Georgia entered Day 2 of the 2021 SEC Women’s Championships mired in 11th place. It didn’t stay there for long.<\/p>\n
Courtney Harnish<\/strong> built on a strong morning performance by the Bulldogs to repeat as the SEC champ in the 500 freestyle, taking the win in 4:35.33. It’s the second-fastest time in the nation this year. Harnish has won the event the last three years after finishing second as a freshman.<\/p>\n Harnish was one of 13 Bulldogs to swim in the night session, including seven A finalists, that powered the Bulldogs up to second place. Alabama, which won the 50 free and the 200 free relay, is up to third, trailing Florida.<\/p>\n Harnish was the second seed in the morning but controlled the evening swim from start to finish. She clocked in at 4:35.33, a personal-best in high school. (She was 4:35.52 in winning as a sophomore in 2019). It\u2019s also the only NCAA A cut from the event.<\/p>\n Second was the morning\u2019s top seed, Tennessee\u2019s Kristen Stege,<\/strong> in 4:38.38. Peyton Palsha<\/strong> of Alabama was third, improving by one spot her finish from last year, in 4:38.97. Tylor Mathieu<\/strong> scored points for Florida in fourth, while Alabama\u2019s Kensey McMahon,<\/strong> fourth in this event last year, slid to fifth.<\/p>\n Zoie Hartman<\/strong> made it two wins from two events for Georgia, taking control with the second-fastest breaststroke split in the field to win in 1:53.58. It\u2019s an NCAA B cut, her fastest time of the season and the third-fastest in the nation.<\/p>\n Vanessa Pearl<\/strong> of Florida improved a spot from prelims to second in 1:54.72, and Tennessee\u2019s Alexis Yaeger<\/strong> jumped two spots to third in 1:55.67.<\/p>\n Izzy Gati<\/strong> of Kentucky was first after 50 yards but couldn\u2019t keep the pace, the Wildcats getting fifth (Lauren Poole<\/strong>), sixth and eighth in the race.<\/p>\n It was Roll Tide, with a bit of an asterisk.<\/p>\n Alabama\u2019s Kalia Antoniou<\/strong> won the A final in 21.69 seconds, the Cypriot international leading a 1-2 with teammate Cora Dupre. <\/strong>That duo are the second and third women to break 22 seconds in program history. Katelyn Mack<\/strong> of Florida, the top seed from prelims was third in 21.85.<\/p>\n But \u2026<\/p>\n The fastest time in the event, the only NCAA A cut and the third-fastest time in the nation came via Missouri\u2019s Sarah Thompson<\/strong> in 21.57. Thompson had been the top seed entering prelims at 21.76 but went a disappointing 22.22 this morning, the 12th-fastest of the morning. That means she settles for ninth. Missouri also won the C final via Amy Feddersen.<\/p>\n Alabama\u2019s wait for an SEC relay win lasted 36 years. The next wait didn\u2019t last 36 hours.<\/p>\n Alabama won its second relay in as many nights, the team of Antoniou, Morgan Scott, Flora Molnar<\/strong> and Dupre winning in 1:27.02, an NCAA A cut. (That foursome finished first, 10th, 22nd and second, respectively, in the 50 free.) \u2018Bama entered as the sixth seed. It’s the first time the Tide have won that event since 1983.<\/p>\n Top seed Missouri was out front thanks to Thompson going 21.65, but Dupre chased down Alex Moderski<\/strong> on the anchor leg. Megan Keil<\/strong> and Feddersen were also on the relay, which notched an A cut of 1:27.36. Tennessee was third in an A cut of 1:28.50 with Florida fourth.<\/p>\n Texas A&M, which had won four straight championships before Tennessee claimed the crown last year, got a boost via diving with a 1-2 result. Charlye Campbell<\/strong> outpointed her teammate Aimee Wilson,<\/strong> 376.45 to 372.90, in the race to gold. The Aggies find themselves sixth in the team competition after two days.<\/p>\n Ashley McCool<\/strong> helped solidify Florida\u2019s top spot by finishing third. Arkansas pushed three divers into the top eight.<\/p>\n 1. Florida – 448 Georgia entered Day 2 of the 2021 SEC Women’s Championships mired in 11th place. It didn’t stay there for long. 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500 freestyle<\/h4>\n
Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n NCAA: N 4:24.06 3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n SEC Meet: S 4:33.10 2\/17\/2016 Brittany MacLean, Georgia\r\n Pool: P 4:30.85 12\/4\/2015 Leah Smith, Virginia\r\n 4:35.76 A\r\n 4:47.20 B\r\n Name Year School Prelims Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n === A - Final === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Harnish, Courtn SR Georgia-GA 4:40.57 4:35.33 A 32 \r\n 25.51 52.86 (27.35)\r\n 1:20.61 (27.75) 1:48.40 (27.79)\r\n 2:16.30 (27.90) 2:44.33 (28.03)\r\n 3:12.46 (28.13) 3:40.67 (28.21)\r\n 4:08.33 (27.66) 4:35.33 (27.00)\r\n 2 Stege, Kristen SO Tennessee-SE 4:39.35 4:38.38 B 28 \r\n 25.58 53.20 (27.62)\r\n 1:21.26 (28.06) 1:49.40 (28.14)\r\n 2:17.61 (28.21) 2:45.92 (28.31)\r\n 3:14.54 (28.62) 3:43.09 (28.55)\r\n 4:11.13 (28.04) 4:38.38 (27.25)\r\n 3 Palsha, Peyton SR Arkansas-AR 4:39.94 4:38.97 B 27 \r\n 25.25 52.56 (27.31)\r\n 1:20.49 (27.93) 1:48.73 (28.24)\r\n 2:16.96 (28.23) 2:45.35 (28.39)\r\n 3:13.75 (28.40) 3:42.11 (28.36)\r\n 4:10.79 (28.68) 4:38.97 (28.18)\r\n 4 Mathieu, Tylor SO FLOR-FL 4:43.25 4:39.21 B 26 \r\n 25.71 53.26 (27.55)\r\n 1:21.33 (28.07) 1:49.74 (28.41)\r\n 2:18.18 (28.44) 2:46.47 (28.29)\r\n 3:14.92 (28.45) 3:43.46 (28.54)\r\n 4:12.00 (28.54) 4:39.21 (27.21)\r\n 5 McMahon, Kensey JR Alabama-SE 4:42.10 4:40.06 B 25 \r\n 26.07 53.67 (27.60)\r\n 1:21.70 (28.03) 1:49.81 (28.11)\r\n 2:18.32 (28.51) 2:46.58 (28.26)\r\n 3:15.18 (28.60) 3:44.02 (28.84)\r\n 4:12.44 (28.42) 4:40.06 (27.62)\r\n 6 Bauer, Elise C FR FLOR-FL 4:41.26 4:42.05 B 24 \r\n 25.43 53.18 (27.75)\r\n 1:21.55 (28.37) 1:50.15 (28.60)\r\n 2:18.88 (28.73) 2:47.44 (28.56)\r\n 3:16.26 (28.82) 3:45.38 (29.12)\r\n 4:14.40 (29.02) 4:42.05 (27.65)\r\n 7 Barczyk, Jillia SO Georgia-GA 4:43.43 4:45.56 B 23 \r\n 26.12 54.24 (28.12)\r\n 1:22.86 (28.62) 1:51.69 (28.83)\r\n 2:20.66 (28.97) 2:49.98 (29.32)\r\n 3:19.37 (29.39) 3:48.47 (29.10)\r\n 4:17.46 (28.99) 4:45.56 (28.10)\r\n 8 Anderson, Olivi SR Georgia-GA 4:43.44 4:46.25 B 22 \r\n 26.03 54.00 (27.97)\r\n 1:22.81 (28.81) 1:51.39 (28.58)\r\n 2:20.49 (29.10) 2:49.49 (29.00)\r\n 3:18.78 (29.29) 3:48.24 (29.46)\r\n 4:17.55 (29.31) 4:46.25 (28.70)<\/pre>\n
200 individual medley<\/h4>\n
Event 4 Women 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n NCAA: N 1:50.67 3\/15\/2018 Ella Easton, Stanford\r\n SEC Meet: S 1:51.62 2\/20\/2019 Meghan Small, Tennessee\r\n Pool: P 1:51.62 2\/20\/2019 Meghan Small, Tennessee\r\n 1:53.66 A\r\n 1:59.94 B\r\n Name Year School Prelims Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n === A - Final === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Hartman, Zoie E SO Georgia-GA 1:54.35 1:53.68 B 32 \r\n 25.54 53.82 (28.28)\r\n 1:26.16 (32.34) 1:53.68 (27.52)\r\n 2 Pearl, Vanessa JR FLOR-FL 1:55.40 1:54.72 B 28 \r\n 25.63 54.25 (28.62)\r\n 1:26.93 (32.68) 1:54.72 (27.79)\r\n 3 Yager, Alexis A SR Tennessee-SE 1:55.88 1:55.67 B 27 \r\n 25.64 55.12 (29.48)\r\n 1:27.89 (32.77) 1:55.67 (27.78)\r\n 4 Dellatorre, Dan SR Georgia-GA 1:55.29 1:55.74 B 26 \r\n 25.65 56.24 (30.59)\r\n 1:28.20 (31.96) 1:55.74 (27.54)\r\n 5 Poole, Lauren M SO Kentucky-KY 1:55.56 1:56.25 B 25 \r\n 24.94 53.37 (28.43)\r\n 1:27.80 (34.43) 1:56.25 (28.45)\r\n 6 Gati, Izzy G JR Kentucky-KY 1:56.25 1:56.64 B 24 \r\n 24.40 54.04 (29.64)\r\n 1:28.92 (34.88) 1:56.64 (27.72)\r\n 7 Ownbey, Hannah Auburn-SE 1:56.73 1:56.77 B 23 \r\n 25.35 54.83 (29.48)\r\n 1:28.88 (34.05) 1:56.77 (27.89)\r\n 8 Bonnett, Bailey SR Kentucky-KY 1:56.30 1:58.61 B 22 \r\n 25.76 56.84 (31.08)\r\n 1:29.72 (32.88) 1:58.61 (28.89)<\/pre>\n
50 freestyle<\/h4>\n
Event 5 Women 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n NCAA: N 20.90 12\/5\/2019 Abbey Weitzeil, California\r\n SEC Meet: S 21.03 2\/19\/2020 Erika Brown, Tennessee\r\n Pool: P 21.15 2\/20\/2019 Erika Brown, Tennessee\r\n 21.66 A\r\n 22.76 B\r\n Name Year School Prelims Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n === A - Final === <\/b>\r\n \r\n 1 Antoniou, Kalia JR Alabama-SE 21.91 21.69 B 32 \r\n 10.53 21.69 (11.16)\r\n 2 Dupre, Cora A SO Alabama-SE 22.12 21.82 B 28 \r\n 10.54 21.82 (11.28)\r\n 3 Mack, Katelyn G SO FLOR-FL 21.82 21.85 B 27 \r\n 10.43 21.85 (11.42)\r\n 4 Parker, Maxine FR Georgia-GA 22.07 21.93 B 26 \r\n 10.73 21.93 (11.20)\r\n 5 Grinter, Bailey SR Tennessee-SE 22.13 22.08 B 25 \r\n 10.75 22.08 (11.33)\r\n 6 Fa'Amausili, Ga SR Georgia-GA 21.99 22.09 B 24 \r\n 10.68 22.09 (11.41)\r\n 7 Keil, Megan K JR Missouri-MV 22.09 22.26 B 23 \r\n 10.76 22.26 (11.50)\r\n 8 Melton, Kobie M JR Arkansas-AR 22.18 22.36 B 22 \r\n 10.79 22.36 (11.57)<\/pre>\n
200 freestyle relay<\/h4>\n
Event 7 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay<\/b>\r\n==================================================================================\r\n NCAA: N 1:24.55 3\/21\/2019 California\r\n M.Murphy, K. McLaughlin, B. Bilquist, A. Weitzeil\r\n SEC Meet: S 1:25.41 2\/19\/2020 Auburn\r\n J. Meynan, C. Fisch, AJ Kutsch, R. Clevenger\r\n Pool: P 1:26.31 12\/2\/2016 California\r\n Weitzeil, Bilquist, Hull, Osman\r\n 1:28.43 A\r\n 1:29.21 B\r\n School Seed Finals Points \r\n==================================================================================\r\n 1 Alabama-SE 'A' 1:30.04 1:27.02 A 64 \r\n 1) Antoniou, Kalia JR 2) Scott, Morgan E JR \r\n 3) Molnar, Flora SR 4) Dupre, Cora A SO \r\n 10.60 21.82 (21.82)\r\n 31.90 (10.08) 43.38 (21.56)\r\n 53.84 (10.46) 1:05.59 (22.21)\r\n 1:15.79 (10.20) 1:27.02 (21.43)\r\n 2 Missouri-MV 'A' 1:28.47 1:27.36 A 56 \r\n 1) Thompson, Sarah M SR 2) Keil, Megan K JR \r\n 3) Feddersen, Amy J SO 4) Moderski, Alex C SO \r\n 10.36 21.65 (21.65)\r\n 32.12 (10.47) 43.42 (21.77)\r\n 53.84 (10.42) 1:05.27 (21.85)\r\n 1:15.62 (10.35) 1:27.36 (22.09)\r\n 3 Tennessee-SE 'A' 1:29.45 1:28.00 A 54 \r\n 1) McSharry, Mona L FR 2) Ungaretti, Natalie A SO \r\n 3) Sichterman, Megan J SR 4) Grinter, Bailey A SR \r\n 10.56 22.07 (22.07)\r\n 32.62 (10.55) 44.30 (22.23)\r\n 54.70 (10.40) 1:06.32 (22.02)\r\n 1:16.62 (10.30) 1:28.00 (21.68)\r\n 4 FLOR-FL 'A' 1:29.56 1:28.50 B 52 \r\n 1) Mack, Katelyn G SO 2) Bates, Talia B SO \r\n 3) Hillis, Gabrielle B SR 4) Golding, Kathleen A FR \r\n 10.61 22.04 (22.04)\r\n 32.31 (10.27) 43.72 (21.68)\r\n 54.26 (10.54) 1:05.82 (22.10)\r\n 1:16.61 (10.79) 1:28.50 (22.68)\r\n 5 Georgia-GA 'A' 1:29.15 1:28.61 B 50 \r\n 1) Fa'Amausili, Gabi A SR 2) Parker, Maxine C FR \r\n 3) Dellatorre, Danielle G SR 4) Hartman, Zoie E SO \r\n 10.71 22.13 (22.13)\r\n 32.50 (10.37) 43.78 (21.65)\r\n 54.58 (10.80) 1:06.71 (22.93)\r\n 1:17.06 (10.35) 1:28.61 (21.90)\r\n 6 Arkansas-AR 'A' 1:29.77 1:29.59 48 \r\n 1) Barclay, Emily G JR 2) Melton, Kobie M JR \r\n 3) Moore, Molly A JR 4) Cothern, Bella FR \r\n 10.94 22.59 (22.59)\r\n 32.85 (10.26) 44.35 (21.76)\r\n 55.12 (10.77) 1:07.09 (22.74)\r\n 1:17.55 (10.46) 1:29.59 (22.50)<\/pre>\n
3-meter diving<\/h4>\n
SEC Women\u2019s Championships team scores (including 3-meter diving)<\/h4>\n
\n2. Georgia – 365
\n3. Alabama – 357
\n4. Tennessee – 348
\n5. Kentucky – 343
\n6. Texas A&M – 334
\n7. Arkansas – 325
\n8. Missouri – 253
\n9. LSU – 198
\n10. Auburn – 188
\n11. South Carolina – 145
\n12. Vanderbilt – 94<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"