COLUMBUS, Ohio – Purdue Swimming & Diving closed out its week at the Ohio State Invitational with three more records – all coming in different categories.
Friday’s records for the Boilermakers included Blake Rowe in the 200 backstroke, Biko Hooper-Haviland eclipsing his own freshman benchmark in the 200 butterfly, and the women taking down their 400 freestyle relay record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships. Caitlin Hurley, Lara Phipps, Adele Sands and Hannah Hill teamed up for relay record.
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Daryn Wright completed a sweep of the women’s springboard diving events, winning on 1-meter Friday. It was her third springboard sweep of the season. The senior has also won at least one event at each of Purdue’s first five meets of the campaign, leading the team with eight event victories overall.
The Purdue men matched their achievement from Wednesday, setting a team record in an individual event and a freshman record on the same night. Hooper-Haviland eclipsed his own freshman record in the 200 fly in both the prelims and finals. His time of 1:44.73 in the A final was also good for second overall in team history, joining record holder Sam Wilcher as the only Boilermakers to ever break 1:45.00 in the event. Wilcher’s team record (1:43.28) has stood since the 2010 NCAA Championships. On Nov. 1, Hooper-Haviland broke a 200 fly freshman record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships and has now lowered it three times in the month of November alone.
It was a year ago at the Purdue Invitational where Rowe first eclipsed Purdue’s freshman record in the 200 back. Now a sophomore, Rowe took fourth in the A final Friday with a time of 1:41.43, overtaking teammate Dylan Burau’s program record (1:41.49) that had stood since March 2023. Rowe’s time was an NCAA Championships qualifying standard.
Entering the week, the women’s records in the 200 and 400 free relays were the program’s longest-standing benchmarks (excluding freshman records). Phipps and Sands both posted sub-49 second 100 splits on the middle two legs of the race. Hurley’s leadoff leg split of 49.32 was good for seventh in team history in the 100 free. The Purdue women broke a relay record for the first time since the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
Individually, Campbell Scofield continued to excel in the 200 butterfly. She claimed runner-up honors in the A final of the event Friday, accounting for Purdue’s top finish of the week by any swimmer. Keira Kask (6th place) joined Scofield in the A final. They led the way as the Boilermakers racked up 99 team points in the event.
Reagan Mattice (5th place) and Hurley (10th) gave the Purdue women two A final equivalent finishes in the 1650 free. Both Boilermakers moved up the program’s all-time leaderboard with lifetime bests. Abby Marcukaitis was an A finalist in the 200 back while posting a team season-best time (1:55.48) in the event.
For the men, Tyler Wills (3rd place) led the way as Purdue had three of the top 10 finishers while competing in platform diving for the first time this season. Nathaniel Grannis and Holden Higbie joined Wills as Boilermakers to score in all three diving events this week.
Evan Mackesy capped his big week by qualifying for the A final of the 200 IM and moving into sixth place in program history with a time of 1:45.06. Alex Hotta was part of three revisions to the team record book – accounting for improved times in the 100 free (43.31, 8th), 200 fly (1:46.51, 15th) and 400 free relay (2:51.28, 4th). He teamed with Jānis Dzirkalis, Nathaniel Thomas and Alexander Cole on the relay. Individually, Dzirkalis moved into sixth place on Purdue’s all-time leaderboard as the top finisher in the 100 free (43.24).
With the midseason invitational complete, the Boilermakers only have a few competitions on the schedule for December. Most notable is a Dec. 6 dual at Wisconsin for the men's swimmers. Hotta and Thomas are also scheduled to race at USA Swimming’s U.S. Open (Dec. 3-6), the divers will compete at the annual USA Diving Winter Nationals (Dec. 9-16) and members of the women’s distance group with travel to Florida for the CSCAA Open Water Championships on Dec. 13.
Purdue’s Top Finishers & Notables – Friday
* – Purdue Season-Best Time/Score
^ – Personal Season-Best Time/Score
(Q) – NCAA Championships Qualifying Time
(Z) – NCAA Zone Qualifying Score
MEN
Platform Diving (79 Points)
Tyler Wills, 402.20* (Z) – Finished 3rd in Final (32 Points)
Nathaniel Grannis, 328.85^ (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 9th in Final (24 Points)
Holden Higbie, 314.55^ (Z) – Finished 10th in Final (23 Points)
100 Free (34 Points)
Jānis Dzirkalis, 43.24* (Prelim Time) – Finished 4th in B Final (18 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Nathaniel Thomas, 43.64^ – Finished 6th in B Final (16 Points); Lifetime Best
Alexander Cole, 44.42^ – Finished 5th in D Final
Cooper Callahan, 44.65^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in D Final
1650 Free (36 Points)
Pat Broderick, 15:16.21* – Finished 11th Overall (22 Points)
Griffin Poulsen, 15:55.19^ – Finished 26th Overall (5 Points)
Matt Rose, 15:58.60^ – Finished 27th Overall (4 Points); Lifetime Best
Gabe Eschbach, 16:03.81^ – Finished 28th Overall (3 Points)
Gio Mango, 16:07.94^ – Finished 29th Overall (2 Points); Lifetime Best
200 Back (42 Points)
Blake Rowe, 1:41.43* (Q) – Finished 4th in A Final (29 Points); PURDUE RECORD
Dylan Burau, 1:45.21 (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in B Final (13 Points)
Gage Johnson, 1:49.24^ – Finished 2nd in D Final
200 Fly (90.5 Points)
Biko Hooper-Haviland, 1:44.73* – Finished T-7th in A Final (25.5 Points); Freshman Record & 2nd Fastest in Team History
Charles Lee, 1:47.44^ – Finished 3rd in B Final (19 Points); Lifetime Best
Brody LePine, 1:49.29^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in B Final (15 Points)
Wyatt Blair, 1:49.95^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in B Final (13 Points)
Alex Hotta, 1:46.51^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in B Final (12 Points); Improved on 15th Fastest Time in Team History
Chris Bartmess, 1:54.86* – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points); Lifetime Best
200 IM (26.5 Points)
Evan Mackesy, 1:45.06* – Finished T-8th in A Final (24.5 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Sam White, 1:50.01^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in C Final (2 Points)
Mason Kajfosz, 1:50.59^ (Prelim Time) – Scratched from D Final
Raymond Whittaker, 1:51.01^ – Finished 8th in D Final
Jonah Lee, 1:53.48^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in D Final; Lifetime Best
400 Free Relay (94 Points)
Hotta, Dzirkalis, Thomas & Cole, 2:51.28 – Finished 5th (56 Points); 4th Fastest in Team History
Hotta’s leadoff leg split of 43.31^ is 8th Fastest in Team History in 100 Free
Mackesy, Callahan, Mattice & Rowe, 2:56.19 – Finished 15th (38 Points)
WOMEN
1-Meter Diving (66 Points)
Daryn Wright, 316.00 (Z) – Event Winner (40 Points)
Avery Worobel, 302.40 (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 10th in Final (23 Points)
Amelia Rinehart, 232.30 (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 28th in Prelim (3 Points)
100 Free (28 Points)
Caitlin Hurley, 49.89 – Finished 6th in B Final (16 Points)
Lara Phipps, 49.88 (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in B Final (12 Points)
1650 Free (76 Points)
Reagan Mattice, 16:21.01* – Finished 5th Overall (28 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Caitlin Hurley, 16:31.27^ – Finished 10th Overall (23 Points); 11th Fastest in Team History
Adele Sands, 16:41.36^ – Finished 14th Overall (18 Points)
Caroline Frazier, 17:13.15^ – Finished 24th Overall (7 Points); Lifetime Best
200 Back (72 Points)
Abby Marcukaitis, 1:55.48* – Finished 7th in A Final (26 Points)
Amie Perna, 1:58.44^ – Finished 5th in B Final (17 Pts); Improved on 15th Fastest Time in Team History
Abbie Kehmeier, 1:58.47^ – Finished 7th in B Final (15 Points)
Grace Ackerman, 1:58.68^ – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points); Lifetime Best
Susie Lee, 1:59.42^ – Finished 6th in C Final (5 Points)
Kelsey Cooper, 2:00.89^ – Finished 8th in C Final (3 Points)
Ripley Merritt, 2:02.08^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in D Final
200 Fly (99 Points)
Campbell Scofield, 1:57.89* – Finished 2nd in A Final (34 Points)
Keira Kask, 1:59.32^ – Finished 6th in A Final (27 Points)
Brinly Hardy, 2:01.42^ – Finished 4th in B Final (18 Points)
Kate Mouser, 2:01.96^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 8th in B Final (14 Points)
Brooklyn Beauch, 2:05.56^ – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points)
200 IM
Annabelle Swiney, 2:03.97^ – Finished 6th in D Final
400 Free Relay (90 Points)
Hurley, Phipps, Sands & Hill, 3:16.68* – Finished 5th (56 Points); PURDUE RECORD
Hurley’s leadoff leg split of 49.32^ is 7th Fastest in Team History in 100 Free
Rojas, Fasano, Mattice & Swiney, 3:22.40 – Finished 17th (34 Points)