Yes, we’re paying attention to basketball tonight, but when a Purdue athlete wins an NCAA championship it is worth the breaking news banner. The NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are going on right now, so of course that means Purdue has another National Champion.
Steele Johnson almost was a two-time champion, as he finished as the runner-up yesterday in the 1-meter event to Indiana’s Michael Hixon, but today he was able to add the 5th individual National Championship of his illustrious career 3-meter event. This is in conjunction with his 1-meter championships in 2015 and 2017, his 3-meter championship in 2017, and his 10-meter platform champonship in 2015.