Junior Max McHugh of the Gophers set a conference and program record in the preliminaries of 100-yard breaststroke on Day 4 of the Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. His time was 50.19 seconds — the nation's fastest time this season and fifth best in NCAA history. McHugh capped off his day by repeating as the conference champion in the event in 50.59 in the evening finals.
Minnesota is ninth in the team standings with 396 points; Indiana leads with 1,036.5.
Regan Smith wins fly in Pro Swim Series
Regan Smith won the 100-meter butterfly and finished second in the 200 backstroke at the Pro Swim Series meet in San Antonio.
The Lakeville native defeated 2016 Olympian Kelsi Dahlia in the 100 fly, winning in 57.88 seconds. In the 200 back, Smith swam 2:08.80 to finish second to Kathleen Baker, a gold and silver medalist at the Rio Olympics. Baker's winning time of 2:07.54 is the second-fastest in the world this year, Smith's fifth in the world.
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U baseball falls
Zack Raabe hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning but the Gophers lost 5-2 to Indiana in their season opener at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota did not have a hit until Easton Bertrand's bunt single in the fifth.
"Their lefthanded pitcher, [Tommy] Sommer, was outstanding," said Gophers coach John Anderson, starting his 40th season. "He didn't throw many in the middle of the plate with a three-pitch mix and some deception in the delivery. You have to give him credit. He did a phenomenal job."
Sommer pitched eight scoreless innings and gave up only two hits. He struck out 10, walked two.