Big 12 Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Emma Sticklen Starts Texas Top Seed Parade

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Big 12 Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Emma Sticklen Starts Texas Top Seed Parade

Two (2!) events at the Big 12 Championships Thursday night went to swimmers not from the University of Texas. Normal service was restored on Friday.

Five of the six events have a Longhorn having earned the middle lane in finals. If the 18 top-three finishers in events Friday, 13 hail from Texas. Only BYU’s Brad Prolo broke the blockade, with a chance to win the 200 butterfly and add to teammate Jordan Tiffany’s 100 fly win Thursday night.

All the action from the Aquatics Center at Mylan Park:

Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 23                     
 
  1. University of Texas              1076   2. University of Houston           597.5
  3. Texas Christian University        584   4. University of Cincinnati          458
  5. Brigham Young University          411   6. West Virginia University          348
  7. University of Kansas              323   8. Iowa State University             284

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24                      
 
  1. University of Texas              1231   2. Texas Christian University        747
  3. Brigham Young University          681   4. University of Cincinnati        616.5
  5. West Virginia University        572.5

Women’s 200 butterfly

Emma Sticklen is on top of a 1-2-3 Texas result, though the two behind the 100 fly champ have changed.

Sticklen set the pace in prelims at 1:54.27, 1.5 seconds ahead of teammate Kelly Pash. Angie Coe was second, followed by four Houston swimmers led by Alondra Lopez.

Sticklen owes the conference record in the event. The meet record belongs to Olivia Bray, who is not swimming the 200 fly this year, from 2021.

Event 25  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
==================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 1:49.16  2/23/2024 Alex Walsh
     American: $ 1:49.37  10/20/2023Regan Smith
      US Open: & 1:48.33  10/20/2023Reagan Smith
       Big 12: * 1:49.95  3/18/2023 Emma Sticklen, Texas
         Meet: # 1:52.03  2/27/2021 Olivia Bray, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 1:52.86
     NCAA "B": B 1:59.23
 NCCA Invit23:   1:55.92
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Sticklen, Emma         SR TEX               1:50.31    1:54.27B 
             25.71        53.68 (27.97)
        1:24.14 (30.46)     1:54.27 (30.13)
  2 Pash, Kelly            GS TEX               1:51.22    1:55.81B 
             26.19        55.48 (29.29)
        1:25.52 (30.04)     1:55.81 (30.29)
  3 Coe, Angie             FR TEX               1:55.96    1:59.25  
             26.34        56.50 (30.16)
        1:27.50 (31.00)     1:59.25 (31.75)
  4 Ortiz, Alondra         SO UH                1:57.77    1:59.43  
             26.91        57.34 (30.43)
        1:28.07 (30.73)     1:59.43 (31.36)
  5 Nethercutt, Syd        FR UH                1:59.51    1:59.60  
             26.97        56.99 (30.02)
        1:27.69 (30.70)     1:59.60 (31.91)
  6 El Gendy, Noor         SO UH                1:59.57    1:59.80  
             27.33        57.86 (30.53)
        1:28.87 (31.01)     1:59.80 (30.93)
  7 Jackson, Abby          SR UH                1:59.56    2:00.43  
             26.76        57.14 (30.38)
        1:28.68 (31.54)     2:00.43 (31.75)
  8 Gore, Morgan           SO TCU               1:59.82    2:00.65  
             27.29        58.02 (30.73)
        1:29.18 (31.16)     2:00.65 (31.47)

Men’s 200 butterfly

Brad Prolo is on top in 1:43.23. The BYU swimmer owned the top time entering the meet at 1:41.80.

Cole Crane of Texas, the 50 free champ, was second in prelims at 1:43.60. He finished second in the 100 fly. Three more Longhorns followed, with Ryan Branon Jr. third.

Event 26  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
==================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger
     American: $ 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger
      US Open: & 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger
       Big 12: * 1:37.35  3/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
         Meet: # 1:39.17  2/25/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 1:40.16
     NCAA "B": B 1:45.89
 NCCA Invit23:   1:42.57
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Prolo, Brad               BYU               1:41.80    1:43.23B 
             22.85        49.25 (26.40)
        1:16.34 (27.09)     1:43.23 (26.89)
  2 Crane, Cole            GS TEX               1:43.14    1:43.60B 
             23.34        49.43 (26.09)
        1:16.32 (26.89)     1:43.60 (27.28)
  3 Branon, Jr., Ryan      SO TEX               1:45.03    1:43.87B 
             22.94        49.41 (26.47)
        1:16.25 (26.84)     1:43.87 (27.62)
  4 Artmann, Sam           GS TEX               1:44.27    1:44.16B 
             23.76        50.03 (26.27)
        1:16.41 (26.38)     1:44.16 (27.75)
  5 Filipovic, Alec        SO TEX               1:47.36    1:45.05B 
             23.90        51.16 (27.26)
        1:17.64 (26.48)     1:45.05 (27.41)
  6 Eaton, Tommy           SR CINC              1:46.23    1:45.37B 
             24.23        50.56 (26.33)
        1:18.26 (27.70)     1:45.37 (27.11)
  7 Smith, Holden          JR TEX               1:44.79    1:45.46B 
             23.00        49.29 (26.29)
        1:16.72 (27.43)     1:45.46 (28.74)
  8 Walker, Logan          FR TEX               1:45.04    1:45.77B 
             23.57        50.07 (26.50)
        1:17.52 (27.45)     1:45.77 (28.25)

Women’s 100 breaststroke

Olympians Anna Elendt and Lydia Jacoby have a personal duel scheduled for the final. The conference record-holder Elendt was quickest in prelims at 58.57, ahead of meet record holder Jacoby in 58.61.

The only other swimmer under a minute was Cincinnati’s Joleigh Crye in 58.88, a season-best. Mia Cheatwood of West Virginia was fourth in 1:00.08.

Event 27  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
      NCAA D1: !   55.73  3/22/2019 Lilly King
     American: $   55.73  3/22/2019 Lilly King
      US Open: &   55.73  3/22/2019 Lilly King
       Big 12: *   56.88  3/18/2022 Anna Elendt, Texas
         Meet: #   57.29  2/24/2023 Lydia Jacoby, Texas
     NCAA "A": A   58.02
     NCAA "B": B 1:01.46
 NCCA Invit23:     59.73
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 *Elendt, Anna          SR TEX                 57.51      58.57B 
             13.23        28.20 (14.97)
          43.32 (15.12)       58.57 (15.25)
  2 Jacoby, Lydia          SO TEX                 58.15      58.61B 
             12.70        27.59 (14.89)
          43.16 (15.57)       58.61 (15.45)
  3 Crye, Joleigh          SO CINC                59.04      58.88B 
             12.72        27.74 (15.02)
          43.33 (15.59)       58.88 (15.55)
  4 Cheatwood, Mia         SO WVU               1:00.46    1:00.08B 
             13.10        28.41 (15.31)
          44.34 (15.93)     1:00.08 (15.74)
  5 Miller, Mackenzie      SO BYU               1:00.97    1:00.30B 
             12.96        28.11 (15.15)
          44.12 (16.01)     1:00.30 (16.18)
  6 Fangli, Henrietta      JR UH                1:00.03    1:00.31B 
             13.45        28.69 (15.24)
          44.61 (15.92)     1:00.31 (15.70)
  7 Hanley, Channing       JR TEX                 59.64    1:00.58B 
             13.29        29.16 (15.87)
          45.28 (16.12)     1:00.58 (15.30)
  8 Chahbandour, Claire    JR TCU               1:01.73    1:01.02B 
             13.31        28.87 (15.56)
          44.94 (16.07)     1:01.02 (16.08)

Men’s 100 breaststroke

Texas freshman Will Scholtz leads the way in 52.46. His classmate Brayden Taivassalo finished third in 52.81. In between is TCU’s Guilherme Camossato in 52.55 for an all-freshman top three. BYU’s Emerson Edwards is third.

Event 28  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
==================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty
     American: $ 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty
      US Open: & 49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty
       Big 12: * 50.49  3/25/2022 Caspar Corbeau, Texas
         Meet: # 50.96  2/25/2022 Caspar Corbeau, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 51.10
     NCAA "B": B 53.63
 NCCA Invit23:   51.90
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Scholtz, Will          FR TEX                 52.47      52.46B 
             11.12        24.46 (13.34)
          38.49 (14.03)       52.46 (13.97)
  2 Camossato, Guilherme   FR TCU                 53.51      52.55B 
             11.53        24.94 (13.41)
          38.80 (13.86)       52.55 (13.75)
  3 *Taivassalo, Brayden   FR TEX                 52.80      52.81B 
             11.47        24.95 (13.48)
          38.87 (13.92)       52.81 (13.94)
  4 Edwards, Emerson       JR BYU                 53.93      53.48B 
             11.46        25.01 (13.55)
          38.85 (13.84)       53.48 (14.63)
  5 Wuilliez, Jadon        JR TCU                 53.10      54.06  
             11.28        25.25 (13.97)
          39.60 (14.35)       54.06 (14.46)
  6 Schaefer, Joe          SR WVU                 54.57      54.17  
             11.73        25.38 (13.65)
          39.58 (14.20)       54.17 (14.59)
  7 Ballard, Jacob         SR BYU                 54.69      54.26  
             11.82        25.89 (14.07)
          40.68 (14.79)       54.26 (13.58)
  8 Robinson, Brogan       SO CINC                55.06      54.86  
             11.93        25.71 (13.78)
          40.19 (14.48)       54.86 (14.67)

Women’s 100 backstroke

Berit Berglund secured another Texas top seed in 52.12 seconds. She was .29 ahead of Olivia Bray, with Sienna Schellenger fifth and Emma Kern seventh. Third went to TCU’s Tania Quaglieri in 53.17, while Lezli Sisung of Kansas set a season-best 53.22 for fourth.

Men’s 100 backstroke

Will Modglin and Chris O’Connor gave Texas the top two seeds, after entering with the top two times this season. Modglin, who set a meet record 44.56 in the 400 medley relay, was 45.19 in the morning. He’s well clear of O’Connor’s 46.29. Could the conference record of 44.35, held since 2017 by John Shebat, be in play in the evening?

TCU’s Edgar Cicanci was third in 46.88.

Event 30  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
==================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 43.49  3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy
     American: $ 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando
      US Open: & 43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando
       Big 12: * 44.35  3/24/2017 John Shebat, Texas
         Meet: # 44.56  2/29/2024 Will Modglin, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 44.71
     NCAA "B": B 47.47
 NCCA Invit23:   45.70
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Modglin, Will          FR TEX                 44.49      45.19B 
             10.69        22.35 (11.66)
          33.94 (11.59)       45.19 (11.25)
  2 O'Connor, Chris        SR TEX                 45.74      46.29B 
             10.68        22.03 (11.35)
          34.16 (12.13)       46.29 (12.13)
  3 Cicanci, Edgar         SO TCU                 47.31      46.88B 
             10.84        22.34 (11.50)
          34.65 (12.31)       46.88 (12.23)
  4 Gubeno, Hunter         SR CINC                47.61      47.03B 
             11.10        22.68 (11.58)
          35.03 (12.35)       47.03 (12.00)
  5 Heimes, Justin         SR WVU                 47.53      47.07B 
             11.36        22.85 (11.49)
          34.97 (12.12)       47.07 (12.10)
  6 Osa, Jon               GS CINC                47.85      47.20B 
             11.11        22.73 (11.62)
          35.06 (12.33)       47.20 (12.14)
  7 Edwards, Tanner        FR BYU                 47.84      47.26B 
             11.35        22.93 (11.58)
          35.39 (12.46)       47.26 (11.87)
  8 Camacho Salgado, Dieg  JR BYU                 47.70      48.20  
             11.16        23.07 (11.91)
          35.62 (12.55)       48.20 (12.58)

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