Meet of the Week Recap: No. 2 Stanford Outlasts No. 4 California, 169-131

By Jason Marsteller

BERKELEY, California, February 10. IN the final SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week, No. 2 Stanford outlasted No. 4 California, 169-131, in an incredibly fast men's dual meet. In a competition that not only featured five lead changes, the two squads notched 11 A cuts and 50 B cuts at the end of the day.

Stanford closed the tilt with six A cuts and 28 B cuts, while Cal tabbed five A cuts and 22 B cuts. Additionally, Stanford finished the meet with 11 out of the 16 event titles.

Stanford's Hongzhe Sun led with a meet-high three titles in the 100 back (46.98), 200 back (1:41.22) and the 200 IM (1:46.40), while teammates Shaun Phillips, Paul Kornfeld and Ben Wildman-Tobriner each snared a pair of titles.

Phillips touched first in the 1000 free (9:04.24) and the 500 free (4:19.81), while Kornfeld swept the breaststroke events (100 – 53.91, 200 – 1:57.46). Wildman-Tobriner completed the meet with wins in the 50 free (19.39) and the 100 free (43.30).

200 medley relay
Cal jumped out to an early 13-4 lead with a 1-3 finish in the 200 medley relay. The foursome of David Russell, Richard Hunter, Jernej Godec and William Copeland clocked the second-fastest time in the 200 MR this year with an A-cut time of 1:25.88. Stanford's quartet of Hongzhe Sun, Paul Kornfeld, Jason Dunford and Ben Wildman-Tobriner grabbed second in a B-cut time of 1:26.60, the fourth-fastest time of the year.

1000 freestyle
Stanford cut the gap to 22-14 as Shaun Phillips registered the second-fastest time in college with a time of 9:04.24. Cal's Daniel Lysaught took second with the third-best time of the year in 9:06.22. Aaron Casey rounded out the top three for Cal in 9:15.65.

200 freestyle
Cal countered to take a 35-20 lead in the 200 free with a 1-2 finish. Dominik Meichtry improved his own third-quickest time in the nation with an A-cut time of 1:34.51. Teammate Nathan Adrian finished second in a B-cut 1:35.53, the seventh-fastest in the country, while Stanford's Andy Grant finished third in a B-cut time of 1:35.74.

100 backstroke
Stanford responded to shave the lead down to 43-31 in the 100 back. Hongzhe Sun touched in an A-cut time of 46.98, the fourth-best time in the nation, while Cal's David Russell placed second in a B-cut time of 47.52. Russell's teammate Mark Eckert took third in a B-cut time of 47.99 as the top five swimmers all cleared the B-cut standard.

100 breaststroke
Stanford finally took the lead, 47-46, with a monster 1-2-3-4 effort in the 100 breast. Paul Kornfeld hit the wall in an A-cut time of 53.91 for the second-fastest time of the year, while teammates Keenan Newman (54.39), David Ash (55.05) and Nathan Cass (55.08) all eclipsed the B-cut threshold for second, third and fourth, respectively. Richard Hunter finished fifth in 55.60 for Cal's top time.

200 butterfly
Cal bounced back to take a 58-54 advantage in the 200 fly. Patrick O'Neil won in a B-cut time of 1:44.98, the fifth-best time in the country, while Stanford's Jason Dunford (1:45.70) and Patrick Simpkins (1:46.88) both cleared the B-cut time to conclude the top three. Dunford's time is the sixth-fastest in the nation, while fourth-place finisher Matthew Scanlan of Cal (1:47.82) also posted a provisional time.

50 freestyle
Stanford re-took the lead, 66-65, in the splash-and-dash, when Ben Wildman-Tobriner clocked the third-fastest time in the nation with a 19.39 for the win. Meanwhile, Cal's Jernej Godec took second with an A-cut time of 19.55, while teammate William Copeland finished third with a B-cut time of 19.80. Three other swimmers also cleared the B-cut standard.

One-meter diving
Cal fought back to grab a 76-74 advantage in the diving break. Sam Helvie won with a 329.70-point tally, while Stanford's Dwight Dumais (279.97) and Kevin McLean (279.60) placed second and third, respectively.

100 freestyle
Stanford shaved the deficit to 85-84 in the 100 free. Ben Wildman-Tobriner claimed his second event title with the fourth-fastest time in the nation of 43.30. Cal's William Copeland finished second in a B-cut time of 43.45, while teammate Nathan Adrian placed third in a B-cut time of 43.78. Copeland's time is the eighth-fastest in the nation. Three other swimmers clocked B cuts.

200 backstroke
The Cardinal grabbed a 96-92 lead in the 200 back with a 1-3 finish. Hongzhe Sun, with his second crown of the meet, lowered his own second-fastest time in the 200 back with a winning effort of 1:41.22. Cal's David Russell placed second in 1:44.27, while Stanford's Andy Grant took third in 1:44.54, both times cleared the B-cut standard. Notably, the top 7 finishers all clocked B cuts.

200 breaststroke
Stanford started pulling away in the 200 breast with a 1-2-3-4 to snag a 112-95 lead. Paul Kornfeld swept the breaststroke events posted the fifth-quickest time in the nation with a 1:57.46. Teammates David Ash (1:58.54), Nathan Cass (1:59.82) and Keenan Newman (1:59.97) all cleared the B cut for second through fourth. Graham Lentz finished fifth for Cal's top effort in 2:04.58.

500 freestyle
The Cardinal pushed its lead to 125-101 in the middle distance event. Shaun Phillips doubled up with a B-cut time of 4:19.81, while teammate Daniel Beal placed third in a B-cut time of 4:24.24. Cal's Dominik Meichtry split the difference with a second-place B-cut time of 4:21.36.

100 butterfly
The Golden Bears showed some heart by battling back in the 100 fly, cutting the deficit to 131-114. Jernej Godec won in an A-cut time of 47.06, the sixth-fastest time in the nation. Teammate Patrick O'Neil finished third in 47.69, while Stanford's Jason Dunford placed second in 47.18.

Three-meter diving
Stanford snared a 144-120 lead in the second diving break. Dwight Dumais emerged triumphant with a tally of 353.25 points. Teammate Kevin McLean finished third with 274.60 points, while Cal's Sam Helvie placed second with 342.67 points.

200 IM
Hongzhe Sun recorded a trifecta with a first-place B-cut time of 1:46.40 to help Stanford to a 156-127 lead. Cal's Louis Vayo placed second in a B-cut time of 1:48.21, while teammate Mark Eckert took third in a B-cut time of 1:49.07.

400 freestyle relay
Stanford completed the 169-131 victory when Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Jason Dunford, Andy Grant and Matt Crowe posted the second-fastest time in the nation with an A-cut time of 2:53.26. Meanwhile, Cal's team of Nathan Adrian, William Copeland, Jernej Godec and Dominik Meichtry improved its own third-fastest time in the nation with an A-cut time of 2:53.51. Wildman-Tobriner's leadoff time of 43.15 cleared the A-cut threshold, while Adrian's leadoff of 43.49 eclipsed the B-cut time.

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