Big Ten Men’s Championships, Night 4: Indiana Has Third Straight Title in Sight
A feverish Friday and a solid Saturday morning have Indiana in a powerful position as the Big Ten Men’s Championships head to their fourth and final night. The Hoosiers are looking for their third straight title and sixth in eight years. They do so with favorites in three of the individual races on the final night, plus a powerful relay and another chance to flex their diving depth.
The action from the final night at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion:
Team Standings
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. Indiana University 996 2. Ohio State University 820 3. Michigan, University of 770.5 4. Wisconsin, University of 734.5 5. University of Minnesota 560.5 6. Pennsylvania State University 498 7. Northwestern University 469 8. Purdue University 427.5
1,650 freestyle
Samuel Campbell started the final session with a win for the hosts, with a time of 14:42.63. Behind him, Bar Soloveychik of Minnesota picked up a medal in 14:45.59, his second runner-up result. Third was Ohio State’s Charlie Clark in 14:48.39. Yigit Aslan, the winner of the 500 free, finished fifth.
Event 15 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 14:29.25 2/25/2017 Felix O Auboeck, Michigan
14:37.31 A NCAA Qualifying
15:25.12 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Campbell, Samue SO Ohio State-B1 14:48.25 14:42.63 B 32
24.55 51.31 (26.76)
1:18.42 (27.11) 1:45.36 (26.94)
2:12.30 (26.94) 2:39.30 (27.00)
3:06.25 (26.95) 3:33.43 (27.18)
4:00.38 (26.95) 4:27.03 (26.65)
4:53.64 (26.61) 5:20.16 (26.52)
5:46.87 (26.71) 6:13.52 (26.65)
6:40.24 (26.72) 7:06.98 (26.74)
7:33.84 (26.86) 8:00.59 (26.75)
8:27.69 (27.10) 8:54.84 (27.15)
9:21.88 (27.04) 9:49.01 (27.13)
10:15.99 (26.98) 10:42.85 (26.86)
11:09.81 (26.96) 11:36.71 (26.90)
12:03.83 (27.12) 12:30.75 (26.92)
12:57.87 (27.12) 13:24.83 (26.96)
13:51.26 (26.43) 14:17.39 (26.13) 14:42.63 (25.24)
2 Soloveychik, Ba JR Minnesota-B1 15:00.56 14:45.59 B 28
24.40 50.71 (26.31)
13:54.64 (26.81) 14:20.57 (25.93) 14:45.59 (25.02)
3 Clark, Charles SR Ohio State-B1 14:42.49 14:48.39 B 27
24.56 51.33 (26.77)
13:54.30 (27.50) 14:21.62 (27.32) 14:48.39 (26.77)
4 Martin, Andrew GR Northwestern-B1 14:58.19 14:51.13 B 26
24.25 51.26 (27.01)
13:57.55 (26.81) 14:24.64 (27.09) 14:51.13 (26.49)
5 Aslan, Yigit JR Wisconsin-B1 15:02.20 14:55.20 B 25
24.41 50.85 (26.44)
14:02.61 (27.37) 14:29.73 (27.12) 14:55.20 (25.47)
6 Nagy, Christoph SR Minnesota-B1 15:12.53 14:58.97 B 24
25.29 52.45 (27.16)
14:07.42 (26.97) 14:34.19 (26.77) 14:58.97 (24.78)
7 Axon, Alex SO Ohio State-B1 15:12.77 15:01.79 B 23
25.17 52.67 (27.50)
14:08.70 (27.94) 14:36.11 (27.41) 15:01.79 (25.68)
8 Briggs, Warren SR Indiana-B1 15:04.72 15:01.96 B 22
25.47 52.81 (27.34)
14:08.30 (27.57) 14:35.80 (27.50) 15:01.96 (26.16)
200 backstroke
Make it four Big Ten 200 back gold medals for Brendan Burns, which would be impressive if it wasn’t for the fact that he already has four (and counting) in the 200 fly.
Burns faced a test from a training partner, with Kai Van Westering pushing him the entire way. Burns touched in 1:39.50, well behind his meet record from last year (1:38.22). He was .24 ahead of Van Westering, holding off the junior’s charge coming home in 25.36. Burns was up four tenths at the 150-yard wall.
Third went to Northwestern’s David Gerchik. Fourth was Wisconsin’s Jake Newmark before two from Michigan.
Event 16 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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B1G Meet: ! 1:38.22 2/25/2023 Brendan A Burns, IU
1:39.13 A NCAA Qualifying
1:44.60 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Burns, Brendan SR Indiana-B1 1:40.88 1:39.50 B 32
23.35 48.62 (25.27)
1:13.97 (25.35) 1:39.50 (25.53)
2 Van Westering, JR Indiana-B1 1:40.91 1:39.74 B 28
23.58 48.79 (25.21)
1:14.38 (25.59) 1:39.74 (25.36)
3 Gerchik, David FR Northwestern-B1 1:42.27 1:41.75 B 27
24.00 49.79 (25.79)
1:16.34 (26.55) 1:41.75 (25.41)
4 Newmark, Jacob SR Wisconsin-B1 1:41.43 1:41.99 B 26
23.88 49.49 (25.61)
1:15.80 (26.31) 1:41.99 (26.19)
5 Ben-Shitrit, Ei SO Michigan-B1 1:42.16 1:42.41 B 25
24.06 49.99 (25.93)
1:16.26 (26.27) 1:42.41 (26.15)
6 Wenger, Jacque JR Michigan-B1 1:41.20 1:42.46 B 24
23.97 49.51 (25.54)
1:15.65 (26.14) 1:42.46 (26.81)
7 Morley, Cooper SO Penn State-B1 1:41.16 1:42.50 B 23
23.76 50.05 (26.29)
1:17.28 (27.23) 1:42.50 (25.22)
8 Burau, Dylan SO Purdue-B1 1:41.53 1:44.50 B 22
24.22 50.42 (26.20)
1:17.19 (26.77) 1:44.50 (27.31)
100 freestyle
Maybe the race of the meet: Bence Szabados juuuuuuuust got his hand to the wall first .01 seconds ahead of ahead of 50 free champ Taiko Torepe-Ormsby of Wisconsin. Szabados went 42.09, Torepe-Ormsby 42.10.
The race for bronze wasn’t boring either. Tomas Navikonis, the 200 free champ, was seventh at the halfway point but surged with the only sub-22 final 50 (21.80) to bronze in 42.22. Penn State’s Victor Baganha was fifth. Indiana went sixth, eighth and ninth.
Event 17 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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B1G Meet: ! 41.38 2/25/2023 Ruslan Gaziev, Ohio St
41.50 A NCAA Qualifying
43.46 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Szabados, Bence SR Michigan-B1 42.31 42.09 B 32
19.88 42.09 (22.21)
2 Torepe-Ormsby, SO Wisconsin-B1 42.49 42.10 B 28
19.92 42.10 (22.18)
3 Navikonis, Toma SO Ohio State-B1 42.89 42.22 B 27
20.42 42.22 (21.80)
4 Baganha, Victor JR Penn State-B1 42.48 42.41 B 26
20.15 42.41 (22.26)
5 Samuels, Braden JR Purdue-B1 42.46 42.50 B 25
19.96 42.50 (22.54)
6 Lee, Mikkel FR Indiana-B1 42.53 42.51 B 24
20.19 42.51 (22.32)
7 Harabagiu, Davi FR Minnesota-B1 42.96 42.95 B 23
20.33 42.95 (22.62)
8 Wight, Gavin SR Indiana-B1 42.89 43.01 B 22
20.52 43.01 (22.49)
200 breaststroke
Yep, that’s a gold-medal performance. For team and for individual.
Jassen Yep went 1:50.40 in finals to win the 200 breast by more than a second over teammate Josh Matheny. It’s a top-four sweep for the championship Hoosiers, with Toby Barnett third and Max Reich fourth. Mariano Lazzerini, the 100 breast winner, was fifth for Penn State.
Event 18 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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B1G Meet: ! 1:49.45 2/25/2022 Maxwell J McHugh, Minnesota
1:51.09 A NCAA Qualifying
1:57.44 B NCAA Provisional
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Yep, Jassen SR Indiana-B1 1:52.70 1:50.40 A 32
25.35 53.32 (27.97)
1:21.59 (28.27) 1:50.40 (28.81)
2 Matheny, Joshua JR Indiana-B1 1:52.06 1:51.50 B 28
25.47 53.61 (28.14)
1:22.57 (28.96) 1:51.50 (28.93)
3 Barnett, Toby FR Indiana-B1 1:54.02 1:51.95 B 27
25.94 54.12 (28.18)
1:22.76 (28.64) 1:51.95 (29.19)
4 Reich, Maxwell SR Indiana-B1 1:54.17 1:52.07 B 26
25.48 54.17 (28.69)
1:23.05 (28.88) 1:52.07 (29.02)
5 Lazzerini, Mari SO Penn State-B1 1:55.32 1:52.94 B 25
25.54 54.54 (29.00)
1:23.52 (28.98) 1:52.94 (29.42)
6 Regan, William GR Ohio State-B1 1:55.22 1:55.42 B 24
26.25 55.10 (28.85)
1:24.70 (29.60) 1:55.42 (30.72)
7 Rudd, Joseph JR Minnesota-B1 1:55.29 1:55.59 B 23
25.43 54.35 (28.92)
1:24.45 (30.10) 1:55.59 (31.14)
8 Modglin, Colema SR Purdue-B1 1:55.17 1:55.64 B 22
25.80 54.86 (29.06)
1:24.90 (30.04) 1:55.64 (30.74)
200 butterfly
Platform diving
400 freestyle relay
