University of Minnesota Athletics

The night started with the 200 medley relay, where for the second time in as many events, Minnesota lowered the school record. Minnesota had a .04 lead in the Big Ten Championship just over a month ago. On Wednesday night, the Gophers lowered it by .78 to 1:23.43, good for 19th place.

Jr Casey Stowe He led the 50 back split in 21.53, a fifth-year high Max McHugh He followed that up with a 22.39, the fastest time in NCAA history in the 50 breast, two heats later that Arizona State’s Leon Marchand dropped to 22.27.

After McHugh, Jr Kaiser Neverman He split 20.57 in the 50 fly while a fellow junior Lucas Farrar Anchor with 18.94 in 50 free.

Another event was the 800 free relay in which the Gophers posted an impressive time on Wednesday night.

second Bar Soloveychik He tied the school record in the 200 free with a time of 1:33.56. He set that time last year at the Big Ten Championship. Secondary partner Chris Morris (1:34.25), Neverman (1:34.55) and Freshman Alberto Hernandez (1:36.45) were behind Soloveitchik.

The Gophers’ time of 6:18.81, which finished 20th, was the second-fastest in program history. The only better effort came earlier this year at the Minnesota Invitational when they set the program record.

Arizona State led the team competition with 68 points, followed by North Carolina with 66 and Cal third with 62.

The action continues Thursday at the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in the 500 freestyle with Soloveitchik and Jr. Chris NagyAlso 200 IM, 50 free, 1 meter diving and 200 free relay.