2022 Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 1: Stanford Claims Both Relay Titles

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The 2022 Pac-12 Women’s Championships began with Day 1 from Federal Way, Washington, as the top teams from the West aim for a conference championship.

Stanford and Cal are expected to be the front runners, while USC, Arizona State, Arizona, UCLA, Utah and Washington State will look to put together some strong races and relay performances in the last stop before the NCAA Championships.

The first night will consist of 1-meter diving, followed by the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay before moving into prelims and finals for the next three days.

Stanford won both relays to take an early lead in the meet.

   Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 3                      
 
  1. Stanford University               216   2. University of Southern Calif      211
  3. University of Arizona             158   4. Utah, University of               154
  5. UC Los Angeles                    145   6. University of California- Berk    110
  7. Arizona State University          102   8. Washington State University        88

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Pac-12 Women 1-Meter Diving

Arizona senior Delaney Schnell earned a convincing win on 1-meter with 332.55 points to earn the confernce title.

Stanford senior Daria Lenz was second at 309.10, followed by UCLA junior Hannah Butler (299.55).

Event 1  Women 1 mtr Diving
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         NCAA: N 361.55  3/18/2007 Cassidy Krug, Stanford
       PAC-12: M 366.75  2011      Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
 PAC-12 Champ: P 366.75  2011      Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Schnell, Delane  SR Arizona            332.10     332.55         32  
  2 Lenz, Daria      SR STAN               272.35     309.10         28  
  3 Butler, Hannah   JR UCLA               261.45     299.55         27  
  4 Agunbiade, Nike  JR USC                275.90     287.60         26  
  5 Burch, Lauren    FR STAN               262.55     274.60         25  
  6 Waxman, Holly    FR Utah               260.95     271.75         24  
  7 Volpintesta, Fa  SO USC                268.80     263.40         23  
  8 DeCecco, Lizzy   JR Utah               268.30     261.70         22  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Sculti, Lina     SR STAN               258.95     301.65         20  
 10 Earley, Brooke   FR Arizona            258.05     285.55         17  
 11 Lee, Grace       FR USC                247.65     255.45         16  
 12 Tam, Alyson      SR USC                238.90     243.35         15  
 13 Stocker, Savann  JR USC                248.40     236.20         14  
 14 Salvitti, Maya   FR UCLA               240.45     228.70         13  
 15 Mills, Lexi      JR Utah               234.70     223.90         12  
 16 Huitt, Madison   SO USC                236.40     219.50         11

Pac-12 Women’s 200 Medley Relay

Stanford put together an impressive opening relay without some of its team’s biggest names and still came away with a strong victory in the 200 medley relay.

Regan Smith led off the relay and split a 23.18 before giving way to Allie Raab, Emma Wheal and Anya Goeders as the Cardinal finished in 1:34.68, an NCAA “A” cut.

USC’s Calypso Sheridan, Kaitlyn Dobler, Anicka Delgado and Laticia Transom finished second in 1:35.40, also an NCAA “A” cut.

Cal finished third with Isabelle Stadden, Ema Rajic, Mia Kragh and Elise Garcia touching the wall in 1:36.09, also an NCAA “A” cut.

Event 2  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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         NCAA: N 1:32.93  3/16/2021 Virgnia
                          C.Gmelich, A. Wenger, L. Cuomo, K. Douglas
       PAC-12: M 1:33.11  2018      Stanford University
                          A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel
 PAC-12 Champ: P 1:34.13  2018      University of California-Berk
                          K. Baker,A. Weitzeil, N. Thomas, A. Bilquist
                 1:36.40  A Standard
                 1:37.05  B Standard
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 STAN  'A'                     1:36.20    1:34.68 A       64  
     1) Smith, Regan FR               2) r:0.11 Raab, Allie SR        
     3) r:0.15 Wheal, Emma JR         4) r:0.25 Goeders, Anya SR      
     r:+0.67  23.18    27.13    22.71    21.66
  2 USC  'A'                      1:35.32    1:35.40 A       56  
     1) Sheridan, Calypso 5Y          2) r:0.18 Dobler, Kaitlyn SO    
     3) r:0.20 Delgado, Anicka SO     4) r:0.23 Transom, Laticieigh SR
     r:+0.56  24.95    25.95    22.89    21.61
  3 CAL  'A'                      1:34.93    1:36.09 A       54  
     1) Stadden, Isabelle SO          2) r:0.15 Rajic, Ema SR         
     3) r:0.09 Kragh, Mia FR          4) r:0.13 Garcia, Elise SR      
     r:+0.68  23.99    27.14    22.92    22.04
  4 UCLA  'A'                     1:36.72    1:37.02 B       52  
     1) Kosturos, Sophia JR           2) r:0.13 Carlson, Eva FR       
     3) r:0.15 Dang, Gabby JR         4) r:0.11 Grover, Claire SR     
     r:+0.67  24.59    27.19    23.50    21.74
  5 Arizona  'A'                  1:37.33    1:37.10         50  
     1) Bernal, Aria SR               2) r:0.09 Neser, Jade JR        
     3) r:0.09 Heimstead, Julia SO    4) r:0.18 Duchsherer, Lexi FR   
     r:+0.74  24.69    26.92    23.40    22.09
  6 ASU  'A'                      1:37.67    1:38.22         48  
     1) Brown, Charli FR              2) r:0.05 Adame, Iza FR         
     3) r:-0.06 Foelske, Jade SO      4) r:0.18 Fryckowska, Natalia SO
     r:+0.61  25.24    27.16    23.68    22.14
  7 Utah  'A'                     1:40.09    1:39.38         46  
     1) Lawless, Emma SR              2) r:0.20 Pittard, Charity JR   
     3) r:0.28 Hale, Katie SR         4) r:0.19 Casarin, Leyre SR     
     r:+0.70  24.84    28.08    24.21    22.25
  8 WSU  'A'                      1:41.38    1:40.93         44  
     1) McCoy, Taylor SR              2) r:0.17 Grotte, Hailey SO     
     3) r:0.00 Duarte, Mackenzie SR   4) r:0.09 Larson, Chloe SR      
     r:+0.71  26.23    27.80    25.02    21.88

Pac-12 Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay

Stanford made it two-for-two on relay wins, this time with a quarted of the team’s biggest names winning the 800 free relay.

Stanford’s Torri Huske, Taylor Ruck, Regan Smith and Brooke Forde finished in 6:50.21, an NCAA “A” cut that was a second off the meet record.

Smith, who was the lone swimmer in both relays, had a 1:43 split, while the other three had solid 1:42 swims.

It was a good strategy by Stanford coach Greg Meehan, which could open up other options at the upcoming NCAA Championships as he aims to find the most productive lineup.

Cal’s Isabel Ivey, Ayla Spitz, Alicia Wilson and Leah Polonsky took second in 6:59.11, also an “A” cut.

Arizona State’s Erica Laning, Emma Nordin, Lindsay Looney and Erin Milligan finished third in 7:03.49, a “B” cut.

Event 3  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 6:45.91  3/15/2017 Stanford University
                          S.Manuel,L. Neal, E. Eastin, K. Ledecky
       PAC-12: M 6:45.91  2017      Stanford University
                          S. Manuel, L. Neal, E. Eastin, K. Ledecky
 PAC-12 Champ: P 6:49.42  2017      Stanford University
                          L. Neal, K. Drabot, E. Eastin, K. Ledecky
                 7:00.86  A Standard
                 7:05.88  B Standard
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 STAN  'A'                     6:56.99    6:50.21 A       64  
     1) Huske, Torri FR               2) r:0.07 Ruck, Taylor JR       
     3) r:0.10 Smith, Regan FR        4) r:0.04 Forde, Brooke SR      
     r:+0.48  23.31    48.97  1:15.51  1:42.51
       23.04    48.84  1:15.11  1:42.07
       23.36    49.34  1:15.88  1:43.19
       23.93    49.76  1:16.00  1:42.44
  2 CAL  'A'                      6:59.71    6:59.11 A       56  
     1) Ivey, Isabel SR               2) r:0.06 Spitz, Ayla JR        
     3) r:0.33 Wilson, Alicia SR      4) r:0.06 Polonsky, Leah FR     
     r:+0.61  23.61    49.40  1:16.23  1:43.80
       23.97    50.65  1:17.78  1:45.03
       23.74    50.20  1:18.11  1:45.86
       23.41    49.92  1:17.12  1:44.42
  3 ASU  'A'                      7:01.31    7:03.49 B       54  
     1) Laning, Erica SR              2) r:0.44 Nordin, Emma SR       
     3) r:0.26 Looney, Lindsay SO     4) r:0.30 Milligan, Erin FR     
     r:+0.73  24.61    50.60  1:17.41  1:44.61
       24.07    50.55  1:17.62  1:45.03
       24.31    51.29  1:19.08  1:47.01
       24.04    50.75  1:18.21  1:46.84
  4 Arizona  'A'                  7:08.78    7:04.67 B       52  
     1) Mortensen, Amalie SO          2) r:-0.06 Heimstead, Julia SO  
     3) r:0.24 Passon, Felicity SR    4) r:0.17 Lindsay, Tia SO       
     r:+0.59  25.00    51.92  1:18.95  1:45.94
       23.90    50.63  1:17.99  1:45.03
       25.01    52.00  1:18.96  1:46.22
       24.36    51.59  1:19.46  1:47.48
  5 USC  'A'                      7:07.87    7:06.61         50  
     1) Transom, Laticia-Leigh SR     2) r:0.25 Odgers, Isabelle SR   
     3) r:0.09 Delgado, Anicka SO     4) r:0.18 Sand, Adair SO        
     r:+0.72  23.70    49.33  1:16.05  1:43.96
       24.18    51.23  1:19.04  1:47.17
       24.18    50.99  1:19.47  1:47.92
       24.93    52.18  1:19.92  1:47.56
  6 UCLA  'A'                     7:15.87    7:13.77         48  
     1) Kirschke, Ella SR             2) r:0.12 Smith, Delaney SR     
     3) r:0.25 Rhee, Rachel JR        4) r:0.25 Schaffer, Brooke JR   
     r:+0.67  24.68    51.95  1:20.21  1:48.32
       24.72    52.00  1:19.65  1:47.50
       24.43    51.58  1:19.88  1:48.28
       23.69    50.42  1:19.00  1:49.67
  7 Utah  'A'                     7:25.12    7:18.33         46  
     1) Miller, Kayla JR              2) r:0.29 Stanfield, Summer JR  
     3) r:0.28 Watson, Alyssa SO      4) r:0.31 Jacobson, Molly FR    
     r:+0.51  24.82    52.05  1:20.55  1:49.44
       24.75    51.90  1:19.74  1:47.73
       24.81    52.53  1:21.17  1:50.63
       25.16    52.71  1:21.33  1:50.53
  8 WSU  'A'                      7:17.57    7:21.67         44  
     1) Di Palo, Angela FR            2) r:0.26 Fountaine, Keiana SR  
     3) r:0.23 Harvey, Noelle FR      4) r:0.21 Barrier, Emily SR     
     r:+0.76  25.29    52.96  1:21.67  1:50.29
       24.79    53.18  1:23.30  1:52.61
       24.64    52.17  1:20.41  1:48.52
       24.42    51.81  1:21.01  1:50.25

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