By Dan D’Addona.
The Big Ten will have a relatively light week after having some powerhouse conference meets the past couple of weeks.
On Thursday, Indiana will host Notre Dame and Cincinnati in a marquee tri meet.
The Hoosiers are ranked No. 1 in the men’s poll, while Notre Dame is No. 17.
In the women’s poll, the Hoosiers, led by Lilly King, are No. 8 and the Fighting Irish are No. 10 after a strong start to the season.
This will be a meet of pride in the state of Indiana and should be exciting for both the men and women.
On Saturday, Northwestern will host Wisconsin in the only all-Big Ten dual of the week.
On Friday, Michigan State will host Bowling Green in a non-conference meet. The Spartans have been swimming and diving well so far this season and could use this as another building block.
Michigan State will then host another Mid-American Conference opponent on Saturday, facing Miami (Ohio).
Also on Friday, Wisconsin will compete at Green Bay in an intrastate battle.
Meanwhile, Minnesota will host a diving invite this weekend with Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Nebraska competing.
So while it is a mostly light and low-key week for the Big Ten, it just means we are gearing up for some great racing soon.