NCAA Division I Women’s Championships: Katinka Hosszu Goes Wire-To-Wire for 400 IM Victory; Cracks 4:00

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AUSTIN, Texas, March 18. USC's Katinka Hosszu snatched her second individual NCAA title of the meet with a triumph in the women's 400 IM at the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Championships en route to cracking the 4:00 mark.

Hosszu ripped off a scorching fast time of 3:59.75 to become just the second woman in history to clear 4:00. Only Julia Smit has been faster with a 3:58.23, while Hosszu has already stood as the second best in the event with a previous lifetime best of 4:00.03 from last year. The win gave Hosszu her second title after winning the 200 IM last night, and gave USC's its fifth win in the event all time. Previous Trojan winners were Kristine Quance (1994, 1996, 19979) and Kaitlin Sandeno (2004).

"I'm tired, but I'm really happy," Hosszu said. "I've never been under four minutes before (in the 400), so I'm happy to have my best time now. I really wanted to win, and I know as a team, we need all the points we can get. I just pushed the last 100."

Florida's Elizabeth Beisel turned in a strong second-place effort with a 4:00.87, just missing her fifth-ranked personal best of 4:00.83, while Stanford's Maya Dirado notched third-place honors with a 4:01.02 to move up to sixth all time after previously standing ninth with a 4:02.48. California's Caitlin Leverenz also moved up the rankings with a fourth-place 4:01.72 to now stand seventh all time after previously owning the 10th spot with a 4:02.72. Indiana's Allysa Vavra placed fifth in 4:04.30 to move to 15th all time as well.

Texas A&M's Sarah Henry (4:05.30), Florida's Teresa Crippen (4:05.36) and Georgia's Jana Mangimelli (4:06.80) also swam in the A final.

Georgia's Melanie Margalis snatched the B final title in 4:06.21, while UCLA's Lauren Hall placed 10th overall in 4:06.42. Texas A&M's Cammile Adams took 11th in 4:06.98, while USC's Stina Gardell (4:07.38), Virginia's Claire Crippen (4:07.73), Stanford's Andie Taylor (4:08.44), Florida's Jennie Smith (4:09.93) and USC's Haley Anderson (4:12.69) also swam for points in the small final.

USC moved into the top spot in the team title hunt with 180 points, while California held second with 170 points. Georgia (157), Stanford (145) and Arizona (125) were the rest of the top five.

Top 10 Average Scoring Running Projections Heading Into 800 Free Relay*:
California (253), Georgia (235.875), USC (228.875), Stanford (174), Texas (151), Arizona (149), Auburn (129.375), Florida (126.75), Minnesota (123.75), Wisconsin (119.5)

* Average Scoring Projections based on the average points allotted to an A finalist (14.75) and a B finalist (4.625). Double points for relays.

Swimming World's NCAA Division I Women's Championships Notes Package Sponsored by NISCA

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