{"id":463552,"date":"2021-02-27T17:25:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T00:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=463552"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:31:33","slug":"pac-12-conference-champs-day-four-finals-cal-rallies-to-capture-team-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pac-12-conference-champs-day-four-finals-cal-rallies-to-capture-team-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac-12 Conference Champs, Day Four Finals: Cal Rallies To Capture Team Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pac-12 Conference Champs, Day Four Finals: Cal Rallies To Capture Team Title<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day Four Finals, Houston Texas<\/em><\/p>\n

Throughout the four days of the Pac-12 Conference Championships, Cal-Berkeley showed its power, most notably in a sweep of the relay events. But for much of the meet, the Bears trailed their Northern California rival, Stanford, which relied on a combination of up-top talent and depth. On the final day of action, Cal finally moved into the lead and captured the conference crown, ending the Cardinal’s four-year reign.<\/p>\n

Cal was fueled on the last day of competition by Isabelle Stadden and Isabel Ivey, who led one-two finishes, respectively, in the 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle. Cal, guided by longtime coach Teri McKeever, totaled 1519.5 points, to the 1445 of Stanford.<\/p>\n

“It means a lot,” McKeever said of the team title. “I’m just so incredibly proud of this group. I’m proud of every team here, of every coach here. This has been a challenge, like it has for a lot of people. I’m so appreciative to the conference that we were able to pull this off. It means the world to these young women and I’m so thrilled for them.”<\/p>\n