Boilermakers Win 10 Events at Home Opener

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Swimming & Diving’s 10 event wins Saturday at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate included repeat victories for a pair of seniors at the annual home opener, a sweep of the springboard diving events and two relay winners for the men.

TEAM SCORES
MEN 1.) Purdue 518 2.) IU Indy 500 3.) Ball State 396.5 4.) UIndy 262.5 5.) Valparaiso 130 6.) Southern Indiana 107 7.) Evansville 99 8.) Wabash 60 9.) Indiana Wesleyan 58 10.) Rose-Hulman 54	WOMEN 1.) Ball State 584.5 2.) Purdue 583 3.) IU Indy 252.5 4.) UIndy 167 5.) Butler 165 6.) Southern Indiana 129 7.) Evansville 101 8.) Valparaiso 93 9.) Indiana Wesleyan 64 10.) Rose-Hulman 46

Daryn Wright swept the springboard diving events at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate for the third time in her career, finishing her four years at the meet 7-for-8 in event victories. Max Miller and Zach Welsh swept the men’s springboard events and the wins – coupled with having at least five of the top finishers – helped the Purdue men finish atop the team scoring on a day in which many of the Boilermakers’ swimmers primarily competed in their secondary or off events.

Lara Phipps and Kate Mouser teamed up for a 1-2 finish in the 200 freestyle, an event in which the Purdue women had four of the top five finishers. Phipps was also the runner-up in the 100 individual medley and led off the 200 free relay with a 50 split of 22.94 to move into 13th place in program history.

For the men, newcomers Alex Hotta (100 back) and Brody LePine (100 IM) won their events via heat 1 victories. They also helped Purdue win the 500 free relay, an event that was added to the annual in-state showcase this year.

Senior Abby Marcukaitis was victorious in the 100 back at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate for the third year in a row.

Jānis Dzirkalis (100 back, 200 free) and Blake Rowe (100 free, 100 fly) won heats in both of their individual events. Dzirkalis and LePine also teamed up with classmates Jonah Lee and Biko Hooper-Haviland to help the freshmen win the 200 medley relay and the men’s class relay challenge.

The Boilermakers are back in action Saturday, Oct. 18 when they host Missouri for the lone co-ed dual meet of the home season. Action begins at 11 a.m. ET.

PURDUE’S TOP PERFORMERS
MEN	WOMEN
EVENT WINNERS Max Miller – 1-Meter Diving Zach Welsh – 3-Meter Diving Alex Hotta – 100 Back Brody LePine – 100 IM 200 Medley Relay – Freshman Class 500 Free Relay TOP 5 IN MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Max Miller – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Zach Welsh – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Tyler Wills – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving MORE HEAT WINNERS Blake Rowe – 100 Free, 100 Fly Jānis Dzirkalis – 100 Back, 200 Free Evan Mackesy – 100 Free Biko Hooper-Haviland – 100 Fly Sam White – 100 IM	EVENT WINNERS Daryn Wright – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Abby Marcukaitis – 100 Back Lara Phipps – 200 Free TOP 5 IN MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Daryn Wright – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Avery Worobel – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Amelia Rinehart – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Caitlin Hurley – 50 & 100 Free Lara Phipps – 100 IM, 200 Free Adele Sands – 100 & 200 Free MORE HEAT WINNERS Adele Sands – 100 Free Campbell Scofield – 100 Fly Susie Lee – 100 Back