WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A meet record for Brady Samuels, freshman record for Abbie Kehmeier and 17 event victories all added up to 62 Boilermakers scoring for Purdue swimming & diving at the 11th co-ed edition of the Purdue Invitational.
The Purdue men and women both produced 49 lifetime bests at the annual midseason showcase. The Purdue women won the eight-team meet for the third time in program history and first time since 2015.
Samuels eclipsed the meet record in the 100 backstroke three times, setting the new benchmark at 45.81. The junior also owns the meet record in the 100 butterfly (45.66) from 2021. This year he swept his three individual events – 50 and 100 freestyle, 100 back – while also helping the Boilermakers win three relays (200 free, 200 and 400 medley).
Kehmeier eclipsed the team's freshman record in the 100 back (54.26), besting a first-year benchmark set by Abby Marcukaitis last fall. Marcukaitis moved into third place in team history with her career-best time of 53.57 this year at the Purdue Invitational.
Maggie Love, Caitlin Hurley and Maddie Phillips all scored in four individual events at the Purdue Invite this year. Love (200 IM) and Hurley (1650 free) were four-time A finalists while each claiming an event victory. Samuels also accounted for 60 team points with his three individual event wins.
EVENT VICTORIES AT THE 2023 PURDUE INVITE
• Brady Samuels – 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back
• Sophie McAfee – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving
• Cecilie Wiuff – 200 Fly
• Kate Mouser – 400 IM
• Caitlin Hurley – 1650 Free
• Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving
• Jordan Rzepka – 3-Meter Diving
• Daryn Wright – Platform Diving
• Men's Team Diving – Higbie, Miller, Rzepka
• Women's Team Diving – McAfee, Vieta, Wright
• Women's 200 Free Relay – Hill, Love, Schreder, Rojas
• Men's 200 Free Relay – Samuels, Muhammad, Wenker, Kelly
• Men's 200 Medley Relay – Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad
• Men's 400 Medley Relay – Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad
The Purdue women had 34 student-athletes score in at least one individual event (via a top-16 overall finish), with 16 scoring in at least three of their individual events. The Purdue men had 28 student-athletes score in an individual event, including nine Boilermakers that scored in all three of their individual events.
Sophie McAfee swept the springboard diving events at the Purdue Invite for the second year in a row. The Boilermakers won seven of the eight diving events contested over the three days, including men's and women's team diving, which were scored equally as relays this year.
The divers travel to Knoxville next week for the USA Diving Winter Nationals. Knoxville is also hosting diving's U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June. Selected swimmers will travel to South Florida for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships the week before Christmas. The Boilermakers are also scheduled to visit the Sunshine State for a winter training trip during the winter break on campus.
Purdue's next home meet is Saturday, Jan. 13 vs. Missouri and the Illinois women.
The Purdue men and women both produced 49 lifetime bests at the annual midseason showcase. The Purdue women won the eight-team meet for the third time in program history and first time since 2015.
Samuels eclipsed the meet record in the 100 backstroke three times, setting the new benchmark at 45.81. The junior also owns the meet record in the 100 butterfly (45.66) from 2021. This year he swept his three individual events – 50 and 100 freestyle, 100 back – while also helping the Boilermakers win three relays (200 free, 200 and 400 medley).
Kehmeier eclipsed the team's freshman record in the 100 back (54.26), besting a first-year benchmark set by Abby Marcukaitis last fall. Marcukaitis moved into third place in team history with her career-best time of 53.57 this year at the Purdue Invitational.
Maggie Love, Caitlin Hurley and Maddie Phillips all scored in four individual events at the Purdue Invite this year. Love (200 IM) and Hurley (1650 free) were four-time A finalists while each claiming an event victory. Samuels also accounted for 60 team points with his three individual event wins.
EVENT VICTORIES AT THE 2023 PURDUE INVITE
• Brady Samuels – 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back
• Sophie McAfee – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving
• Cecilie Wiuff – 200 Fly
• Kate Mouser – 400 IM
• Caitlin Hurley – 1650 Free
• Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving
• Jordan Rzepka – 3-Meter Diving
• Daryn Wright – Platform Diving
• Men's Team Diving – Higbie, Miller, Rzepka
• Women's Team Diving – McAfee, Vieta, Wright
• Women's 200 Free Relay – Hill, Love, Schreder, Rojas
• Men's 200 Free Relay – Samuels, Muhammad, Wenker, Kelly
• Men's 200 Medley Relay – Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad
• Men's 400 Medley Relay – Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad
The Purdue women had 34 student-athletes score in at least one individual event (via a top-16 overall finish), with 16 scoring in at least three of their individual events. The Purdue men had 28 student-athletes score in an individual event, including nine Boilermakers that scored in all three of their individual events.
Sophie McAfee swept the springboard diving events at the Purdue Invite for the second year in a row. The Boilermakers won seven of the eight diving events contested over the three days, including men's and women's team diving, which were scored equally as relays this year.
The divers travel to Knoxville next week for the USA Diving Winter Nationals. Knoxville is also hosting diving's U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June. Selected swimmers will travel to South Florida for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships the week before Christmas. The Boilermakers are also scheduled to visit the Sunshine State for a winter training trip during the winter break on campus.
Purdue's next home meet is Saturday, Jan. 13 vs. Missouri and the Illinois women.
| BOILERMAKERS' TOP 5 SCORERS IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT PURDUE INVITE | |
| MEN 1.) Brady Samuels – 60 Points 50 Free – Event Winner (20 Points) 100 Free – Event Winner (20 Points) 100 Back – Event Winner (20 Points) 2.) Holden Higbie – 50 Points Platform – 2nd Overall (17 Points) 3-Meter – 2nd in Final (17 Points) 1-Meter – 3rd in Final (16 Points) 3.) Ethan Shaw – 48 Points 500 Free – 2nd in A Final (17 Points) 400 IM – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 200 Fly – 4th in A Final (15 Points) T-4.) Idris Muhammad – 45 Points 50 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 100 Back – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 100 Free – 5th in A Final (14 Points) T-4.) Aaron Frollo – 45 Points 500 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 400 IM – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 1650 Free – 5th Overall (14 Points) |
WOMEN T-1.) Maggie Love – 63 Points 200 IM – Event Winner (20 Points) 50 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 200 Breast – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 100 Breast – 6th in A Final (13 Points) T-1.) Caitlin Hurley – 63 Points 1650 Free – Event Winner (20 Points) 200 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 500 Free – 4th in A Final (15 Points) 100 Free – 7th in A Final (12 Points) 3.) Sophie McAfee – 56 Points 1-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) 3-Meter – Event Winner (20 Points) Platform – 3rd Overall (16 Points) 4.) Daryn Wright – 54 Points Platform – Event Winner (20 Points) 1-Meter – 2nd in Final (17 Points) 3-Meter – 2nd in Final (17 Points) T-5.) Kate Beavon – 44 Points 500 Free – 3rd in A Final (16 Points) 200 Free – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 1650 Free – 5th Overall (14 Points) T-5.) Reagan Mattice – 44 Points 1650 Free – 2nd Overall (17 Points) 500 Free – 5th in A Final (14 Points) 200 Free – 6th in A Final (13 Points) |
| MOVED UP TEAM'S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS AT PURDUE INVITE | |
| MEN • Idris Muhammad – 46.88, 3rd in 100 Back • 400 Medley Relay Team – 3:07.00, 3rd …3:07.00, 3rd in 400 Medley Relay • Dylan Burau – 47.62, 4th in 200 Back • Brady Samuels – 19.46, T-4th in 50 Free • 200 Free Relay Team – 1:17.80, 6th …Samuels, Muhammad, Wenker, Kelly • 200 Medley Relay Team – 1:24.72, 6th …Samuels, Witty, King, Muhammad • Aaron Frollo – 4:23.29, 7th in 500 Free • Charlie King – 47.14, 9th in 100 Fly • Maxwell Blume – 1:57.73, 10th in 200 Breast • Dylan Burau – 47.62, 11th in 100 Back • Maxwell Blume – 53.92, 13th in 100 Breast • Charlie King – 1:46.96, 13th in 200 Fly • Andrew Witty – 1:58.15, 13th in 200 Breast |
WOMEN • Maggie Love – 1:59.49, 3rd in 200 IM • Abby Marcukaitis – 53.57, 3rd in 100 Back • Kate Mouser – 4:15.52, 4th in 400 IM • Maggie Love – 2:13.94, 7th in 200 Breast • Abbie Kehmeier – 54.26, 8th in 100 Back • Kate Mouser – 4:46.68, 8th in 500 Free • Kelsey Cooper – 1:58.11, 9th in 200 Back • Cecilie Wiuff – 1:59.10, 9th in 200 Fly • Mahala Erlandson – 2:14.25, 9th in 200 Breast • 200 Free Relay – 1:31.03, 9th …Hill, Love, Schreder, Rojas • 400 Free Relay Team – 3:18.88, 9th …Bowen, Love, Hurley, Schreder • 400 Medley Relay Team – 3:39.03, 9th …Marcukaitis, Folcik, Hardy, Bowen • Maggie Love – 22.87, 10th in 50 Free • Daryn Wright – 313.20, 12th on Platform • Brinly Hardy – 54.27, 12th in 100 Fly • Mahala Erlandson – 1:02.19, 13th in 100 Breast • Ava Fasano – 54.73, 13th in 100 Back • Kate Beavon – 4:47.42, 13th in 500 Free • Madeline Greaves – 1:59.67, 13th in 200 Fly • Abbie Kehmeier – 1:59.08, 13th in 200 Back • Keira Kask – 54.30, 14th in 100 Fly • Caitlin Hurley – 4:47.99, 14th in 500 Free • Ana Rojas – 54.92, 15th in 100 Back • Brinly Hardy – 1:59.79, 15th in 200 Fly • Caitlin Hurley – 16:41.69, 15th in 1650 Free |
| BOILERMAKERS' TOP-SCORING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT PURDUE INVITE | |
| MEN 1.) 200 Breast – 69 Points, 5 of Top 10 Finishers 2.) 100 Breast – 63 Points, 4 of Top 6 Finishers T-3.) 200 Fly – 55 Points, 5 of Top 11 Finishers T-3.) 400 IM – 55 Points, 4 of Top 8 Finishers 5.) 50 Free – 54.5 Points, 4 of Top 11 Finishers T-6.) 1-Meter Diving – 53 Points, 1-2-3 Finish T-6.) 3-Meter Diving – 53 Points, 1-2-3 Finish 8.) 100 Back – 49 Points, 3 of Top 8 Finishers 9.) 500 Free – 47 Points, 3 of Top 8 Finishers 10.) 100 Fly – 40 Points, 4 of Top 11 Finishers |
WOMEN 1.) Platform Diving – 85 Points, 6 of Top 10 Finishers 2.) 1-Meter Diving – 81 Points, 5 of Top 6 Finishers 3.) 500 Free – 72 Points, 5 of Top 9 Finishers 4.) 1650 Free – 67 Points, 5 of Top 10 Finishers 5.) 3-Meter Diving – 66 Points, 4 of Top 5 Finishers 6.) 200 Free – 63 Points, 4 of Top 6 Finishers 7.) 50 Free – 60 Points, 5 of Top 10 Finishers 8.) 100 Back – 58 Points, 5 of Top 10 Finishers T-9.) 200 IM – 55 Points, 3 of Top 8 Finishers T-9.) 200 Fly – 55 Points, 1-2-3 Finish |