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No. 12 USC Women’s Swimming and Diving Finishes Fifth At Big Ten Conference Championship
February 22, 2025 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Trojan Kaitlyn Dobler wins 200y breaststroke conference title.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 12 USC women's swimming and diving wrapped up the final evening of competition at the Big Ten Conference Championships with one individual title and five championship final appearances.
USC wrapped up the meet fifth overall with 835 points. Host Ohio State captured the team title with 1313.5 points, followed by Indiana (1255.5), Michigan (1149.5) and Wisconsin (849).
Kaitlyn Dobler, who won the 100y breaststroke title yesterday, returned to claim the 200y breaststroke in 2:07. Dobler tied for first with Indiana's Brearna Crawford in 2:07.22, a season best for the fifth year USC swimmer. Tonight's win marked Dobler's fourth overall conference title in the event and first Big Ten title in the race (previously won three Pac-12 200y breaststroke titles).
Competing in the 1650y freestyle, junior Claire Tuggle clocked a 16:03.08 (NCAA B cut) to finish eighth overall. Today marked Tuggle's first time swimming the event all season.
Sophomore Minna Abraham reached the podium for the second straight day, touching second in the 100y freestyle in 47.34. The winning time was 47.30, just .04 faster than Abraham. Fifth year swimmer Vasilissa Buinaia won the bonus final in 48.75.
The 200y backstroke saw Trojans Macky Hodges (1:53.93) and Lindsay Barnes (1:55.78) go 1-2 in the bonus final, with Hodges and Barnes finishing first and second, respectively.
Junior Justina Kozan posted a 1:56.67 time in prelims to advance to the championship final of the 200y butterfly. In the evening, Kozan finished sixth overall in 1:57.14. Genevieve Sasseville was second in the bonus final in 1:58.89.
For the third consecutive day, freshman Kate Miller advanced to the diving championship final, this time on platform. Miller finished seventh with 266.25 points. The newcomer was the lone freshman from the conference to reach all three diving championship finals.
Senior Grace Lee was eighth in the consolation final, scoring 213.85 points.
Four Trojans earned All-Conference honors following the conclusion of the meet, led by First Team member Kaitlyn Dobler. Abraham and Famous earned Second Team honors, while freshman Miller was named to the Big Ten's Newcomer All-Conference list.
Just yesterday, Dobler was selected as one of 14 student-athletes from the Big Ten Conference to receive the 2025 Sportsmanship award. The conference recognizes honorees from each institution who have set themselves apart through hard work, sportsmanship and honorable behavior.
Next up, USC's divers now turn their attention to the upcoming Zone E Diving Championships in Federal Way, Wash for one final attempt to qualify for NCAAs. The meet runs March 10-12 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. A week later, March 19-22, USC's qualifying athletes will travel north to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, also held in Federal Way.
USC wrapped up the meet fifth overall with 835 points. Host Ohio State captured the team title with 1313.5 points, followed by Indiana (1255.5), Michigan (1149.5) and Wisconsin (849).
Kaitlyn Dobler, who won the 100y breaststroke title yesterday, returned to claim the 200y breaststroke in 2:07. Dobler tied for first with Indiana's Brearna Crawford in 2:07.22, a season best for the fifth year USC swimmer. Tonight's win marked Dobler's fourth overall conference title in the event and first Big Ten title in the race (previously won three Pac-12 200y breaststroke titles).
Competing in the 1650y freestyle, junior Claire Tuggle clocked a 16:03.08 (NCAA B cut) to finish eighth overall. Today marked Tuggle's first time swimming the event all season.
Sophomore Minna Abraham reached the podium for the second straight day, touching second in the 100y freestyle in 47.34. The winning time was 47.30, just .04 faster than Abraham. Fifth year swimmer Vasilissa Buinaia won the bonus final in 48.75.
The 200y backstroke saw Trojans Macky Hodges (1:53.93) and Lindsay Barnes (1:55.78) go 1-2 in the bonus final, with Hodges and Barnes finishing first and second, respectively.
Junior Justina Kozan posted a 1:56.67 time in prelims to advance to the championship final of the 200y butterfly. In the evening, Kozan finished sixth overall in 1:57.14. Genevieve Sasseville was second in the bonus final in 1:58.89.
For the third consecutive day, freshman Kate Miller advanced to the diving championship final, this time on platform. Miller finished seventh with 266.25 points. The newcomer was the lone freshman from the conference to reach all three diving championship finals.
Senior Grace Lee was eighth in the consolation final, scoring 213.85 points.
Four Trojans earned All-Conference honors following the conclusion of the meet, led by First Team member Kaitlyn Dobler. Abraham and Famous earned Second Team honors, while freshman Miller was named to the Big Ten's Newcomer All-Conference list.
Just yesterday, Dobler was selected as one of 14 student-athletes from the Big Ten Conference to receive the 2025 Sportsmanship award. The conference recognizes honorees from each institution who have set themselves apart through hard work, sportsmanship and honorable behavior.
Next up, USC's divers now turn their attention to the upcoming Zone E Diving Championships in Federal Way, Wash for one final attempt to qualify for NCAAs. The meet runs March 10-12 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. A week later, March 19-22, USC's qualifying athletes will travel north to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, also held in Federal Way.
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