ROSEMONT, Ill. – While combing for 10 event victories and four records in Purdue Swimming & Diving’s co-ed sweep of a Halloween Weekend triple dual, a quartet of Boilermakers were all recognized with weekly honors from the Big Ten Conference.
Sophomores Lara Phipps and Blake Rowe were honored as the Big Ten Swimmers of the Week. Max Miller was named the men’s Big Ten Diver of the Week and Biko Hooper-Haviland garnered men’s Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades.
The Purdue men swept the three Big Ten weekly honors for just the second time since Freshman of the Week was added to the conference’s program midway through the 2011-12 campaign. Marat Amaltdinov, Steele Johnson and Nick McDowell also teamed up for the feat in November 2016.
THE LAST TIME…
• Purdue Swept Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Awards: Jan. 12, 2022 – Hannah Hill & Brady Samuels
• Purdue Men had 2 different Swimmers earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week in a Season: Brady Samuels & Luke Fortner in 2021-22
• Boilermaker was Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Twice in a Season: Maggie Love (2022-23), Marat Amaltdinov (3x, 2015-16)
Phipps (100 free, 100 fly) and Rowe (100 fly, 200 back) both won an individual event each day of the two-day triple dual vs. Oakland and Cincinnati. They also helped the Boilermakers set pool records at the Oakland Aquatic Center in the women’s 400 freestyle relay and men’s 400 medley relay.
Miller set a pool record in 1-meter diving Saturday while leading a 1-2-3-4-5 finish for Purdue and winning the event by 54.65 points. Hooper-Haviland won the 200 butterfly with a Purdue freshman record time, leading a 1-2-3 finish for the Boilermakers.
Purdue swept both sides of the triple dual in Rochester, Mich., to improve to 3-0 in dual meet results on the young season.
TOP ACHIEVEMENTS IN TRIPLE DUAL VS. OAKLAND & CINCINNATI
Lara Phipps, Swimmer of the Week
• Won the 100 Free (49.26) & 100 Fly (53.86), winning an individual event both days
• Lifetime bests in both events to move up Purdue all-time leaderboards – fourth in 100 Free, ninth in 100 Fly
• Contributed to three relay winners: 200 & 400 Free, 400 Medley
• Helped Purdue set a pool record at the Oakland Aquatic Center in the 400 Free Relay (3:18.43)
• Helped the 200 Medley (1:39.09, 8th) and 400 Free Relays (6th) move up Purdue all-time leaderboards
Blake Rowe, Swimmer of the Week
• Won the 100 Fly (47.90) and 200 Back (1:41.95), winning an individual event both days
• Became the first Boilermaker this season to post an NCAA Championships qualify time (200 Back)
• Lifetime best in the 200 back was good for third in team history and is second fastest in the Big Ten this season
• Helped Purdue win the 400 Medley Relay with a pool record time (3:10.38) at the Oakland Aquatic Center, moving into eighth place in team history
• Leadoff leg split of 47.52 on the 400 Medley Relay was just .05 hundredths off his lifetime best in the 100 Back
• Helped his 200 Medley Relay team finish second as the Boilermakers went 1-2 in the event
Max Miller, Diver of the Week
• Victorious on 1-Meter with a team season-high list score of 427.50, a pool record at the Oakland Aquatic Center
• Led a 1-2-3-4-5 finish for Purdue on 1-meter while winning the event by 54.65 points
• Winning score was only 2.25 points off his lifetime best, which ranks fifth in team history
• Posted an NCAA Zone qualifying scores on both springboards, taking third on 3-meter as Boilermakers finished 2-3-4
Biko Hooper-Haviland, Freshman of the Week
• Led a 1-2-3 finish for Purdue in the 200 Fly, eclipsing the team’s freshman record with a winning time of 1:45.84
• Also moved into ninth place on Purdue’s all-time leaderboard
• Broke a freshman record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships, making it the second-oldest freshman record among the swimming events
• Also posted top-five finishes in the 500 Free (third) and 200 Free (fourth)
Quartet of B1G Weekly Honors at the Pool
Lara Phipps & Blake Rowe honored as Swimmers of the Week; Max Miller & Biko Hooper-Haviland also recognized.