COLUMBUS, Ohio – Daryn Wright repeated as the bronze medalist in platform diving to extend the Boilermakers' streak of medalists in the event to eight straight years and Abby Marcukaitis eclipsed the team record in the 200 backstroke for the second time in less than a month, highlighting the final day of action at the Big Ten Championships for Purdue Women's Swimming & Diving.
The Boilermakers finished eighth in the final team scoring. All seven teams that finished ahead of Purdue were ranked among the CSCAA Top 25 entering the meet.
Avery Worobel and Campbell Scofield were both selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, which was introduced to swimming & diving for the first time this year. As the silver medalist on 3-meter, Worobel was also named second-team All-Big Ten. Scofield was an A finalist in the 200 butterfly Saturday, becoming Purdue's first freshman swimmer (female) since 2015 to finish top eight in an individual event at Big Tens.
LIFETIME BESTS SATURDAY TO MOVE UP PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
200 Back
• Abby Marcukaitis, 1:54.09 – PURDUE RECORD
• Abbie Kehmeier, 1:56.48 – 4th Fastest in Team History
200 Fly
• Campbell Scofield, 1:57.02 – Improved on her 4th Fastest Time in Team History
• Kate Mouser, 1:57.96 – 6th Fastest in Team History
• Keira Kask, 1:58.57 – 9th Fastest in Team History
200 Breast
• Mahala Erlandson, 2:12.76 – Improved on her 7th Fastest Time in Team History
• Sophia Capp, 2:14.88 – 11th Fastest in Team History
1650 Free
• Reagan Mattice, 16:26.04 – 7th Fastest in Team History
• Adele Sands, 16:30.43 – 10th Fastest in Team History
400 Free Relay
• Phipps, Hurley, Sands & Hill, 3:18.67 – 6th Fastest in Team History
Wright was the top seed in the championship final of her Olympic event and improved on her prelim score by 6.5 points in the final. But she was unable to overcome a slight miss in round 3 of the five-dive event. Meanwhile, Big Ten Diver of the Championships Skyler Liu of Indiana improved on her prelim score by 52 points in the final to win by 32 points.
Wright finished top five in all three diving events this week while joining USC's Kate Miller as the only divers to qualify for three championship finals. Wright accounted for 78 team points as Purdue's top scorer at Big Tens for the second year in a row. The Boilermakers' streak of eight consecutive years with a Big Ten medalist on the tower dates back to 2018.
Sophie McAfee and Jenna Sonnenberg closed out their careers as four-year scorers at Big Tens by qualifying for the platform consolation final. McAfee won it for the second year in a row – her fourth career consol victory at Big Tens overall – for her 11th career top-10 finish out of a possible 12.
Marcukaitis broke her own team record in the 200 back, lowering the benchmark to 1:54.09 while qualifying for the B final of the event. She initially eclipsed Purdue's record at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis three weeks ago.
The Boilermakers had three of the top 17 finishers in the 200 fly to rack up 45 points in the event. Scofield improved on her fourth-fastest time in team history and was the only freshman to qualify for the A final.
Kate Mouser moved up to sixth place on Purdue's all-time leaderboard, and as a B finalist, completed her scoring trifecta for the second year in a row. She joined Alex Clarke (2016 and 2017) as Purdue's only freshman swimmers to score in all three of their individual events each of their underclassman seasons since the top-24 scoring format went into effect in 2016.
Keira Kask won the C final of the 200 fly to round out the Boilermakers' trio of scorers in the event, with the sophomore moving into ninth place in team history.
Adele Sands finished 22nd overall in the mile to score for the third day in a row. She joined Clarke and Mouser among Purdue's freshmen swimmers to accomplish the scoring trifecta in their debuts at Big Tens (since 2016). Sands also demonstrated her versatility by contributing to the Boilers' 400 freestyle relay Saturday, posting a 100 split of 49.46 that was second to only the team's top sprinter Hannah Hill (49.38) on the anchor leg. Sands and Hill teamed with Lara Phipps and Caitlin Hurley to post a time of 3:18.67, good for sixth in program history as the Purdue's fastest time since 2018.
Abbie Kehmeier (200 back) and Reagan Mattice (1650 free) scored in their events Saturday while posting lifetime bests. Senior Mahala Erlandson (200 breast) did likewise while officially closing out her career. All three moved up Purdue's all-time leaderboards.
Purdue's swimmers will have the option of competing in time trials next weekend at the two-day Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet. Swimming qualifiers for the women's NCAA Championships will be announced on Wednesday, March 5. The Zone C Diving Championships (March 9-12 in Columbus) serve as diving's NCAA qualifier for teams based in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky.
PURDUE'S SATURDAY SCORING BY EVENT
• Platform Diving – 60 Points via 3 Scorers
• 200 Fly – 45 Points via 3 Scorers
• 400 Free Relay – 34 Points
• 200 Back – 18 Points via 2 Scorers
• 1650 Free – 9 Points via 2 Scorers
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1.) #14 Ohio State 1313.5
2.) #7 Indiana 1255.5
3.) #10 Michigan 1149.5
4.) #13 Wisconsin 849
5.) #12 USC 835
6.) #24 Minnesota 592
7.) #23 UCLA 544
8.) Purdue 529
9.) Northwestern 409
10.) Nebraska 344
11.) Rutgers 310
12.) Penn State 260
13.) Illinois 211
14.) Iowa 158.5
The Boilermakers finished eighth in the final team scoring. All seven teams that finished ahead of Purdue were ranked among the CSCAA Top 25 entering the meet.
Avery Worobel and Campbell Scofield were both selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, which was introduced to swimming & diving for the first time this year. As the silver medalist on 3-meter, Worobel was also named second-team All-Big Ten. Scofield was an A finalist in the 200 butterfly Saturday, becoming Purdue's first freshman swimmer (female) since 2015 to finish top eight in an individual event at Big Tens.
LIFETIME BESTS SATURDAY TO MOVE UP PURDUE'S ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
200 Back
• Abby Marcukaitis, 1:54.09 – PURDUE RECORD
• Abbie Kehmeier, 1:56.48 – 4th Fastest in Team History
200 Fly
• Campbell Scofield, 1:57.02 – Improved on her 4th Fastest Time in Team History
• Kate Mouser, 1:57.96 – 6th Fastest in Team History
• Keira Kask, 1:58.57 – 9th Fastest in Team History
200 Breast
• Mahala Erlandson, 2:12.76 – Improved on her 7th Fastest Time in Team History
• Sophia Capp, 2:14.88 – 11th Fastest in Team History
1650 Free
• Reagan Mattice, 16:26.04 – 7th Fastest in Team History
• Adele Sands, 16:30.43 – 10th Fastest in Team History
400 Free Relay
• Phipps, Hurley, Sands & Hill, 3:18.67 – 6th Fastest in Team History
Wright was the top seed in the championship final of her Olympic event and improved on her prelim score by 6.5 points in the final. But she was unable to overcome a slight miss in round 3 of the five-dive event. Meanwhile, Big Ten Diver of the Championships Skyler Liu of Indiana improved on her prelim score by 52 points in the final to win by 32 points.
Wright finished top five in all three diving events this week while joining USC's Kate Miller as the only divers to qualify for three championship finals. Wright accounted for 78 team points as Purdue's top scorer at Big Tens for the second year in a row. The Boilermakers' streak of eight consecutive years with a Big Ten medalist on the tower dates back to 2018.
Sophie McAfee and Jenna Sonnenberg closed out their careers as four-year scorers at Big Tens by qualifying for the platform consolation final. McAfee won it for the second year in a row – her fourth career consol victory at Big Tens overall – for her 11th career top-10 finish out of a possible 12.
Marcukaitis broke her own team record in the 200 back, lowering the benchmark to 1:54.09 while qualifying for the B final of the event. She initially eclipsed Purdue's record at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Minneapolis three weeks ago.
The Boilermakers had three of the top 17 finishers in the 200 fly to rack up 45 points in the event. Scofield improved on her fourth-fastest time in team history and was the only freshman to qualify for the A final.
Kate Mouser moved up to sixth place on Purdue's all-time leaderboard, and as a B finalist, completed her scoring trifecta for the second year in a row. She joined Alex Clarke (2016 and 2017) as Purdue's only freshman swimmers to score in all three of their individual events each of their underclassman seasons since the top-24 scoring format went into effect in 2016.
Keira Kask won the C final of the 200 fly to round out the Boilermakers' trio of scorers in the event, with the sophomore moving into ninth place in team history.
Adele Sands finished 22nd overall in the mile to score for the third day in a row. She joined Clarke and Mouser among Purdue's freshmen swimmers to accomplish the scoring trifecta in their debuts at Big Tens (since 2016). Sands also demonstrated her versatility by contributing to the Boilers' 400 freestyle relay Saturday, posting a 100 split of 49.46 that was second to only the team's top sprinter Hannah Hill (49.38) on the anchor leg. Sands and Hill teamed with Lara Phipps and Caitlin Hurley to post a time of 3:18.67, good for sixth in program history as the Purdue's fastest time since 2018.
Abbie Kehmeier (200 back) and Reagan Mattice (1650 free) scored in their events Saturday while posting lifetime bests. Senior Mahala Erlandson (200 breast) did likewise while officially closing out her career. All three moved up Purdue's all-time leaderboards.
Purdue's swimmers will have the option of competing in time trials next weekend at the two-day Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet. Swimming qualifiers for the women's NCAA Championships will be announced on Wednesday, March 5. The Zone C Diving Championships (March 9-12 in Columbus) serve as diving's NCAA qualifier for teams based in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky.
PURDUE'S SATURDAY SCORING BY EVENT
• Platform Diving – 60 Points via 3 Scorers
• 200 Fly – 45 Points via 3 Scorers
• 400 Free Relay – 34 Points
• 200 Back – 18 Points via 2 Scorers
• 1650 Free – 9 Points via 2 Scorers
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1.) #14 Ohio State 1313.5
2.) #7 Indiana 1255.5
3.) #10 Michigan 1149.5
4.) #13 Wisconsin 849
5.) #12 USC 835
6.) #24 Minnesota 592
7.) #23 UCLA 544
8.) Purdue 529
9.) Northwestern 409
10.) Nebraska 344
11.) Rutgers 310
12.) Penn State 260
13.) Illinois 211
14.) Iowa 158.5