The men placed first overall with 1082 points - 155 points ahead of Purdue, a team that notably finished in front of Northwestern at the 2023 Big Ten Championships. This competition served as the team’s mid-season invite, which is typically the first time during the college swimming season that athletes go all-out and put up season-best times. As Northwestern football took down Purdue for bowl eligibility, the Wildcats’ swimming and diving team traveled to West Lafayette this past weekend to compete at the 2023 Purdue Invitational.