{"id":297456,"date":"2018-02-22T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T23:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=297456"},"modified":"2018-02-22T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T23:17:48","slug":"pac-12-championships-day-2-prelims-ledecky-baker-weitzeil-take-top-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pac-12-championships-day-2-prelims-ledecky-baker-weitzeil-take-top-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac-12 Championships Day 2 Prelims: Ledecky, Baker, Weitzeil Take Top Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The big names in the Pac-12 took their familiar top seeds on Day 2 of the Pac-12 Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Olympians <strong>Katie Ledecky, Kathleen Baker<\/strong> and <strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> each took a top seed.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky, a Stanford sophomore, took the top seed in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:35.90.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford freshman<strong> Lauren Pitzer<\/strong> was second in 4:39.69 and Arizona\u2019s <strong>Kirsten Jacobsen<\/strong> took the third seed at 4:39.98.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford\u2019s <strong>Ella Eastin<\/strong> took the fourth seed at 4:40.30, followed by teammate <strong>Megan Byrnes<\/strong> (4:41.06), Cal\u2019s <strong>Robin Neumann<\/strong> (4:41.18), Cal\u2019s <strong>Chenoa Devine<\/strong> (4:42.30) and Stanford&#8217;s <strong>Erin Voss<\/strong> (4:42.84).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2018-pac-12-championships-day-2-prelims-day-2\/ncaa-college\/2018\/February\/22?rtn=%2Fresults%2F\">Full results. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event 4\u00a0 Women 500 Yard Freestyle<br \/>\n==================================================================<br \/>\nNCAA: N 4:24.06\u00a0 3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, STAN<br \/>\nPac-12: M 4:24.06\u00a0 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Katie Ledecky, STAN<br \/>\nPac-12 Champ: P 4:25.15\u00a0 2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Katie Ledecky, STAN<br \/>\n4:36.30\u00a0 A Standard<br \/>\n4:47.79\u00a0 B Standard<br \/>\nName\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Year School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prelims<br \/>\n==================================================================<br \/>\n=== Preliminaries ===<\/p>\n<p>1 Ledecky, Katie\u00a0\u00a0 SO STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:27.84\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:35.90 qA<br \/>\n25.33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52.59 (27.26)<br \/>\n1:20.21 (27.62)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:48.23 (28.02)<br \/>\n2:16.31 (28.08)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:44.23 (27.92)<br \/>\n3:12.22 (27.99)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:40.45 (28.23)<br \/>\n4:08.74 (28.29)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:35.90 (27.16)<br \/>\n2 Pitzer, Lauren\u00a0\u00a0 FR STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:40.84\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:39.69 qB<br \/>\n25.96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.16 (28.20)<br \/>\n1:22.58 (28.42)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:50.81 (28.23)<br \/>\n2:19.10 (28.29)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:47.69 (28.59)<br \/>\n3:15.88 (28.19)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:43.91 (28.03)<br \/>\n4:11.91 (28.00)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:39.69 (27.78)<br \/>\n3 Jacobsen, Kirst\u00a0 SO UA-AZ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:44.26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:39.98 qB<br \/>\n25.93\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.06 (28.13)<br \/>\n1:22.46 (28.40)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:50.86 (28.40)<br \/>\n2:19.19 (28.33)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:47.38 (28.19)<br \/>\n3:15.70 (28.32)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:43.90 (28.20)<br \/>\n4:12.16 (28.26)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:39.98 (27.82)<br \/>\n4 Eastin, Ella\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JR STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:45.56\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:40.30 qB<br \/>\n25.81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.16 (28.35)<br \/>\n1:22.72 (28.56)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:51.31 (28.59)<br \/>\n2:19.66 (28.35)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:47.84 (28.18)<br \/>\n3:16.27 (28.43)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:44.50 (28.23)<br \/>\n4:12.76 (28.26)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:40.30 (27.54)<br \/>\n5 Byrnes, Megan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SO STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:49.74\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:41.06 qB<br \/>\n26.82\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 55.06 (28.24)<br \/>\n1:23.63 (28.57)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:52.29 (28.66)<br \/>\n2:20.44 (28.15)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:48.94 (28.50)<br \/>\n3:17.29 (28.35)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:45.46 (28.17)<br \/>\n4:13.68 (28.22)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:41.06 (27.38)<br \/>\n6 Neumann, Robin\u00a0\u00a0 FR CAL-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:43.50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:41.18 qB<br \/>\n25.49\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.24 (27.75)<br \/>\n1:21.69 (28.45)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:50.16 (28.47)<br \/>\n2:18.43 (28.27)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:46.59 (28.16)<br \/>\n3:15.03 (28.44)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:43.86 (28.83)<br \/>\n4:12.68 (28.82)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:41.18 (28.50)<br \/>\n7 Devine, Chenoa\u00a0\u00a0 SO CAL-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:42.63\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:42.30 qB<br \/>\n25.69\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.74 (28.05)<br \/>\n1:22.26 (28.52)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:50.89 (28.63)<br \/>\n2:19.26 (28.37)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:47.87 (28.61)<br \/>\n3:16.49 (28.62)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:45.10 (28.61)<br \/>\n4:13.76 (28.66)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:42.30 (28.54)<br \/>\n8 Voss, Erin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SO STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:45.25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:42.84 qB<br \/>\n26.30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.64 (28.34)<br \/>\n1:23.29 (28.65)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:52.09 (28.80)<br \/>\n2:20.94 (28.85)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:49.51 (28.57)<br \/>\n3:18.18 (28.67)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:46.79 (28.61)<br \/>\n4:15.30 (28.51)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:42.84 (27.54)<\/p>\n<p>Baker, a Cal junior, took the top seed in the 200 IM, swimming the morning race in 1;54.16.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford\u2019s <strong>Katie Drabot<\/strong> took the second seed at 1:55.64, followed by Cal\u2019s <strong>Sarah Darcel<\/strong> (1:55.98), Stanford\u2019s <strong>Ally Howe<\/strong> (1:56.00), UCLA\u2019s <strong>Emma Schanz<\/strong> (1:56.06), Stanford\u2019s <strong>Brooke Forde<\/strong> (1:56.30), teammate <strong>Kim Williams<\/strong> (1:56.54) and Cal\u2019s<strong> Keaton Blovad<\/strong> (1:56.86).<\/p>\n<p>Event 5\u00a0 Women 200 Yard IM<br \/>\n==================================================================<br \/>\nNCAA: N 1:51.65\u00a0 3\/17\/2016 Ella Eastin, STAN<br \/>\nPac-12: M 1:51.65\u00a0 2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ella Eastin, STAN<br \/>\nPac-12 Champ: P 1:52.31\u00a0 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julia Smit, STAN<br \/>\n1:55.00\u00a0 A Standard<br \/>\n2:01.59\u00a0 B Standard<br \/>\nName\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Year School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prelims<br \/>\n==================================================================<br \/>\n=== Preliminaries ===<\/p>\n<p>1 Baker, Kathleen\u00a0 JR CAL-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:53.24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:54.16 qA<br \/>\n24.34\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52.27 (27.93)<br \/>\n1:25.40 (33.13)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:54.16 (28.76)<br \/>\n2 Drabot, Katie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SO STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.67\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:55.64 qB<br \/>\n24.81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.64 (28.83)<br \/>\n1:28.16 (34.52)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:55.64 (27.48)<br \/>\n3 Darcel, Sarah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FR CAL-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.69\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:55.98 qB<br \/>\n24.58\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.26 (28.68)<br \/>\n1:27.25 (33.99)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:55.98 (28.73)<br \/>\n4 Howe, Ally\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SR STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:57.21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.00 qB<br \/>\n24.95\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.93 (28.98)<br \/>\n1:28.16 (34.23)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.00 (27.84)<br \/>\n5 Schanz, Emma\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JR UCLA-CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.51\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.06 qB<br \/>\n26.49\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.67 (28.18)<br \/>\n1:27.74 (33.07)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.06 (28.32)<br \/>\n6 Forde, Brooke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FR STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.66\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.30 qB<br \/>\n25.27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 54.46 (29.19)<br \/>\n1:28.17 (33.71)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.30 (28.13)<br \/>\n7 Williams, Kim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JR STAN-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.94\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.54 qB<br \/>\n25.88\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 55.09 (29.21)<br \/>\n1:28.06 (32.97)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.54 (28.48)<br \/>\n8 Blovad, Keaton\u00a0\u00a0 SO CAL-PC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:57.08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.86 qB<br \/>\n25.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 53.25 (28.25)<br \/>\n1:28.43 (35.18)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:56.86 (28.43)<\/p>\n<p>Weitzeil took the top seed in the 50 freestyle, clocking a 21.64 in the morning, holding off some impressive company.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford\u2019s <strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong> took the second seed at 21.67, followed by teammate <strong>Janet Hu<\/strong> (22.08).<\/p>\n<p>USC\u2019s <strong>Marta Ciesla<\/strong> and Cal\u2019s <strong>Amy Bilquist<\/strong> tied at 22.09 to take the fourth seed. 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