Keller, Coughlin Set Pac-10 Records but Stanford Leads After Day Two of Championships

LONG BEACH, Calif., February 26. CALIFORNIA senior All-American Natalie Coughlin and USC freshman Kalyn Keller stole the show during the second day of the 2004 Pac-10 Women’s Swimming Championships Thursday night at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach.

Coughlin, the three-time NCAA Swimmer of the Year and world record holder won her eighth Pac-10 individual title with a conference record swim of 1:54.95 in the 200 IM.

Stanford maintained the overall lead with 482 points, with six swimming events and the three-meter diving completed. The diving event, won by Arizona State’s Trisha Tumlinson, was conducted at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. UCLA (410), Arizona (398), California (354) and Arizona State (322.5) round out the top five heading into the third day of competition.

Coughlin (Concord, Calif.) destroyed the old conference record set by Summer Sanders in 1992 by nearly a half a second with her 1:54.95 time in the 200 IM. She also bettered the Pac-10 meet record of 1:56.64 set by Stanford’s Shelly Ripple in 2002. USC’s Kaitlin Sandeno (1:57.53), Stanford’s Kristin Caverly (1:59.17) and Arizona State’s Ágnes Kovács (1:59.58) finished second through fourth respectively and also broke the two-minute barrier to earn NCAA automatic qualifying standards.

The evening got underway with USC freshman Kalyn Keller (Phoenix, Ariz.) setting a new Pac-10 meet record with a 4:37.76 in the 500 freestyle. It is the nation's fastest time this year. Keller broke the old meet record
of 4:38.79 by Arizona’s Emily Mason set last year in Federal Way, Wash.

Mason, a junior from Phoenix, who led for th first 375 yards, came in second with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:40.02. California’s Erin Reilly (4:43.28) and Ashley Chandler (4:45.44) also received automatic bids while finishing third and fourth respectively. USC sophomore Stacy Vazhenin rounded out the top five with a NCAA consideration time of 4:46.79.

Stanford’s Lacey Boutwell (Noblesville, Ind.) paced the field in the 50 freestyle to win her second Pac-10 individual title. The 11-time All-American, who also won the 2002 Pac-10 50 freestyle, earned an NCAA automatic time with a career-best 22.60 Thursday evening. UCLA’s Sara Platzer (22.73) and Kim Vandenberg (23.09) finished second and third respectively. Platzer (Lakewood, Wash.) earned her second straight second-place finish in the event at the conference championships. Arizona’s Marshi Smith (23.11) and Jenna Gresdal (23.23) rounded out the top five. Kristin Huston of Oregon State and Florencia Szigeti of Arizona State tied for sixth with identical 23.26 times.

The day concluded with UCLA taking home the title in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:31.32. Arizona (1:31.32), Stanford (1:31.70), California (1:31.92) and Arizona State (1:32.52) rounded out the top five all earning NCAA consideration times.

The 2004 Pac-10 Women’s Swimming Championships continue Friday in Long Beach with a full slate of events scheduled. Preliminaries start at 11 a.m. and finals begin at 6 p.m. The 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breastroke, 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay are schedule to take place.

Team Scores After Six Events and 3M Diving:
1. Stanford 482
2. UCLA 410
3. Arizona 398
4. California 354
5. Arizona State 322.5
6. USC 318
7. Washington 134
8. Oregon State 129.5
9. Washington State128

2004 Pac-10 WOMEN'S SWIM & DIVING CHAMPS
2/25/2004 to 2/28/2004
Host: Arizona State University
February 25-28, 2004

25 yard pool

Results
DAY TWO: Feruary 26, 2004

Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
======================= Pac 10: * 4:34.39 Pac 10 Meet: * 4:38.79 4:45.46 NCAA
4:54.02 CONS
Name ======================= Championship Final
1 Keller, Kalyn 26.34 2:18.57 (28.09) 4:10.24 (27.88) 2 Mason, Emily 25.59 2:18.13 (28.37) 4:11.12 (28.68) 3 Reilly, Erin 26.25 2:20.01 (28.33) 4:15.21 (28.95) 4 Chandler, Ashley 25.71 2:19.50 (28.95) 4:16.39 (29.38) 5 Vazhenin, Stacy 26.90 2:21.71 (28.76) 4:18.64 (29.46) 6 Nelson, Katie 26.99 2:21.45 (28.77) 4:18.57 (29.36) 7 Hentzen, Morgan 26.72 2:23.06 (29.38) 4:19.80 (29.28) 8 Pedder, Margie SR USC 27.20 2:23.20 (29.25) 4:20.08 (29.39) Consolation Final
9 Costella, Lauren 27.01 2:23.20 (29.00) 4:19.15 (29.14) 10 Banovic, Petra SR ASU 26.88 2:23.32 (29.17) 4:19.54 (28.78) 11 Lobdell, Jackie SR UCLA 27.02 2:24.22 (29.21) 4:20.74 (29.11) 12 Tiedeman, Kate 26.57 2:22.67 (29.43) 4:21.20 (29.68) 13 Medina, Lauren 26.48 2:23.34 (29.40) 4:21.80 (30.19) 14 Cameron, Evins 27.48 2:23.81 (29.08) 4:21.38 (29.72) 15 Imagane, Jane 27.64 2:25.24 (29.44) 4:24.30 (29.95) 16 Galloway, Joy 27.45 2:25.21 (29.64) 4:25.63 (30.52) Bonus Consolation Fi
17 Johnson, Melissa 26.98 2:23.69 (28.81) 4:18.55 (28.90) 18 Connealy, Cait 26.78 2:23.20 (29.20) 4:21.67 (30.00) 19 Burden, Micha 26.79 2:23.15 (29.16) 4:22.83 (30.21) 20 Tinney, Kristen SR UCLA 28.07 2:25.34 (29.30) 4:24.13 (30.21) 21 Miller, Melissa 27.58 2:26.18 (29.81) 4:26.20 (30.02) 22 Keating, Liz 27.64 2:26.49 (29.82) 4:26.56 (30.05) 23 Hennesey, Kathryn ASU 27.25 2:25.74 (29.74) 4:26.70 (30.56) — Steffensen, Sandra 27.11 2:24.36 (29.84) ========================================================
1990 Janet Evans, Stanford
2002 Emily Mason, Arizona
Year School Prelims Finals Points
========================================================
USC 4:41.53 4:37.76*NCAA 32
54.09 (27.75) 1:22.30 (28.21) 1:50.48 (28.18)
2:46.56 (27.99) 3:14.28 (27.72) 3:42.36 (28.08)
4:37.76 (27.52)
ARIZ 4:44.40 4:40.02 NCAA 28
53.49 (27.90) 1:21.47 (27.98) 1:49.76 (28.29)
2:46.15 (28.02) 3:14.13 (27.98) 3:42.44 (28.31)
4:40.02 (28.90)
CAL 4:46.23 4:43.28 NCAA 27
54.51 (28.26) 1:23.16 (28.65) 1:51.68 (28.52)
2:48.46 (28.45) 3:17.07 (28.61) 3:46.26 (29.19)
4:43.28 (28.07)
CAL 4:42.12 4:45.44 NCAA 26
53.60 (27.89) 1:21.92 (28.32) 1:50.55 (28.63)
2:48.55 (29.05) 3:17.84 (29.29) 3:47.01 (29.17)
4:45.44 (29.05)
USC 4:47.74 4:46.79 CONS 25
55.58 (28.68) 1:24.22 (28.64) 1:52.95 (28.73)
2:50.65 (28.94) 3:19.70 (29.05) 3:49.18 (29.48)
4:46.79 (28.15)
UCLA 4:47.42 4:47.01 CONS 24
55.31 (28.32) 1:23.92 (28.61) 1:52.68 (28.76)
2:50.63 (29.18) 3:19.86 (29.23) 3:49.21 (29.35)
4:47.01 (28.44)
STAN 4:47.72 4:47.80 CONS 23
55.18 (28.46) 1:24.40 (29.22) 1:53.68 (29.28)
2:52.14 (29.08) 3:21.23 (29.09) 3:50.52 (29.29)
4:47.80 (28.00)
4:46.52 4:48.64 CONS 22
55.77 (28.57) 1:24.82 (29.05) 1:53.95 (29.13)
2:52.28 (29.08) 3:21.35 (29.07) 3:50.69 (29.34)
4:48.64 (28.56)
STAN 4:48.28 4:47.44 CONS 20
55.86 (28.85) 1:24.95 (29.09) 1:54.20 (29.25)
2:52.16 (28.96) 3:21.02 (28.86) 3:50.01 (28.99)
4:47.44 (28.29)
4:50.75 4:47.47 CONS 17
55.76 (28.88) 1:24.90 (29.14) 1:54.15 (29.25)
2:52.64 (29.32) 3:21.87 (29.23) 3:50.76 (28.89)
4:47.47 (27.93)
4:48.00 4:49.23 CONS 16
56.16 (29.14) 1:25.65 (29.49) 1:55.01 (29.36)
2:53.29 (29.07) 3:22.37 (29.08) 3:51.63 (29.26)
4:49.23 (28.49)
CAL 4:53.27 4:50.11 CONS 15
54.99 (28.42) 1:24.00 (29.01) 1:53.24 (29.24)
2:52.23 (29.56) 3:21.87 (29.64) 3:51.52 (29.65)
4:50.11 (28.91)
CAL 4:51.10 4:50.22 CONS 14
55.22 (28.74) 1:24.50 (29.28) 1:53.94 (29.44)
2:52.63 (29.29) 3:21.84 (29.21) 3:51.61 (29.77)
4:50.22 (28.42)
STAN 4:51.06 4:50.81 CONS 13
56.40 (28.92) 1:25.49 (29.09) 1:54.73 (29.24)
2:52.94 (29.13) 3:22.19 (29.25) 3:51.66 (29.47)
4:50.81 (29.43)
UCLA 4:51.43 4:53.62 CONS 12
56.92 (29.28) 1:26.35 (29.43) 1:55.80 (29.45)
2:54.64 (29.40) 3:24.16 (29.52) 3:54.35 (30.19)
4:53.62 (29.32)
USC 4:52.57 4:55.80 11
56.66 (29.21) 1:26.03 (29.37) 1:55.57 (29.54)
2:54.77 (29.56) 3:24.64 (29.87) 3:55.11 (30.47)
4:55.80 (30.17)
ARIZ 4:53.39 4:47.25 CONS 9
56.27 (29.29) 1:25.63 (29.36) 1:54.88 (29.25)
2:52.43 (28.74) 3:20.96 (28.53) 3:49.65 (28.69)
4:47.25 (28.70)
USC 4:53.93 4:51.20 CONS 7
55.68 (28.90) 1:24.86 (29.18) 1:54.00 (29.14)
2:52.45 (29.25) 3:21.83 (29.38) 3:51.67 (29.84)
4:51.20 (29.53)
SR CAL 4:55.37 4:51.60 CONS 6
55.51 (28.72) 1:24.64 (29.13) 1:53.99 (29.35)
2:52.80 (29.65) 3:22.54 (29.74) 3:52.62 (30.08)
4:51.60 (28.77)
4:55.68 4:53.23 CONS 5
57.54 (29.47) 1:26.86 (29.32) 1:56.04 (29.18)
2:54.54 (29.20) 3:24.25 (29.71) 3:53.92 (29.67)
4:53.23 (29.10)
UCLA 4:54.23 4:55.42 4
56.89 (29.31) 1:26.55 (29.66) 1:56.37 (29.82)
2:56.22 (30.04) 3:26.16 (29.94) 3:56.18 (30.02)
4:55.42 (29.22)
UCLA 4:54.34 4:55.69 3
57.00 (29.36) 1:26.60 (29.60) 1:56.67 (30.07)
2:56.32 (29.83) 3:26.39 (30.07) 3:56.51 (30.12)
4:55.69 (29.13)
4:55.18 4:56.62 2
56.48 (29.23) 1:26.13 (29.65) 1:56.00 (29.87)
2:55.56 (29.82) 3:25.81 (30.25) 3:56.14 (30.33)
4:56.62 (29.92)
ASU 4:56.14 DQ
55.79 (28.68) 1:24.87 (29.08) 1:54.52 (29.65)
2:54.48 (30.12)

Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM
===============================================================================
Pac 10: * 1:55.54 1992 Summer Sanders, Stanford
Pac 10 Meet: * 1:56.64 2002 Shelly Ripple, Stanford
2:00.67 NCAA
2:04.29 CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
===============================================================================
Championship Final
1 Coughlin, Natalie SR CAL 1:59.17 1:54.95*NCAA 32
24.65 52.94 (28.29) 1:27.90 (34.96) 1:54.95 (27.05)
2 Sandeno, Kaitlin USC 1:58.80 1:57.53 NCAA 28
25.31 54.12 (28.81) 1:29.39 (35.27) 1:57.53 (28.14)
3 Caverly, Kristin STAN 1:59.55 1:59.17 NCAA 27
26.54 56.41 (29.87) 1:30.30 (33.89) 1:59.17 (28.87)
4 Kovacs, Agnes ASU 2:00.51 1:59.58 NCAA 26
26.31 57.35 (31.04) 1:30.94 (33.59) 1:59.58 (28.64)
5 Griffith, Natalie SR CAL 2:00.07 2:00.71 CONS 25
26.21 56.13 (29.92) 1:31.85 (35.72) 2:00.71 (28.86)
6 Svahnstrom, Malin SR UCLA 2:00.80 2:00.77 CONS 24
26.40 56.75 (30.35) 1:32.56 (35.81) 2:00.77 (28.21)
7 Davis, Laura STAN 2:01.38 2:02.03 CONS 23
26.93 57.80 (30.87) 1:33.83 (36.03) 2:02.03 (28.20)
8 Olson, Sharon WASH 2:01.53 2:03.87 CONS 22
27.16 57.86 (30.70) 1:34.35 (36.49) 2:03.87 (29.52)
Consolation Final
9 Kirk, Dana STAN 2:02.14 2:00.44 NCAA 20
24.87 55.20 (30.33) 1:31.45 (36.25) 2:00.44 (28.99)
10 Myers, Whitney ARIZ 2:02.64 2:02.03 CONS 17
26.17 56.43 (30.26) 1:33.05 (36.62) 2:02.03 (28.98)
11 Silver, Helen CAL 2:02.20 2:02.28 CONS 16
26.48 56.44 (29.96) 1:33.31 (36.87) 2:02.28 (28.97)
12 Ransom, Tami STAN 2:02.62 2:02.44 CONS 15
26.98 57.68 (30.70) 1:34.38 (36.70) 2:02.44 (28.06)
13 Scarborough, Kim UCLA 2:01.91 2:03.09 CONS 14
27.45 58.51 (31.06) 1:35.06 (36.55) 2:03.09 (28.03)
14 Willis, Katie ARIZ 2:02.92 2:03.12 CONS 13
27.55 59.24 (31.69) 1:34.42 (35.18) 2:03.12 (28.70)
15 Smart, Lindsey UCLA 2:02.32 2:03.38 CONS 12
26.93 58.25 (31.32) 1:35.26 (37.01) 2:03.38 (28.12)
16 Steven, Birte SR OSU 2:02.90 2:03.90 CONS 11
28.06 1:01.26 (33.20) 1:34.76 (33.50) 2:03.90 (29.14)
Bonus Consolation Fi
17 Kirk, Tara SR STAN 2:02.94 2:01.88 CONS 9
26.31 58.29 (31.98) 1:31.75 (33.46) 2:01.88 (30.13)
18 Daly, Ashley STAN 2:03.94 2:02.18 CONS 7
26.55 57.94 (31.39) 1:33.50 (35.56) 2:02.18 (28.68)
19 Strouse, Emily ARIZ 2:04.02 2:02.61 CONS 6
27.01 57.82 (30.81) 1:33.66 (35.84) 2:02.61 (28.95)
20 Kozak, Marisa USC 2:03.99 2:02.98 CONS 5
26.32 56.19 (29.87) 1:33.75 (37.56) 2:02.98 (29.23)
21 Iversen, Courtney UCLA 2:04.03 2:03.91 CONS 4
27.61 58.17 (30.56) 1:34.54 (36.37) 2:03.91 (29.37)
22 Butler, Kendall UCLA 2:04.08 2:04.55 3
26.33 57.69 (31.36) 1:35.99 (38.30) 2:04.55 (28.56)
23 Catalano, Shellene UCLA 2:03.30 2:04.58 2
27.20 1:00.48 (33.28) 1:35.43 (34.95) 2:04.58 (29.15)
24 Devinny, Cara ASU 2:04.33 2:05.34 1
27.90 59.33 (31.43) 1:36.00 (36.67) 2:05.34 (29.34)

Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
===============================================================================
Pac 10: * 22.01 C. Fox, N. Coughlin, Stan-97/Cal-03
Pac 10 Meet: * 22.05 2003 Natalie Coughlin, California
22.88 NCAA
23.56 CONS
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
===============================================================================
Championship Final
1 Boutwell, Lacey STAN 22.71 22.60 NCAA 32
2 Platzer, Sara SR UCLA 22.64 22.73 NCAA 28
3 Vandenberg, Kim UCLA 23.09 23.09 CONS 27
4 Smith, Marshi ARIZ 23.07 23.11 CONS 26
5 Gresdal, Jenna ARIZ 23.34 23.23 CONS 25
6 Szigeti, Florencia ASU 23.21 23.26 CONS 23.5
6 Huston, Kristin JR OSU 23.40 23.26 CONS 23.5
8 Jones, Sarah STAN 23.29 23.38 CONS 22
Consolation Final
9 Arnold, Katie UCLA 23.62 23.34 CONS 20
10 Thurman, Amy UCLA 23.41 23.45 CONS 17
11 Baldinger, Erin ASU 23.48 23.47 CONS 16
12 Hackett, Ryann ARIZ 23.49 23.48 CONS 15
13 Fanning, Lisa SR WASH 23.47 23.49 CONS 14
14 Becks, Danielle SR CAL 23.54 23.51 CONS 13
15 Baumgartner, Megan SR STAN 23.54 23.52 CONS 12
16 Mauro, Florence SR ASU 23.57 23.58 11
Bonus Consolation Fi
17 Armour, Abra ASU 23.66 23.60 9
18 Elofson, Kathryn ARIZ 23.68 23.64 7
19 Preyss, Lauren ARIZ 23.75 23.73 6
20 Amano, Keiko CAL 23.80 23.78 5
21 Johnson, Desiree WASH 23.82 23.86 4
22 Marhenkei, Brie FR OSU 23.81 23.90 3
23 Liu, Liya WASH 23.79 23.91 2
24 Falzone, Lisa STAN 23.81 24.10 1

Event 7 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
===============================================================================
Pac 10: * 1:29.16 1998 Arizona, Arizona
Hosack, Kolbisen, Knapp, Farella
Pac 10 Meet: * 1:30.47 2002 California, California
Stitts, Coughlin, Becks, Harper
1:31.01 NCAA
1:33.74 CONS
School Seed Finals Points
===============================================================================
1 Univ California Los Angeles 'A' 1:31.90 1:31.32 CONS 64
1) Vandenberg, Kim 2) Svahnstrom, Malin SR
3) Thurman, Amy 4) Platzer, Sara SR
23.17 45.83 (22.66) 1:08.85 (23.02) 1:31.32 (22.47)
2 University of Arizona 'A' 1:32.00 1:31.39 CONS 56
1) Smith, Marshi 2) Gresdal, Jenna
3) Hayes, Jessica 4) Hackett, Ryann
23.40 46.05 (22.65) 1:08.64 (22.59) 1:31.39 (22.75)
3 Stanford University 'A' 1:33.27 1:31.70 CONS 54
1) Boutwell, Lacey 2) Jones, Sarah
3) Baumgartner, Megan SR 4) Ransom, Tami
22.81 45.77 (22.96) 1:08.72 (22.95) 1:31.70 (22.98)
4 Univ of California Berkeley 'A' 1:33.43 1:31.92 CONS 52
1) Coughlin, Natalie SR 2) Becks, Danielle SR
3) Amano, Keiko 4) Palsson, Emma
22.66 45.90 (23.24) 1:08.98 (23.08) 1:31.92 (22.94)
5 Arizona State University 'A' 1:34.61 1:32.52 CONS 50
1) Szigeti, Florencia 2) Baldinger, Erin
3) Mauro, Florence SR 4) Armour, Abra
23.37 46.31 (22.94) 1:09.45 (23.14) 1:32.52 (23.07)
6 University of Washington 'A' 1:34.84 1:33.46 CONS 48
1) Olson, Sharon 2) Fanning, Lisa SR
3) Liu, Liya 4) Johnson, Desiree
23.69 47.13 (23.44) 1:10.18 (23.05) 1:33.46 (23.28)
7 Univ of Southern California 'A' 1:33.93 1:33.52 CONS 46
1) Sandeno, Kaitlin 2) Connealy, Cait
3) Galloway, Joy 4) Fargus, Joanna
23.35 47.25 (23.90) 1:10.41 (23.16) 1:33.52 (23.11)
8 Oregon State University 'A' 1:35.11 1:34.42 44
1) Huston, Kristin JR 2) Pacebutaite, Ausra SO
3) Steven, Birte SR 4) Marhenkei, Brie FR
23.61 46.97 (23.36) 1:11.09 (24.12) 1:34.42 (23.33)
9 Washington State University 'A' 1:37.68 1:36.00 40
1) VanHorne, Katie FR 2) McCleave, Erin FR
3) Chinn, Nicole SR 4) Ouellette, Lesley SO
24.22 47.93 (23.71) 1:11.79 (23.86) 1:36.00 (24.21)
— Univ of Southern California 'B' 1:40.16 X1:35.66
1) Krohn, Jana SR 2) Kozak, Marisa
3) Sieper, Kristina 4) Vazhenin, Stacy
23.92 47.89 (23.97) 1:11.38 (23.49) 1:35.66 (24.28)
— University of Washington 'B' 1:36.03 X1:36.04
1) Epperson, Brittany 2) Rawlings, Crystal
3) Vayo, Annette 4) Staubitz, Melody SR
24.11 48.18 (24.07) 1:12.30 (24.12) 1:36.04 (23.74)
— Arizona State University 'B' 1:37.52 X1:36.19
1) Kripps, Jill 2) Abe, Carissa
3) Fischer, Sarah 4) Creek, Christine
24.10 47.80 (23.70) 1:11.55 (23.75) 1:36.19 (24.64)
— Washington State University 'B' 1:40.96 X1:38.22
1) Newhouse, Beth FR 2) Backhouse, Lindsay FR
3) Copland, Jane SO 4) Povilonyte, Monika FR
24.96 49.34 (24.38) 1:13.81 (24.47) 1:38.22 (24.41)
— University of Washington 'C' 1:38.53 X1:40.28
1) Murray, Blythe 2) Bright, Megan
3) Real, Nichole 4) Hentzen, Courtney
25.07 50.45 (25.38) 1:15.27 (24.82) 1:40.28 (25.01)
— Oregon State University 'B' 1:40.53 X1:42.01
1) Kinney, Danielle SO 2) Kinney, Christina SO
3) Foree, Lynsey SO 4) Keown, Chelsea SO
25.23 49.35 (24.12) 1:15.09 (25.74) 1:42.01 (26.92)
— University of Arizona 'B' 1:35.66 XDQ
1) Elofson, Kathryn 2) Preyss, Lauren
3) Pursley, Lisa 4) Flanagan, Meghan
23.67 47.43 (23.76) 1:10.80 (23.37) DQ (22.85)
— Stanford University 'B' 1:36.37 XDQ
1) Stahley, Desiree 2) Kirk, Dana
3) Falzone, Lisa 4) Daly, Ashley
23.79 47.25 (23.46) 1:11.02 (23.77) DQ (23.05)

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