Purdue Ladies’s Swimming Tops Illinois behind Abby Marcukaitis

The Purdue ladies’s swimming and diving staff defeated Illinois in a Big Ten twin meet on Saturday, Jan. 10, at dwelling.

The Boilermakers gained the meet 194-101.

The Boilermakers began with a win within the 200 medley relay as Abby Marcukaitis, Meghan Sharma, Lara Phipps and Hannah Hill received to the wall in 1:39.12.

Marcukaitis gained the 100 backstroke in 53.62 and 200 again (1:55.70). Sharma gained the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.99. Hill gained the 50 free in 22.91. Phipps gained the 100 free in 49.75, going 1-2 with Hill (50.92) and likewise the 100 fly (54.59), edging Illinois’ Chloe Diner (54.79).

Purdue’s Reagan Mattice gained the 1000 free in 9:56.29 and 500 free (4:51.82). Caitlin Hurley gained the 200 free in 1:48.95. Campbell Schofield gained the 200 fly (1:59.42).

Hurley, Phipps, Adele Sands and Hill gained the 400 free relay (3:21.46).

In diving, Daryn Wright gained the 3-meter competitors for the Boilermakers with a rating of 374.48. She additionally gained the 1-meter competitors with a rating of 336.45.

Illinois received a win within the 200 breaststroke with Sara Jass attending to the wall in 2:13.05. Jass additionally gained the 200 IM in 2:00.70, simply forward of Diner (2:00.98).

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