Boilermakers Go 1-2 in 13 Events on Their Way to 18 Wins

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Led by a quartet of two-time individual event winners, Purdue Swimming & Diving was victorious in 18 of the 22 events contested Friday in the opening session of a two-day dual meet vs. Oakland.

Swimmers Evan Mackesy (400 IM, 500 Free) and Adele Sands (200 & 500 Free) as well as divers Holden Higbie and Avery Worobel (springboard sweeps) all won both of their individual events Friday. The divers also competed against Louisville. Purdue's divers improved to 14-for-14 in events wins this season while finishing off a flawless showing in October.

A women's freshman record fell for the second meet in a row. Caroline Mallard won the 100 butterfly in 53.24 to eclipse a first-year record that had stood since the 2020 Big Ten Championships. She moved into fifth place in program history overall. Classmate Alayna Riggins finished second while posting the 10th-fastest time (53.73) in team history.

The Boilermakers enjoyed 13 1-2 finishes and went 1-2-3-4 in five events.

Action concludes Saturday with eight more events beginning at 11 a.m.

Day 1 Team Scores
Women: Purdue 162, Oakland 43
Men: Purdue 127, Oakland 78

Purdue’s Day 1 Winners & Top Finishers
* – Purdue Season-Best Time/Score
^ – Personal Season-Best Time/Score
(Z) – NCAA Zone Qualifying Score

WOMEN (10 Event Victories; 8 1-2 Finishes)
1-Meter Diving
Avery Worobel, 282.95 (Z) – Event Winner
3-Meter Diving (1-2 Finish)
Avery Worobel, 343.13 (Z) – Event Winner; Worobel & Dovison Finished 1-2
50 Free
Elisa Moshkovitch, 23.17* – Finished 2nd; Moshkovitch, Fasano, Honcharuk & Riggins Finished 2-3-4-5
200 Free (1-2-3-4 Finish)
Adele Sands, 1:48.05* – Event Winner; Sands, Phipps, Hurley & Swiney Finished 1-2-3-4
500 Free (1-2-3 Finish)
Adele Sands, 4:49.42* – Event Winner; Sands, Hurley & Scofield Finished 1-2-3
100 Back (1-2 Finish)
Amie Perna, 54.64* – Event Winner; Perna & Lee Finished 1-2
100 Breast (1-2-3-4 Finish)
Lancy Chen, 1:00.98 – Event Winner; Chen, Capp, Phillips & Peltcs Finished 1-2-3-4
100 Fly (1-2-3-4 Finish)
Caroline Mallard, 53.24* – Event Winner; Purdue Freshman Record & 5th Fastest in Team History
Alayna Riggins, 53.73 – Finished 2nd; 10th Fastest in Team History
Mallard, Riggins, Kask & Rojas Finished 1-2-3-4
400 IM (1-2 Finish)
Kate Mouser, 4:19.19 – Event Winner; Mouser & Dziobak Finished 1-2
200 Medley Relay (1-2-3 Finish)
Rojas, Chen, Riggins & Phipps, 1:40.23 – Event Winner; Purdue’s Top 3 Teams Finished 1-2-3
400 Free Relay
Hurley, Mallard, Sands & Phipps, 3:20.45 – Event Winner

MEN (8 Event Victories; 5 1-2 Finishes)
1-Meter Diving (1-2-3-4 Finish)
Holden Higbie, 392.75* (Z) – Event Winner; Higbie, Grannis, Wills & Welsh Finished 1-2-3-4
3-Meter Diving (1-2-3-4 Finish)
Holden Higbie, 427.55* (Z) – Event Winner; Higbie, Wills, Welsh & Grannis Finished 1-2-3-4
50 Free (1-2 Finish)
Nathaniel Thomas, 19.83^ – Event Winner; Thomas & Jost Finished 1-2
200 Free
Aran Bissett, 1:35.63 – Event Winner
500 Free
Evan Mackesy, 4:23.48 – Event Winner
100 Back
Blake Rowe, 47.74* – Finished 2nd
100 Breast
Chris Bartmess, 54.68 – Finished 4th
100 Fly (1-2 Finish)
Luca Scampicchio, 46.96* – Event Winner; 8th Fastest in Team History
Scampicchio & Dzirkalis Finished 1-2
400 IM
Evan Mackesy, 3:49.44 – Event Winner
200 Medley Relay
Scampicchio, Bissett, Dzirkalis & Jost, 1:26.46 – Finished 2nd; Purdue’s Top 2 Teams Finished 2-3
400 Free Relay (1-2 Finish)
Dzirkalis, Bissett, Scampicchio & Thomas, 2:53.43* – Event Winner; 8th Fastest in Team History
Purdue’s Top 2 Teams Finished 1-2