Senior Day Features a Bevy of Boilermaker Victories at the Pool

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Highlighted by 10 1-2 finishes, Purdue Women’s Swimming & Diving won 14 of 16 events to win handily 194-101 at Saturday’s Senior Day dual vs. Illinois at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.

The Purdue men also competed at home for the final time this season after joining the women in the annual Senior Day ceremony before the meet. The men competed in a three-team intrasquad, with The Pete’s winning five events to finish atop the team scoring (invitational meet style).

Men’s Intrasquad Team Scores
1.) The Pete’s – 48.5
2.) Saturn V – 39.5
3.) Full Steam Ahead – 39

The Purdue women improved to 5-0 in dual meet action this season and have now won six straight duals vs. Illinois since the current annual home-and-home series began in 2021.

Daryn Wright (3-meter diving), Meghan Sharma (100 breast) and Matt Rose (1000 free) all posted marks that went into the team record books while winning events Saturday.

Wright swept the springboard diving events for the fourth time this season and continues to lead the team with 10 event victories. She posted a lifetime best list score of 374.48 on 3-meter, improving on the seventh best mark in program history, and teamed up with Avery Worobel for a 1-2 finish on 1-meter.

Sharma won the 100 breaststroke with a lifetime best mark of 1:01.99, improving on her 15th best time in program history.

Rose was the only freshman to win an event Saturday, moving into 13th place on the men’s all-time leaderboard with a time of 9:17.48 in the 1000 freestyle.

Senior Abby Marcukaitis swept the backstroke events against Illinois for the second year in a row, leading the way as Purdue had the top three finishers in the 100 and the top four in the 200.

Senior Reagan Mattice swept the distance freestyle events, leading a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 500. Lara Phipps was victorious in the 100 free and 100 fly, leading a 1-2 finish for Purdue in both events.

The Boilermakers also enjoyed 1-2 finishes in the 50 free, 200 free, 200 fly and 400 free relay. The 200 breast and 200 IM were the only events Purdue did not win Saturday.

The Boilermakers are back in action Saturday, Jan. 24 for the annual rivalry dual vs. Indiana. This year’s edition is for a 10 a.m. start at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington.

SATURDAY’S TEAM LEADERS

WOMEN Won Multiple Individual Events • Daryn Wright – 1-Meter & 3-Meter • Reagan Mattice – 500 & 1000 Free • Abby Marcukaitis – 100 & 200 Back • Lara Phipps – 100 Free & 100 Fly More Event Winners • Hannah Hill – 50 Free • Caitlin Hurley – 200 Free • Meghan Sharma – 100 Breast • Campbell Scofield – 200 Fly Won an Event, Contributed to a Relay Winner • Hannah Hill • Abby Marcukaitis • Meghan Sharma • Lara Phipps • Caitlin Hurley

MEN Individual Event Winners • Janis Dzirkalis – 50 Free • Alex Hotta – 50 Free Underwater • Matt Rose – 1000 Free • Blake Rowe – 200 Back • Gio Mango – 200 Breast • Evan Mackesy – 200 Fly • Cooper Callahan – 100 IM Won an Event, Contributed to a Relay Winner • Cooper Callahan • Alex Hotta • Evan Mackesy • Blake Rowe Event Wins By Team • The Pete’s – 5 • Full Steam Ahead – 3 • Saturn V – 1

 

WOMEN’S UPDATED SEASON-LONG TEAM LEADERS
MOST INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINS • Daryn Wright – 10 • Abby Marcukaitis – 8 • Reagan Mattice – 7 • Lara Phipps – 7 • Caitlin Hurley – 5 • Campbell Scofield – 4	CONTRIBUTED TO MOST RELAY WINNERS • Lara Phipps – 7 • Hannah Hill – 6 • Caitlin Hurley – 4 • Adele Sands – 4