Meet of the Week: No. 3 Stanford Downs No. 4 Auburn, No. 15 Tennessee

By Jason Marsteller

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, November 11. AT the end of a blistering fast two-day meet, No. 3 Stanford stood head-and-shoulders above No. 4 Auburn and No. 15 Tennessee at the Student Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Stanford downed Auburn, 191.5-161.5, while also defeating Tennessee, 245-108. Auburn also topped Tennessee, 203.5-143.5.

Overall, Stanford finished the second day of action with 13 titles out of 19 events. Auburn claimed the second-most event titles with five, while Tennessee picked up the remaining crown.

200-yard medley relay
Stanford kept the ball rolling after a tremendous first day of action. Stanford posted a provisional-cut time of 1:42.27 to win the medley relay, while Auburn's squad of Rachel Goh, Alicia Jensen, Margo McCawley and Kara Denby took second in 1:43.18. Tennessee's team of Megan Tomes, Tiffany Clay, Christine Magnuson and Michele King rounded out the top three with a 1:45.01. Tennessee did not report relay members for Stanford's A and B teams.

1000-yard freestyle
Auburn went 1-2 in the distance freestyle event when Adrienne Binder won the event in 9:43.62, while Hayley Peirsol grabbed second in 9:46.18. Stanford's Elizabeth Durot closed out the top three in 10:09.25, while Ashley Knapik gave Tennessee's its highest placement with a fifth-place 10:19.97.

200-yard freestyle
A pair of swimmers cleared the B cut in the 200 free as Auburn's Emily Kukors touched first in 1:48.40 and Tennessee's Christine Magnuson finished runner-up in 1:49.67. Stanford's Desiree Stahley picked up third-place honors in 1:51.08.

100-yard backstroke
Auburn's Rachel Goh lit up the pool with an automatic-qualifying time of 54.29 to win the 100 back. Stanford's Brooke Bishop finished second with a B-cut time of 55.07, while her teammate Fiona O'Donnell-McCarthy placed third in 56.34. Megan Tomes provided UT's top finisher with a fifth-place 57.16.

100-yard breaststroke
Stanford's Caroline Bruce captured the 100 breast title in 1:04.05 to beat out Auburn's Alicia Jensen's second-place effort of 1:04.41. Tennessee's Michelle King tied with Auburn's Abby MacGregor for third in 1:04.63.

200-yard butterfly
Stanford's Elaine Breeden ripped off an automatic-qualifying time of 1:58.56 to win the 200 fly in front of several Auburn Tigers. Kristen Hastrup (2:01.93) and Ava Ohlgren (2:02.21) finished second and third, respectively, with B cut times. Meanwhile, Jamie Saffer took eighth for Tennessee in 2:09.32 for the top Lady Vol time.

50-yard freestyle
Stanford's Brooke Bishop stopped the clock in a B-cut time of 23.12 to hold off Tennessee's Michele King, who took second in 23.44. Auburn's Kara Denby rounded out the podium with a 23.47.

Three-meter diving
In the diving break, Stanford's Cassidy Krug led a trio of divers to surpass the zone-qualifying score. Krug won the event with 315.30 points, while Auburn's Lynnsey Segraves (303.40) and Corey Lynn Gerlach (298.05) placed second and third, respectively. Vicky Linnell finished fifth with 237.05 points for Tennessee's best effort.

200-yard IM
Four swimmers cleared the provisional cut in the 200 IM. Stanford's Julia Smit hit the wall first in 2:01.17, while Auburn's Emily Kukors placed second in 2:03.15. Tennessee's Megan Tomes took third in 2:03.24, while Auburn's Ava Ohlgren garnered fourth in 2:03.32.

400-yard freestyle relay
The top three relay teams recorded B cuts in the final event of the two-day meet. Auburn's squad of Kara Denby, Rachel Goh, Emile Ewing and Emily Kukors finished first in 3:20.54, while Stanford's team of Elaine Breeden, Brooke Bishop, Fiona O'Donnell-McCarthy and Julia Smit placed second in 3:22.61. Tennessee's quartet of Michele King, Carly Mathes, Christine Magnuson and Megan Tomes closed out the top three in 3:24.38. Notably, Denby eclipsed the provisional standard in the 100 free with her leadoff leg of 50.68.

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