{"id":581597,"date":"2024-03-22T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=581597"},"modified":"2024-03-22T18:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T01:14:46","slug":"ncaa-womens-championships-texas-could-move-up-to-second-place-friday-evening-heat-sheets-up-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-womens-championships-texas-could-move-up-to-second-place-friday-evening-heat-sheets-up-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Women’s Championships: Texas Could Move Up to Second Place Friday Evening (Heat Sheets & Up-Downs)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA Women’s Championships: Texas Could Move Up to Second Place Friday Evening (Heat Sheets & Up-Downs)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The University of Virginia and University of Florida have combined for wins in all swimming events thus far at the NCAA Championships, and accordingly, Virginia looks on track for a fourth consecutive national title while Florida is in second place while aiming for its highest finish since winning a national title in 2010.<\/p>\n

But let’s add Texas to the list as a serious contender. After Thursday, the Longhorns’ only A-finalist had been diver\u00a0Hailey Hernandez<\/strong> while the team’s relays had placed third, sixth and seventh. But Texas had a huge Friday morning session<\/a>, and with the Longhorns sitting only 22 points behind Florida despite a quiet start to the meet, they are in position to move up into second place by the close of business Friday evening in Athens, Ga.<\/p>\n

The Texas surge began in the 100 butterfly as\u00a0Emma Sticklen<\/strong>,\u00a0Olivia Bray<\/strong> and\u00a0Kelly Pash<\/strong> placed second, third and fourth, respectively, and in the 100 breaststroke, both\u00a0Anna Elendt<\/strong> and defending NCAA champion\u00a0Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> qualified for the top heat.<\/p>\n