Del Angel and Widerstrom Earn All Big Ten Honors, Gophers Tally Medals and Private Bests on Last Day of Big Ten Championships

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The University of Minnesota concluded the 2026 Women’s Big Ten Swimming and DIving Championships right now, ending the 4 day occasion with one other first place end and a number of private bests on their technique to sixth place workforce end.

Grace Drabot began off the finals session for the Gophers within the 200 IM, taking sixteenth total within the “B” finals with a time of 1:59.83. 

Katie McCarthy saved issues going within the 1650 free, ending fifth total with a private finest and NCAA qualifying time of 16:05.46. Jade Roghair tallied a twentieth place end within the occasion, tallying a time of 16:48.59.

Livi Wanner got here out on prime of the “B” finals for the 100 free, tallying a private finest and NCAA qualifying time of 48.25 for the ninth place end. Mina Kaljevic tallied a twenty first place end within the occasion with a time of 49.17.

Rachel Conley posted a fourth place end within the 200 fly, tallying a private finest and NCAA qualifying time of 1:55.98. Claire Reinke completed 14th total within the occasion, swimming to a time of 1:59.16. 

Mira Keller posted a thirteenth place end within the “B” finals of the 200 again, tallying a private finest time of 1:55.47. Ava Yablonski completed sixteenth total with a time of 1:57.89, and Finnly Jollands completed twenty second total with a time of 1:58.16.

Vivi Del Angel got here away with the gold on the platform, tallying a successful rating of 334.50 to earn her first platform diving convention title.

Minnesota closed issues out with a sixth place end within the 400 free relay. Livi Wanner launched the relay with a break up of 48.80, adopted by a 49.09 break up from Mina Kaljevic. Morgan Thomas tallied 49.08 within the third leg, whereas Ava Yablonski tallied 49.41 break up to anchor the relay.

With their wins within the 1-meter and platform diving occasions, Elna Widerstrom and Vivi Del Angel have been named to the First Team All Big Ten. Del Angel additionally earned herself Diver of the Championships honors for her win.

The University of Minnesota ends the championships in sixth place total with 701 complete workforce factors, 109 extra factors than they’d in final yr’s championships. The University of Michigan took away the workforce title with 1243 complete factors.

The 2026 Men’s Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships kick off subsequent week from Madison, Wisconsin. All the motion is about to kickoff on Wednesday, Feb. 25.