Relay – Sherman, McCarthy, Samuels, Wenker
Samuels scored in four individual events for the second year in a row while again finishing as the men's top scorer, accounting for 73.5 points. He won the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke 45 minutes apart Thursday. The sophomore added runner-up showings in the A finals of the 50 and 100 freestyle. He posted NCAA provisional qualifying times (B Cuts) in all four events and improved on his second-fastest mark in team history in the 100 back.
Sherman eclipsed his own record while winning the 200 IM, lowering the benchmark to 1:42.90 with a time that ranks sixth nationally going into Thanksgiving. It was his first of six B Cuts for the week. He was also victorious in the 200 breaststroke and would have matched Samuels as a four-time scorer in A finals but opted to scratch the 100 back Thursday rather than swim the 100 breast and 100 back as back-to-back events.
Samuels and Sherman were also the Boilermakers' top performers on relays, racing as part of all five scoring quartets. They helped Purdue win the 400 and 800 free relays, with the 800 team coming up just .03 hundredths shy of the program record. The 400 team moved into third place in program history.
On the women's side, Kate Beavon scored in four individual events – 200, 500, 1650 free and 400 IM – while racking up 4,050 yards (2.45 miles) of live racing over the course of the meet. By accounting for 30 team points, she was the women's top scorer in the swimming events.
Hannah Hill and Maggie Love both qualified for an A final, won a B final and contributed to scoring quartets in four of the five relays. With her leadoff leg splits on the 200 and 400 free relays, Love joined the program's all-time leaderboards in the 50 and 100 free. The sophomore now ranks among the all-time top 15 in four individual events, the most among any active Boilermaker.
Michael Juengel scored in his four individual events – 50 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 back – while also demonstrating his versatility. The senior claimed bronze in the 200 back and won B finals of the 50 free and 100 back. Coleman Modglin also won bronze in his premier event, the 200 breast. Sam Bennett was a silver medalist behind Rzepka on both springboards.
| BOILERMAKERS' TOP 5 INDIVIDUAL SCORERS AT THE PURDUE INVITATIONAL | |
| MEN 1.) Brady Samuels – 73.5 Points 100 Back – Event Winner (20 Points) 100 Fly – Event Winner (20 Points) 50 Free – T-2nd in A Final (16.5 Points) 100 Free – 2nd in A Final (17 Points) 2.) Jordan Rzepka – 60 Points 1-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) 3-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) Platform – Event Winner (20 Points) 3.) Nick Sherman – 57 Points 200 IM – Event Winner (20 Points) 200 Breast – Event Winner (20 Pts) 100 Breast – 2nd in A Final (17 Pts) T-4.) Idris Muhammad – 41 Points 50 Free – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 100 Back – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 100 Free – 7th in A Final (12 Points) T-4.) Ethan Shaw – 41 Points 400 IM – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 500 Free – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 200 Fly – 7th in A Final (12 Points) |
WOMEN 1.) Sophie McAfee – 52 Points 1-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) 3-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) Platform – 7th in Final (12 Points) 2.) Daryn Wright – 46 Points 1-Meter – 2nd in Final (17 Points) 3-Meter – 3rd in Final (16 Points) Platform – 6th in Final (13 Points) 3.) Kate Beavon – 30 Points 1650 Free – 6th Overall (13 Points) 500 Free – 8th in A Final (11 Points) 200 Free – 6th in B Final (3 Points) 400 IM – 6th in B Final (3 Points) T-4.) Abby Harter – 26 Points 100 Back – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 200 Back – 7th in A Final (12 Points) T-4.) Lindsay Turner – 26 Points 200 Fly – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 100 Fly – 7th in A Final (12 Points) |
Rzepka and Sherman led the way as nine members of the men's team scored in all three of their individual events. Ethan Shaw and Idris Muhammad were also three-time A finalists. On the women's side, six Boilermakers scored in all three of their individual events. Among them were freshmen divers Daryn Wright and Kaitlin Simons along with their classmate Reagan Mattice from the distance group. Wright won silver and bronze on the springboards.
Abby Harter (backstroke) and Lindsay Turner (butterfly) were A finalists in both events of their featured strokes. Beavon was the only other swimmer for the Purdue women with a pair of A final-equivalent finishes.
Idris Muhammad moved into fourth place in team history with a time of 19.50 in the 50 free. Andrew Witty (100 and 200 breast) and Muhammad (50 free, 100 back) both joined the men's all-time leaderboards in a pair of individual events at the Purdue Invite.
Swimming & diving's post-Thanksgiving schedule of competition is always light as the holiday season begins. Selected Boilermakers will compete at USA Swimming's U.S. Open (Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Greensboro, N.C.), the USA Diving Winter Nationals (Dec. 11-18 in Morgantown, W. Va.) and CSCAA Open Water Nationals (Dec. 18 in Miami) over the next month. Winter training begins on campus shortly after Christmas. Purdue's next home meet is set for Saturday, Jan. 21 vs. Indiana.
| BOILERMAKERS' TOP-SCORING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT THE PURDUE INVITATIONAL | |
| MEN 1.) 200 Breast – 79 Points 2.) 200 Back – 66 Points 3.) 100 Back – 65 Points 4.) 100 Breast – 63 Points 5.) 200 IM – 46 Points |
WOMEN 1.) Platform Diving – 48 Points 2.) 1-Meter Diving – 46 Points 3.) 200 Fly – 41 Points 4.) 100 Back – 39 Points 5.) 3-Meter Diving – 37 Points |