WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – All-America honors for all four divers that qualified for the NCAA Championships and another top-20 national finish headlined the 2024-25 season for Purdue Women’s Swimming & Diving.
Sophie McAfee (3-meter) and Daryn Wright (platform) broke longstanding team records at the Purdue Invitational in November and went on to score on both 3-meter and the tower to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships. They teamed with Avery Worobel (1-meter) and Jenna Sonnenberg (platform) to account for 53 team points at NCAAs, good for an 18th place national finish in the team rankings for the second year in a row.
The Boilermakers finished top 20 nationally in consecutive years for the first time ever.
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Wright was a full-fledged (top 8) All-American on 3-meter and platform, becoming Purdue’s fifth female diver to achieve the feat in the same year. She was one of only three nationally to accomplish the feat in 2025.
McAfee was a finalist on platform at NCAAs again and also earned honorable mention All-America accolades on 3-meter. She became the Boilermakers’ first female diver to be an All-American in multiple diving events at three consecutive NCAA Championships.
Sonnenberg closed out her career by qualifying for the NCAA Championships in all three events for the first time. McAfee added her name to the elite list of Boilermakers that have been four-year NCAAs qualifiers.
Team records were also set by Hannah Hill (50 freestyle), Abby Marcukaitis (200 backstroke) and Kathryn Ackerman (400 individual medley). Hill took down the 50 benchmark by .17 hundredths, eclipsing a record that had stood since the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Marcukaitis made a run at both backstroke records, eclipsing the 200 mark at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Minnesota and again a few weeks later at the Big Ten Championships. As a graduate transfer swimming alongside her sister Grace, Ackerman bested the team in the record in the 400 IM by two seconds at the Purdue Invite. It was a mark that had stood since the 2016 Big Ten Championships.
Campbell Scofield became Purdue’s first freshman swimmer to qualify for an A final at Big Tens since 2015, earning a spot on the All-Freshman team as the top-finishing freshman in the event.
Sophomore Kate Mouser and freshman Adele Sands both scored in all three of their individual events. Since 2016, Mouser has joined Alex Clarke as Purdue’s only swimmers to accomplish that feat both of their underclassman seasons. Sands, Mouser and Clarke are now the only Purdue swimmers to be three-event scorers as freshmen in the top-24 format era.
Masy Folcik and Kathryn Ackerman closed out their careers as five-year scorers at Big Tens. Mahala Erlandson joined McAfee and Sonnenberg as four-year scorers at Big Tens. Sonnenberg scored in all three diving events for the second time in her career.
Wright finished top five in all three diving events at Big Tens, winning bronze on platform for the second year in a row and leading the way for Purdue by accounting for 78 team points. She’s now a perfect 9-for-9 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens and was one of only two divers to be a championship finalist in all three events this year. Wright posted the second-highest point total by a Boilermaker since the top-24 scoring format went into effect; only Emily Bretscher (83) in 2020 accounted for more.
Worobel also finished top five on both springboards, winning silver on 3-meter to earn second-team All-Big Ten and All-Freshman Team honors. She became Purdue’s first freshman to win a medal in a springboard event since Casey Matthews in 2009. Matthews went on to become an NCAA champion (2013), Big Ten champion (2014) and Purdue Hall of Famer (2020).
ALL-AMERICA
• Daryn Wright – 3-Meter & Platform Diving
• Sophie McAfee – Platform Diving
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA
• Avery Worobel – 1-Meter Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter Diving
• Jenna Sonnenberg – Platform Diving
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
• Avery Worobel – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving
• Jenna Sonnenberg – 1- Meter, 3-Meter & Platform Diving
• Sophie McAfee – 3-Meter & Platform Diving
• Daryn Wright – 3-Meter & Platform Diving
BIG TEN MEDALISTS
• Avery Worobel – Silver in 3-Meter Diving
• Daryn Wright – Bronze in Platform Diving
BIG TEN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
• Avery Worobel – Springboard Diving
• Campbell Scofield – 200 Fly
BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR
• Sophie McAfee
PROGRAM RECORDS
• Hannah Hill – 22.32 in 50 Free
• Abby Marcukaitis – 1:54.09 in 200 Back
• Kathryn Ackerman – 4:10.61 in 400 IM
• Sophie McAfee – 389.18 in 3-Meter Diving
• Daryn Wright – 390.45 in Platform Diving
FRESHMAN RECORDS
• Avery Worobel – 334.10 in 1-Meter, 361.20 in 3-Meter Diving
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• Abby Marcukaitis – 52.82, 3rd in 100 Back • 200 Medley Relay – 1:38.13, 3rd …Marcukaitis, Folcik, Hill, Phipps • Campbell Scofield – 1:57.02, 4th in 200 Fly • Abbie Kehmeier – 1:56.48, 4th in 200 Back • Kate Mouser – 1:57.96, 6th in 200 Fly • 400 Free Relay – 3:18.67, 6th …Phipps, Hurley, Sands, Hill • Mahala Erlandson – 2:12.76, 7th in 200 Breast • Adele Sands – 1:46.33, 7th in 200 Free |
• Kate Mouser – 4:43.71, 7th in 500 Free • Adele Sands – 4:45.01, 8th in 500 Free • Keira Kask – 1:58.57, 9th in 200 Fly • Adele Sands – 16:30.43, 10th in 1650 Free • 800 Free Relay – 7:09.44, 10th …Sands, Mouser, Hurley, Mattice • Sophia Capp – 2:14.88, 11th in 200 Breast • Avery Worobel – 361.20, 12th on 3-Meter …Purdue Freshman Record • Mahala Erlandson – 1:01.62, 12th in 100 Breast |
WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS (July 24-Aug. 3 in Singapore)
• Daryn Wright – 10-Meter Synchro, 3-Meter & 10-Meter Team Diving
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES QUALIFIERS
• Sophie McAfee – 10-Meter Diving; Silver Medalist in Mixed 10M Synchro (with Kaden Springfield)
USA DIVING MEDALISTS
• Daryn Wright – Gold Medalist on 10-Meter at Winter Nationals (December), Gold Medalist in 10-Meter Synchro at National Championships (May)
• Avery Worobel – Silver on 3-Meter at Winter Nationals (December)
• Sophie McAfee – Bronze Medalist on 10-Meter at Winter Nationals (December), Silver Medalist in Mixed 10-Meter Synchro at National Championships (May)
TYR SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
• Hannah Hill – 50m Free; Relays
• Caitlin Hurley – 400 Free; Relays
• Keira Kask – 50m & 100m Fly; Relays
• Reagan Mattice – 400m Free, 400m IM; Relays
• Adele Sands – 200m, 400m, 800m & 1500m Free; Relays
COMPETED AT CSCAA OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Caroline Frazier
• Caitlin Hurley
• Reagan Mattice
• Sarah Pophal
• Adele Sands
SCORED IN ALL 3 OF HER INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Kate Mouser – 200 Fly, 400 IM, 500 Free
• Adele Sands – 30, 500, 1650 Free
• Sophie McAfee – All 3 Diving Events
• Daryn Wright – All 3 Diving Events
BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARDS
• Hannah Hill – Swimmer of the Week, Oct. 16
• Daryn Wright – Diver of the Week, Nov. 27, Dec. 18, Jan. 15, Jan. 29
• Campbell Scofield – Freshman of the Week, Jan. 29
• Avery Worobel – Diver/Freshman of the Week, Feb. 2
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREE
• Reagan Mattice
BIG TEN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
• Kathryn Ackerman
TEAM GPAs
• Fall Semester: 3.50
• Spring Semester: 3.60
• Cumulative: 3.60
• CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (4 HONOREES PER TEAM WITH 3.5+ CUMULATIVE GPA)
• Sophie McAfee
• Kate Mouser
• Jenna Sonnenberg
• Daryn Wright
BIG TEN DISTINGUSHED SCHOLARS (3.7+ YEARLY OR CUMULATIVE GPA)
• Kathryn Ackerman
• Olivia Callinswood
• Kelsey Cooper
• Mahala Erlandson
• Madeline Greaves
• Abbie Kehmeier
• Sophie McAfee
• Maggie Love
• Ana Rojas
• Jenna Sonnenberg
• Cecilie Wiuff
CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA (3.5+ GPA & ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT)
• Sophie McAfee – First Team
• Jenna Sonnenberg – First Team
• Avery Worobel – First Team
• Daryn Wright – First Team
• Kathryn Ackerman – Second Team
• Mahala Erlandson – Second Team
• Masy Folcik – Second Team
• Hannah Hill – Second Team
• Abbie Kehmeier – Second Team
• Reagan Mattice – Second Team
• Ruth Anne McCranie – Second Team
• Kate Mouser – Second Team
• Adele Sands – Second Team
• Campbell Scofield – Second Team
• Kaitlin Simons – Second Team
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (3.0+ CUMULATIVE GPA)
• Kathryn Ackerman
• Olivia Callinswood
• Kelsey Cooper
• Mahala Erlandson
• Ava Fasano
• Masy Folcik
• Madeline Greaves
• Brinly Hardy
• Caitlin Hurley
• Abbie Kehmeier
• Kiera Kask
• Maggie Love
• Ashley Lund
• Grace Lux
• Abby Marcukaitis
• Reagan Mattice
• Sophie McAfee
• Kate Mouser
• Ana Rojas
• Kaitlin Simmons
• Leyla Sleime
• Jenna Sonnenberg
• Kate Stanley
• Hannah Williams
• Cecile Wiuff
• Daryn Wright