2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships Fan Guide: Indiana Seeks 5th-Straight Title with Loaded Roster

Big Ten Conference – Men

• Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 28
• Location: Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, Madison, WI
• Defending champions: Indiana men (4x)
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• Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin
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EVENT SCHEDULE

Wednesday (2/25)

• 200 medley relay
• Exhibition Team Diving Event
• 800 free relay

Thursday (2/26)

• 100 butterfly
• 400 IM
• 200 freestyle
• 100 breaststroke
• 1-meter diving
• 200 freestyle relay

Friday (2/27)

• 100 backstroke
• 200 breaststroke
• 500 freestyle
• 50 freestyle
• 3-meter diving
• 400 medley relay

Saturday (2/28)

• 1650 freestyle (timed finals)
• 200 IM
• 100 freestyle
• 200 butterfly
• 200 backstroke
• platform diving
• 400 freestyle relay

2025 FINAL TEAM SCORES

1. Indiana – 1579
2. Michigan– 1148
3. Ohio State – 1100
4. USC – 878
5. Minnesota – 794.5
6. Wisconsin – 735
7. Northwestern – 711
8. Purdue – 597
9. Penn State – 512.5

2025 RECAP:

Indiana won their 4th-straight men’s Big Ten title last year, actually improving on their score from 2024 by about 50 points. That was particularly impressive, since USC joined the conference, bringing the total number of teams in the Big Ten up to 9. Speaking of the Trojans, they finished 4th in their first Big Ten Championships.

Michigan managed a 2nd place finish last year, beating out Ohio State by 48 points.

STARS

INDIANA – Dylan Smiley (Jr – sprint free), Aaron Shackell (Jr – free/fly), Zalan Sarkany (Sr – distance free), Owen McDonald (Sr – back/IM), Luke Whitlock (So – distance free), Miroslav Knedla (So – back)

Indiana has arguably the best men’s roster in the NCAA this season. They’re loaded up with talent everywhere, and their women’s team, especially the underclassmen, swam great at Women’s Big Tens last week, which is generally a good sign for the men.

Owen McDonald, a senior, is back for his 2nd season with the Hoosiers and his final collegiate season. McDonald has shifted some things around in light of the new NCAA schedule, and it appears he’s swapping out the 200 back for the 100 fly, since the 200 back and 200 IM are on the same day now. That transition seems to be going well, as McDonald holds the 2nd-fastest 100 fly time in the conference this year with his season best of 44.68.

Unsurprisingly, McDonald is leading the Big Ten in the 100 back this season, having already gone 44.13 at the Ohio State Invite back in November. McDonald is also leading the conference in the 200 IM, where he’s already gone 1:40.90 this year. McDonald is also a quality sprint freestyler, giving him great all-around relay value for the Hoosiers.

Zalan Sarkany is another key returner for Indiana. The senior is the 2x defending NCAA champion in the 1650 free. Unsurprisingly, Sarkany leads the Big Ten in the mile this season, having already gone 14:23.85, which is the fastest time in the conference by 14 seconds. Sarkany is also leading the 500 free in the Big Ten this season, entering this meet with a season best of 4:09.57. He’s also a great 400 IM’er, coming in with the #2 time in the conference this season (3:39.73).

Luke Whitlock is another member of IU’s excellent distance free group. Whitlock, a sophomore, spent his freshman season at Florida last year. This year, he comes in as the 2nd seed in the 1650 free, holding a season best of 14:37.47. He’s also 4th in the conference in the 500 free this season, having gone a 4:11.82 at the Ohio State Invite back in November.

Junior Aaron Shackell is a key addition for the Hoosiers. After stints at Cal and Texas, Shackell seems to have found a groove in Bloomington, as he’s also teammates with his brother, Andrew, and his sister, Alex. Shackell’s best event so far this season has been the 500 free, where he comes into this meet as the 2nd seed with his season best of 4:11.14. He’s 3rd in the Big Ten in the 200 free with his season best of 1:32.29. Shackell is only 17th in the 200 fly this season with a 1:43.94, but his 1:55.81 LCM 200 fly best would seemingly indicate he can be much faster than that. Notably, his 200 free and 500 free season bests are also his career bests.

Sophomore Miroslav Knedla is making gains in his 2nd season with the Hoosiers. Knedla comes into this meet as the top 200 backstroker in the conference, having already gone 1:39.91 this year. In the 100 back, Knedla ranks 3rd in the conference, having been 44.78 this season.

Junior Dylan Smiley enters this meet as the top 100 freestyler in the Big Ten this year, holding a season best of 41.59. Smiley is also 4th in the 50 free this year, having been 19.23. Smiley is also a great breaststroker, ranking 12th in the 100 breast in the conference this season with his season best of 52.63.

MICHIGAN – Luka Mladenovic (Fr – breast/IM), Eitan Ben Shitrit (Sr – IM), Jack Wilkening (Sr – back), Tyler Ray (Sr – fly/sprint free), Lorne Wigginton (So – IM), Antoine Sauve (Fr – free)

After finishing 2nd in last year’s meet, Michigan is back with some key freshmen. One such freshman is Luka Mladenovic, who came to Ann Arbor from Austria. Mladenovic immediately established himself as a star, and he comes into this meet leading the Big Ten in the 100 breaststroke this season. He’s been 50.92 in the 100 breast already, and 1:51.99 in the 200 breast, which ranks 3rd in the conference. He’s also Michigan’s top 200 IM’er to this point in the season, having been 1:43.37, which ranks 4th in the Big Ten this year.

Another key addition for the Wolverines is Canadian Antoine Sauve. This freshman is 2nd in the Big Ten this season in the 200 free, holding a season and career best of 1:32.26. Sauve is excellent in the 100 free as well, holding a season and career best of 42.16. His 3rd event seems up in the air at the moment, so we’ll have to see what he ends up swimming. Sauve has been 19.77 in the 50 free this year, and 4:20.74 in the 500 free. Given his ability in the 200 free, it would seem more likely he leans towards the 500 than the 50, but a lot of factors can go into those events decisions, and time will tell.

Another Canadian star on Michigan’s roster is sophomore Lorne Wigginton. After a successful freshman season, Wigginton seems to have made some gains in his sophomore campaign. His best event is the 400 IM, where he’s posted a season best of 3:40.18, which ranks 4th in the Big Ten this season. Wigginton has been 4:14.50 in the 500 free this year, which is a career best, and puts him 7th in the conference. His 3rd event, which was the 200 fly last season, appears to be somewhat up in the air this season. He could go with the 200 fly again, where he’s been 1:42.78 this year, placing him 10th in the conference. With the new event schedule, the 200 IM is no longer on the same day as the 500 free, opening that race up as well. Wigginton posted his career best of 1:43.77 in the 200 IM back in November, which ranks him 7th in the Big Ten this year. The 200 IM and 200 fly are now on the same day, which means he’ll have to pick between them.

Senior Eitan Ben Shitrit is back for his final season with the Wolverines. Ben Shitrit enters this meet ranked 8th in the Big Ten in both the 200 IM and 200 free. His season best in the IM is 1:44.10 and his 200 free comes in at 1:33.23. Ben Shitrit holds career bests of 1:41.66 in the IM and 1:32.63 in the 200 free. His 3rd event is typically the 200 back, so he’s likely facing a double on the last day of the meet with the 200 IM and 200 back. Ben Shitrit is 11th in the conference in the 200 back this season with a 1:41.88.

Senior Tyler Ray is back in his final season with the Wolverines as well. Ray has been a huge contributor for Michigan over his career, improving considerably year-over-year. The Michigan program record holder in the 100 fly, Ray has a career best of 44.00 in that event. So far this season, he’s been 44.78, which ranks him 3rd ion the conference. Ray is leading the Big Ten in the 200 fly this season, having gone a 1:39.60, which is his career best. He’s also a very good 50 freestyler, leading the Wolverines in that event this season with a 19.02. That makes Ray the 2nd seed in that event this season.

Jack Wilkening, yet another senior, is looking to got out with a bang for the Wolverines. Like Ray, Wilkening is a Michigan program record holder, having gone 44.90 in the 100 back last season. He’s only 12th in the conference in the 100 back this season with a 46.13, however, he’s been a consistent performer for the Wolverines throughout his career, so there’s no reason to doubt him now.

MINNESOTA – Joe Polyak (So – IM/breast/free), Jacob Johnson (So – fly), Max Scheurer (Jr – breast), Luke Brennan (So – distance free)

Sophomore Jacob Johnson is looking like he’ll be Minnesota’s highest scoring swimmer at this meet. Johnson enters the meet with the 5th fastest 200 fly time in the conference this season, 1:41.10. He’s also 11th in the 100 fly in the Big Ten this season, holding a season best of 45.69.

Sophomore Luke Brennan is in good shape in the 1650 free, coming into the meet with a season best of 15:21.48, which ranks 16th in the conference. Brennan has also been 4:21.46 in the 500 free this season, ranking 29th in the conference.

Max Scheurer, a junior, is Minnesota’s fastest 100 breaststroker, coming into this meet with a season best of 53.87. He holds a career best of 52.92. Scheurer has been 1:58.52 in the 200 breast this season, which ranks 36th in the Big Ten.

Sophomore Joe Polyak is Minnesota’s leading 200 IM’er this season, coming into this meet with a season best of 1:46.65. That ranks 25th in the conference. Polyak has also been 3:52.42 in the 400 IM this season. He’s also a very good 200 breaststroker, having been 1:56.88 this season.

NORTHWESTERN – David Gerchik (Jr – back), Diego Nosack (Jr – IM), Stuart Seymour (Jr – free/back), Cade Duncan (Jr – free), Josh Staples (So – breast/IM)

Northwestern came in 7th at last year’s meet, but it looks like they have the firepower to move up this time around. Junior Stuart Seymour has been phenomenal this season. Seymour clocked his career best of 44.64 in the 100 back at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite back in November. That time ranks 2nd in the Big Ten this season. Seymour has also been 19.45 in the 50 free this year, ranking 9th in the conference. He’s even better in the 100 free, where he’s been 42.37 this season, coming in ranked 5th in the Big Ten. Seymour is also excellent in the 100 fly, where he’s been 45.43 this season, which ranks 6th in the conference.

Fellow junior Cade Duncan is also on fire this year. Duncan is Northwestern’s fastest 100 freestyler this season, having already been 42.31, which puts him 4th in the Big Ten this season. He’s also 18th in the conference in the 50 free, where he’s been 19.72 this season.

Sophomore Josh Staples should be a key contributor for Northwestern this season, as he comes into this meet ranked 3rd in the conference in the 400 IM, having already gone 3:40.05. In the 200 IM, Staples currently is 2nd in the Big Ten, having gone 1:42.45 already this season.

Staples is also a fantastic breaststroker, ranking 4th in the Big Ten this year in the 100 breast with his season best of 51.83. He’s also been 1:54.71 in the 200 breast, which puts him 10th in the conference this year.

David Gerchik is one of the best backstrokers in the conference. The junior has already clocked a 1:40.53 in the 200 back this season, which puts him 3rd heading into this meet. He’s stronger in the 200 back than the 100, but Gerchik has still been 46.38 in the 100 back this season, which ranks 15th in the 100 back.

Junior Diego Nosack should be one of Northwestern’s best swimmers once again as well. Nosack is coming into this meet ranked a little low, but he’s been terrific for the Wildcats through his first two seasons, so there’s no reason to doubt him at this point. Nosack has been 1:43.31 in the 200 fly this season, which ranks him 13th in the conference. He’s also been 3:45.79 in the 400 IM, coming in 15th in the Big Ten this year. In the 200 IM, he’s only been 1:47.33 this season, which only comes in at 32nd in the conference. While none of those are particularly high rankings, Nosack was 5th in the 400 IM, 8th in the 200 fly, and 14th in the 200 IM at last year’s Big Ten Championships.

OHIO STATE – Jordi Vilchez (So – free), Ahmed Ismail (Jr – free/back), Tristan Jankovics (Sr – IM), Tomas Navikonis (Sr – free), Matthew Klinge (So – free/fly)

Ohio State finished in a close 3rd behind Michigan last season, and they’ll be looking to beat the Wolverines this time around. Helping the cause, sophomore Matthew Klinge has been exceptional in his 2nd season with the Buckeyes. Klinge enters this meet as the top seed in the 50 free, having already gone 18.86 this season. That puts him as the only swimmer in the conference to have already gone under 19 seconds this year.

Not only does he lead the conference in the 50 free, but Klinge also leads the Big Ten in the 100 fly this season, where he’s been 44.63. Klinge has also been 42.93 in the 100 free, which isn’t as strong as his 50, but still ranks 14th in the Big Ten this year. All-in-all, it’s entirely possible Klinge is Ohio State’s highest scoring swimmer at this meet.

Tristan Jankovics was phenomenal at last year’s Big Ten Championships, and he’s back for his senior season this year. Jankovics’ best event is the 400 IM, which he won at last year’s Big Ten Championships (3:35.51), then went on to take 2nd at NCAAs (3:34.98). He enters this meet with the top time in the conference in the 400 IM, having already clocked a 3:38.91 back in November.

Jankovics has also been 1:43.43 in the 200 IM this season, which ranks him 5th in the conference. Coincidentally, he took 5th in the 200 IM at last year’s Big Ten Championships. In the 200 breast, Jankovics holds a season best of 1:54.24, which ranks him 8th in the Big Ten this year.

Senior Tomas Navikonis is another Buckeye ranked 1st in the conference this year. Navikonis is at the top of the Big Ten in the 200 free, where he’s already clocked a 1:31.60 this season. He is, notably, the defending Big Ten champion in the 200 free, having won the event with a 1:31.01 last year.

In the 100 free, Navikonis has been 42.59 this season, which puts him 10th in the conference. He’s ranked 23rd in the 50 free this year, where he’s been 19.79.

Junior Ahmed Ismail has been terrific for Ohio State this year. He comes into this meet with the 12th fastest 50 free time in the conference, having been 19.50 this season. He’s been at his best in the 100 free this year, where he’s already clocked a 42.45, putting him 6th in the Big Ten this season. Ismail is also a great 100 breaststroker, where he holds a season best of 52.10, which ties for 6th in the conference this season.

Sophomore Jordi Vilchez is another Buckeye who’s having a great season. Vilchez popped a career best of 4:11.79 in the 500 free back in November, which ranks him 3rd in the conference heading into this meet. He’s also been strong in the 200 free, where he holds a season best of 1:34.36, which puts him 14th in the conference.

PENN STATE – Matthew Bittner (Sr – free/back), Mariano Lazzerini (Sr – breast), Cooper Morley (Sr – back), Tylor Kim (Jr – free)

Mariano Lazzerini is back for his final season with the Nittany Lions, and is looking to make the most of it. Lazzerini has been on a tear this year, as he leads the Big Ten in the 200 breast with his season best of 1:50.93. That time stands as his career best as well. To give context as to exactly how good of a time that is for Lazzerini, he came in 17th in the 200 breast at last year’s Big Tens with a 1:55.39. He’s also been 50.96 in the 100 breast this season, which ranks him 2nd in the conference this year, and is his career best in the event.

Junior Tylor Kim is back to lead the sprint free events for Northwestern this year. Kim holds a season best of 19.60 in the 50 free, which puts him 15th in the Big Ten this season. He’s also 15th in the 100 free, where he holds a season mark of 42.94.

Senior Cooper Morley is back to lead the backstroke group one more time for the Nittany Lions. Morley enters this meet as the 5th seed in the 100 back, having gone 45.37 already this season. He’s faring even better in the 200 back this season, where he ranks 2nd in the conference with his season best of 1:40.18. Morley is also a very good 100 flyer, coming into this meet ranked 9th in the conference with a 45.62.

Adding depth to this Penn State backstroke group is senior Matthew Bittner, who comes into this meet ranked 7th in the Big Ten in the 100 back with his season best of 45.72. Bittner is also Penn State’s fastest 100 flyer to this point in the meet, coming in as the 7th seed with his season best of 45.45.

PURDUE – Janis Dzirkalis (Fr – free), Maxwell Blume (Sr – breast/free), Alex Hotta (Sr – free/back), Evan Mackesy (So – free/IM)

After losing a lot of heavy hitters from last year, Purdue will be looking for new stars to emerge this week. The Boilermakers finished 8th last year, and would love to move up in the rankings this time around.

Freshman Janis Dzirkalis looks like he could provide a big impact for Purdue in his 1st season. Dzirkalis enters this meet ranked 5th in the Big Ten this season in the 50 free with a 19.32. In the 100 free, Dzirkalis comes in 19th in the conference this year with his season best of 43.24.

Senior Alex Hotta could be Purdue’s highest scoring swimmer of the meet. Hotta enters this meet ranked 11th in the conference in the 100 back this season, having already gone 46.04. He’s also been 45.81 in the 100 fly this season, which puts him 13th in the Big Ten. In the 100 free, Hotta holds a season best of 43.31, which ranks him 21st.

Maxwell Blume is leading the Boilermakers breaststroke group this year. Blume comes into this meet with a season best of 52.72 in the 100 breast, which puts him 14th in the Big Ten. His 200 breast season best of 1:54.87 ranks him 12th in the conference heading into the meet.

Sophomore Evan Mackesy is Purdue’s leading IM’er this season as well. Mackesy has been 1:45.06 in the 200 IM this season, putting him in a tie for 14th in the conference. He’s faring even better in the 400 IM, where he’s been 3:43.72 this season, which ranks him 8th in the Big Ten.

USC – Vaggelis Makrygiannis (Gr – back), Sanberk Oktar (Jr – IM), Oliver Sogaard-Anderson (So – free), Krzysztof Chmielewski (Jr – free/IM/fly), Michal Chmielewski (Jr – fly)

Krzysztof and Michal Chmielewski are back to help lead the USC Trojans this year. Krzysztof is the more versatile swimmer, ranking 5th in the Big Ten this year in the 500 free with his season best of 4:12.24. He’s also 10th in the conference in the 400 IM, where he’s been 3:44.45. His best event, however, is the 200 fly, where he comes into this meet ranked 2nd, having already gone 1:39.81 this season.

Michal Chmielewski has been having a great year as well. He’s ranked 4th in the Big Ten this season with a 1:40.91 in the 200 fly. Michal is also really performing well in the 100 fly, where he’s been 45.08 this season, ranking him 4th in the conference. Chmielewski is a great 100 backstroker as well, entering this meet ranked 6th in the conference with his season best of 45.63.

Sophomore Oliver Sogaard-Anderson is a versatile freestyler and should be a key contributor for the Trojans. He’s USC’s leading 100 freestyler this season, having gone 42.51, which ranks him 9th in the conference. He’s better in the 200 free, where he’s been 1:32.89 this season, which puts him 5th in the Big Ten. In the 500 free, Sogaard-Anderson has been 4:16.98 this season, coming into the meet ranked 13th.

Junior Sanberk Oktar has been lighting it up in the IM’s this season. He enters this meet seeded 3rd in the 200 IM, having been 1:42.87 already this season. In the 400 IM, he comes in with the 9th fastest time of the season, holding a season best of 3:44.11.

Grad student Vaggelis Makrygiannis comes into this meet as the 4th fastest 200 backstroker in the conference this season, having gone 1:40.54. Makrygiannis is currently 9th in the Big Ten in the 100 back, entering this meet with a season best of 45.96.

WISCONSIN – Dominik Mark Torok (Sr – IM/fly), Charlie Jones (Sr – fly), Tai Torepe-Ormsby (Sr – free), Enzo Solitario (Fr – free/fly), Ben Wiegand (R-Sr – free/breast)

Wisconsin finished 6th at last year’s Big Ten Championships, just 59.5 points behind Minnesota. It doesn’t guarantee that the men’s team will perform on the same level, but the Wisconsin women’s team had a phenomenal meet last week, which is generally a good sign for the men, since it’s a combined coaching staff.

One of the more interesting members of this Wisconsin team is senior Tai Torepe-Ormsby, who is the defending Big Ten champion in the 50 free. Torepe-Ormsby has only competed in one meet for Wisconsin all season, their dual meet against UW Green Bay back in September. That would seemingly indicate he’s unlikely to race at this meet, however, he’s still listed on Wisconsin’s roster, so we’ll know soon enough.

Ben Wiegand is another great freestyler for the Badgers. Wiegand is the team’s leading 50 freestyler this season, already having gone 19.39, which is 7th in the conference. In the 100 free, Wiegand is ranked 16th in the Big Ten with his season best of 43.07. He’ll come into this meet seeded 4th in the 100 breast as well, holding a season best of 51.83.

Senior Charlie Jones is set to be a leader for the Badgers this week. Jones has been Wisconsin’s best flyer this season, leading the team with a 45.67 100 fly. That time brings him into this meet ranked 10th in the conference. He’s the 3rd-fastest 200 flyer on Wisconsin’s roster so far this season, but his season best of 1:42.81 puts him 11th in the conference.

Another piece of that fly group is senior Dominik Torok, leads the Badgers in the 200 fly this year with a 1:40.07. That swim brings him into this meet as the 3rd seed in the event. Torok is mostly known as an IM’er, and his season best of 3:40.21 in the 400 IM makes him the 5th seed in that event coming into the meet.

He does have a bit of a quandary, however, as the 200 IM and 200 fly, both of which are traditionally parts of his schedule, are now on the same day of the meet. With his 200 fly going as well as it is this season, it seems overwhelmingly likely he’ll race that. He could swim the double, as the two races are separated by enough time, and he’s been 1:44.98 in the 200 IM this season. It looks like he’s also experimented with the 200 breast, an event which is now on day 3, where Torok doesn’t currently have an event. Torok has been 1:55.57 in the 200 breast this season, which ties him for 14th in the conference. Given that he’d be more fresh for the 200 breast, it seems like there’s a very good chance we’ll see him racing it over the 200 IM this week.

Freshman Enzo Solitario has been exceptional in his first year with the Badgers. Solitario has already been 1:33.16 in the 200 free this season, which puts him 6th in the Big Ten in that event. He’s also put up a 4:16.47 500 free, ranking him 10th in the conference. Solitario has it in the 200 fly as well, as his season best of 1:41.69 puts him 8th in the conference heading into the meet.

RACES TO WATCH

200 Fly

The 200 fly is shaping up to be a great race, with Michigan’s Tyler Ray and USC’s Krzysztof Chmielewski out in front. Ray leads the Big Ten this season with a 1:39.60, which is his career best in the event. Chmielewski is the only other swimmer in the conference to have been under 1:40 this season, coming into the meet with a 1:39.81. Both men clocked their season bests at mid season this year.

We could say that Chmielewski has the slight edge over Ray, as his career best is 1:39.09 from last year’s NCAA Championships. On the other hand, Chmielewski was 6th in the 200 fly at last year’s Big Ten Championships, where he swam a 1:41.44 after going 1:40.72 in prelims. Meanwhile, Ray took 3rd in this event last year, swimming a 1:40.55.

There are other potential winners in this field outside Ray and Chmielewski, as Wisconsin’s Dominik Torok has been 1:40.07 this season, putting him within half a second of Ray. There’s also Michigan’s Colin Geer, the defending Big Ten Champion in this event. Geer comes into the meet with a season best of 1:43.08 this year, but he won the event last season with a 1:39.58. The runner-up from last year, Minnesota’s Jacob Johnson, is also in this field.

100 Breast

The 100 breast is always a great race at the Big Ten Championships, and this year looks no different. Michigan freshman Luka Mladenovic leads the conference this year with a 50.92. That is, of course, a terrific season best heading into the conference championships, but Mladenovic has his work cut out for him, as Penn State’s Mariano Lazzerini is only 0.04 seconds behind him with a 50.96. Lazzerini has exploded in his senior season, and looks like he a real contender in both breaststroke events.

As always, Indiana has a swarm of great breaststrokers, led this year by Alexei Avakov, who comes into the meet with a season best of 51.34. The Hoosiers also have Travis Gulledge, who has been 52.10 this season, Noach Cakir (52.11), Toby Barnett (52.32), Dylan Smiley (52.63), Collin McKenzie (52.91), and Josh Bey (53.19). As we’ve seen from the Indiana squads of years past, any one of them can break through and win this event.

Northwestern’s Josh Staples and Wisconsin’s Ben Wiegand are tied for 4th in the conference this year with times of 51.83. Judging by how the Wisconsin women swam last week, Wiegand should absolutely be considered a contender to win this event.

500 Free

The 500 free is looking pretty deep for the Big Ten this year. Indiana’s Zalan Sarkany leads the conference with a 4:09.57, making him the only person in the conference to have gone under 4:11 this season. His Hoosier teammates Aaron Shackell and Luke Whitlock are right in the mix, holding season bests of 4:11.14 and 4:11.82 respectively.

Ohio State’s Jordi Vilchez is 3rd in the Big Ten this year with a 4:11.79. USC’s Krzysztof Chmielewski has been 4:12.24 this season, putting him in the top 5 as well.

SWIMSWAM’S PICKS

1. Indiana
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State