Mackesy, Callahan, Blume, Hardy, Mattice, SandsAbby Marcukaitis Square Crop
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Dzirkalis Debuts with 18.7 Relay Split

Boilermakers win three events at season-opening meets; B Cuts abound for the men in Tallahassee

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by Ben Turner

Top Performers from the Season-Opening Friday

Event Winners from Seminole Fall Classic
Blake Rowe, 47.47 – 100 Back (NCAA B Cut and 11th in team history)

More Notables from Tallahassee
Jānis Dzirkalis was the runner-up in the 50 Free with an NCAA B Cut of 19.56, moving into eighth place in team history; in his collegiate debut, he also posted a 50 split of 18.70 on the anchor leg of the meet-opening 200 Medley Relay.
Evan Mackesy was the runner-up in the 400 IM with an B Cut of 3:47.63
Jonah Lee was the runner-up in the 200 Breast in his collegiate debut, breaking two minutes while being out touched by .22 hundredths
Andy Kelly was the runner-up in the 100 IM

Event Winners at Team Be Better Invitational

Abby Marcukaitis, 54.60 – 100 Back
Brinly Hardy, 19.45 – 50 Underwater with Fins (Hardy & Rojas finished 1-2)

More Notables from Ann Arbor
Hannah Hill won 3 straight 25s in mystery shootout (Heats B, C, D)
Lara Phipps was the overall runner-up as a finalist in the mystery shootout and also finished as the runner-up in the 100 IM
Caitlin Hurley was the runner-up in the 200 Free
Pat Broderick was the runner-up in the 500 Free
Chris Bartmess was the runner-up in the 50 Underwater with Fins
Freshman Biko Hooper-Haviland was the Purdue men’s top finisher in the 100 Fly (3rd) and 200 Free (4th)