10 Swimmers Set to Race at 3-Day Ohio State Winter Invite10 Swimmers Set to Race at 3-Day Ohio State Winter Invite

10 Swimmers Set to Race at 3-Day Ohio State Winter Invite

Ten of Purdue's men's swimmers are set to race in Columbus this weekend at the three-day, six-session Ohio State Winter Invitational.

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MEET INFORMATION
Purdue Men at the Ohio State Winter Invitational

Friday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, Feb. 16
Prelims at 11 a.m., Finals at 5 p.m. ET
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion / Columbus, Ohio

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ten of Purdue's men's swimmers are set to race in Columbus this weekend at the three-day, six-session Ohio State Winter Invitational.

Action is set for Friday through Sunday with prelims at 11 a.m. and finals at 5 p.m. Sunday, the finals session moves up an hour to 4 p.m. The field of men's teams also features swimmers from Ohio State, Stanford, Pitt and Cleveland State.

Representing Purdue includes: Chris Bartmess, Wyatt Blair, Cooper Callahan, Gabe Eschbach, Brody Friend, Gage Johnson, Charles Lee, Griffin Poulsen, AJ Robertson and Sam White. With 10 swimmers in attendance, fielding two teams in many of the relays will be an option.

The Boilermakers are scheduled to have an entry in 17 events (all but the 400 IM), with five events on Friday and six on both Saturday and Sunday. As an invitational meet format, the schedule of individual events mirrors the Big Ten Championships later this month. But unlike Big Tens, two relays are set for both Friday and Saturday as part of the finals sessions.

Selected Boilermakers competing this weekend will also race at Big Tens in two weeks as Minnesota hosts the men's meet for the first time since 2018.

Purdue regularly had co-ed representation at the Ohio State Winter Invite in the 2010s, but has not sent swimmers to Columbus in mid-February since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

MEN'S FIELD OF TEAMS
Purdue, Ohio State, Stanford, Pitt, Cleveland State

INDIVIDUAL EVENT SCHEDULES
Chris Bartmess – 100 & 200 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Fly, Relays
Wyatt Blair – 100 & 200 Fly, Relays
Cooper Callahan – 50, 100, 200 & 500 Free, Relays
Gabe Eschbach – 200, 500 & 1650 Free, Relays
Brody Friend – 50, 100 & 200 Free, Relays
Gage Johnson – 50 Free, 100 & 200 Back, Relays
Charles Lee – 100 & 200 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM, Relays
Griffin Poulsen – 200, 500 & 1650 Free, Relays
AJ Robertson – 100 & 200 Fly, 50 Free, Relays
Sam White – 50 & 100 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, Relays

FRIDAY RESULTS
50 Free

• Gage Johnson, 20.58 (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in A Final; Lifetime Best
• Cooper Callahan, 20.61 (Prelim Time) – Won B Final; Lifetime Best
• Brody Friend, 21.03 (Prelim Time) – Finished 4th in B Final
• Sam White, 21.31 – Finished 6th in B Final; Lifetime Best
• Chris Bartmess, 21.59 – Won C Final; Lifetime Best
• AJ Robertson, 21.31 – Finished 21st in Prelims, Scratched from C Final
500 Free
• Griffin Poulsen, 4:32.22 (Prelim Time) – Finished 4th; Lifetime Best
• Gabe Eschbach, 4:38.59 – Finished 5th
200 IM
• Charles Lee, 1:53.44 – Finished 6th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
200 Free Relay
• Friend, Johnson, Callahan & White, 1:22.05 – Finished 3rd
• Friend's leadoff split of 20.90 is a lifetime best in the 50 Free
400 Medley Relay
• Johnson, Bartmess, Robertson & Friend, 3:17.19 – Finished 2nd
• Johnson's leadoff split of 48.34 is a lifetime best in the 100 Back

SATURDAY RESULTS
100 Fly
• Sam White, 49.63 – Finished 2nd in A Final
• Chris Bartmess, 49.00 (Prelim Time) – Finished 3rd in A Final
• AJ Robertson, 50.27 – Finished 4th in A Final
• Wyatt Blair, 49.84 (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
• Charles Lee, 49.51 (Prelim Time) – Finished 5th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
100 Breast
• Chris Bartmess, 53.90 – Finished 4th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
100 Back
• Gage Johnson, 48.95 (Prelim Time) – DQ'd in A Final
200 Free
• Cooper Callahan, 1:38.70 – Finished 5th in A Final
• Griffin Poulsen, 1:41.87 (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in A Final
• Brody Friend, 1:43.58 (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in A Final
200 Medley Relay
• Johnson, Bartmess, Blair & Callahan, 1:29.43 – Finished 2nd
• White, Lee, Robertson & Friend, 1:32.40 – Finished 5th

SUNDAY SUNDAY RESULTS
100 Free
Cooper Callahan, 44.63 (Prelim Time) – Finished 2nd in A Final; Out Touched by .04 Hundredths in Final
Brody Friend, 45.76 (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in A Final
Sam White, 46.71 (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in A Final
1650 Free
Gabe Eschbach, 16:14.86 – Finished 4th
Grifin Poulsen, 15:50.32 – Finished 3rd
200 Back
Gage Johnson, 1:46.37 – Finished 3rd in A Final
200 Breast
Charles Lee, 2:00.41 (Prelim Time) – Finished 3rd in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
Chris Bartmess, 2:03.87 (Prelim Time) – Finished 5th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
200 Fly
Wyatt Blair, 1:50.92 (Prelim Time) – Finished 3rd in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
AJ Robertson, 1:52.89 (Prelim Time) – Finished 5th in Prelims, Scratched from A Final
400 Free Relay
• Johnson, Callahan, Friend & Poulsen, 3:03.48 – Finished 3rd
50 Free Swim-off
• Sam White (21.15) wins vs. Pitt's Eric Sharabura (21.20)

DAILY SCHEDULES
Sunday (Prelims at 11 a.m., Finals at 4 p.m.)

1650 Free – Gabe Eschbach, Grifin Poulsen
200 Back – Gage Johnson
100 Free – Cooper Callahan, Brody Friend, Sam White
200 Breast – Chris Bartmess, Charles Lee
200 Fly – Wyatt Blair, AJ Robertson
400 Free Relay – Teams TBA
Saturday (Prelims at 11 a.m., Finals at 5 p.m.)
200 Medley Relay – Johnson, Bartmess, Blair, Callahan; White, Lee, Robertson, Friend
100 Fly – Chris Bartmess, Wyatt Blair, Charles Lee, AJ Robertson, Sam White
200 Free – Cooper Callahan, Gabe Eschbach, Brody Friend, Griffin Poulsen
100 Breast – Chris Bartmess, Charles Lee, Sam White
100 Back – Gage Johnson
800 Free Relay – Teams TBA
Friday (Prelims at 11 a.m., Finals at 5 p.m.)
200 Free Relay – Friend, Johnson, Callahan, White
500 Free – Cooper Callahan, Gabe Eschbach, Griffin Poulsen
200 IM – Charles Lee
50 Free – Chris Bartmess, Cooper Callahan, Brody Friend, Gage Johnson, AJ Robertson, Sam White
400 Medley Relay – Johnson, Bartmess, Robertson & Friend