Pac-12 Weekly Recap: USC Sweeps Wisconsin

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Patrick Mulcare. Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie

By Dan D’Addona.

In a battle that seemed fit for the Rose Bowl, the Pac-12 and Big Ten faced off with a dual meet between USC and Wisconsin.

The showdown is becoming a tradition. The USC women defeated the Badgers, 137-120, to improve to 5-0 while the men won, 143-114, and moved to 5-1. This was the sixth straight year the Pac-12 and Big Ten rivals met at USC.

Freshman Louise Hansson and sophomore Riley Scott won twice each and sophomore Patrick Mulcare won three times to lead the Trojans.

Sophomores Hanni Leach and Scott, Hansson and senior Anika Apostalon won the opening 400 medley relay in 3:37.01 while USC also claimed the men’s race as junior Ralf Tribuntsov, sophomore Carsten Vissering and juniors Dylan Carter and Santo Condorelli won in 3:14.67.

USC freshman Becca Mann and Wisconsin’s Cierra Runge battled throughout the 1,000 free and Runge, the transfer from Cal, won in 9:48.49, holding off Mann’s 9:49.74. Wisconsin’s Matt Hutchins took command of the men’s 1,000 and won in 9:05.61.

Hannson won the 200 free in 1:45.41 while fellow freshman Tatum Wade (1:46.60) was second. In the men’s race, Mulcare, won in 1:37.39.

Leach won the women’s 100yback in 53.63. Tribuntsov (46.64) won the men’s 100 back.

Scott (1:00.90) won the women’s 100 breast while senior Ridge Altman (55.99), won the men’s race.

Sophomore Maddie Wright continued her strong work in the 200 fly to win her first 2017 race with a 1:57. Senior Michael Domagala won the men’s 200 fly in 1:48.50.

Wisconsin’s Chase Kinney (22.54) held off a charging Apostalon (22.85) to capture the women’s 50 free. Carter dominated the men’s sprint in 19.69.

Apostalon out-touched Kinney, 49.34 to 49.61, to reverse the order from the 50 in the 100 free. Badger Cannon Clifton claimed the men’s race in 43.99.

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson won the 200 back in 1:57.68. Mulcare won in 1:45.50.

Hayward won in the 200 breast in 2:15.79.

Wade won the 500 free in 4:45.94, just out-touching Wisconsin’s Danielle Valley’s 4:45.98.

Hutchins completed his distance sweep with a win in the 500 free in 4:21.54.

Hansson comes back to win 100 fly in 53.00 with Sanchez second again in 54.63. Sophomore Alex Valente (47.98) won the men’s 100 fly.

Scott won the women’s 400 IM in 4:15.36, while Mulcare posted his third win of the day with a 3:52.17.

USC also beat Utah 138-106. Scott, Mann and Wade won two events each and the Trojans captured every event.

UCLA tops Utah

The UCLA swimming and diving secured a dual meet victory over Utah to cap off a successful day at Spieker Aquatics Center on Friday. The 22nd-ranked Bruins hold an insurmountable 162-107 advantage over the Utes, with just the women’s 1-meter dive still scheduled for Sunday in Day 3 of the Bruin Diving Invitational.

UCLA won 12 of 15 events Friday, with Linnea Mack and Madison White each winning two individual races and a relay.

White recorded a time of 1:51.32 to win the 200 freestyle and won the 200 backstroke (1:59.51). Mack won the 100 freestyle (49.83) and the 100 IM (56.63).

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