Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 1: Cal Edges Stanford for 200 Medley Relay Title; Stanford Breezes to 800 Title

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

The 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Championships kicked off with the Day 1 finals on Wednesday night from Federal Way, Wash.

The first session consisted of the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay. Cal and Stanford split the two relays, each winning one and taking second in the other. The result is the rivals are tied heading into the second day.

Combined Team Scores - Through Event 3                      
 
  1. Stanford University               120   1. University of California -berk    120
  3. University of Southern Calif      106   4. Arizona State University          104
  5. University of California - LA     102   6. University of Arizona              96
  7. Washington State University        92   8. Utah, University of                44

Here is a look at the day-one action:

Pac-12 Women’s 200 Medley Relay

The Pac-12 Championships kicked off with a showdown in the 200 medley relay that was decided by two hundredths of a second.

Cal won the race in 1:35.40 to hold off Stanford.

Isabelle Stadden led off for the Golden Bears in 24.06, followed by Jade Neser (26.54), Miah Kragh (22.86) and McKenna Stone (21.94).

Stanford finished in 1:35.42 behind Claire Curzan (23.34), Allie Raab (27.33), Emma Wheal (23.19) and Taylor Ruck (21.56).

USC was third in 1:35.63 with Aria Bernal, Kaitlyn Dobler, Anicka Delgado and Elise Garcia.

UCLA was fourth (1:36.64), followed by Arizona State (1:38.69), Arizona (1:38.87) and Washington State (1:39.28).

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Event 2  Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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         NCAA: N 1:31.81  2/17/2022 Virgnia
                          G. Walsh, 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
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 CAL  'A'                            1:35.62    1:35.40   64  
     1) Stadden, Isabelle JR          2) Neser, Jade SR               
     3) Kragh, Mia SO                 4) Stone, Mckenna SO            
                 24.06        50.60 (26.54)
        1:13.46 (22.86)     1:35.40 (21.94)
  2 Stanford  'A'                       1:35.94    1:35.42   56  
     1) Curzan, Claire FR             2) Raab, Allie SR               
     3) Wheal, Emma SR                4) Ruck, Taylor SR              
                 23.34        50.67 (27.33)
        1:13.86 (23.19)     1:35.42 (21.56)
  3 Southern Cali  'A'                  1:35.52    1:35.63   54  
     1) Bernal, Aria SR               2) Dobler, Kaitlyn JR           
     3) Delgado, Anicka JR            4) Garcia, Elise SR             
                 24.67        51.01 (26.34)
        1:13.65 (22.64)     1:35.63 (21.98)
  4 UCLA  'A'                           1:36.95    1:36.64   52  
     1) Kosturos, Sophia SR           2) Carlson, Eva SO              
     3) Dang, Gabby SR                4) Grover, Claire SR            
                 24.50        51.61 (27.11)
        1:15.05 (23.44)     1:36.64 (21.59)
  5 ASU  'A'                            1:39.02    1:38.69   50  
     1) Brown, Charli SO              2) Adame, Iza SO                
     3) Foelske, Jade SR              4) Milligan, Erin JR            
                 24.77        52.42 (27.65)
        1:16.02 (23.60)     1:38.69 (22.67)
  6 Arizona  'A'                        1:38.77    1:38.87   48  
     1) Armstrong, Paige FR           2) Gewalt, Eleni FR             
     3) Anderson, Grace SR            4) Schwengel, Alyssa SO         
                 25.43        53.07 (27.64)
        1:17.07 (24.00)     1:38.87 (21.80)
  7 Washington St.  'A'                 1:40.43    1:39.28   46  
     1) Rauchholz, Anna FR            2) Grotte, Hailey JR            
     3) de Goede, Kirsten FR          4) Duran, Selena SO             
                 24.96        52.68 (27.72)
        1:16.98 (24.30)     1:39.28 (22.30)

Pac-12 Women’s 800 Free Relay

Stanford was victorious in the second relay of the night, winning the 800 free relay in 6:53.90.

With defending NCAA 200 free champion Ruck swimming the 200 medley relay, Stanford had Morgan Tankersley (1:44.63), Torri Huske (1:41.86), Lillie Norman (1:44.22) and Kayla Wilson (1:43.20).

Cal finished second with Mia Motekaitis, Ayla Spitz, Leah Polonsky and Rachel Klinker getting to the wall in 6:58.62.

Arizona State’s Molly Batchelor, Ieva Maluka, Charli Brown and Lindsay Looney took third (7:02.70).

USC’s Justina Kozan, Anicka Delgado, Isabelle Odgers and Marlene Kahler took fourth (7:06.04).

Event 3  Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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         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
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 Stanford  'A'                       6:56.45    6:53.90   64  
     1) Tankersley, Morgan SR         2) Huske, Torri SO              
     3) Nordmann, Lillie SO           4) Wilson, Kayla FR             
                 24.27        50.04 (50.04)
      1:16.87 (1:16.87)   1:44.62 (1:44.62)
        2:07.22 (22.60)     2:33.06 (48.44)
      2:59.59 (1:14.97)   3:26.48 (1:41.86)
        3:50.27 (23.79)     4:16.28 (49.80)
      4:43.16 (1:16.68)   5:10.70 (1:44.22)
        5:34.36 (23.66)     6:00.28 (49.58)
      6:26.93 (1:16.23)   6:53.90 (1:43.20)
  2 CAL  'A'                            7:01.83    6:58.62   56  
     1) Motekaitis, Mia SR            2) Spitz, Ayla SR               
     3) Polonsky, Leah SO             4) Klinker, Rachel SR           
                 24.24        50.39 (50.39)
      1:17.12 (1:17.12)   1:43.92 (1:43.92)
        2:08.05 (24.13)     2:34.54 (50.62)
      3:01.29 (1:17.37)   3:28.20 (1:44.28)
        3:51.94 (23.74)     4:18.35 (50.15)
      4:45.49 (1:17.29)   5:12.81 (1:44.61)
        5:36.54 (23.73)     6:03.05 (50.24)
      6:30.52 (1:17.71)   6:58.62 (1:45.81)
  3 ASU  'A'                            7:07.27    7:02.70   54  
     1) Batchelor, Molly SR           2) Maluka, Ieva FR              
     3) Brown, Charli SO              4) Looney, Lindsay SR           
                 24.30        50.66 (50.66)
      1:18.02 (1:18.02)   1:45.85 (1:45.85)
        2:10.29 (24.44)     2:36.88 (51.03)
      3:03.92 (1:18.07)   3:31.72 (1:45.87)
        3:55.95 (24.23)     4:22.73 (51.01)
      4:50.05 (1:18.33)   5:17.96 (1:46.24)
        5:41.63 (23.67)     6:08.21 (50.25)
      6:35.34 (1:17.38)   7:02.70 (1:44.74)
  4 Southern Cali  'A'                  7:07.00    7:06.03   52  
     1) Kozan, Justina FR             2) Delgado, Anicka JR           
     3) Odgers, Isabelle SR           4) Kahler, Marlene SO           
                 24.71        51.66 (51.66)
      1:19.01 (1:19.01)   1:46.33 (1:46.33)
        2:10.22 (23.89)     2:36.45 (50.12)
      3:04.04 (1:17.71)   3:32.52 (1:46.19)
        3:56.74 (24.22)     4:23.73 (51.21)
      4:51.43 (1:18.91)   5:19.96 (1:47.44)
        5:44.67 (24.71)     6:11.33 (51.37)
      6:38.54 (1:18.58)   7:06.03 (1:46.07)
  5 UCLA  'A'                           7:04.87    7:07.20   50  
     1) Guvenc, Gizem SO              2) Rhee, Rachel SR              
     3) Bellio, Katrina FR            4) Schaffer, Brooke SR          
                 24.64        51.34 (51.34)
      1:19.07 (1:19.07)   1:47.63 (1:47.63)
        2:11.92 (24.29)     2:38.67 (51.04)
      3:05.92 (1:18.29)   3:33.59 (1:45.96)
        3:58.61 (25.02)     4:25.51 (51.92)
      4:52.72 (1:19.13)   5:19.99 (1:46.40)
        5:44.57 (24.58)     6:11.66 (51.67)
      6:39.29 (1:19.30)   7:07.20 (1:47.21)
  6 Arizona  'A'                        7:13.46    7:09.57   48  
     1) Heimstead, Julia JR           2) Lindsay, Tia SR              
     3) Copeland, Stella SO           4) Mackowiak, Lizzie SO         
                 24.52        50.91 (50.91)
      1:17.98 (1:17.98)   1:44.83 (1:44.83)
        2:08.78 (23.95)     2:35.25 (50.42)
      3:02.78 (1:17.95)   3:31.55 (1:46.72)
        3:56.63 (25.08)     4:24.12 (52.57)
      4:52.36 (1:20.81)   5:20.58 (1:49.03)
        5:45.42 (24.84)     6:12.86 (52.28)
      6:41.03 (1:20.45)   7:09.57 (1:48.99)
  7 Washington St.  'A'                 7:12.81    7:13.52   46  
     1) Di Palo, Angela SO            2) Harvey, Noelle SO            
     3) Hathazi, Dori FR              4) de Goede, Kirsten FR         
                 24.77        51.93 (51.93)
      1:20.52 (1:20.52)   1:48.80 (1:48.80)
        2:12.73 (23.93)     2:39.81 (51.01)
      3:07.57 (1:18.77)   3:35.43 (1:46.63)
        4:00.42 (24.99)     4:28.30 (52.87)
      4:56.24 (1:20.81)   5:23.84 (1:48.41)
        5:48.26 (24.42)     6:15.75 (51.91)
      6:44.46 (1:20.62)   7:13.52 (1:49.68)
  8 Utah  'A'                           7:23.57    7:19.65   44  
     1) Lanaghen, Kim SR              2) Milner, Lily FR              
     3) Daniell, Cameron JR           4) Jacobson, Molly SO           
                 25.79        53.23 (53.23)
      1:21.70 (1:21.70)   1:50.44 (1:50.44)
        2:15.61 (25.17)     2:42.97 (52.53)
      3:10.73 (1:20.29)   3:39.14 (1:48.70)
        4:04.68 (25.54)     4:32.18 (53.04)
      5:00.66 (1:21.52)   5:29.04 (1:49.90)
        5:54.26 (25.22)     6:22.14 (53.10)
      6:50.92 (1:21.88)   7:19.65 (1:50.61)

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