Pacific 12 Conference, Women: Day One

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, February 22. CALIFORNIA captured both events Wednesday at the Pac-12 Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center and scored 128 points to lead the nine-team field on opening night. The Golden Bears won the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay, which were the meet's only events on the first day of the conference meet.

The Cal quartet of sophomore Cindy Tran, sophomore Melissa Bates, senior Colleen Fotsch and senior Liv Jensen posted an NCAA consideration time of 1:36.77 to win the opening 200-yard medley relay. Cal's time in the relay is just four hundredths of a second off of its best time of the season – 1:36.73, which is the third-fastest time in the nation. Stanford finished second behind the Bears tonight in a time of 1:36.90 (NCAA B).

Cal bettered its time in the 800-free relay, as senior Sara Isakovic, freshman Catherine Breed, freshman Caroline Piehl and Jensen clocked an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 6:57.86 – the second-fastest time in the nation – to win. Stanford was second in an NCAA A time of 6:58.82.

The Pac-12 Championships continue Thursday, Feb. 23, with 11 a.m. preliminaries in the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 free and one-meter springboard and 6 p.m. finals in the same events plus the 200-free relay.

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