Rosendahl Wins 3M Springboard at Big Ten Championships

2/16/2018 7:45:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Northwestern junior Olivia Rosendahl is a BIg Ten champion for the first time in her career.

The junior diver, who is the defending national champion in the platform, highlighted day three at the Big Ten Championships for the Northwestern women's swimming and diving program. Rosendahl entered the 3-meter springboard finals as the No. 3 seed after Friday morning's prelims, but claimed the top spot on the podium with a school record 389.95 in the finals. She is NU's second Big Ten diving champion ever after Chelsea Davis also won the 3-meter springboard in 2006, and the program's first individual champion since Andrea Hupman claimed the 100 and 200 freestyle races in 2008.

Rosendahl finished fourth in the 1M springboard on Thursday and will have a chance to claim a second gold medal on Saturday in her best event, the platform.

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Chicago's Big Ten Team held steady in seventh place with 349 team points following Friday's final thanks to strong performances in the 400 individual medley, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 200 free relay.

First-year Calypso Sheridan, who set school records in the 200 medley relay and 200 IM earlier this week, qualified for the championship final in the 400 IM Friday and finished seventh with a NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:10.48. Fellow first year Ilektra Lebl also qualified for the finals in the 400 IM and finished second in the 'B final' (10th overall) with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 4:12.94.

Senior Sydney Modeas gave the 'Cats a third finals qualifier in the 400 IM. Modeas also posted a NCAA 'B' cut, touching the wall in 4:17.65 to finish fifth in the consolation final (21st overall).

Senior Anna Keane continued her stellar showing at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best 1:46.52 in the prelims of the 200 free Friday morning to qualify for the 'B final.' Keane finished fifth in the 'B final' in 1:46.62 to finish 13th overall and score 13 team points.

First year Sophie Angus also continued to impress in her first trip to the Big Ten Championships, winning the 'B final' and finishing ninth overall in the 100 breaststroke with a NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:00.43.

Sophomore Nicole Aarts swam a season-best 54.17 in the prelims of the 100 back to qualify for the consolation final. Aarts finished 23rd overall with a time of 54.32 in the final.

The Wildcats closed the night with another season best as the 200 free relay team of senior Mary Warren, sophomore Malorie Han, Aarts and Keane finished sixth with a 1:31.02.