Northwestern
Big Ten Championships
Women's Swim & Dive Places 7th at 2024 B1Gs
2/27/2024 9:03:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Wednesday Highlights:
The competition started with the 200 Medley Relay, with NU securing fifth place with a time of 1:37.53. The relay team included Justine Murdock, Maggie Papanicholas, Ayla Spitz, and Lindsay Ervin.
In the Women's 800 Freestyle Relay, Northwestern again claimed the fifth spot, clocking in at 7:06.09. The relay featured Spitz, Sydney Smith, Hana Shimizu-Bowers, and Annika Wagner.
Spitz set the tone with a new school record, finishing 5th in the 200 Free (1:43.80).
Thursday Highlights:
Wagner showcased her skill in the Women's 200 IM preliminaries, qualifying for finals in 22nd place with a time of 2:00.97.
Ervin competed in the Women's 50 Free preliminaries, claiming 12th place and earning a spot in the finals with a NCAA B provisional time of 22.40.
Ayla Spitz took third in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:40.28. good for another NCAA B time.
She's fast ??
— NorthwesternSwimDive (@NUSwimDive) February 23, 2024
Ayla Spitz finishes 3rd in the 500 Freestyle final! pic.twitter.com/gNQKM8C132
Friday Highlights:
Spitz continued to impress at the championships, securing fifth place in the Women's 200 Free with a time of 1:44.54, contributing valuable points to the team's standing.
The relay team of Ervin, Audrey Yu, Amy Pan, and Wagner clinched another fifth place in the 200 Free Relay, clocking in at 1:30.47.
Saturday Highlights:
Spitz set another school record in the 200 Backstroke with an outstanding time of 1:52.77. She went on to claim second place in the A Final, lowering her own record to 1:52.37.
SHE. KEEPS. BREAKING. RECORDS. ??
— NorthwesternSwimDive (@NUSwimDive) February 24, 2024
Ayla Spitz earns ?? in the 200 Backstoke with a time of 1:52.37 (breaking her own record set earlier today) ??#GoCats | @bigten pic.twitter.com/FEPimNpNMB
In diving, Markie Hopkins finished seventh on the Platform with a score of 284.40.
Erika Chen was honored with the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
The team concluded the championships on a high note, securing seventh place overall with a total of 463.5 points.
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