Ohio State Hosts Pitt for Senior Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 12 Ohio State women's swimming and diving team (1-2) and No. 10 men's swimming and diving team (2-1) return home for senior day against Pitt at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. Ceremonies honoring the Buckeye seniors will begin at 10:20 a.m.

The Buckeyes' previous competition was the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown. Ohio State did not compete in Saturday's final session due to winter weather and was in third through Friday with a combined 593 points, finishing behind Texas (791) and Louisville (666).

Meet & Parking Info

Saturday's meet begins at 11 a.m. and will be streamed live on B1G+.
Senior day recognitions will begin at 10:20 a.m.
Fans can find parking in the Tuttle or Neil Ave. garages and can pay-by-foot at the machines.

Event Schedule

200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
1-Meter/3-Meter Diving
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
1-Meter/3-Meter Diving
200 Individual Medley
400 Freestyle Relay

Men's Meet Notes

Ohio State posted a dominant 181-114 win over Pitt in last season's meeting.
At the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, the Buckeyes turned in multiple NCAA standard times.
Matt Klinge was the winner of the 50 fly, touching at 20.38.
Tristan Jankovics finished third in the 400 IM with an NCAA standard time of 3:44.39.
Hamish Patel placed fourth on the 3-meter with an NCAA Zones qualifying score of 359.45. Ernest Braitenbach (329.15) and Matthew Yuan (326.15) also had NCAA Zones qualifying scores.
Jordi Vilchez placed third in the 500 free, finishing with an NCAA standard time of 4:17.23.
Cornelius Jahn turned in a time of 46.35 to finish fourth in the 100 back.
Tomas Navikonis was the third-place finisher in the 200 free with a time of 1:35.08.
Klinge earned his second win of the day, taking first place in the 100 fly with an NCAA standard time of 45.12.
The 200 free relay team (1:17.80), 200 medley relay team (1:24.95) and the 400 free relay team (2:53.77) all finished in fourth place.
Klinge was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week following his performance at the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown.

Women's Meet Notes

In last season's meeting, the women defeated the Panthers, who are currently ranked No. 25, 161.5-131.5.

The 200 free relay team of Rachel Bockrath, Erin Little, Carrie Furbee and Taya Hutchison placed third with a time of 1:28.92.
In the 50 breast, Maria Ramos finished with a time of 26.83 to place second. Danika Varda placed fourth, touching at 28.74.
Paige Delma took second place in the 400 IM with an NCAA standard time of 4:10.12. Sienna Angove placed fifth with a time of 4:12.49, which is also an NCAA standard time.
KK LeBlanc won the B final of the 50 back with a time of 24.74.
In the 400 medley relay, the team of LeBlanc, Ramos, Furbee and Bockrath placed third with a time of 3:31.34, which is an NCAA provisional time.
Michelle Mazzara (283.95) and Lena Hentschel (274.35) placed third and fourth, respectively, on the 1-meter. Both scores are NCAA Zones qualifying scores. Mia Prusiecki placed sixth with an NCAA Zones qualifying score of 271.85.
On the 3-meter board, the Buckeyes placed 3-4-5. Hentschel (303.20) placed third, Mazzara (301.40) placed fourth and Prusiecki (301.05) placed fifth. All three are NCAA Zones qualifiers.
Bockrath set a program record in the 200 free touching at 1:42.92, an NCAA standard time. She broke the previous record of 1:42.94 set by Amy Fulmer in 2023.
Little placed fourth in the 200 free with an NCAA standard time of 1:44.00.
Ramos earned a second-place finish in the 100 breast with an NCAA standard time of 58.90.
In the 500 free, Mila Nikanorov placed second, turning in an NCAA standard time of 4:37.93. Emma Finlin also swam an NCAA standard time, placing fifth after finishing in 4:43.38.
Bockrath finished third in the 100 free with an NCAA standard time of 47.27. Little finished fifth with a time of 48.37, which is also an NCAA standard time.
The Buckeyes placed third in the 400 free relay with the team of Little, Bockrath, Furbee and Angove finishing in 3:15.50.
Following her performances, Bockrath earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honors.

Up Next

The Buckeyes will host the Ohio State Winter Invitational to close out the regular season, Feb. 13-15, at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

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