Wright Wins Silver, 4 Others Top 10 as Boilers Finish Strong at Big Tens

MINNEAPOLIS – Daryn Wright medaled in a diving event for the second day in a row, capping her distinguished career as a four-time medalist by winning her first silver for Purdue Women’s Swimming & Diving at the Big Ten Championships.

Wright was the silver medalist in platform diving, capping a week in which in which the Boilermakers won a medal of all colors in the diving events. Wright was 12-for-12 in career top-10 finishes at Big Tens. As an upperclassman, she finished top five in all three diving events both years.

Keira Kask (A finalist in 200 fly), Reagan Mattice (9th in 1650 free), Campbell Scofield (200 fly) and Avery Worobel (platform diving) also finished top 10 in their individual events Saturday on the final day of the championship meet. Worobel was honored as first-team All-Big Ten after winning the conference title on 3-meter Friday. Wright was a second-team All-Big Ten honoree as a silver medalist.

Worobel and Wright teamed up for four medals this week. Worobel added a 1-meter bronze to her Big Ten title on 3-meter, finishing top 10 in all three diving events in the process. Wright was also a bronze medalist on 3-meter.

The Purdue women won a medal in all three diving events for the first time since 2020 and eighth time overall (previously in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2020).

Lara Phipps (48.70 in 100 free) and Mattice (16:14.70 in 1650 free) moved into third place in team history with their lifetime bests Saturday. Amie Perna (1:56.70 in 200 back) and Kask (1:57.26 in 200 fly) elevated their names into fifth place on Purdue’s all-time leaderboards.

Kate Mouser (2:00.98 in 200 IM) added her name to the team’s top-15 leaderboard in a sixth event.

Abby Marcukaitis (1:54.57 in 200 back), Scofield (1:56.71 in 200 fly) and Mattice all posted NCAA Championships qualifying times Saturday. All three marks doubled as a team season bests. Scofield improved on her fourth-fastest time in team history in the 200 fly while finishing top 10 at Big Tens for the second year in a row.

Caitlin Hurley (1650 free), Abbie Kehmeier (200 back) and Amelia Rinehart (platform diving) also accounted for scoring finishes for Purdue on Saturday.

Selected Purdue swimmers may choose to race again next weekend at Wisconsin’s NCAA Last Chance meet. The divers are back in action March 9-11 at the Zone C Championships, the annual NCAA Championships qualifier. The women’s NCAA Championships are set for March 18-21 in Atlanta.

FINAL TEAM SCORES
1.) #4 Michigan 1243
2.) #6 Indiana 1084
3.) #11 Ohio State 1066
4.) #15 Wisconsin 893
5.) #12 USC 768
6.) #25 Minnesota 701
7.) #22 UCLA 605.5
8.) Purdue 497
9.) Northwestern 446
10.) Nebraska 433.5
11.) Rutgers 379.5
12.) Iowa 284
13.) Penn State 216
14.) Illinois 195.5