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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2019
Gophers Take Fifth at B1G Championships
3/2/2019 10:13:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Max McHugh was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
The University of Minnesota men's swimming and diving team finished fifth at the 2019 Big Ten Championships with a final overall score of 726 after four days of competition. The Gophers brought home five medals (4 individual, 1 relay), had eight individuals and all five relays finish on the podium, and saw 18 swimmers record new personal best times.
Max McHugh was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after his incredible performance throughout the past four days. The Sturgeon Bay, Wis. native earned two individual silver medals (100 Breast, 200 Breast) and a bronze medal with the 400 Medley Relay team. He swam 'A' cut times in both his breaststroke races and helped to set a new school record in the 400 Medley Relay. His second-place time of 1:52.40 in the finals of the 200 Breast was also a new PR.
Bowen Becker took home two individual Big Ten Titles for the Gophers with his first-place finishes in the 50 Free on Thursday and the 100 Free during tonight's competition. The senior set a new pool and a new school record in the 100 Freestyle preliminaries with his time of 41.53. He then went on to claim the 2019 Big Ten Title in the 100 Free after touching the wall in 41.71 during the finals. Becker swept the sprint freestyle events at this year's championships, having won the 50 Free Title on Thursday.
Nick Saulnier swam a 1:44.47 in the consolation finals of the 200 Backstroke to take 14th place in the event. Cale Berkoff (1:45.80) and Tom Donker (1:44.68) raced in the C finals and came in 22nd and 19th respectively.
Eitan Yudashkin competed in the C finals of the 200 Breast and finished in 18th place after going a 1:56.41. Brenner Hohenstein also scored for the Gophers when he raced a 1:58.33 to take 20th.
Matt Thomas recorded a time of 1:45.03 in the consolation final of the 200 Butterfly to take 12th overall in the event. Pokkinen followed up with a time of 1:46.19 in the C finals to claim 18th for the Gophers.
Nick Yang and Alan Leblang represented Minnesota in the A finals of the Platform Diving competition. Leblang secured a spot in the A finals when his final prelim dive earned a score of 80.00, allowing him to jump from 11th to 6th in the standings.
Yang tallied a score of 352.70 for his six final dives, finishing the night in 7th place. Leblang came in 5th after earning a total score of 412.15.
Jeremy Moser and Max Royzen scored for the Gophers when they finished in 17th and 18th place with their respective scores of 320.60 and 316.70. Both have qualified to complete on the tower at the NCAA Zone Diving meet with today's scores.
Cameron Kelley won his heat of the 1650 Freestyle after dropping over 20 seconds from his previous best time and recording a new PR of 15:07.86. Kelley ended up taking 8th in the event, making a podium appearance for the Gophers. Michael Messner finished 13th in the event with his time of 15:14.20. Nick Plachinski and Aidan Dillon also shaved time off their personal bests in the 1650 Free, going 15:18.34 (taking 18th place) and 15:25.81 (taking 23rd place) respectively.
The 400 Freestyle Relay team of Becker, Nick Saulnier, Tim Sates, and Kyle Van Niekerk raced a 2:53.35 to notch a 7th place finish for the Gophers Relay.
New PRs on Day Four:
Cale Berkoff (200 Back): 1:44.58
Tom Donker (200 Back): 1:44.68
Tommy Barr (100 Free): 46.15
Kyle Van Niekerk (100 Free): 44.53
Evan Yoder (200 Breast): 2:02.05
Brenner Hohenstein (200 Breast): 1:58.88
Max McHugh (200 Breast): 1:52.40
Eitan Yudashkin (200 Breast): 1:56.41
Brenner Hohenstein (200 Breast): 1:58.33
Max Lezer (200 Fly): 1:51.48
Cameron Kelley (1650 Free): 15:07.86
Nick Plachinski (1650 Free): 15:18.34
Aidan Dillon (1650 Free): 15:25.81
To add to the team's impressive performances over the weekend, two Gophers were named to All-Big Ten teams. Bowen Becker was selected to the First Team All-Big Ten and Max McHugh was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten. Nick Plachinski was chosen as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
The Maroon and Gold will send their qualified male and female swimmers to the NCAA Zone Diving meet in Austin, Texas on Mar. 11-13 to compete for an NCAA Title. The swimmers will be back in action at the NCAA Championships, which take place from Mar. 20-23 for the women and Mar. 27-30 for the men.
Max McHugh was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after his incredible performance throughout the past four days. The Sturgeon Bay, Wis. native earned two individual silver medals (100 Breast, 200 Breast) and a bronze medal with the 400 Medley Relay team. He swam 'A' cut times in both his breaststroke races and helped to set a new school record in the 400 Medley Relay. His second-place time of 1:52.40 in the finals of the 200 Breast was also a new PR.
Bowen Becker took home two individual Big Ten Titles for the Gophers with his first-place finishes in the 50 Free on Thursday and the 100 Free during tonight's competition. The senior set a new pool and a new school record in the 100 Freestyle preliminaries with his time of 41.53. He then went on to claim the 2019 Big Ten Title in the 100 Free after touching the wall in 41.71 during the finals. Becker swept the sprint freestyle events at this year's championships, having won the 50 Free Title on Thursday.
Nick Saulnier swam a 1:44.47 in the consolation finals of the 200 Backstroke to take 14th place in the event. Cale Berkoff (1:45.80) and Tom Donker (1:44.68) raced in the C finals and came in 22nd and 19th respectively.
Eitan Yudashkin competed in the C finals of the 200 Breast and finished in 18th place after going a 1:56.41. Brenner Hohenstein also scored for the Gophers when he raced a 1:58.33 to take 20th.
Matt Thomas recorded a time of 1:45.03 in the consolation final of the 200 Butterfly to take 12th overall in the event. Pokkinen followed up with a time of 1:46.19 in the C finals to claim 18th for the Gophers.
Nick Yang and Alan Leblang represented Minnesota in the A finals of the Platform Diving competition. Leblang secured a spot in the A finals when his final prelim dive earned a score of 80.00, allowing him to jump from 11th to 6th in the standings.
Yang tallied a score of 352.70 for his six final dives, finishing the night in 7th place. Leblang came in 5th after earning a total score of 412.15.
Jeremy Moser and Max Royzen scored for the Gophers when they finished in 17th and 18th place with their respective scores of 320.60 and 316.70. Both have qualified to complete on the tower at the NCAA Zone Diving meet with today's scores.
Cameron Kelley won his heat of the 1650 Freestyle after dropping over 20 seconds from his previous best time and recording a new PR of 15:07.86. Kelley ended up taking 8th in the event, making a podium appearance for the Gophers. Michael Messner finished 13th in the event with his time of 15:14.20. Nick Plachinski and Aidan Dillon also shaved time off their personal bests in the 1650 Free, going 15:18.34 (taking 18th place) and 15:25.81 (taking 23rd place) respectively.
The 400 Freestyle Relay team of Becker, Nick Saulnier, Tim Sates, and Kyle Van Niekerk raced a 2:53.35 to notch a 7th place finish for the Gophers Relay.
New PRs on Day Four:
Cale Berkoff (200 Back): 1:44.58
Tom Donker (200 Back): 1:44.68
Tommy Barr (100 Free): 46.15
Kyle Van Niekerk (100 Free): 44.53
Evan Yoder (200 Breast): 2:02.05
Brenner Hohenstein (200 Breast): 1:58.88
Max McHugh (200 Breast): 1:52.40
Eitan Yudashkin (200 Breast): 1:56.41
Brenner Hohenstein (200 Breast): 1:58.33
Max Lezer (200 Fly): 1:51.48
Cameron Kelley (1650 Free): 15:07.86
Nick Plachinski (1650 Free): 15:18.34
Aidan Dillon (1650 Free): 15:25.81
To add to the team's impressive performances over the weekend, two Gophers were named to All-Big Ten teams. Bowen Becker was selected to the First Team All-Big Ten and Max McHugh was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten. Nick Plachinski was chosen as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
The Maroon and Gold will send their qualified male and female swimmers to the NCAA Zone Diving meet in Austin, Texas on Mar. 11-13 to compete for an NCAA Title. The swimmers will be back in action at the NCAA Championships, which take place from Mar. 20-23 for the women and Mar. 27-30 for the men.
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