Pac-12 Conference Championships, Day Four Prelims: Cal in Position to Capture Team Crown
Day Four Prelims, Houston Texas
With Stanford holding a 16.5-point advantage over Cal heading into the final day of the Pac-12 Conference Women’s Championships, the last morning of prelims will be critical in determining what points will be available during the last session of finals. Here is a look at how the action unfolded on Saturday morning.
Team Standings (Through Day Three)
1. Stanford University 1091 2. University of California- Berk 1074.5 3. UC Los Angeles 789 4. University of Southern Calif 732.5 5. Utah, University of 657 6. University of Arizona 633 7. Washington State University 355
Up-Mid-Down
- California 10-4-2
- Stanford 8-2-3
- USC 6-4-0
- UCLA 3-9-4
- Arizona 2-4-7
- Utah 2-4-6
- Washington State 1-5-4
200 Backstroke
The first shot of the day was fired by Cal, as Isabelle Stadden led qualifying in the 200 backstroke, and was supported by a pair of teammates in the top four. Stadden put up a time of 1:52.66 to grab the top seed by more than a second and was followed in the No. 2 position by teammate Alicia Wilson (1:53.79), with sophomore Bear Ayla Spitz qualifying fourth at 1:55.21.
Utah’s Audrey Reimer was third in 1:54.72 and Stanford occupied the fifth and sixth spots behind the duo of Alex Crisera (1:55.71) and Janelle Rudolph (1:56.03).
Event 17 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 1:47.24 3/23/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
PAC-12: M 1:47.30 2018 Kathleen Baker, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:48.27 2018 Kathleen Baker, CAL
1:50.50 A Standard
1:57.11 B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stadden, Isabel FR CAL 1:49.77 1:52.66 B
26.29 54.55 (28.26)
1:23.54 (28.99) 1:52.66 (29.12)
2 Wilson, Alicia JR CAL 1:53.96 1:53.79 B
26.75 55.51 (28.76)
1:24.68 (29.17) 1:53.79 (29.11)
3 Reimer, Audrey JR UTAH 1:56.81 1:54.73 B
27.22 55.86 (28.64)
1:25.30 (29.44) 1:54.73 (29.43)
4 Spitz, Ayla SO CAL 1:55.82 1:55.21 B
27.33 55.78 (28.45)
1:25.10 (29.32) 1:55.21 (30.11)
5 Crisera, Alex SO STAN 1:55.60 1:55.71 B
27.71 56.88 (29.17)
1:26.13 (29.25) 1:55.71 (29.58)
6 Rudolph, Janell FR STAN NT 1:56.03 B
26.75 55.87 (29.12)
1:25.89 (30.02) 1:56.03 (30.14)
7 Janvier, Aela SO USC 1:54.86 1:56.52 B
26.65 55.73 (29.08)
1:26.15 (30.42) 1:56.52 (30.37)
8 Howard, Abriana JR UCLA 1:55.57 1:56.54 B
26.95 56.02 (29.07)
1:25.94 (29.92) 1:56.54 (30.60)
100 Freestyle
The Saturday-morning momentum generated by Cal in the 200 backstroke was taken to another level in the 100 freestyle as the Bears had the four-fastest qualifiers, topped by Isabel Ivey. Coming off victories on Friday night in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, Ivey clocked in at 47.56 in the 100 free, the only time under 48 seconds.
Taking the second seed for the final was Cal’s Robin Neumann, who went 48.08 and was the winner of the 200 freestyle on Friday night. The Bears watched Eloise Riley qualify third in 48.57, with Elise Garcia going 48.71 for fourth. Stanford was able to place Anya Goeders in the fifth position and Amalie Fackenthal also advanced to the final, taking eighth.
Event 18 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 45.56 3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
PAC-12: M 45.56 2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 46.35 2019 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
47.18 A Standard
49.51 B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ivey, Isabel JR CAL 47.24 47.56 B
10.84 22.80 (11.96)
35.16 (12.36) 47.56 (12.40)
2 Neumann, Robin SR CAL 48.34 48.08 B
11.02 23.07 (12.05)
35.54 (12.47) 48.08 (12.54)
3 Riley, Eloise SO CAL 48.82 48.57 B
11.03 23.23 (12.20)
35.91 (12.68) 48.57 (12.66)
4 Garcia, Elise JR CAL 49.03 48.71 B
11.04 23.08 (12.04)
35.88 (12.80) 48.71 (12.83)
5 Goeders, Anya JR STAN 50.07 48.86 B
10.91 23.11 (12.20)
35.99 (12.88) 48.86 (12.87)
6 Delgado, Anicka FR USC 49.63 48.93 B
11.20 23.60 (12.40)
36.39 (12.79) 48.93 (12.54)
7 Grover, Claire JR UCLA 49.36 48.94 B
11.00 23.50 (12.50)
36.29 (12.79) 48.94 (12.65)
8 Fackenthal, Ama JR STAN 49.27 48.95 B
11.11 23.33 (12.22)
36.06 (12.73) 48.95 (12.89)
200 Breaststroke
Southern Cal’s Kaitlyn Dobler, already the conference champion in the 100 breaststroke, registered the fastest time of prelims in the 200 breast, as her swim of 2:08.42 was slightly quicker than the 2:08.53 of Stanford’s Allie Raab. Stanford also claimed the third seed for the night session, thanks to Zoe Bartel touching the wall in 2:09.31.
USC’s Isabelle Odgers advanced as the fourth seed in 2:09.79 and Cal got a pair of key performances from Ema Rajic and Ali Harrison, as they qualified fifth and sixth.
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 2:02.60 3/17/2018 Lilly King, Indiana
PAC-12: M 2:04.75 2009 Rebecca Soni, USC
PAC-12 Champ: P 2:04.75 2009 Rebecca Soni, USC
2:06.84 A Standard
2:13.97 B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Dobler, Kaitlyn FR USC 2:09.50 2:08.42 B
29.00 1:02.41 (33.41)
1:35.28 (32.87) 2:08.42 (33.14)
2 Raab, Allie JR STAN 2:07.15 2:08.53 B
29.75 1:02.19 (32.44)
1:35.20 (33.01) 2:08.53 (33.33)
3 Bartel, Zoe JR STAN 2:11.69 2:09.31 B
29.99 1:02.60 (32.61)
1:35.46 (32.86) 2:09.31 (33.85)
4 Odgers, Isabell JR USC 2:08.94 2:09.79 B
29.68 1:02.48 (32.80)
1:36.33 (33.85) 2:09.79 (33.46)
5 Rajic, Ema JR CAL 2:07.16 2:09.84 B
28.86 1:01.30 (32.44)
1:35.28 (33.98) 2:09.84 (34.56)
6 Harrison, Ali SR CAL 2:12.30 2:11.38 B
29.42 1:01.98 (32.56)
1:35.77 (33.79) 2:11.38 (35.61)
7 Zhao, Grace SR STAN 2:12.49 2:11.65 B
29.60 1:02.43 (32.83)
1:36.58 (34.15) 2:11.65 (35.07)
8 Duarte, Mackenz SR WSU 2:11.33 2:13.11 B
30.09 1:03.14 (33.05)
1:37.44 (34.30) 2:13.11 (35.67)
200 Butterfly
Concluding what was a tremendous morning for Cal, Rachel Klinker claimed the top seed in the 200 butterfly in 1:54.04, more than two seconds clear of the 1:56.48 by Southern Cal’s Hallie Kinsey. In its quest to reel in Stanford in the team battle, Cal placed 10 athletes in the championship final, with Stanford managing eight. More, Cal’s A-Final qualifiers are more toward the top of the field.
Stanford’s Hannah Kukurugya advanced as the third seed in 1:56.65 while UCLA’s Sam Baron was fourth in a time of 1:58.21.
Event 20 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 1:49.51 2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
PAC-12: M 1:49.51 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:49.51 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
1:53.20 A Standard
1:59.23 B Standard
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Klinker, Rachel SO CAL 1:53.51 1:54.04 B
25.49 53.64 (28.15)
1:22.80 (29.16) 1:54.04 (31.24)
2 Kinsey, Hallie JR USC 1:58.04 1:56.48 B
25.70 54.41 (28.71)
1:24.24 (29.83) 1:56.48 (32.24)
3 Kukurugya, Hann SR STAN 1:55.31 1:56.65 B
26.16 55.24 (29.08)
1:24.92 (29.68) 1:56.65 (31.73)
4 Baron, Sam FR UCLA 1:55.66 1:58.21 B
27.01 56.53 (29.52)
1:27.13 (30.60) 1:58.21 (31.08)
5 Turner, Makenna JR USC 1:59.37 1:58.76 B
26.76 56.89 (30.13)
1:27.76 (30.87) 1:58.76 (31.00)
6 Farrow, Hannah SO ARIZ 2:00.11 1:58.85 B
26.21 56.09 (29.88)
1:26.93 (30.84) 1:58.85 (31.92)
7 Heimstead, Juli FR ARIZ 2:00.16 1:58.93 B
26.30 56.60 (30.30)
1:27.40 (30.80) 1:58.93 (31.53)
8 Niemczak, Zofie JR UTAH 2:05.27 2:00.91
27.08 57.64 (30.56)
1:28.82 (31.18) 2:00.91 (32.09)
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