MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The men's Wisconsin swim and dive team started off the Big Ten Championships strong with a Top-5 finish in the 200 medley relay. 

The 200 medley relay team of Sam Lorenz, Ben Wiegand, Taiko Torepe-Ormsby and Cooper Scharff finished fourth with a time of 1:23.74 for an NCAA B cut.

In the second and final event of the day, the 800 free relay team of Chris Morris, Dominik Mark Torok, Yoav Romano and Luukas Vainio earned an NCAA A cut with a sixth-place finish and a time of 6:15.69.

In the time trials to finish the first session, Charlie Jones set a school record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:41.29. 

Competition resumes on Thursday, with prelims set to begin at 10 am and finals at 5 p.m. Day two includes the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving and 200 freestyle relay. 

Team scores after Day 1
1. Indiana 116 
2. USC 112
3. Ohio State 110 
3. Michigan 110
5. Wisconsin 100 
6. Northwestern 96
7. University of Minnesota 94 
8. Penn State 86
9. Purdue University 84
 

Results 

200 Medley Relay
4. Wisconsin A (Lorenz, Wiegand, Torepe-Ormsby, Scharff) - 1:23.74

800 Freestyle Relay
6. Wisconsin A (Morris, Mark Torok, Romano, Vainio) - 6:15.69