{"id":524772,"date":"2023-03-17T07:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=524772"},"modified":"2023-03-17T07:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:55:01","slug":"ncaa-womens-championships-torri-huske-impresses-with-49-77-loaded-field-chasing-with-sticklen-douglass-curzan-albiero-mac-neil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-womens-championships-torri-huske-impresses-with-49-77-loaded-field-chasing-with-sticklen-douglass-curzan-albiero-mac-neil\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Women’s Championships: Torri Huske Impresses with 49.77; Loaded Field Chasing With Sticklen, Douglass, Curzan, Albiero, Mac Neil"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA Women’s Championships: Torri Huske Impresses with 49.77; Loaded Field Chasing With Sticklen, Douglass, Curzan, Albiero, Mac Neil<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships continued from Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday with the Day 3 prelims session.<\/p>\n

The Day 3 prelims session consists of the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n

Here is a look at the 100 butterfly, one of the most loaded events in recent memory on the women’s side.<\/p>\n

Stanford sophomore Torri Huske<\/strong> started off the circle-seeded heats with a strong showing. She was out fast and hung on for a 49.77 to hold off Louisville’s Gabi Albiero<\/strong> (50.46) in the heat.<\/p>\n

In the second circle-seeded heat, Stanford freshman Claire Curzan<\/strong> held off LSU’s Maggie Mac<\/strong> Neil<\/strong> to finish in 50.45. Mac Neil was second in the head in 50.51.<\/p>\n

The final heat of the NCAA prelims saw Virginia’s Kate Douglass<\/strong> go a 50.11 to finish behind Texas’ Emma Sticklen<\/strong> (50.00).<\/p>\n

Overall, Huske has the top seed in 49.77, followed by Sticklen (50.00), Douglass (50.11), Curzan (50.45), Albiero (50.46), Mac Neil (50.51), Ohio State’s Katherine Zenick<\/strong> (50.84) and NC State’s Kylee Alons<\/strong> (50.85).<\/p>\n

Who gave their fastest race to get into the NCAA finals? Who still has some left in the tank?<\/p>\n

Six of the top eight have a serious shot at contending for this title, more than any event we have seen so far this season.<\/p>\n