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Ohio State Finishes Second at Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swim & Dive
Feb. 25, 2017
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Columbus, Ohio— The Big Ten Championships have concluded at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion and the Buckeyes earn their ninth consecutive Top 3 finish.
Ohio State had a fantastic week, winning two Big Ten titles and setting eight school records:
Big Ten Champions
100 butterfly: Matt McHugh
200 freestyle relay: Mossimo Chavez, Matt McHugh, Josh Fleagle, Thomas Trace
School Records
100 butterfly: Matt McHugh (44.91)
200 butterfly: Noah Lense (1:41.44)
100 breaststroke: Jack Barone (52.26)
200 freestyle relay: Mossimo Chavez, Matt McHugh, Josh Fleagle, Thomas Trace (1:16.61)
400 freestyle relay: Matt McHugh, Mossimo Chavez, Andrew Loy, Josh Fleagle (2:49.23)
800 freestyle relay: Josh Fleagle, Brayden Seal, Ching Lim, Andrew Appleby (6:18.18)
200 medley relay: Matt McHugh, Jack Barone, Noah Lense, Mossimo Chavez (1:24.15)
400 medley relay: Matt McHugh, Jack Barone, Noah Lense, Josh Fleagle (3:04.13)
Events contested on the final day of Big Tens were: 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform diving, and the 400 freestyle relay. Ohio State swimmers and divers earned Top 5 finishes in five of those events, a great way to wrap up an excellent week. Colin Zeng was the runner-up finisher on platform, and he turned in a remarkable performance. The reigning Big Ten and national champion on platform, two of Zeng’s dives on Saturday got tens across the board from the judges, sending the already raucous crowd at McCorkle into an even bigger frenzy. While he ultimately lost out to Olympian Steele Johnson, Zeng’s second place finish was truly great. He was joined in the A final by Christo Law and Stephen Romanik, who finished fourth and seventh, respectively. Clay White and Aaron Daniels-Freeman competed in the consolation final and Quinlan DeVal earned points as well, meaning all six Buckeye divers contributed to Ohio State’s point total.
Colin Zeng.
10’s across the board!https://t.co/QLQPEoC2tD— OSU Men’s Swim/Dive (@OhioState_MSwim) February 26, 2017
Colin Zeng.
10’S ACROSS THE BOARD.
AGAIN.https://t.co/0BAkMuBR0k— OSU Men’s Swim/Dive (@OhioState_MSwim) February 26, 2017
Trace, who had a heck of a week at Big Tens, finished less than a second behind Indiana’s Bob Glover in the 200 backstroke finals, his time of 1:41.92 was one of the fastest in OSU history. Andrew Appleby and Brad Shannon competed in the B finals of the 200 back, getting on the board for their team on the final night of the meet.
Freshman Noah Lense also had a great week of swimming, culminating in his runner-up finish in the 200 butterfly. Going up against one of the best in the country, Vini Lanza from Indiana, he put up a time of 1:41.44, second-fastest in the history of the pool and the fastest ever for a Buckeye. His time automatically qualified him for NCAA Championships too. In one of the better events for Ohio State this week, Henrique Painhas (1:44.31), Michael Salazar (1:45.38), and Ching Lim (1:45.44) all finished inside the Top 10.
Jack Barone had the other individual Top 5 finish, his time of 1:54.61 in the 200 breaststroke helping him accomplish that feat. He missed out on the team record by about three tenths of a second. Andrew Lindstrom and Michael Eaton also advanced to finals heats. In the final race of the meet, the 400 freestyle relay, the foursome of McHugh, Chavez, Loy, and Fleagle clocked in at a blistering time of 2:49.23, second behind Indiana and good for an NCAA A cut time. In addition to being a team record, it’s the second-fastest in Big Ten history behind the aforementioned winning team comprised of Hoosiers.
Also putting up big performances for the Buckeyes were Seal and Fleagle, who both saw themselves entered in A finals of freestyle events. Seal posted a time of 15:05.03 in the 1650 free while Fleagle touched the wall at 42.55 in the 100 free. Loy and Chavez also had Top 15 times in the 100 free.
Looking at the bigger picture, Indiana won its 25th Big Ten title. Hoosier Vini Lanza was named Swimmers of the Championships, Purdue Boilermaker Steele Johnson was named Diver of the Championships, and Michigan’s Felix Auboeck was named Freshman of the Year.
Next on the docket for Ohio State will be NCAA Zone Diving and NCAA Championship meets. More information on those to follow.
First Team All-Big Ten:
Matt McHugh, Mossimo Chavez, Josh Fleagle, Thomas Trace
Second Team All-Big Ten:
Jack Barone, Noah Lense, Andrew Loy, Colin Zeng
Sportsmanship Award Recipient:
Final Standings:
1. Indiana 1504
T-2. Ohio State 1382
T-2. Michigan 1382
4. Minnesota 879
5. Wisconsin 763
6. Purdue 721.5
7. Penn State 554.5
8. Iowa 424
9. Northwestern 349
10. Michigan State 273
