No. 2/9 Hoosiers Dominate First Day in LA

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving leads all 5 of its duals by way of the primary of two days on the USC Invitational contained in the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.
 
The Hoosiers gained each relays and 11 particular person occasions over the primary two classes on Friday. Three IU swimmers – freshman Liberty Clark, junior Miranda Grana and senior Zalán Sárkány – gained three particular person occasions. Eleven Hoosiers captured NCAA qualifying instances and three IU divers picked up NCAA zone qualifying scores on the springboards.
 
Clark highlighted the day, most notably within the 200-yard freestyle. The freshman toppled USC junior and NCAA medalist Minna Abraham by seven hundredths with a 1:42.43. Clark grew to become the second Hoosier to go sub-1:43 within the occasion behind solely 2025 NCAA Champion Anna Peplowski, who hit 1:42 for the primary time as a sophomore earlier than trimming her private finest all the way down to a 1:40.50.
 
TEAM SCORES
Men
 
No. 2 Indiana 146, No. 17 USC 40

No. 2 Indiana 151, No. 14 Texas A&M 35
 
Women
 
No. 9 Indiana 98, No. 12 USC 88
No. 9 Indiana 115, No. 24 UCLA 71

No. 9 Indiana 134, No. 21 Texas A&M 52
 
HOOSIER WINNERS
 
Women
Liberty Clark – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 50 freestyle (22.03), 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50), 200 freestyle (1:42.43)
Mya DeWitt – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)
Miranda Grana – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 100 backstroke (50.75), 100 butterfly (51.55)
Jonette Laegreid – 400 medley relay (3:30.27)
Kristina Paegle – 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)
Chiok Sze Yeo – 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)
 
Men
Alexei Avakov – 100 breaststroke (52.22)
Noah Cakir – 400 medley relay (3:05.97)
Vidar Carlbaum – 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06)
Brandon Fleck – 200 freestyle (1:35.50)
Miroslav Knedla – 100 backstroke (45.58)
Mikkel Lee – 400 medley relay (3:05.97), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06), 50 freestyle (19.16)
Owen McDonald – 400 medley relay (3:05.97), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06), 200 IM (1:42.91)
Raekwon Noel – 400 medley relay (3:05.97)
Zalán Sárkány – 500 freestyle (4:11.39), 400 IM (3:43.45)
Dylan Smiley – 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06)
 
NCAA QUALIFIERS
Women’s 400 medley relay (3:30.27); Alexei Avakov – 100 breast (52.22); Liberty Clark – 50 free (22.28), 200 free (1:42.43); Mya DeWitt – 100 again (52.34); Miranda Grana – 100 again (50.75), 100 fly (51.55); Miroslav Knedla – 100 again (45.58); Mikkel Lee – 50 free (19.43); Owen McDonald – 200 IM (1:42.91); Zalán Sárkány – 500 free (4:11.39), 400 IM (3:43.45); Reese Tiltmann – 400 IM (4:12.62); Kai van Westering – 100 again (45.87)
 
NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS
1-meter: Joshua Hedberg (334.40)
3-meter: Kaylee Bishop (287.00), Lily Witte (297.55)
 
UP NEXT
The LA meet concludes with one break up session on Saturday (Oct. 11), with swimming starting at midday ET earlier than diving at 2 p.m.
 
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