WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After four days of solid competition, the men's swimming and diving team placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 869.5 points. Jake Newmark claimed another medal and was crowned the B1G Runner-up in the 200 back (1:39.50).
Caleb Aman had a huge race in the 200 breast and took third in a time of 1:53.86. Yigit Aslan also took third in his individual event. He made podium in the 1650 free with a time of 14:46.23.
Josh Dannhauser joined Aslan on the podium for the 1650 free. He placed seventh in a time of 14:58.54.
The last individual podium performance came from Wes Jekel in the 200 back. After not racing this event last year, he took fourth in the A finals tonight with a time of 1:40.89.
To cap off the night and the meet, the 400 free relay team finished sixth. The team consisting of Nico Butera, Isaac Casey-Hrenak, Dylan Delaney and Jake Newmark swam the event in a time of 2:53.91.
Final Results
STRAIGHT FROM THE POOL DECK
Head Coach Yuri Suguiyama: "At the start of the year, a big goal for this team was to climb back up the Big Ten rankings, and after four days of hard racing they did just that. I'm proud of the way the team fought their way back into the meet after that initial DQ on the first day. Between our podium finishes, school records, and an individual Big Ten champion, we're walking out of here with our heads held high. We're going to be taking a really strong group to NCAAs. On, Wisconsin!"
Up Next: The Badgers look forward to competing at the NCAA Championships with diving kicking off March 5th, the women's championships taking place March 16th-19th and the men's championships to follow March 23rd-26th.
