By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
400 meter freestyle<\/b>
\nCOLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 18. IT was a renewal of their high school rivalry in Arizona, a reprise of their battle at the Pac-10 Championships. USC\u2019s Kalyn Keller, who set an NCAA mark of 4:03.81 in prelims, was doing battle with arch-rival Emily Mason, of Arizona. To make things interesting, another Arizona high school\/Pac-10 ace \u2013 Cal\u2019s Ashley Chandler \u2013 was in the mix.<\/p>\n
For 350 meters the race followed a familiar pattern. Mason jumped out to a big lead, then in the back half Keller began methodically to eat away at that lead. But this time Mason didn\u2019t follow the script. Kicking her legs into high at 300 meters, she shifted up to overdrive on the final 50, holding off a desperate challenge by Keller to win in 4:01.58 \u2013 a new NCAA record \u2013 for her first collegiate crown. Keller followed in 4;02.21, well under her mark from prelims. Florida\u2019s Sara McLarty overtook Chandler for third.<\/p>\n
Mason\u2019s splits: 58.97\u20141:00.99\u20141:01.39\u20141:00.23
\nKeller\u2019s splits: 59.71\u20141:01.38\u20141:00.74\u20141:00.38<\/p>\n
Official Results: 400-Meter Freestyle Finals<\/p>\n
EVENT: 2 WOMEN's 400 Meter Freestyle <\/p>\n
NCAA Record: 4:04.09 Christina Teuscher Columbia 2000
\nWorld Record: 3:59.53 Lindsay Benko USA 2003
\nAmerican Record: 3:59.53 Lindsay Benko USA 2003
\nUS Open Record: 4:01.36 Sanchiko Yamada JPN 2004
\nQUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 4:45.46
\nQUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 4:48.00<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS <\/p>\n
RANK NAME YEAR TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL <\/p>\n
1) MASON, EMILY JR ARIZONA 4:06.56 4:01.58**
\n :58.97 1:00.99 1:01.39 1:00.23
\n ** NCAA Record:
\n 2) KELLER, KALYN FR SOUTHERN CAL. 4:03.81 4:02.21
\n :59.71 1:01.38 1:00.74 1:00.38
\n 3) McLARTY, SARA SR FLORIDA 4:06.64 4:05.64
\n 1:00.42 1:02.27 1:01.56 1:01.39
\n 4) CHANDLER, ASHLEY SO CALIFORNIA 4:06.69 4:05.89
\n :59.19 1:01.70 1:01.92 1:03.08
\n 5) BINDER, ADRIENNE FR AUBURN 4:06.90 4:07.71
\n 1:00.40 1:02.47 1:02.82 1:02.02
\n 6) PIPER, CARLY JR WISCONSIN 4:06.37 4:08.27
\n 1:00.15 1:02.93 1:03.06 1:02.13
\n 7) CONWAY, LAURA SO GEORGIA 4:08.01 4:08.57
\n 1:00.94 1:02.94 1:02.84 1:01.85
\n 8) GILLIAM, SUSAN FR MICHIGAN 4:07.07 4:10.67
\n 1:01.31 1:03.76 1:03.79 1:01.81 <\/p>\n
CONSOLATION FINAL <\/p>\n
9) HENTZEN, MORGAN FR STANFORD 4:09.01 4:07.21
\n 1:00.51 1:02.63 1:02.58 1:01.49
\n 9) FENN, EMILY CLARE SR MICHIGAN 4:08.61 4:07.21
\n :59.76 1:02.43 1:02.90 1:02.12
\n 11) KOCH, BECKY SR VILLANOVA 4:09.34 4:07.81
\n :59.74 1:02.71 1:03.20 1:02.16
\n 12) LEE, GEORGINA SR SOUTHERN METHOD. 4:08.03 4:09.43
\n 1:00.16 1:03.38 1:03.89 1:02.00
\n 13) NELSON, KATIE FR UCLA 4:09.88 4:09.55
\n 1:00.66 1:02.56 1:03.28 1:03.05
\n 14) GORLESKY, ERIN SR INDIANA 4:09.45 4:10.65
\n 1:01.53 1:03.09 1:03.26 1:02.77
\n 15) KEEFE, MARGARET FR PENN STATE 4:10.16 4:11.19
\n 1:00.77 1:03.28 1:03.89 1:03.25
\n 16) KELLY, KIMI FR VIRGINIA 4:10.04 4:14.62
\n 1:01.46 1:03.69 1:04.40 1:05.07<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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