{"id":601109,"date":"2024-12-07T19:23:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=601109"},"modified":"2024-12-07T19:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:48:59","slug":"minnesota-invitational-day-4-cal-bears-get-big-wins-from-keaton-jones-isabelle-stadden-destin-lasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/minnesota-invitational-day-4-cal-bears-get-big-wins-from-keaton-jones-isabelle-stadden-destin-lasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Invitational Day 4: Cal Bears Get Big Wins from Keaton Jones, Isabelle Stadden, Destin Lasco"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final night of the Minnesota Invitational saw the Cal Golden Bears sweep the team titles behind some fast racing.<\/p>\n

Fifth-year Isabelle Stadden<\/strong> lead a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 backstroke for the Golden Bears. She got to the wall in 1:50.93, finishing ahead of freshmen teammates Finley Anderson<\/strong> (1:54.21) and Adriana Smith<\/strong> (1:56.50).<\/p>\n

Freshman Mary-Ambre Moluh<\/strong> continued her breakout college meet. The French Olympian won the 100 free in 48.01 to hold off teammate Morgan Brophy<\/strong> (48.67).<\/p>\n

Cal junior Abigail Herscu<\/strong> won the 200 breaststroke in 2:08.83 ahead of teammates Leah Polonsky<\/strong> (2:09.73) and Alicia Henry<\/strong> (2:09.77).<\/p>\n

The Bears also went 1-2-2 in the 200 fly with Lilou Ressencou<\/strong> (1:56.17), Lizzy Cook<\/strong> (1:56.20) and Ava Chavez<\/strong> (1:57.39) all earning B cuts.<\/p>\n

Cal graduate student Maya Geringer<\/strong> won the 1650 free in 15:53.92 to hold off Minnesota senior Eliot Kennedy<\/strong> (16:08.24), both earning NCAA B cuts.<\/p>\n

Moluh, Stadden, Polonsky and Brophy won the 400 free relay in 3:11.76, an NCAA A cut.<\/p>\n

In the men’s meet, Cal sophomore Keaton Jones<\/strong> broke 1:40 in the 200 backstroke to win the race in 1:39.76. He went 1-2 with Humberto Najera<\/strong> (1:40.49). Harvard senior Anthony Rincon<\/strong> was third in 1:41.37.<\/p>\n

Graduate student Destin Lasco led a 1-2-3-4-5 sweep in the 100 free. He finished in 42.59, ahead of Nans Mazellier<\/strong> (42.74), Nikolas Antonio<\/strong> (42.81), Samuel Quarles<\/strong> (43.08) and Trent Frandson<\/strong> (43.13), all finishing with NCAA B cuts.<\/p>\n

Mazellier, Bjorn Seelige<\/strong>r, Lasco and Gabriel Jett<\/strong> won the 400 free relay in 2:48.79, an A cut.<\/p>\n

In the men’s 1650, Cal’s Matthew Chai<\/strong> won in 14:49.18 to finish well ahead of the field. Denver’s Joe Hancock<\/strong> was second in 15:07.52. Both were NCAA B cuts.<\/p>\n

Cal freshman Yamato Okadome<\/strong> won the 200 breast in 1:52.40 ahead of teammate Hank Rivers<\/strong> (1:52.93) and UNLV grad student Daniel Nicusan<\/strong> (1:53.65), all in B cuts.<\/p>\n

Minnesota freshman Jacob Johnso<\/strong>n won the 200 fly in 1:42.51 to hold off Cal grad student Frank<\/strong> Applebaum<\/strong> (1:42.78) and Harvard’s David Schmitt<\/strong> (1:43.72), all B cuts.<\/p>\n