2019 Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 1 Finals: Live Recap

Photo Courtesy: McKenna Ehrmantraut

The 2019 Women’s Pac-12 Championship meet begins tonight at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, and will conclude on March 2.

Stanford, the reigning champions, go into tonight having won the past 29 dual meets and last two PAC 12 Championships. Though Stanford is predicted to come out with yet another victory, they’ll have to watch out for Berkley and Arizona who are vying to get their hands on the wall first.

Tonight started with the 200 medley relay to be quickly followed by the 800 free relay.

Day 1 Results

  Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2                      
 
  1. University of California- Berk    128   2. Stanford University               112
  3. University of Southern Calif      108   4. Arizona State University          102
  4. University of Arizona             102   6. University of California - LA      94
  7. Washington State University        90   8. Utah, University of                48
  9. Oregon State University            44

200 Medley Relay

Cal swimmers Izzy Ivey, Ema Rajic, Maddie Murphy,and Abbey Weitzeil snagged the gold with a time of 1:35.21.

“It was a pretty solid and fun relay. We still have a few kinks to work out, but we’re going to work on the details of the relay, particularly starts and turns, for an even faster race at NCAAs,” Weitzeil said.

In a close second were Stanford swimmers, Ella Eastin, Grace Zhao, Amalie Fackenthal and Taylor Ruck with a time of 1:35.51.

USC swimmers, Hannah Leach, Riley Scott, Louise Hansson and Marta Ciesla came in a mere .08 seconds later taking third place with a time of 1:35.59.

The first #Pac12Swim relay of the day belongs to @CalWSwim. ?‍♀️

The Golden Bears won the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:35.21. pic.twitter.com/s7umPtayZS

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 28, 2019

 Event 1  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:33.11  3/16/2018 Stanford, Stanford
                          A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel
       Pac-12: M 1:33.11  2018      Stanford, STAN
                          A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel
 Pac-12 Champ: P 1:34.13  2018      University of California- Berk, CAL
                          K Baker, A Weitzeil, N Thomas, A Bilquist
                 1:36.75  A Standard
                 1:37.39  B Standard
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 CAL-PC  'A'                   1:35.65    1:35.21 A       64  
     1) Ivey, Izzy FR                 2) Rajic, Ema FR                
     3) Murphy, Maddie JR             4) Weitzeil, Abbey JR           
                 25.05        51.93 (26.88)
        1:14.64 (22.71)     1:35.21 (20.57)
  2 STAN-PC  'A'                  1:37.26    1:35.51 A       56  
     1) Eastin, Ella SR               2) Zhao, Grace SO               
     3) Fackenthal, Amalie FR         4) Ruck, Taylor FR              
                 24.07        51.36 (27.29)
        1:14.08 (22.72)     1:35.51 (21.43)
  3 USC-CA  'A'                   1:38.05    1:35.59 A       54  
     1) Leach, Hannah JR              2) Scott, Riley SR              
     3) Hansson, Louise JR            4) Ciesla, Marta SO             
                 24.64        51.90 (27.26)
        1:14.13 (22.23)     1:35.59 (21.46)
  4 UA-AZ  'A'                    1:37.57    1:36.09 A       52  
     1) Bernal, Aria FR               2) Blakesley, Madison FR        
     3) Rumrill, Mackenzie SR         4) Konopka, Katrina SR          
                 24.30        50.97 (26.67)
        1:14.40 (23.43)     1:36.09 (21.69)
  5 ASU-AZ  'A'                   1:38.98    1:37.26 B       50  
     1) Isleta, Chloe Kennedy JR      2) Kansakoski, Silja JR         
     3) Teijonsalo, Fanny SR          4) Curry, Camryn SO             
                 24.84        51.89 (27.05)
        1:15.45 (23.56)     1:37.26 (21.81)
  6 UTAH-UT  'A'                  1:38.55    1:37.40         48  
     1) Lawless, Emma FR              2) Wayner, Darby SR             
     3) Fernandes, Aryanna FR         4) St. John, Gillian SR         
                 24.75        52.24 (27.49)
        1:15.44 (23.20)     1:37.40 (21.96)
  7 UCLA-CA  'A'                  1:39.15    1:38.24         46  
     1) Schanz, Emma SR               2) Grover, Claire FR            
     3) Okada, Amy JR                 4) Jameson, Maisie JR           
                 24.85        51.79 (26.94)
        1:15.76 (23.97)     1:38.24 (22.48)
  8 WSU-IE  'A'                   1:43.40    1:42.57         44  
     1) Burckel, Lauren FR            2) Lindberg, Elsa SR            
     3) Morgan, Kelly SO              4) Larson, Chloe SO             
                 26.15        54.06 (27.91)
        1:19.32 (25.26)     1:42.57 (23.25)

800 Free Relay

Cal dominates for the second time of the night in the 800 free relay with Ivey, Robin Neumann, Katie McLaughlin and Amy Bilquist going a 6:50.63. While Cal went into tonight believing that this wasn’t their strongest relay, the girls raced their hearts out and claimed not only the gold but the second ever best time for Cal’s 800 free relay.

While the race was tight from the get-go, Stanford swimmers Ruck, Eastin, Katie Drabot, and Brooke Forde manage to capture the silver with a time of 6:51.69.

Coming in third was USC swimmers Hansson, Laticia Transom, Tatum Wade, and Kirsten Vose with a time of 6:54.56.

Golden Bears go 2️⃣-for-2️⃣.

The 800-freestyle relay belongs to @CalWSwim with a score of 6:50.63. pic.twitter.com/fYLid1uQuD

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 28, 2019

 Event 2  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 6:45.91  3/15/2017 Stanford, Stanford
                          S. Manuel, L. Neal, E. Eastin, K. Ledecky
       Pac-12: M 6:45.91  2017      Stanford, STAN
                          S. Manuel, L. Neal, E. Easton, K. Ledecky
 Pac-12 Champ: P 6:49.42  2017      Stanford, STAN
                          L. Neal, K. Drabot, E. Eastin, K. Ledecky
                 7:02.52  A Standard
                 7:06.19  B Standard
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 CAL-PC  'A'                   6:59.25    6:50.63 A       64  
     1) Ivey, Izzy FR                 2) Neumann, Robin SO            
     3) McLaughlin, Katie SR          4) Bilquist, Amy SR             
                 24.20        50.44 (50.44)
      1:17.44 (1:17.44)   1:44.75 (1:44.75)
        2:08.47 (23.72)     2:34.68 (49.93)
      3:01.40 (1:16.65)   3:27.79 (1:43.04)
        3:51.10 (23.31)     4:16.97 (49.18)
      4:42.94 (1:15.15)   5:09.04 (1:41.25)
        5:32.07 (23.03)     5:57.70 (48.66)
      6:23.80 (1:14.76)   6:50.63 (1:41.59)
  2 STAN-PC  'A'                  6:59.66    6:51.69 A       56  
     1) Ruck, Taylor FR               2) Eastin, Ella SR              
     3) Drabot, Katie JR              4) Forde, Brooke SO             
                 23.86        49.61 (49.61)
      1:15.89 (1:15.89)   1:42.80 (1:42.80)
        2:06.97 (24.17)     2:33.46 (50.66)
      2:59.49 (1:16.69)   3:25.35 (1:42.55)
        3:49.37 (24.02)     4:16.05 (50.70)
      4:43.00 (1:17.65)   5:09.99 (1:44.64)
        5:33.83 (23.84)     5:59.02 (49.03)
      6:25.12 (1:15.13)   6:51.69 (1:41.70)
  3 USC-CA  'A'                   6:56.33    6:54.56 A       54  
     1) Hansson, Louise JR            2) Transom, Laticia FR          
     3) Wade, Tatum JR                4) Vose, Kirsten JR             
                 24.02        49.87 (49.87)
      1:16.25 (1:16.25)   1:42.67 (1:42.67)
        2:06.59 (23.92)     2:32.92 (50.25)
      2:59.79 (1:17.12)   3:26.62 (1:43.95)
        3:50.13 (23.51)     4:15.98 (49.36)
      4:42.42 (1:15.80)   5:09.55 (1:42.93)
        5:32.73 (23.18)     5:58.44 (48.89)
      6:25.69 (1:16.14)   6:54.56 (1:45.01)
  4 ASU-AZ  'A'                   7:11.03    7:00.88 A       52  
     1) Runge, Cierra JR              2) Nordin, Emma SO              
     3) Dawson, Kendall JR            4) Laning, Erica SO             
                 24.53        50.57 (50.57)
      1:17.77 (1:17.77)   1:45.07 (1:45.07)
        2:09.35 (24.28)     2:35.29 (50.22)
      3:01.89 (1:16.82)   3:28.49 (1:43.42)
        3:53.24 (24.75)     4:20.17 (51.68)
      4:47.53 (1:19.04)   5:14.93 (1:46.44)
        5:39.03 (24.10)     6:05.59 (50.66)
      6:33.12 (1:18.19)   7:00.88 (1:45.95)
  5 UA-AZ  'A'                    7:02.63    7:04.44 B       50  
     1) Jacobsen, Kirsten JR          2) Georges, Daniela SR          
     3) Macias, Ayumi JR              4) Cox, Hannah JR               
                 24.45        51.04 (51.04)
      1:18.42 (1:18.42)   1:46.01 (1:46.01)
        2:10.11 (24.10)     2:36.87 (50.86)
      3:03.96 (1:17.95)   3:30.90 (1:44.89)
        3:56.42 (25.52)     4:23.41 (52.51)
      4:50.96 (1:20.06)   5:18.57 (1:47.67)
        5:43.38 (24.81)     6:10.27 (51.70)
      6:37.46 (1:18.89)   7:04.44 (1:45.87)
  6 UCLA-CA  'A'                  7:17.57    7:06.92         48  
     1) Liu, Kenisha JR               2) Soe, Sandra SR               
     3) Smith, Delaney FR             4) Okada, Amy JR                
                 24.84        51.42 (51.42)
      1:18.39 (1:18.39)   1:45.52 (1:45.52)
        2:10.18 (24.66)     2:37.26 (51.74)
      3:04.72 (1:19.20)   3:32.15 (1:46.63)
        3:56.65 (24.50)     4:23.62 (51.47)
      4:51.53 (1:19.38)   5:19.76 (1:47.61)
        5:44.35 (24.59)     6:12.03 (52.27)
      6:39.72 (1:19.96)   7:06.92 (1:47.16)
  7 WSU-IE  'A'                   7:19.80    7:22.98         46  
     1) Fountaine, Keiana FR          2) Howell, Samantha SO          
     3) Barrier, Emily FR             4) Falk, Ryan JR                
                 25.44        52.64 (52.64)
      1:21.44 (1:21.44)   1:50.36 (1:50.36)
        2:15.68 (25.32)     2:43.58 (53.22)
      3:12.60 (1:22.24)   3:42.21 (1:51.85)
        3:58.58 (16.37)     4:34.77 (52.56)
      5:04.09 (1:21.88)   5:33.68 (1:51.47)
        5:59.06 (25.38)     6:26.53 (52.85)
      6:54.72 (1:21.04)   7:22.98 (1:49.30)
  8 OSU-OR  'A'                   7:35.20    7:25.26         44  
     1) Schneider, Kitty FR           2) Letrari, Arianna JR          
     3) Harvey, Erin FR               4) Hoejberg, Amanda FR          
                 25.89        54.30 (54.30)
      1:22.84 (1:22.84)   1:50.74 (1:50.74)
        2:15.72 (24.98)     2:43.89 (53.15)
      3:12.53 (1:21.79)   3:40.56 (1:49.82)
        4:06.41 (25.85)     4:35.00 (54.44)
      5:04.44 (1:23.88)   5:33.22 (1:52.66)
        5:48.59 (15.37)     6:26.07 (52.85)
      6:54.82 (1:21.60)   7:25.26 (1:52.04)

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