MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Women's Swimming & Diving hosts the Big Ten Championships
Wednesday, Feb. 21 to Saturday, Feb. 24 / All Sessions Streaming on B1G+
Long Course Time Trials on Sunday, Feb. 25
Opening Night Relays & Team Diving at 5 p.m. ET
Swimming Prelims at 10 a.m. / Diving Prelims at Noon / 5 p.m. Finals Sessions
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Swimming & Diving's championship season begins in Boilermaker Country this week as the Purdue women have an opportunity to compete at home, hosting the full Big Ten Championships at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center for the fourth time.
Action is set for Wednesday evening through Saturday, with a bonus long course time trials session Sunday morning. Swimming prelims start at 10 a.m. and diving prelims at noon. Finals sessions begin at 5 p.m. with the diving consolation final. The meet begins Wednesday at 5 p.m. with a pair of relays plus the exhibition team diving event.
The Purdue women also hosted the Big Ten Championships in 2005, 2010 and 2017. The Big Ten Diving Championships for both genders were also held in West Lafayette in 2021.
Maycey Vieta is the defending Big Ten champion in platform diving, winning the Purdue women's first title in the event since 2009. Earlier this month, Vieta qualified for the Olympic Games on 10-meter for Puerto Rico. Now she aims to become the Purdue women's first repeat Big Ten champion since Hall of Famer Kim Fritsch in the 200 butterfly in 1993 and 1994. She could also join Hall of Famer Carrie McCambridge (2004, 2006) as women's divers to win conference titles at multiple Big Tens.
Other past/future Olympians competing at the Burke Aquatic Center this week include Ohio State's Lena Hentschel (Team Germany diver in 2020 and 2024), Wisconsin's Phoebe Bacon (Team USA swimmer in 2020) and Indiana's Mariah Denigan (Team USA open water qualifier for 2024).
Similar to Kendra Bowen and Kate Beavon this season, Masy Folcik has made plans to return as a fifth-year student-athlete in the fall. Folcik has an opportunity this week to become a four-year scorer at Big Tens. Back to 100% now 18 months removed from the hip surgery that sidelined her throughout the fall of 2022, Folcik posted Purdue's season-best time in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Quad on Feb. 2. Maggie Love broke the team record in the 200 individual medley that same night, eclipsing a mark that had stood since 2012. It was Purdue's first record-breaking moment since the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
Ohio State has won five consecutive Big Ten titles dating back to 2019. The Buckeyes and Indiana were both unbeaten in dual meet action this season and are ranked top-10 nationally. No. 13 Wisconsin, No. 14 Michigan and No. 22 Minnesota are also top-25 teams. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Rutgers have all competed at the Morgan J. Burke already this season.
MAYCEY'S MEDALS AT BIG TENS
• Gold in 2023, Silver in 2020 and 2022 (all on Platform)
• Vieta has an opportunity to join Hall of Famer Casey Matthews (2009-10, 2013-14) and former teammate Maggie Merriman (2020-23) as Purdue's female divers to medal at four different Big Ten Championships. She would also be just the fourth women's diver for the Boilermakers to medal at three consecutive Big Tens (Carrie McCambridge, 2004-06; MacKenzie Tweardy, 2013-15; Merriman).
ANNUAL DIVING MEDALISTS
• The Boilermakers have produced a medalist in platform diving at the last six Big Ten Championships dating back to 2018. Purdue has racked up 100-plus team points -- 109 in 2022, 102 last year -- in the event each of the last two years while accounting for half of the eight-diver championship field. Vieta has finished no worse than fourth place during her career at Big Tens. Sophie McAfee has also been a championship finalist in the event each of the last two years.
• Daryn Wright and Daryn Wright both scored in all three diving events last season. McAfee accomplished the feat for the second year in a row and Wright did it in her debut at Big Tens. Jenna Sonnenberg also achieved the distinction in 2022 in her debut.
• McAfee has led the team in scoring each of the last two years, amassing 132 team points as underclassman. She could reach the 200-point benchmark in just three years. Since the scoring format was changed in time for the 2016 championship season, only diver Emily Bretscher (team-record 300 points from 2018-22) has reached the 200-point mark while competing at five Big Tens.
• Purdue has won four consecutive springboard consolation finals dating back to 2022, with a freshman accomplishing the feat both years – McAfee in 2022 and Wright in 2023. Meanwhile, grad transfer Jaye Patrick won the 2022 platform consolation final while competing for Northwestern. She was also a championship finalist in the event when Purdue hosted the Big Ten Diving Championships in 2021. Patrick has competed for Latvia at the last three World Aquatics Championships. Vieta (Puerto Rico) and Wright (USA) also competed in Doha on the Tower earlier this month.
NOTABLE CAREER BESTS AT 2023 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time Ranks in Team History
• Hannah Hill – 3rd in 50 Free (22.56)
• 200 Free Relay Team – 4th (1:30.74)
…Hill, Love, Bowen, Schreder
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.70)
• 400 Free Relay – 9th (3:18.98); Now Ranks 10th
…Bowen, Love, Hill, Schreder
• Kelsey Cooper – 11th in 200 Back (1:58.39); Now Ranks 10th
• Daryn Wright – 12th in Platform Diving (306.10); Now Ranks 11th
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (347.30); Now Ranks 10th
MEDALISTS WHEN PURDUE HAS HOSTED BIG TENS AT THE BURKE AQUATIC CENTER
2005
• Carrie McCambridge – Silver on 1-Meter
• 200 Free Relay Team (Leupold, Duchac, Willis, Hentschel) – Bronze
• 400 Free Relay Team (Leupold, Seleskie, Duchac, Hentschel) – Bronze
• 400 Medley Relay Team (Gill, Lavers, Takaki, Hentschel) – Bronze
2010
• Ariel Martin – Silver in 50 Free, Silver in 200 Free
• Caitlin Hamilton – Silver in 1650 Free
• Kara Cook – Silver on Platform
• Allie Smith – Bronze in 200 IM
• Casey Matthews – Bronze on Platform
• 800 Free Relay Team (Martin, Butler, Roth, Henninger) – Silver
• 400 Free Relay Team (Martin, Butler, Roth Henninger) – Bronze
2017
• Kaersten Meitz – Bronze in 500 Free
2021 (Diving Only)
• Maggie Merriman – Silver on Platform
• Emily Bretscher – Bronze on 3-Meter
PURDUE'S ACTIVE SWIMMERS TO RACE ON RELAYS AT BIG TENS LAST SEASON
• Hannah Hill – 200 & 400 Free, 200 & 400 Medley
• Maggie Love – 200 & 400 Free, 200 & 400 Medley
• Kendra Bowen – 200, 400 & 800 Free
• Abby Marcukaitis – 200 & 400 Medley
• Kendal Schreder – 200 & 400 Free
• Meredith Berglund – 400 Medley
• Kate Beavon – 800 Free
• Reagan Mattice – 800 Free
YEAR 9 OF THE CURRENT SCORING BREAKDOWN
• A Final: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
• B Final: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• C Final: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (and 17th through 24th in Diving Prelims)
• Relays: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30
PURDUE'S MOST RECENT BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• Diving: Maycey Vieta – Platform 2023
• Swimming: Carlene Takaki – 200 Fly, 2006
Purdue Women's Swimming & Diving hosts the Big Ten Championships
Wednesday, Feb. 21 to Saturday, Feb. 24 / All Sessions Streaming on B1G+
Long Course Time Trials on Sunday, Feb. 25
Opening Night Relays & Team Diving at 5 p.m. ET
Swimming Prelims at 10 a.m. / Diving Prelims at Noon / 5 p.m. Finals Sessions
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Swimming & Diving's championship season begins in Boilermaker Country this week as the Purdue women have an opportunity to compete at home, hosting the full Big Ten Championships at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center for the fourth time.
Action is set for Wednesday evening through Saturday, with a bonus long course time trials session Sunday morning. Swimming prelims start at 10 a.m. and diving prelims at noon. Finals sessions begin at 5 p.m. with the diving consolation final. The meet begins Wednesday at 5 p.m. with a pair of relays plus the exhibition team diving event.
The Purdue women also hosted the Big Ten Championships in 2005, 2010 and 2017. The Big Ten Diving Championships for both genders were also held in West Lafayette in 2021.
Maycey Vieta is the defending Big Ten champion in platform diving, winning the Purdue women's first title in the event since 2009. Earlier this month, Vieta qualified for the Olympic Games on 10-meter for Puerto Rico. Now she aims to become the Purdue women's first repeat Big Ten champion since Hall of Famer Kim Fritsch in the 200 butterfly in 1993 and 1994. She could also join Hall of Famer Carrie McCambridge (2004, 2006) as women's divers to win conference titles at multiple Big Tens.
Other past/future Olympians competing at the Burke Aquatic Center this week include Ohio State's Lena Hentschel (Team Germany diver in 2020 and 2024), Wisconsin's Phoebe Bacon (Team USA swimmer in 2020) and Indiana's Mariah Denigan (Team USA open water qualifier for 2024).
Similar to Kendra Bowen and Kate Beavon this season, Masy Folcik has made plans to return as a fifth-year student-athlete in the fall. Folcik has an opportunity this week to become a four-year scorer at Big Tens. Back to 100% now 18 months removed from the hip surgery that sidelined her throughout the fall of 2022, Folcik posted Purdue's season-best time in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Quad on Feb. 2. Maggie Love broke the team record in the 200 individual medley that same night, eclipsing a mark that had stood since 2012. It was Purdue's first record-breaking moment since the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
Ohio State has won five consecutive Big Ten titles dating back to 2019. The Buckeyes and Indiana were both unbeaten in dual meet action this season and are ranked top-10 nationally. No. 13 Wisconsin, No. 14 Michigan and No. 22 Minnesota are also top-25 teams. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Rutgers have all competed at the Morgan J. Burke already this season.
| EVENT SCHEDULE AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS – 7-SESSION FORMAT | |||
| Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 200 Medley Relay Team Diving 800 Free Relay |
500 Free 200 IM 50 Free 1-Meter Diving 400 Medley Relay |
100 Fly 400 IM 200 Free 100 Breast 100 Back 3-Meter Diving 200 Free Relay |
1650 Free 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 200 Fly Platform Diving 400 Free Relay |
| 1,650 Free & Relays are Finals Only | Diving Consolation Finals are First Event of Finals Sessions First Heat of 1,650 Free at 3:15 p.m. ET | Saturday Finals Open with Fastest Heat of 1,650 Free |
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MAYCEY'S MEDALS AT BIG TENS
• Gold in 2023, Silver in 2020 and 2022 (all on Platform)
• Vieta has an opportunity to join Hall of Famer Casey Matthews (2009-10, 2013-14) and former teammate Maggie Merriman (2020-23) as Purdue's female divers to medal at four different Big Ten Championships. She would also be just the fourth women's diver for the Boilermakers to medal at three consecutive Big Tens (Carrie McCambridge, 2004-06; MacKenzie Tweardy, 2013-15; Merriman).
ANNUAL DIVING MEDALISTS
• The Boilermakers have produced a medalist in platform diving at the last six Big Ten Championships dating back to 2018. Purdue has racked up 100-plus team points -- 109 in 2022, 102 last year -- in the event each of the last two years while accounting for half of the eight-diver championship field. Vieta has finished no worse than fourth place during her career at Big Tens. Sophie McAfee has also been a championship finalist in the event each of the last two years.
• Daryn Wright and Daryn Wright both scored in all three diving events last season. McAfee accomplished the feat for the second year in a row and Wright did it in her debut at Big Tens. Jenna Sonnenberg also achieved the distinction in 2022 in her debut.
• McAfee has led the team in scoring each of the last two years, amassing 132 team points as underclassman. She could reach the 200-point benchmark in just three years. Since the scoring format was changed in time for the 2016 championship season, only diver Emily Bretscher (team-record 300 points from 2018-22) has reached the 200-point mark while competing at five Big Tens.
• Purdue has won four consecutive springboard consolation finals dating back to 2022, with a freshman accomplishing the feat both years – McAfee in 2022 and Wright in 2023. Meanwhile, grad transfer Jaye Patrick won the 2022 platform consolation final while competing for Northwestern. She was also a championship finalist in the event when Purdue hosted the Big Ten Diving Championships in 2021. Patrick has competed for Latvia at the last three World Aquatics Championships. Vieta (Puerto Rico) and Wright (USA) also competed in Doha on the Tower earlier this month.
NOTABLE CAREER BESTS AT 2023 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
All-Time Ranks in Team History
• Hannah Hill – 3rd in 50 Free (22.56)
• 200 Free Relay Team – 4th (1:30.74)
…Hill, Love, Bowen, Schreder
• Kendra Bowen – 8th in 100 Free (49.70)
• 400 Free Relay – 9th (3:18.98); Now Ranks 10th
…Bowen, Love, Hill, Schreder
• Kelsey Cooper – 11th in 200 Back (1:58.39); Now Ranks 10th
• Daryn Wright – 12th in Platform Diving (306.10); Now Ranks 11th
• Sophie McAfee – 14th in 3-Meter Diving (347.30); Now Ranks 10th
MEDALISTS WHEN PURDUE HAS HOSTED BIG TENS AT THE BURKE AQUATIC CENTER
2005
• Carrie McCambridge – Silver on 1-Meter
• 200 Free Relay Team (Leupold, Duchac, Willis, Hentschel) – Bronze
• 400 Free Relay Team (Leupold, Seleskie, Duchac, Hentschel) – Bronze
• 400 Medley Relay Team (Gill, Lavers, Takaki, Hentschel) – Bronze
2010
• Ariel Martin – Silver in 50 Free, Silver in 200 Free
• Caitlin Hamilton – Silver in 1650 Free
• Kara Cook – Silver on Platform
• Allie Smith – Bronze in 200 IM
• Casey Matthews – Bronze on Platform
• 800 Free Relay Team (Martin, Butler, Roth, Henninger) – Silver
• 400 Free Relay Team (Martin, Butler, Roth Henninger) – Bronze
2017
• Kaersten Meitz – Bronze in 500 Free
2021 (Diving Only)
• Maggie Merriman – Silver on Platform
• Emily Bretscher – Bronze on 3-Meter
| ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||||
| Boilermaker | Career Points | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Maycey Vieta | 164 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 36 |
| Sophie McAfee | 132 | 67 | 65 | NA | NA |
| Jenna Sonnenberg | 65 | 30 | 35 | DNC | NA |
| Daryn Wright | 57 | 57 | NA | NA | NA |
| Masy Folcik | 41 | 12 | 19 | 10 | NA |
| Kate Beavon | 28 | 5 | -- | 23 | -- |
| Kendra Bowen | 21 | 3 | -- | -- | 18 |
| Kaitlin Simons | 19 | 19 | NA | NA | NA |
| Madeline Greaves | 15 | 1 | 14 | NA | NA |
| Maggie Love | 12 | 3 | 9 | NA | NA |
| Abby Harter | 11 | DNC | 11 | -- | NA |
| Reagan Mattice | 9 | 9 | NA | NA | NA |
| Hannah Hill | 9 | 9 | -- | NA | NA |
| Cecilie Wiuff | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4 | NA | NA |
| Mahala Erlandson | 5 | 3 | 2 | NA | NA |
PURDUE'S ACTIVE SWIMMERS TO RACE ON RELAYS AT BIG TENS LAST SEASON
• Hannah Hill – 200 & 400 Free, 200 & 400 Medley
• Maggie Love – 200 & 400 Free, 200 & 400 Medley
• Kendra Bowen – 200, 400 & 800 Free
• Abby Marcukaitis – 200 & 400 Medley
• Kendal Schreder – 200 & 400 Free
• Meredith Berglund – 400 Medley
• Kate Beavon – 800 Free
• Reagan Mattice – 800 Free
YEAR 9 OF THE CURRENT SCORING BREAKDOWN
• A Final: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
• B Final: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
• C Final: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (and 17th through 24th in Diving Prelims)
• Relays: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34-32-30
PURDUE'S MOST RECENT BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
• Diving: Maycey Vieta – Platform 2023
• Swimming: Carlene Takaki – 200 Fly, 2006