Big 12 Championships: Carson Foster Dominates 400 IM in 3:35.49; Lydia Jacoby Breaks NAG Record

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Big 12 Championships: Carson Foster Dominates 400 IM in 3:35.49; Lydia Jacoby Breaks NAG Record

The Texas Longhorns continue to hold massive leads in the women’s and men’s competition at the Big 12 Championships, and during Friday evening’s session, Kelly Pash became the first swimmer to win two individual titles this meet while star IMer Carson Foster and breaststroker Lydia Jacoby each posted impressive winning performances. While Foster recorded a 3:35-mid in his signature 400 IM, Jacoby lowered the 100 breast 17-18 National Age Group record for the third (and certainly final) occasion this season.

In the team competition, the Texas women have almost double the score of their closest opponent, but it is an exciting competition for second place with Iowa State, Kansas and TCU all within eight points of each other. The Texas men, meanwhile, lead the meet by 177 points heading into the final day.

Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 29                     
 
  1. University of Texas               751   2. Iowa State University             383
  3. University of Kansas              382   4. Texas Christian University        375
  5. West Virginia University          335
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 30                      
 
  1. University of Texas               741   2. Texas Christian University        564
  3. West Virginia University          492

Big 12 Championships Links

Women’s 100 Butterfly

Texas’ Emma Sticklen joined the sub-50-second club in the 100 fly last month, posting a Texas school and Big 12 conference record of 49.79 in the process, and fellow junior Olivia Bray almost joined Sticklen under 50 as she won the event in 50.07. That time made Bray the eighth-fastest swimmer in the country, and her successful meet continued after a close second-place finish in the 500 free Thursday plus several strong relay performances.

Ava Longi placed second for Texas in 52.01 while Dakota Luther, a graduate transfer racing in her only season in Austin, placed third in 52.56.

Event 17  Women 100 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
     American:   48.84  2/16/2023 Kate Douglass
      US Open:   48.84  2/16/2023 Kate Douglass
       Big 12: * 50.77  2/25/2022 Emma Sticklen, Texas
         Meet: # 50.77  2/25/2022 Emma Sticklen, Texas
                 50.92  A NCAA Auto
                 52.35  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 53.69  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Olivia Bray      JR Texas               51.03      50.07*A       20  
    r:+0.70  10.69        23.63 (12.94)
          36.81 (13.18)       50.07 (13.26)
  2 Ava Longi        JR Texas               52.99      52.01 I       17  
    r:+0.69  11.07        24.37 (13.30)
          37.82 (13.45)       52.01 (14.19)
  3 Dakota Luther    SR Texas               52.85      52.56 B       16  
    r:+0.72  11.40        24.66 (13.26)
          38.44 (13.78)       52.56 (14.12)
  4 Autumn Looney    SR Kansas              54.28      53.55 B       15  
    r:+0.68  11.67        25.25 (13.58)
          39.43 (14.18)       53.55 (14.12)
  5 Jeanne Dahmen    SO TCU                 53.92      53.84         14  
    r:+0.70  11.43        24.77 (13.34)
          39.02 (14.25)       53.84 (14.82)
  6 Trinity Kay      SR Iowa State          54.79      54.29         13  
    r:+0.69  11.69        25.44 (13.75)
          39.80 (14.36)       54.29 (14.49)
  7 Grace Cooper     JR Texas               53.94      54.38         12  
    r:+0.64  11.45        25.10 (13.65)
          39.39 (14.29)       54.38 (14.99)
  8 Lezli Sisung     SO Kansas              54.81      54.87         11  
    r:+0.75  11.60        25.88 (14.28)
          40.12 (14.24)       54.87 (14.75)

Men’s 100 Butterfly

The Longhorn men have struggled in several sprint events this year, and indeed, Texas only had two swimmers racing for points in this event. They did not manage to post nationally-ranked times, but Sam Artmann clocked a solid mark of 46.18 to take the win while Cole Crane finished second in 46.59. West Virginia’s David Snider took third in 47.46, just ahead of TCU’s Piotr Sadlowski (47.55), but three other Texas swimmers racing exhibition managed even quicker times: Alek Filipovic (46.63), Ryan Branon (46.84) and Holden Smith (46.91).

Event 18  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
     American:   42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel
      US Open:   42.80  3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel
       Big 12: * 43.75  3/24/2017 Joseph Schooling, Texas
         Meet: # 44.06  2/24/2017 Joseph Schooling, Texas
                 44.82  A NCAA Auto
                 45.57  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 47.23  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Sam Artmann      SR Texas               46.90      46.18 B       20  
    r:+0.63  10.10        21.58 (11.48)
          33.51 (11.93)       46.18 (12.67)
  2 Cole Crane       SR Texas               48.37      46.59 B       17  
    r:+0.67  10.09        21.80 (11.71)
          34.81 (13.01)       46.59 (11.78)
  3 David Snider     SR West Virginia       47.70      47.46         16  
    r:+0.68  10.30        22.46 (12.16)
          34.72 (12.26)       47.46 (12.74)
  4 Piotr Sadlowski  SR TCU                 47.49      47.55         15  
    r:+0.67  10.04        22.13 (12.09)
          34.77 (12.64)       47.55 (12.78)
  5 Braden Osborn    SO West Virginia       48.73      48.71         14  
    r:+0.65  10.38        22.35 (11.97)
          35.40 (13.05)       48.71 (13.31)
  6 Parker Hughes    SR TCU                 48.92      49.03         13  
    r:+0.63  10.55        22.82 (12.27)
          35.67 (12.85)       49.03 (13.36)
  7 Grant Klatt      FR TCU                 49.40      49.60         12  
    r:+0.73  10.60        23.27 (12.67)
          36.32 (13.05)       49.60 (13.28)
  8 Jake Young       SO West Virginia       49.24      49.61         11  
    r:+0.63  10.68        23.16 (12.48)
          37.12 (13.96)       49.61 (12.49)

Women’s 400 IM

Kelly Pash is established as one of the country’s top 200 IM specialists, but she made a rare appearance in the 400 IM Friday instead of her more customary 200 free or 100 fly. And this was an absolute domination. Pash led by more than three seconds after only 100 yards of racing, and she extended the margin to more than 9.5 seconds by the finish. Pash finished in 4:05.55, moving to No. 9 in the national rankings, while junior teammate Abby Pfeifer took second in 4:15.07. Iowa State’s Lucia Rizzo grabbed third in 4:17.37.

Event 19  Women 400 Yard IM
=========================================================================
     American:   3:54.60  3/16/2018 Ella Eastin
      US Open:   3:54.60  3/16/2018 Ella Eastin
       Big 12: * 4:00.97  3/17/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas
         Meet: # 4:01.15  2/24/2017 Mdison Cox, Texas
                 4:03.62  A NCAA Auto
                 4:11.60  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 4:17.30  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Kelly Pash       SR Texas             4:10.22    4:05.55 I       20  
    r:+0.69  25.31        54.02 (28.71)
        1:25.19 (31.17)     1:56.42 (31.23)
        2:31.96 (35.54)     3:08.23 (36.27)
        3:38.07 (29.84)     4:05.55 (27.48)
  2 Abby Pfeifer     JR Texas             4:19.25    4:15.07 B       17  
    r:+0.77  27.83        58.61 (30.78)
        1:30.63 (32.02)     2:01.48 (30.85)
        2:40.07 (38.59)     3:18.77 (38.70)
        3:47.37 (28.60)     4:15.07 (27.70)
  3 Lucia Rizzo      SR Iowa State        4:20.61    4:17.37         16  
    r:+0.73  27.01        57.30 (30.29)
        1:30.95 (33.65)     2:03.94 (32.99)
        2:41.28 (37.34)     3:18.42 (37.14)
        3:49.05 (30.63)     4:17.37 (28.32)
  4 Morgan Burton    SO West Virginia     4:21.05    4:21.35         15  
    r:+0.79  27.77        59.02 (31.25)
        1:33.75 (34.73)     2:06.65 (32.90)
        2:44.40 (37.75)     3:23.01 (38.61)
        3:52.85 (29.84)     4:21.35 (28.50)
  5 Hailey Farrell   FR Kansas            4:21.14    4:21.66         14  
    r:+0.73  27.34        58.38 (31.04)
        1:32.89 (34.51)     2:06.66 (33.77)
        2:44.79 (38.13)     3:22.69 (37.90)
        3:52.84 (30.15)     4:21.66 (28.82)
  6 Jordan Edwards   SO TCU               4:25.00    4:21.69         13  
    r:+0.73  28.03        59.21 (31.18)
        1:33.44 (34.23)     2:06.89 (33.45)
        2:44.29 (37.40)     3:22.27 (37.98)
        3:52.63 (30.36)     4:21.69 (29.06)
  7 Sydney Jackson   JR Iowa State        4:24.95    4:22.97         12  
    r:+0.76  27.49        58.64 (31.15)
        1:34.25 (35.61)     2:09.27 (35.02)
        2:45.90 (36.63)     3:23.21 (37.31)
        3:53.58 (30.37)     4:22.97 (29.39)
  8 Aidan Howze      FR Kansas            4:25.49    4:26.47         11  
    r:+0.74  27.76      1:00.10 (32.34)
        1:34.58 (34.48)     2:09.80 (35.22)
        2:45.38 (35.58)     3:22.81 (37.43)
        3:55.05 (32.24)     4:26.47 (31.42)

Men’s 400 IM

The top swim of the meet so far belonged to Carson Foster in the 400 IM. The Texas junior who won two silver medals and one gold at the World Championships in June 2022 crushed the field in the 400 IM final, and he swam a time of 3:35.49 to beat his own Big 12 meet record from last season by more than two seconds.

While he was 1.7 seconds away from his own best time of 3:33.79, a mark which ranks fourth all-time in the event (and less than four tenths off the American record), Foster surpassed the 3:35.69 he swam on his way to third place in last year’s NCAA Championships final. Foster ranks second in the country in the event behind the absurd NCAA record of 3:31.84 set by Leon Marchand last month. The only other swimmers to break 3:40 this season are Texas A&M teammates Baylor Nelson and Anze Fers plus the Longhorns’ David Johnston and Wisconsin’s Dominik Torok.

Johnston placed second here in 3:40.03 while Carson’s older brother Jake Foster finished third in 3:42.85. Notably, Texas’ Braden Vines posted a mark of 3:42.47 in prelims before scratching the final.

Event 20  Men 400 Yard IM
=========================================================================
     American:   3:33.42  3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz
      US Open:   3:31.84  1/21/2023 Leon Marchand
       Big 12: * 3:36.37  3/27/2015 Will Licon, Texas
         Meet: # 3:37.72  2/25/2022 Carson Foster, Texas
                 3:39.16  A NCAA Auto
                 3:43.57  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 3:51.31  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Carson Foster    JR Texas             3:42.25    3:35.49*A       20  
    r:+0.66  22.85        48.90 (26.05)
        1:16.02 (27.12)     1:42.55 (26.53)
        2:13.41 (30.86)     2:44.65 (31.24)
        3:10.76 (26.11)     3:35.49 (24.73)
  2 David Johnston   JR Texas             3:47.12    3:40.03 I       17  
    r:+0.74  23.82        50.73 (26.91)
        1:18.99 (28.26)     1:46.40 (27.41)
        2:17.64 (31.24)     2:48.82 (31.18)
        3:14.98 (26.16)     3:40.03 (25.05)
  3 Jake Foster      SR Texas             3:45.92    3:42.85 I       16  
    r:+0.69  23.16        50.14 (26.98)
        1:19.03 (28.89)     1:47.69 (28.66)
        2:17.85 (30.16)     2:49.50 (31.65)
        3:17.01 (27.51)     3:42.85 (25.84)
  4 Geremia Freri    SO TCU               3:54.99    3:46.14 B       15  
    r:+0.64  23.05        49.83 (26.78)
        1:20.24 (30.41)     1:49.86 (29.62)
        2:20.94 (31.08)     2:52.86 (31.92)
        3:19.99 (27.13)     3:46.14 (26.15)
  5 Danny Berlitz    SO West Virginia     3:52.15    3:46.88 B       14  
    r:+0.73  24.14        51.29 (27.15)
        1:20.50 (29.21)     1:50.59 (30.09)
        2:21.86 (31.27)     2:54.28 (32.42)
        3:21.18 (26.90)     3:46.88 (25.70)
  6 Kornel Kohalmi   FR TCU               3:57.68    3:51.76         13  
    r:+0.72  24.14        51.76 (27.62)
        1:22.12 (30.36)     1:52.48 (30.36)
        2:25.55 (33.07)     2:58.31 (32.76)
        3:25.76 (27.45)     3:51.76 (26.00)
  7 Tristan McFarla  SO TCU               3:57.44    3:54.50         12  
    r:+0.69  24.50        52.71 (28.21)
        1:22.82 (30.11)     1:52.32 (29.50)
        2:24.93 (32.61)     2:58.25 (33.32)
        3:27.05 (28.80)     3:54.50 (27.45)
 -- Bryce Flynn      JR TCU               4:05.63 DQ 4:02.71        
      One hand touch - breast
    r:+0.72  25.66        54.79 (29.13)
        1:26.10 (31.31)     1:57.06 (30.96)
        2:31.76 (34.70)     3:06.56 (34.80)
        3:34.82 (28.26)  DQ 4:02.71 (27.89)

Women’s 200 Freestyle

The three fastest swimmers from Texas’ victorious 800 free relay squad two days earlier all passed on the 200 free, so it was Kyle Leibel who pulled away from teammate Emma Sticklen on the back half to secure the win. Leibel won in 1:45.80, just off her 1:45.51 relay split from Wednesday, while Sticklen made a rare appearance in the 200 free and took second in 1:46.69. Texas’ Olivia McMurray finished well to take third in 1:47.40, just ahead of TCU’s Emma Hultquist (1:47.88).

Event 21  Women 200 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     American:   1:39.10  3/20/2015 Missy Franklin
      US Open:   1:39.10  3/21/2015 Missy Franklin
       Big 12: * 1:42.70  2/24/2021 Kelly Pash, Texas
         Meet: # 1:42.70  2/24/2021 Kelly Pash, Texas
                 1:42.84  A NCAA Auto
                 1:45.42  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 1:47.12  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Kyla Leibel      SR Texas             1:46.20    1:45.80 B       20  
    r:+0.74  24.09        50.21 (26.12)
        1:17.42 (27.21)     1:45.80 (28.38)
  2 Emma Sticklen    JR Texas             1:47.41    1:46.69 B       17  
    r:+0.68  24.08        50.57 (26.49)
        1:18.20 (27.63)     1:46.69 (28.49)
  3 Olivia McMurray  SO Texas             1:48.72    1:47.40         16  
    r:+0.74  25.19        52.29 (27.10)
        1:20.04 (27.75)     1:47.40 (27.36)
  4 Emma Hultquist   SR TCU               1:48.27    1:47.88         15  
    r:+0.72  25.26        52.54 (27.28)
        1:20.07 (27.53)     1:47.88 (27.81)
  5 Abby Reardon     JR West Virginia     1:48.99    1:49.06         14  
    r:+0.70  25.93        53.69 (27.76)
        1:21.20 (27.51)     1:49.06 (27.86)
  6 Gabriela De La   FR West Virginia     1:49.99    1:49.19         13  
    r:+0.78  25.76        53.70 (27.94)
        1:21.50 (27.80)     1:49.19 (27.69)
  7 Serena Gould     JR TCU               1:49.88    1:49.31         12  
    r:+0.67  25.53        52.70 (27.17)
        1:20.62 (27.92)     1:49.31 (28.69)
  8 Ellie Wehrmann   JR Kansas            1:49.56    1:49.66         11  
    r:+0.73  25.64        53.41 (27.77)
        1:21.37 (27.96)     1:49.66 (28.29)

Men’s 200 Freestyle

Texas is likely to enter the NCAA Championships as favorite in the 800 free relay with World Championships team members Carson Foster and Coby Carrozza leading the way along with 200-meter free national champion Luke Hobson. But in this final, it was the new face likely to join the relay who secured the moment for himself. Peter Larson led wire-to-wire before holding off Carrozza and Hobson at the finish.

Larson won in 1:32.95, only a few tenths off his relay leadoff from Wednesday night while Carrozza and Hobson posted solid 1:33-low legs. Carrozza touched in 1:33.14, just three hundredths clear of Hobson’s 1:33.17.

Event 22  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
     American:   1:29.15  3/27/2019 Dean Farris
      US Open:   1:29.15  3/27/2019 Dean Farris
       Big 12: * 1:29.50  3/23/2018 Townley Haas, Texas
         Meet: # 1:32.01  2/25/2009 Ricky Berens, Texas
                 1:31.98  A NCAA Auto
                 1:33.08  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 1:35.88  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Peter Larson     SR Texas             1:33.65    1:32.95 I       20  
    r:+0.62  21.46        45.29 (23.83)
        1:09.24 (23.95)     1:32.95 (23.71)
  2 Coby Carrozza    JR Texas             1:34.78    1:33.14 B       17  
    r:+0.77  21.76        45.51 (23.75)
        1:09.57 (24.06)     1:33.14 (23.57)
  3 Luke Hobson      SO Texas             1:34.53    1:33.17 B       16  
    r:+0.77  22.50        45.82 (23.32)
        1:09.54 (23.72)     1:33.17 (23.63)
  4 Milan Fabian     SO TCU               1:36.63    1:35.24 B       15  
    r:+0.65  21.90        46.07 (24.17)
        1:10.58 (24.51)     1:35.24 (24.66)
  5 Roanoke Shirk    JR West Virginia     1:35.71    1:35.82 B       14  
    r:+0.69  22.83        46.91 (24.08)
        1:11.12 (24.21)     1:35.82 (24.70)
  6 Luke Dimiceli    SO TCU               1:36.63    1:36.84         13  
    r:+0.67  21.97        46.36 (24.39)
        1:11.49 (25.13)     1:36.84 (25.35)
  7 Max Nielsen      FR West Virginia     1:37.16    1:37.99         12  
    r:+0.74  23.29        48.61 (25.32)
        1:13.16 (24.55)     1:37.99 (24.83)

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

Texas is home to the best duo of women’s breaststrokers in the country, with 100-meter breast Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby and 2022 World Championships silver medalist Anna Elendt both part of the Longhorns’ roster. In this particular showdown, Jacoby got the better of Elendt, making up a slight deficit on the final 25 to take the win in 57.29.

That improved upon Jacoby’s previous season-best time of 57.45 (although she remains ranked third in the country behind USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler and Tennessee’s Mona McSharry), and in the process, she lowered the 17-18 National Age Group record in the event. This swim will surely be Jacoby’s final NAG record in the 100 breast before she turns 19 next week.

Elendt touched second in 57.59, just off her season best of 57.48 that ranks fourth nationally.

Event 23  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     American:   55.73  3/22/2019 Lilly King
      US Open:   55.73  3/22/2019 Lilly King
       Big 12: * 57.35  2/25/2022 Anna Elendt, Texas
         Meet: # 57.35  2/25/2022 Anna Elendt, Texas
                 58.10  A NCAA Auto
                 59.87  I 2022 NCAA Invited
               1:01.56  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Lydia Jacoby     FR Texas               59.37      57.29*A       20  
    r:+0.66  12.47        27.09 (14.62)
          42.24 (15.15)       57.29 (15.05)
  2 Anna Elendt      JR Texas               58.80      57.59 A       17  
    r:+0.67  12.45        27.18 (14.73)
          42.19 (15.01)       57.59 (15.40)
  3 Channing Hanley  SO Texas             1:01.64    1:00.48 B       16  
    r:+0.74  13.06        28.28 (15.22)
          44.20 (15.92)     1:00.48 (16.28)
  4 Mia Cheatwood    FR West Virginia     1:01.10    1:00.60 B       15  
    r:+0.76  13.13        28.67 (15.54)
          44.51 (15.84)     1:00.60 (16.09)
  5 Lindsey Hosch    FR Texas             1:02.48    1:01.15 B       14  
    r:+0.75  13.16        28.79 (15.63)
          44.86 (16.07)     1:01.15 (16.29)
  6 Gabrielle LePin  FR Iowa State        1:01.48    1:01.28 B       13  
    r:+0.77  13.52        29.02 (15.50)
          45.32 (16.30)     1:01.28 (15.96)
  7 Claire Chahband  SO TCU               1:01.64    1:01.29 B       12  
    r:+0.67  13.25        28.71 (15.46)
          44.83 (16.12)     1:01.29 (16.46)
  8 Paige Hanley     JR Iowa State        1:03.14    1:02.73         11  
    r:+0.71  13.12        29.36 (16.24)
          45.23 (15.87)     1:02.73 (17.50)

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

In a slight upset, Texas graduate transfer Will Chan took the 100 breast win in 51.65, getting narrowly ahead of TCU’s Jadon Wuilliez and Texas’ Caspar Corbeau by the finish. The top three men ended up within six hundredths of each other, with Chan winning in 51.65, five hundredths clear of Wuilliez (51.70) and Corbeau (51.71). Despite the exciting race, however, Chan and Wuilliez only rank 14th and 15th in the country, respectively, while Corbeau’s season best of 51.30 ranks seventh.

Event 24  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
     American:   49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty
      US Open:   49.69  3/23/2018 Ian Finnerty
       Big 12: * 50.68  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
         Meet: # 50.96  2/25/2022 Caspar Corbeau, Texas
                 51.40  A NCAA Auto
                 52.20  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 53.87  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 William Chan     SR Texas               51.94      51.65 I       20  
    r:+0.65  10.82        23.96 (13.14)
          37.66 (13.70)       51.65 (13.99)
  2 Jadon Wuilliez   SO TCU                 52.22      51.70 I       17  
    r:+0.63  11.08        24.33 (13.25)
          37.67 (13.34)       51.70 (14.03)
  3 Caspar Corbeau   SR Texas               52.24      51.71 I       16  
    r:+0.69  10.76        24.24 (13.48)
          37.77 (13.53)       51.71 (13.94)
  4 Joe Schaefer     JR West Virginia       54.33      53.71 B       15  
    r:+0.73  11.61        25.38 (13.77)
          39.43 (14.05)       53.71 (14.28)
  5 Paul DeGrado     SR Texas               53.59      53.72 B       14  
    r:+0.67  11.57        25.37 (13.80)
          39.48 (14.11)       53.72 (14.24)
  6 Raphael Paiva D  SR TCU                 54.13      53.96         13  
    r:+0.68  11.25        24.90 (13.65)
          39.16 (14.26)       53.96 (14.80)
  7 Janis Silins     SR TCU                 53.72      54.03         12  
    r:+0.71  11.45        25.06 (13.61)
          39.24 (14.18)       54.03 (14.79)
  8 Adam McDonald    FR West Virginia       54.67      54.62         11  
    r:+0.61  11.95        26.11 (14.16)
          40.11 (14.00)       54.62 (14

Women’s 100 Backstroke

An extremely tight 100 backstroke field saw the entire field finish within eight tenths, but coming out on top for West Virginia’s first win of the meet was Jaqueline McCutchen, who clocked 54.14, with Kansas’ Lezli Sisung (54.23) just behind her. The top Texas finisher was Meghan DiMartile in third (54.36), just ahead of the Iowa State duo of Sophia Goushchi (54.42) and Liz Richardson (54.44).

Event 25  Women 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
     American:   48.74  3/18/2022 Katharine Berkoff
      US Open:   48.74  3/18/2022 Katharine Berkoff
       Big 12: * 50.51  2/27/2020 Claire Adams, Texas
         Meet: # 50.51  2/27/2020 Claire Adams, Texas
                 50.89  A NCAA Auto
                 52.47  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 53.91  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Jacqueline McCu  SR West Virginia       54.51      54.14         20  
             12.83        26.24 (13.41)
          40.18 (13.94)       54.14 (13.96)
  2 Lezli Sisung     SO Kansas              53.52      54.23         17  
             12.52        25.84 (13.32)
          39.88 (14.04)       54.23 (14.35)
  3 Meghan DiMartil  FR Texas               54.70      54.36         16  
             12.61        25.83 (13.22)
          39.98 (14.15)       54.36 (14.38)
  4 Sophia Goushchi  SR Iowa State          54.66      54.42         15  
             12.85        26.43 (13.58)
          40.53 (14.10)       54.42 (13.89)
  5 Liz Richardson   SR Iowa State          54.47      54.44         14  
             12.80        26.25 (13.45)
          40.22 (13.97)       54.44 (14.22)
  6 Dewi Blose       SR Kansas              54.80      54.67         13  
             12.54        26.10 (13.56)
          40.12 (14.02)       54.67 (14.55)
  7 Trinity Kay      SR Iowa State          54.76      54.83         12  
             12.86        26.63 (13.77)
          40.65 (14.02)       54.83 (14.18)
  8 Rylee Moore      SO TCU                 54.54      54.92         11  
             13.18        26.79 (13.61)
          40.76 (13.97)       54.92 (14.16)

Men’s 100 Backstroke

The 100 back is another weaker event for Texas right now, and the Longhorns have compensated by using Carson Foster, an IM specialist with strong 200 back skills, as the leadoff swimmer on both medley relays. Just like the 100 fly, only two Texas swimmers competed Friday. That duo swept the top two spots, with Ethan Harder winning in 46.39 and Charlie Crosby taking second in 46.97. Just behind were TCU’s Edgar Cincanci (47.16) and West Virginia’s Justin Heimes (47.24).

Event 26  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
     American:   43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Urlando
      US Open:   43.35  3/25/2022 Luca Orlando
       Big 12: * 44.35  3/24/2017 John Shebat, Texas
         Meet: # 44.95  2/28/2020 Alvin Jiang, Texas
                 44.79  A NCAA Auto
                 45.87  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 47.59  B NCAA Bonus
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                       === Championship Final ===                        
 
  1 Ethan Harder     SR Texas               46.50      46.39 B       20  
             10.95        22.26 (11.31)
          34.25 (11.99)       46.39 (12.14)
  2 Charlie Crosby   FR Texas               47.46      46.97 B       17  
             10.82        22.49 (11.67)
          34.64 (12.15)       46.97 (12.33)
  3 Edgar Cicanci    FR TCU                 47.70      47.16 B       16  
             10.70        22.39 (11.69)
          34.84 (12.45)       47.16 (12.32)
  4 Justin Heimes    JR West Virginia       46.90      47.24 B       15  
             11.20        22.79 (11.59)
          34.93 (12.14)       47.24 (12.31)
  5 Elliott Jones    JR TCU                 48.06      47.98         14  
             11.24        23.20 (11.96)
          35.58 (12.38)       47.98 (12.40)
  6 Jamin Harlan     FR West Virginia       48.84      49.23         13  
             11.67        23.92 (12.25)
          36.57 (12.65)       49.23 (12.66)
  7 Parker Hughes    SR TCU                 49.69      49.50         12  
             11.78        24.02 (12.24)
          36.61 (12.59)       49.50 (12.89)
  8 Maverick Bray    FR West Virginia       50.18      50.12         11  
             11.89        24.52 (12.63)
          37.39 (12.87)       50.12 (12.73)

Women’s 3-Meter Diving

The Longhorns swept the top five spots in 3-meter diving as Bridget O’Neil won with a score of 398.55. She was followed by Texas teammates Hailey Hernandez (372.10), Saeah Carruthers (363.85), Jordan Skilken (356.55) and Janie Boyle (355.85).

Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay

Texas finished more than a second off a season-best time in the 200 free relay, but the team of Kelly Pash, Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper and Ava Longi managed to easily win the conference title in 1:28.30. Pash led off in 22.27 while Cooper and Longi each split under 22. However, this was not necessarily the top squad for Texas as the B-relay of Olivia Bray, Kyle Leibel, Bridget Semenuk and Sienna Schellenger took second in 1:29.08 with Bray leading off in 22.30 and Leibel splitting 21.87. This is not the Longhorn women’s strongest relay, but head coach Carol Capitani will have plenty of good options to choose from at next month’s NCAA Championships.

Finishing second here was West Virginia’s team of Mia Cheatwood, Jaqueline McCutchan, Harna Minezawa and Ada Szwabinska in 1:30.94 while TCU’s Serena Gould, Olivia Rhodes, Jeanne Dahmen and Lucia Simovicova took third in 1:31.79.

Event 29  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     American:   1:23.87  2/15/2023 Virginia
                          K Douglass, G Walsh, A Cuomo, A Walsh
      US Open:   1:23.87  2/15/2023 Virginia
                          K Douglass, G Walsh, A Cuomo, A Walsh
       Big 12: * 1:26.84  11/29/2018University of Texas
                          Ariola, Diener, Cook, Adams
         Meet: # 1:27.96  2/26/2021 University of Texas
                          Semenuk, Pash, Cooper, Cook
                 1:28.43  A NCAA Auto
                 1:29.21  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 1:29.21  B NCAA Bonus
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Texas                         1:27.05    1:28.30 A       40  
     1) Kelly Pash SR                 2) r:+0.28 Emma Sticklen JR     
     3) r:+0.00 Grace Cooper JR       4) r:+0.06 Ava Longi JR         
    r:+0.68  10.76        22.27 (22.27)
          32.76 (10.49)       44.57 (22.30)
          54.66 (10.09)     1:06.46 (21.89)
        1:16.63 (10.17)     1:28.30 (21.84)
  2 West Virginia                 1:31.66    1:30.94         34  
     1) Mia Cheatwood FR              2) r:+0.32 Jacqueline McCchan SR
     3) r:+0.30 Harna Minezawa SR     4) r:+0.21 Ada Szwabinska FR    
    r:+0.71  11.41        23.19 (23.19)
          33.89 (10.70)       45.74 (22.55)
          56.47 (10.73)     1:08.71 (22.97)
        1:19.20 (10.49)     1:30.94 (22.23)
  3 TCU                           1:31.79    1:31.45         32  
     1) Serena Gould JR               2) r:+0.18 Olivia Rhodes SO     
     3) r:+0.29 Jeanne Dahmen SO      4) r:+0.22 Lucia Simovicova SR  
    r:+0.65  11.25        23.16 (23.16)
          33.63 (10.47)       45.37 (22.21)
          56.28 (10.91)     1:08.58 (23.21)
        1:19.43 (10.85)     1:31.45 (22.87)
  4 Iowa State                    1:32.75    1:32.12         30  
     1) Sophia Goushchina SR          2) r:+0.23 Carley Caughron SO   
     3) r:+0.42 Gabrielle LePine FR   4) r:+0.07 Trinity Kay SR       
    r:+0.67  11.31        23.12 (23.12)
          33.81 (10.69)       45.89 (22.77)
          57.08 (11.19)     1:09.40 (23.51)
        1:20.09 (10.69)     1:32.12 (22.72)
  5 Kansas                        1:32.67    1:32.69         28  
     1) Dewi Blose SR                 2) r:+0.46 Autumn Looney SR     
     3) r:+0.55 Claudia Dougan JR     4) r:+0.26 Keyla Brown SR       
    r:+0.63  11.24        23.33 (23.33)
          34.50 (11.17)       46.60 (23.27)
          57.82 (11.22)     1:09.79 (23.19)
        1:20.68 (10.89)     1:32.69 (22.90)

Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay

In another comfortable win for Texas, the team of Danny Krueger, Peter Larson, Will Chan and Caspar Corbeau finished two seconds ahead of the field in 1:16.88. Larson had the fastest split in 19.01, with Chan and Corbeau just behind with 19-lows. However, the time ranks just 14th in the country so far this season (with several conference meets remaining), so Texas will not race in the final heat of this event at the upcoming NCAA Championships. Texas has also missed the national top-eight in the 200 and 400 medley relays.

West Virginia’s Braden Osborn, Danny Berlitz, Roanoke Shirk and Conner McBeth finished second in 1:18.83, and TCU’s Raphael Paiva Da Lima, Jadon Wuilliez, Piotr Sadlowski and Milan Fabian placed third in 1:19.49.

Event 30  Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
     American:   1:14.47  2/16/2022 Virginia
                          Brownstead, King, Boyle, Connor
      US Open:   1:14.08  3/26/2009 Auburn
                          Andkjaar, Louw, Norys, Targett
       Big 12: * 1:14.59  3/23/2017 University of Texas
                          Ringgold, Jackson, Conger, Schooling
         Meet: # 1:15.76  2/26/2021 University of Texas
                          Krueger, Jiang, Bowman, Kibler
                 1:16.80  A NCAA Auto
                 1:17.58  I 2022 NCAA Invited
                 1:17.58  B NCAA Bonus
    School                           Seed     Finals       Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Texas                         1:17.06    1:16.88 I       40  
     1) Daniel Krueger SR             2) r:+0.15 Peter Larson SR      
     3) r:+0.16 William Chan SR       4) r:+0.20 Caspar Corbeau SR    
     r:+0.68  9.53        19.60 (19.60)
           28.44 (8.84)       38.61 (19.01)
           47.47 (8.86)       57.79 (19.18)
         1:06.71 (8.92)     1:16.88 (19.09)
  2 West Virginia                 1:20.55    1:18.83         34  
     1) Braden Osborn SO              2) r:+0.38 Danny Berlitz SO     
     3) r:+0.14 Roanoke Shirk JR      4) r:+0.26 Conner McBeth SO     
     r:+0.65  9.83        20.18 (20.18)
           29.36 (9.18)       39.61 (19.43)
           48.78 (9.17)       59.42 (19.81)
         1:08.58 (9.16)     1:18.83 (19.41)
  3 TCU                           1:18.89    1:19.49         32  
     1) Raphael Paiva Da SR           2) r:+0.11 Jadon Wuilliez SO    
     3) r:+0.30 Piotr Sadlowski SR    4) r:+0.28 Milan Fabian SO      
     r:+0.66  9.69        20.33 (20.33)
           29.60 (9.27)       39.86 (19.53)
           49.22 (9.36)       59.78 (19.92)
         1:09.05 (9.27)     1:19.49 (19.71)
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