Claire Curzan, Aurora Roghair Win Two Each; Stanford Women Dominate Cal in Final Dual Meet

Claire Curzan of United States of America stands with the silver medal after compete in the 50m Backstroke Women Final during the FINA Swimming Short Course World Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia, December 16th, 2022. Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Claire Curzan -- Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Claire Curzan, Aurora Roghair Win Two Each; Stanford Women Dominate Cal in Final Dual Meet

The Stanford women’s team finished the 2022-23 season undefeated in dual meets after a comfortable win in Saturday afternoon’s home finale against chief rival California. The Cardinal defeated the Golden Bears 161-101 with freshman Claire Curzan and sophomore Aurora Roghair emerging as the standout performers with two individual wins each.

Curzan, a six-time medalist at last summer’s World Championships, made a rare appearance in the 200 butterfly and won the event in 1:54.42, a time just outside the national top-10, and fellow freshman Charlotte Hook placed second (1:57.25). Later on, Curzan topped the 100 fly in 51.08, teaming with Emma Wheal (52.62) for another Stanford 1-2, and the team of Curzan. Amy Tang, Wheal and Taylor Ruck dominated the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:15.58.

Roghair was the top swimmer of the meet in the longer freestyle races. She captured the 1000 free in 9:50.38, with Stanford fifth-year swimmer Morgan Tankersley second (9:57.08), and she held off teammate Kayla Wilson in the 500 free, 4:47.37 to 4:47.90. Wilson won big in the 200 free (1:45.51), while in the 50 free, Wheal took the win in 22.42 with Torri Huske second (22.63).

Stanford earned yet another 1-2 finish in the 100 free with Ruck winning (49.77) and Tang taking second (49.95). Allie Raab took the 200 breaststroke win in 2:14.39, and Huske dominated the 200 IM in 1:57.66.

Cal started off the day in impressive fashion when the team of Isabelle Stadden, Jade Neser, Mia Kragh and Mckenna Stone claimed a half-second win over a Curzan-and-Huske-led Stanford team in the 200 medley relay. Cal finished in 1:37.02, and the Bears ended up with a 1-2 finish in points after Stanford’s top group was disqualified for a false start. After that, Stadden posted impressive wins in both backstroke events, with times of 51.84 in the 100 back and 1:54.69 in the 200 back, while Neser topped the 100 breast in 1:01.16.

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