Full Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Illinois swim and dive team completed the second day of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday (Feb. 20). The 200 freestyle relay team of Sydney Stoll, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm and Laurel Bludgen splintered the school record (1:30.91) in their 11th-place finish.
Sara Jass qualified to the C finals in the 200 IM with the then third-best time in program history (1:59.08). In the night's finals she went even faster moving up to the second-fastest time in program history (1:58.78) in her 24th-place finish which was also an NCAA B Cut time.
In the time trials Stoll swam the program's second-fastest 50 freestyle (22.77) and Adelaide Reaser swam the program's 10th-fastest 200 IM (2:02.80).
The divers competed on the one-meter boards today led by Bethany Mercer who placed 32nd (236.60), Matilda Garcia placed 33rd (235.05), Dani O'Kelly placed 41st (223.85) and Elle Crisostomo finished 54th (178.60).
Illinois currently sits in 13th place with 105 points after day two action.
STANDINGS
1. Ohio State – 480
2. Michigan – 431
3. Indiana – 378
4. Wisconsin – 301
5. USC – 292
6. Minnesota – 239
7. Purdue – 199
8. Northwestern – 182
9. Nebraska – 154
10. UCLA – 140
11. Rutgers – 139
12. Penn State – 110
13. Illinois – 105
14. Iowa – 84
SCHOOL RECORDS
200 freestyle relay: Sydney Stoll, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm, Laurel Bludgen (1:30.91)
TOP-10 PROGRAM MARKS
First – 200 freestyle relay: Sydney Stoll, Logan Kuehne, Isabella Wilhelm, Laurel Bludgen (1:30.91)
Second – 50 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (22.77)
Second – 200 IM: Sara Jass (1:58.78)
10th – 200 IM: Adelaide Reaser (2:02.80)
PERSONAL BESTS
50 freestyle: Sydney Stoll (22.77)
50 freestyle: Sophia Szymanski (24.31)
50 freestyle: Kayla Duran (24.85)
200 backstroke: Alexis Wendel (2:00.45)
200 IM: Sara Jass (1:58.78)
200 IM: Adelaide Reaser (2:02.80)
200 IM: Kalina Nikolaeva (2:04.65)
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue aquatics crew returns tomorrow (Feb. 21) for day three action with prelims starting at 9 a.m. and finals at 4 p.m. CT.
