{"id":603759,"date":"2025-01-25T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=603759"},"modified":"2025-01-25T10:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T17:59:15","slug":"eddie-reese-texas-showdown-session-3-gretchen-walsh-improves-nation-leading-100-free-to-45-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eddie-reese-texas-showdown-session-3-gretchen-walsh-improves-nation-leading-100-free-to-45-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, Session 3: Gretchen Walsh Improves Nation-Leading 100 Free to 45.68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, Session 3: Gretchen Walsh Improves Nation-Leading 100 Free to 45.68<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gretchen Walsh<\/strong> is, in so many ways, chasing only herself this NCAA seasons. The records and standards that the Virginia speedster are after already belong to her, and the mission is to improve on where she has been in the sensational seasons\u2019 past.<\/p>\n<p>In that quest Saturday, on the second day of the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, Walsh set a season-best time of 45.68 in the 100 freestyle. That improves what had been her NCAA-leading time of 46.12.<\/p>\n<p>All the action from Austin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dual-meet-delight-texas-to-host-virginia-nc-state-arizona-state-in-high-powered-weekend-thriller-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/texaslonghorns.com\/documents\/2025\/1\/7\/Eddie_Reese_Texas_Showdown_Format_20_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eddie-reese-texas-showdown-session-1-virginia-medley-relay-buzzes-within-1-of-ncaa-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Session 1 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eddie-reese-texas-showdown-session-2-gretchen-walsh-blasts-historic-relay-splits-third-fastest-100-fly-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Session 2 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/texas\/swim\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong>, who leads the nation in the 200 back with her NCAA record, took care of business with a win in 1:49.97. She was just over three seconds behind that record, set in November, at 1:46.87.<\/p>\n<p>Second was NC State\u2019s <strong>Leah Shackley<\/strong> in 1:50.88. Virginia\u2019s <strong>Katie Grimes<\/strong> was third in 1:51.55, three tenths up on <strong>Kennedy Noble<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The second fastest time was from the nominal consolation final, with <strong>Erika Pelaez<\/strong> going 1:50.81.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 29  Women 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   1:46.87  11\/24\/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia\r\n     American:   1:46.87  11\/24\/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia\r\n      US Open:   1:46.87  11\/24\/2024Claire Curzan, Virginia\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Claire Curzan          20 Virginia          1:46.87    1:49.97   20  \r\n             26.32        54.32 (28.00)\r\n        1:22.25 (27.93)     1:49.97 (27.72)\r\n  2 Leah Shackley          18 NC State               NT    1:50.88   17  \r\n             26.29        54.76 (28.47)\r\n        1:23.04 (28.28)     1:50.88 (27.84)\r\n  3 Katie Grimes           19 Virginia          1:51.56    1:51.55   16  \r\n             26.65        54.63 (27.98)\r\n        1:23.02 (28.39)     1:51.55 (28.53)\r\n  4 Kennedy Noble          20 NC State               NT    1:51.86   15  \r\n             26.17        54.86 (28.69)\r\n        1:23.28 (28.42)     1:51.86 (28.58)\r\n  5 Lillian Nesty          18 Texas             1:52.99    1:54.10   14  \r\n             26.80        55.31 (28.51)\r\n        1:24.46 (29.15)     1:54.10 (29.64)\r\n  6 Campbell Stoll         19 Texas             1:53.52    1:54.37   13  \r\n             26.57        55.42 (28.85)\r\n        1:24.66 (29.24)     1:54.37 (29.71)\r\n  7 Jordan Greber          18 ASU               1:56.91    1:57.46   12  \r\n             27.42        56.73 (29.31)\r\n        1:26.66 (29.93)     1:57.46 (30.80)\r\n  8 Charli Brown           22 ASU               1:55.23    1:57.53   11  \r\n             27.39        56.96 (29.57)\r\n        1:27.21 (30.25)     1:57.53 (30.32)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 Backstroke<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hubert Kos<\/strong> got the better of teammate <strong>Will Modglin<\/strong> in what could well prove to be a preview of the NCAA final. Kos, the Hungarian Olympic champion, won in 1:38.91, within eight tenths of his season-best time. Modglin, who leads the NCAA this season with a 1:37.84 from the fall, was fourth in 1:41.80.<\/p>\n<p>In between was NC State\u2019s <strong>Oleksandr Zheltiakov,<\/strong> who went 1:40.66. <strong>David King<\/strong> of Virginia finished third in 1:41.28.<\/p>\n<p>Kos and Modglin got company in the sub-1:40 club this year thanks to Texas\u2019s <strong>Kyle Peck,<\/strong> who went 1:39.83 in the B final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 30  Men 200 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   1:35.37  3\/30\/2024 Destin Lasco, California\r\n     American:   1:35.37  3\/30\/2024 Destin Lasco, California\r\n   U. S. Open:   1:35.37  3\/30\/2024 Destin Lasco, California\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Hubert Kos             21 Texas             1:38.14    1:38.91   20  \r\n             22.68        48.10 (25.42)\r\n        1:13.31 (25.21)     1:38.91 (25.60)\r\n  2 Oleksandr Zheltiakov   19 NC State               NT    1:40.66   17  \r\n             23.99        50.09 (26.10)\r\n        1:15.82 (25.73)     1:40.66 (24.84)\r\n  3 David King             19 Virginia          1:39.82    1:41.28   16  \r\n             23.73        49.55 (25.82)\r\n        1:15.75 (26.20)     1:41.28 (25.53)\r\n  4 Will Modglin           20 Texas             1:37.84    1:41.80   15  \r\n             23.25        49.16 (25.91)\r\n        1:15.46 (26.30)     1:41.80 (26.34)\r\n  5 Jack Wadsworth         22 ASU               1:41.28    1:43.58   14  \r\n             24.57        50.83 (26.26)\r\n        1:17.53 (26.70)     1:43.58 (26.05)\r\n  6 Jack Aikins            22 Virginia          1:39.84    1:43.63   13  \r\n             24.51        50.80 (26.29)\r\n        1:17.12 (26.32)     1:43.63 (26.51)\r\n  7 Kyle Ponsler           20 NC State               NT    1:44.64   12  \r\n             24.49        50.70 (26.21)\r\n        1:17.80 (27.10)     1:44.64 (26.84)\r\n  8 Lucien Vergnes         20 ASU               1:42.32    1:44.77   11  \r\n             23.83        50.65 (26.82)\r\n        1:17.54 (26.89)     1:44.77 (27.23)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 100 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Gretchen Walsh<\/strong>, who holds the NCAA record in the 100 free at 44.83, may be building toward that again. She came in seeded with a time of 46.12 this season. She dashed that in going 45.68 to win. She was nearly two seconds up on teammate <strong>Anna Moesch,<\/strong> who finished second in 47.63.<\/p>\n<p>Third place was <strong>Caroline Bentz<\/strong> of Arizona State in 48.27, though <strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> was quicker form the B final in 48.22. <strong>Maxine Parker<\/strong> of Virginia also went 48.27.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 31  Women 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   44.83  3\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n     American:   44.83  3\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n      US Open:   44.83  3\/23\/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Gretchen Walsh         21 Virginia            46.12      45.68   20  \r\n    r:+0.73  10.23        21.76 (11.53)\r\n          33.76 (12.00)       45.68 (11.92)\r\n  2 Anna Moesch            19 Virginia            46.76      47.63   17  \r\n    r:+0.70  10.92        23.04 (12.12)\r\n          35.65 (12.61)       47.63 (11.98)\r\n  3 Caroline Bentz         22 ASU                 48.30      48.27   16  \r\n    r:+0.61  10.95        23.04 (12.09)\r\n          35.61 (12.57)       48.27 (12.66)\r\n  4 Olivia Nel             22 NC State               NT      48.45   15  \r\n    r:+0.69  10.99        23.19 (12.20)\r\n          35.86 (12.67)       48.45 (12.59)\r\n  5 Grace Cooper           22 Texas               47.78      48.47   14  \r\n    r:+0.62  10.84        22.99 (12.15)\r\n          35.66 (12.67)       48.47 (12.81)\r\n  6 Lily Christianson      19 NC State               NT      48.63   13  \r\n    r:+0.67  11.03        23.36 (12.33)\r\n          36.02 (12.66)       48.63 (12.61)\r\n  7 Ava Longi              22 Texas               47.46      49.07   12  \r\n    r:+0.66  11.00        23.39 (12.39)\r\n          36.17 (12.78)       49.07 (12.90)\r\n  8 Erin Milligan          23 ASU                 49.91      49.33   11  \r\n    r:+0.71  11.17        23.62 (12.45)\r\n          36.39 (12.77)       49.33 (12.94)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 100 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jonny Kulow<\/strong> clipped three tenths off his season-best in the 100 free, winning in 41.11. His Arizona State teammate <strong>Patrick Sammon<\/strong> was fourth in 42.10, and mate <strong>Tommy Palmer<\/strong> won the B final in 42.20.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Guiliano<\/strong> of Texas was second in 41.72. NC State\u2019s <strong>Kaii Winkler<\/strong> went 42.09 for third.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 32  Men 100 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   39.90  3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n     American:   39.90  3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n   U. S. Open:   39.90  3\/24\/2018 Caeleb Dressel, Florida\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jonny Kulow            20 ASU                 41.44      41.11   20  \r\n     r:+0.65  9.26        19.61 (10.35)\r\n          30.35 (10.74)       41.11 (10.76)\r\n  2 Chris Guiliano         21 Texas               41.89      41.72   17  \r\n     r:+0.61  9.18        19.73 (10.55)\r\n          30.71 (10.98)       41.72 (11.01)\r\n  3 Kaii Winkler           18 NC State               NT      42.09   16  \r\n     r:+0.65  9.52        20.08 (10.56)\r\n          31.08 (11.00)       42.09 (11.01)\r\n  4 Patrick Sammon         21 ASU                 41.80      42.10   15  \r\n     r:+0.62  9.36        20.09 (10.73)\r\n          31.12 (11.03)       42.10 (10.98)\r\n  5 Jerry Fox              19 NC State               NT      42.57   14  \r\n     r:+0.67  9.64        20.50 (10.86)\r\n          31.50 (11.00)       42.57 (11.07)\r\n  6 Luke Hobson            21 Texas               42.53      42.72   13  \r\n     r:+0.71  9.70        20.36 (10.66)\r\n          31.58 (11.22)       42.72 (11.14)\r\n  7 Sebastien Sergile      21 Virginia            43.23      43.50   12  \r\n     r:+0.64  9.94        20.81 (10.87)\r\n          32.12 (11.31)       43.50 (11.38)\r\n  8 Connor Boyle           22 Virginia            42.49      43.68   11  \r\n    r:+0.62  10.00        20.78 (10.78)\r\n          32.23 (11.45)       43.68 (11.45)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 Breaststroke<\/h2>\n<p>Virginia\u2019s <strong>Emma Weber<\/strong> is back after a slow fall by the American Olympian\u2019s standards, blasting a 2:06.97 on Saturday to win. That\u2019s more than 2.5 seconds quicker than her previous season best. It gives the Cavaliers two swimmers in the 2:06s, with <strong>Aimee Canny<\/strong> having gong 2:06.70. Canny was fourth Saturday in 2:08.77.<\/p>\n<p>Second at the Showdown was Texas\u2019s <strong>Piper Enge<\/strong> in 2:07.90. <strong>Lisa Nystrand<\/strong> of NC State followed in 2:08.42. NC State\u2019s <strong>Abby Arens<\/strong> was fifth in 2:08.88.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 33  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n     American:   2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n      US Open:   2:01.29  3\/18\/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Emma Weber             21 Virginia          2:09.63    2:06.97   20  \r\n    r:+0.70  29.27      1:01.87 (32.60)\r\n        1:34.29 (32.42)     2:06.97 (32.68)\r\n  2 Piper Enge             18 Texas             2:09.27    2:07.90   17  \r\n    r:+0.60  29.11      1:01.89 (32.78)\r\n        1:35.21 (33.32)     2:07.90 (32.69)\r\n  3 Lisa Nystrand          18 NC State               NT    2:08.42   16  \r\n    r:+0.73  29.18      1:01.32 (32.14)\r\n        1:34.27 (32.95)     2:08.42 (34.15)\r\n  4 Aimee Canny            21 Virginia          2:06.70    2:08.77   15  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.00      1:01.53 (32.53)\r\n        1:35.03 (33.50)     2:08.77 (33.74)\r\n  5 Abby Arens             22 Texas             2:09.47    2:08.88   14  \r\n    r:+0.65  29.11      1:01.87 (32.76)\r\n        1:35.38 (33.51)     2:08.88 (33.50)\r\n  6 Emma Gehlert           21 ASU               2:10.66    2:10.96   13  \r\n    r:+0.72  29.70      1:02.66 (32.96)\r\n        1:36.28 (33.62)     2:10.96 (34.68)\r\n  7 Zoe Summar             20 ASU               2:09.41    2:11.71   12  \r\n    r:+0.74  30.00      1:03.24 (33.24)\r\n        1:36.80 (33.56)     2:11.71 (34.91)\r\n  8 Aubree Brouwer         21 NC State               NT    2:12.15   11  \r\n    r:+0.68  29.44      1:02.63 (33.19)\r\n        1:37.05 (34.42)     2:12.15 (35.10)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 Breaststroke<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Andy Dobrzanski<\/strong> rallied on the final 50 to pull out a battle with <strong>Will Scholtz<\/strong> in the 200 breast. The Arizona State veteran went 1:53.11 to top Texas\u2019s Scholtz by .31 seconds. Nate Germonprez of the Longhorns was third in 1:54.49.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona State\u2019s nominal C swimmer, <strong>Oscar Bilbao,<\/strong> won the B final in 1:54.62. Texas\u2019s <strong>Brayden Taivassalo<\/strong> produced the race\u2019s fifth-fastest time in the B final at 1:55.31, ahead of ASU\u2019s <strong>Cale Martter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 34  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   1:46.35  3\/30\/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU\r\n     American:   1:47.91  3\/25\/2017 Will Licon, Texas\r\n   U. S. Open:   1:46.35  3\/30\/2024 Leon Marchand, ASU\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Andy Dobrzanski        20 ASU               1:54.03    1:53.11   20  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.96        54.75 (28.79)\r\n        1:23.99 (29.24)     1:53.11 (29.12)\r\n  2 Will Scholtz           20 Texas             1:51.66    1:53.42   17  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.46        54.41 (28.95)\r\n        1:23.82 (29.41)     1:53.42 (29.60)\r\n  3 Nate Germonprez        20 Texas             1:52.25    1:54.49   16  \r\n    r:+0.68  25.27        54.19 (28.92)\r\n        1:23.84 (29.65)     1:54.49 (30.65)\r\n  4 Cale Martter           21 ASU               1:54.05    1:56.65   15  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.75        55.95 (29.20)\r\n        1:26.00 (30.05)     1:56.65 (30.65)\r\n  5 Arsen Kozhakhmetov     18 NC State               NT    1:56.80   14  \r\n    r:+0.64  26.03        55.40 (29.37)\r\n        1:25.41 (30.01)     1:56.80 (31.39)\r\n  6 Will Heck              20 NC State               NT    1:59.16   13  \r\n    r:+0.72  26.04        55.64 (29.60)\r\n        1:26.75 (31.11)     1:59.16 (32.41)\r\n  7 Matthew Heilman        20 Virginia          1:55.98    1:59.73   12  \r\n    r:+0.67  27.24        57.73 (30.49)\r\n        1:28.45 (30.72)     1:59.73 (31.28)\r\n  8 Matt Styczen           22 Virginia          1:56.68    2:01.94   11  \r\n    r:+0.71  27.63        58.45 (30.82)\r\n        1:30.14 (31.69)     2:01.94 (31.80)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Emma Sticklen<\/strong> keeps on flirting with the 1:49s in the 200 fly. That\u2019s where the NCAA record in the event resides, in the hands of <strong>Alex Walsh.<\/strong> Sticklen set a nation-leading time in the fall at 1:49.54, and she wasn\u2019t far from it Saturday in winning in 1:49.87. She did it while outdueling Walsh head-to-head, the Virginia star finishing second in 1:52.11.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u2019 <strong>Olivia Bray<\/strong> was third in 1:53.70. <strong>Katie Grimes<\/strong> followed in 1:54.39. Virginia had a B finalist quicker than that, with <strong>Tess Howley<\/strong> going 1:54.22.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 35  Women 200 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   1:49.16  2\/23\/2024 Alex Walsh, Virginia\r\n     American:   1:48.33  10\/20\/2023Regan Smith, Sun Devils\r\n      US Open:   1:48.33  10\/20\/2023Regan Smith, Sun Devils\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Emma Sticklen          22 Texas             1:49.54    1:49.87   20  \r\n    r:+0.69  24.23        51.96 (27.73)\r\n        1:20.60 (28.64)     1:49.87 (29.27)\r\n  2 Alex Walsh             23 Virginia          1:53.86    1:52.11   17  \r\n    r:+0.76  25.27        53.31 (28.04)\r\n        1:22.19 (28.88)     1:52.11 (29.92)\r\n  3 Olivia Bray            23 Texas             1:53.85    1:53.70   16  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.30        54.38 (29.08)\r\n        1:24.04 (29.66)     1:53.70 (29.66)\r\n  4 Katie Grimes           19 Virginia          1:53.23    1:54.39   15  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.14        55.12 (28.98)\r\n        1:24.83 (29.71)     1:54.39 (29.56)\r\n  5 Leah Shackley          18 NC State               NT    1:56.38   14  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.95        56.01 (30.06)\r\n        1:25.81 (29.80)     1:56.38 (30.57)\r\n  6 Caroline Sheble        22 NC State               NT    1:57.14   13  \r\n    r:+0.72  26.45        56.20 (29.75)\r\n        1:26.51 (30.31)     1:57.14 (30.63)\r\n  7 Sonia Vaishnani        19 ASU               1:57.40    1:57.82   12  \r\n    r:+0.74  26.09        55.63 (29.54)\r\n        1:26.35 (30.72)     1:57.82 (31.47)\r\n  8 Julia Ullmann          19 ASU                    NT    1:58.86   11  \r\n    r:+0.67  26.57        56.58 (30.01)\r\n        1:27.37 (30.79)     1:58.86 (31.49)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 Butterfly<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> led the way in the 200 fly, nearly hitting his speeds from the fall. He went 1:39.18, which is within a half second of his NCAA-leading time of 1:38.74. The Canadian Olympic medalist was clear of the field by more than three seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Texas was second and third (and fourth overall). <strong>Ryan Branon<\/strong> led that effort for the Longhorns in 1:42.51. <strong>Logan Walker<\/strong> was third in the A final in 1:43.43, but that time was .01 behind the result used by <strong>Cooper Lucas<\/strong> to take the B final. Arizona State\u2019s <strong>Jake Mason<\/strong> had the next quickest time overall in 1:43.81.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 36  Men 200 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   1:37.35  3\/25\/2017 Jack Conger, Texas\r\n     American:   1:37.35  3\/25\/2017 Jack Conger, Texas\r\n   U. S. Open:   1:37.35  3\/25\/2017 Jack Conger, Texas\r\n    Name                  Age School               Seed     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Ilya Kharun            19 ASU               1:38.74    1:39.18   20  \r\n    r:+0.68  22.18        47.21 (25.03)\r\n        1:13.32 (26.11)     1:39.18 (25.86)\r\n  2 Ryan Branon            21 Texas             1:41.52    1:42.51   17  \r\n    r:+0.66  22.57        48.58 (26.01)\r\n        1:15.06 (26.48)     1:42.51 (27.45)\r\n  3 Logan Walker           20 Texas             1:41.01    1:43.43   16  \r\n    r:+0.64  22.59        48.13 (25.54)\r\n        1:14.57 (26.44)     1:43.43 (28.86)\r\n  4 Filip Senc-Samardzic   19 ASU               1:42.91    1:44.28   15  \r\n    r:+0.67  22.79        49.40 (26.61)\r\n        1:16.26 (26.86)     1:44.28 (28.02)\r\n  5 Charlie Bufton         19 NC State               NT    1:45.14   14  \r\n    r:+0.69  24.03        49.88 (25.85)\r\n        1:17.23 (27.35)     1:45.14 (27.91)\r\n  6 Matthew Marsteiner     18 NC State               NT    1:45.88   13  \r\n    r:+0.72  23.58        50.52 (26.94)\r\n        1:18.05 (27.53)     1:45.88 (27.83)\r\n  7 Spencer Nicholas       19 Virginia               NT    1:45.89   12  \r\n    r:+0.59  23.87        51.00 (27.13)\r\n        1:18.38 (27.38)     1:45.89 (27.51)\r\n  8 Colin Bitz             22 Virginia          1:45.30    1:47.80   11  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.89        51.19 (27.30)\r\n        1:19.34 (28.15)     1:47.80 (28.46)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 1650 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jillian Cox<\/strong> led the way in the mile with a time of 15:41.49, within seven seconds of her season best. It was 10 seconds better than the field, with fellow Longhorn <strong>Kate Hurst<\/strong> second in 15:51.64. <strong>Deniz Ertan<\/strong> of Arizona State finished third in 16:02.35.<\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 1650 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>Give Texas the edge in the battle between their distance program and NC State\u2019s. <strong>David Johnston<\/strong> got the win for the Longhorns in 14:36.68, just a second over his best time of the season. NC State\u2019s <strong>Lance Norris<\/strong> was second in 14:39.42. Texas\u2019s <strong>Jackson Huckabay<\/strong> was third in 14:46.77, followed by <strong>Owen Lloyd<\/strong> of NC State in 14:48.14. <strong>Daniel Matheson<\/strong> was fifth in 14:51.05.<\/p>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 400 Freestyle Relay<\/h2>\n<p>Virginia capped the meet with another relay victory, the Cavaliers going 3:08.90 to win the 400 free relay by more than two seconds. <strong>Claire Curzan, Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh<\/strong> and <strong>Anna Moesch<\/strong> picked up the win. Gretchen Walsh blasted a split of 45.87 as part of the efforts. The Cavs have been 3:06.93 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Texas was second in 3:11.03, with <strong>Lillian Nesty, Emma Sticklen, Erin Gemmell<\/strong> and <strong>Grace Cooper<\/strong>, the last three splitting in the 47s. NC State got close in third in 3:11.83, with <strong>Erika Pelaez<\/strong> producing the fastest non-Gretchen Walsh split of the day in 47.06 on the anchor.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 41  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay<\/b>\r\n==================================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   3:05.84  3\/18\/2023 Virginia\r\n                          K Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh\r\n     American:   3:05.84  3\/18\/2023 Virginia\r\n                          K Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh\r\n      US Open:   3:05.84  3\/18\/2023 Virginia\r\n                          K Douglass, A Walsh, M Parker, G Walsh\r\n    School                                 Seed     Finals Points \r\n==================================================================================\r\n  1 Virginia  'A'                       3:06.93    3:08.90   40  \r\n     1) Claire Curzan 20              2) Gretchen Walsh 21            \r\n     3) Alex Walsh 23                 4) Anna Moesch 19               \r\n             22.65        47.52 (47.52)\r\n        1:09.27 (21.75)     1:33.39 (45.87)\r\n        1:56.31 (22.92)     2:21.25 (47.86)\r\n        2:44.14 (22.89)     3:08.90 (47.65)\r\n  2 Texas  'A'                          3:09.56    3:11.03   34  \r\n     1) Lillian Nesty 18              2) Emma Sticklen 22             \r\n     3) Erin Gemmell 20               4) Grace Cooper 22              \r\n             23.04        48.27 (48.27)\r\n        1:10.51 (22.24)     1:35.61 (47.34)\r\n        1:57.98 (22.37)     2:23.16 (47.55)\r\n        2:45.73 (22.57)     3:11.03 (47.87)\r\n  3 NC State  'A'                            NT    3:11.83   32  \r\n     1) Casaundra Moses 21            2) Olivia Nel 22                \r\n     3) Lily Christianson 19          4) Erika Pelaez 18              \r\n             23.19        48.80 (48.80)\r\n        1:11.67 (22.87)     1:36.70 (47.90)\r\n        1:59.22 (22.52)     2:24.77 (48.07)\r\n        2:47.11 (22.34)     3:11.83 (47.06)\r\n  4 Virginia  'B'                            NT    3:14.77   30  \r\n     1) Maxine Parker 22              2) Aimee Canny 21               \r\n     3) Zoe Skirboll 20               4) Carly Novelline 20           \r\n             23.30        48.44 (48.44)\r\n        1:11.50 (23.06)     1:36.86 (48.42)\r\n        2:00.47 (23.61)     2:26.48 (49.62)\r\n        2:49.31 (22.83)     3:14.77 (48.29)\r\n  5 ASU  'A'                            3:15.04    3:15.07   28  \r\n     1) Caroline Bentz 22             2) Erin Milligan 23             \r\n     3) Charli Brown 22               4) Julia Ullmann 19             \r\n             22.90        47.97 (47.97)\r\n        1:11.04 (23.07)     1:36.71 (48.74)\r\n        2:00.37 (23.66)     2:26.33 (49.62)\r\n        2:49.37 (23.04)     3:15.07 (48.74)\r\n  6 Texas  'B'                               NT    3:15.92   26  \r\n     1) Campbell Chase 19             2) Abby Arens 22                \r\n     3) Olivia Bray 23                4) Ava Longi 22                 \r\n             23.68        49.15 (49.15)\r\n        1:12.19 (23.04)     1:38.01 (48.86)\r\n        2:01.26 (23.25)     2:26.85 (48.84)\r\n        2:50.07 (23.22)     3:15.92 (49.07)\r\n  7 NC State  'B'                            NT    3:16.12   24  \r\n     1) Katherine Helms 20            2) Leah Shackley 18             \r\n     3) Kennedy Noble 20              4) Annabel Crush 22             \r\n             23.94        49.86 (49.86)\r\n        1:12.63 (22.77)     1:37.97 (48.11)\r\n        2:01.18 (23.21)     2:27.11 (49.14)\r\n        2:50.50 (23.39)     3:16.12 (49.01)\r\n  8 ASU  'B'                                 NT    3:19.84   22  \r\n     1) Miriam Sheehan 20             2) Indigo Armon 20              \r\n     3) Elli Straume 23               4) Mary Brinker 22              \r\n             23.96        50.23 (50.23)\r\n        1:13.63 (23.40)     1:40.09 (49.86)\r\n        2:03.53 (23.44)     2:29.67 (49.58)\r\n        2:53.25 (23.58)     3:19.84 (50.17)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 400 Freestyle Relay<\/h2>\n<p>Arizona State ripped its season-best time in the 400 free relay, the quartet of <strong>Ilya Kharun, Tommy Palmer, Patrick Sammon<\/strong> and <strong>Jonny Kulow<\/strong> going 2:45.13. That\u2019s more than a second quicker than they had been in the fall. Kharun led off in 41.03, faster than the time that Kulow used to win the 100 free. Kulow anchored in 40.55. Those are the two fastest swims of the race, and Sammon\u2019s 41.55 ranks third.<\/p>\n<p>NC State was second in 2:48.51, with <strong>Kaii Winkler, Sam Hoover, Luke Miller<\/strong> and <strong>Jerry Fox.<\/strong> Fox brought it home in 41.75.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Guiliano<\/strong> led off Texas\u2019s relay in 41.87, joining <strong>Hubert Kos, Rex Maurer<\/strong> and <strong>Luke Hobson<\/strong> to go 2:49.04.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 42  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay<\/b>\r\n==================================================================================\r\n         NCAA:   2:43.40  3\/30\/2024 Arizona St, ASU\r\n                          L Marchand, J Dolan, P Sammon, J Kulow\r\n     American:   2:44.31  3\/24\/2018 NC State\r\n                          R Held, J Ress, J Molacek, C Stewart\r\n   U. S. Open:   2:43.40  3\/30\/2024 Arizona St, ASU\r\n                          L Marchand, J Dolan, P Sammon, J Kulow\r\n    School                                 Seed     Finals Points \r\n==================================================================================\r\n  1 ASU  'A'                            2:46.57    2:45.13   40  \r\n     1) Ilya Kharun 19                2) r:+0.17 Tommy Palmer 21      \r\n     3) r:+0.26 Patrick Sammon 21     4) r:+0.05 Jonny Kulow 20       \r\n    r:+0.64  19.64        41.03 (41.03)\r\n        1:00.75 (19.72)     1:23.03 (42.00)\r\n        1:42.74 (19.71)     2:04.58 (41.55)\r\n        2:23.50 (18.92)     2:45.13 (40.55)\r\n  2 NC State  'A'                            NT    2:48.51   34  \r\n     1) Kaii Winkler 18               2) r:+0.11 Sam Hoover 21        \r\n     3) r:+0.11 Luke Miller 22        4) r:+0.18 Jerry Fox 19         \r\n    r:+0.68  20.15        42.43 (42.43)\r\n        1:02.22 (19.79)     1:24.57 (42.14)\r\n        1:44.53 (19.96)     2:06.76 (42.19)\r\n        2:26.64 (19.88)     2:48.51 (41.75)\r\n  3 Texas  'A'                          2:46.46    2:49.04   32  \r\n     1) Chris Guiliano 21             2) r:+0.21 Hubert Kos 21        \r\n     3) r:+0.37 Rex Maurer 20         4) r:+0.17 Luke Hobson 21       \r\n    r:+0.60  19.85        41.87 (41.87)\r\n        1:01.69 (19.82)     1:24.03 (42.16)\r\n        1:44.25 (20.22)     2:06.94 (42.91)\r\n        2:26.68 (19.74)     2:49.04 (42.10)\r\n  4 ASU  'B'                                 NT    2:49.81   30  \r\n     1) Quin Seider 19                2) r:+0.05 Tiago Behar 22       \r\n     3) r:+0.19 Filip Senc-Samdzic 19 4) r:+0.25 Tolu Young 19        \r\n    r:+0.69  19.96        42.28 (42.28)\r\n        1:02.30 (20.02)     1:24.74 (42.46)\r\n        1:44.68 (19.94)     2:06.91 (42.17)\r\n        2:26.88 (19.97)     2:49.81 (42.90)\r\n  5 Texas  'B'                               NT    2:51.11   28  \r\n     1) Will Modglin 20               2) r:+0.19 Coby Carrozza 23     \r\n     3) r:+0.30 Kyle Peck 19          4) r:+0.34 Garrett Gould 19     \r\n    r:+0.64  21.07        43.67 (43.67)\r\n        1:04.01 (20.34)     1:26.76 (43.09)\r\n        1:46.70 (19.94)     2:08.49 (41.73)\r\n        2:28.29 (19.80)     2:51.11 (42.62)\r\n  6 NC State  'B'                            NT    2:53.04   26  \r\n     1) Quintin McCarty 21            2) r:+0.25 Hudson Williams 19   \r\n     3) r:+0.30 Ryan Weaver 21        4) r:+0.16 JT Ewing 20          \r\n    r:+0.62  20.12        42.39 (42.39)\r\n        1:02.81 (20.42)     1:25.55 (43.16)\r\n        1:46.18 (20.63)     2:09.36 (43.81)\r\n        2:30.21 (20.85)     2:53.04 (43.68)\r\n  7 Virginia  'A'                       2:48.33    2:54.90   24  \r\n     1) Jack Aikins 22                2) r:+0.24 Connor Boyle 22      \r\n     3) r:+0.14 Spencer Nicholas 19   4) r:+0.26 David King 19        \r\n    r:+0.65  20.89        43.77 (43.77)\r\n        1:04.16 (20.39)     1:27.18 (43.41)\r\n        1:48.25 (21.07)     2:11.22 (44.04)\r\n        2:31.96 (20.74)     2:54.90 (43.68)\r\n  8 Virginia  'B'                            NT    2:57.49   22  \r\n     1) Sebastien Sergile 21          2) r:+0.04 Jack Madoch 20       \r\n     3) r:+0.09 Will Thompson 19      4) r:+0.05 Colin Bitz 22        \r\n    r:+0.65  20.83        43.41 (43.41)\r\n        1:05.01 (21.60)     1:29.15 (45.74)\r\n        1:49.72 (20.57)     2:12.36 (43.21)\r\n        2:33.77 (21.41)     2:57.49 (45.13)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Reese Texas Showdown, Session 3: Gretchen Walsh Improves Nation-Leading 100 Free to 45.68 Gretchen Walsh is, in so many ways, chasing only herself this NCAA seasons. 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