Indiana Freshmen Lead Three-Medal Thursday

ATLANTA – Indiana’s freshman swimmer trio earned their first NCAA medals Thursday (March 19) night time to maintain IU among the many high groups by two days on the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships contained in the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.

Liberty Clark took silver within the 200-yard freestyle, and Alex Shackell collected the bronze medal within the 100-yard butterfly. To finish the night time, Clark, Shackell and classmate Grace Hoeper made up three of IU’s bronze-medal 200-yard freestyle relay. Indiana sits seventh – 5 factors out of fifth place and 49 factors in entrance of eighth.

Clark and the champion swimmer, Virginia sophomore Anna Moesch, grew to become the primary girls to hit 1:39 within the 200 free twice. The Indiana freshman adopted up her 17-18 National Age Group document 1:39.70 – that led off Wednesday’s 800 free relay – with a 1:39.88, inserting second behind Moesch’s 1:39.23.

Clark picked off her second 17-18 NAG document of the week along with her 200-yard freestyle leadoff, a 21.27 to beat Simone Manuel’s 21.32 from 2015. The cut up kickstarted a 3rd place end, Indiana’s best-ever inserting within the occasion, in addition to a program document 1:25.67. Senior Kristina Paegle adopted with a 21.00, Hoeper went 22.05 and Shackell anchored in 21.35. Indiana’s time of 1:25.67 marked a program document, 53 tenths faster than the time set on the Big Ten Championships final month.

Like Clark, Shackell was a two-medal winner on Thursday. The freshman lowered her program document within the 100-yard butterfly to 49.82 within the remaining to seize bronze and was considered one of three swimmers underneath 50 seconds. Junior Miranda Grana joined Shackell on the rostrum, inserting eighth with a 51.11. Shackell leads the crew with 4 All-American honors this week, having contributed to all three relays.

“Fantastic evening for the Hoosiers,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze mentioned. “I am so proud of this very young team. Liberty Clark is one of only two people ever to go under 1:40 twice and gave us a fantastic relay leadoff. Alex Shackell was outstanding in the 100 butterfly. I couldn’t imagine a better way to end the evening with a third place in the 200 freestyle relay!”

Diving bought began Thursday and earned essential factors from junior Ella Roselli’s twelfth place end within the morning.

“The girls fought hard today,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen mentioned. “Ella had her best finish at this meet today. She was frustrated she didn’t get that ‘A’ final but also understands the improvement was there. We’re looking forward to going higher tomorrow.”

RESULTS

100 BUTTERFLY

3. Alex Shackell – 49.82 (NCAA Bronze, Program Record, First-Team All-America)

8. Miranda Grana – 51.11 (First-Team All-America)

 

400 IM

16. Reese Tiltmann – 4:06.02 (Personal Best, Second-Team All-America)

33. Macky Hodges – 4:12.28

 

200 FREESTYLE

3. Liberty Clark – 1:39.88 (NCAA Silver, First-Team All-America)

23. Grace Hoeper – 1:43.93 (Personal Best)

 

1-METER SPRINGBOARD

12. Ella Roselli – 275.70 (Second-Team All-America)

27. Lily Witte – 253.25

 

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

3. Liberty Clark, Kristina Paegle, Grace Hoeper, Alex Shackell – 1:25.67 (NCAA Bronze, Program Record, First-Team All-America)

• Liberty Clark (leadoff) – 21.27 (Program Record, Personal Best)

 
HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Liberty Clark – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay
Miranda Grana – 200 medley relay*, 100 butterfly
Macky Hodges – 800 freestyle relay
Grace Hoeper – 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay
Jonette Laegreid – 200 medley relay*
Kristina Paegle – 200 medley relay*, 200 freestyle relay
Ella Roselli – 1-meter springboard*
Alex Shackell – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay
Reese Tiltmann – 400 IM*
* – Denotes second-team honoree
 
UP NEXT
Indiana will compete within the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle, 3-meter diving and 400-yard medley relay on Friday.
 

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