FEDERAL WAY – California’s Cierra Runge wasted little time to continue her epic meet as she took down the NCAA record in the 500-yard free at the Pac 12 Women’s Championships.
During the first night, Runge was part of a new American record in the 800-yard free relay alongside teammate Missy Franklin.
Tonight, she took down the NCAA record in the 500 free with a blazing time of 4:31.90.
That performance surpassed Brittany MacLean’s NCAA record of 4:32.53 set last year for Georgia and made Runge the fourth-fastest swimmer all time in the event.
All Time Top 500 Frees
[table “” not found /]USC’s Chelsea Chenault took second tonight in a distant 4:37.55 with Arizona’s Bonnie Brandon placing third in 4:38.87.
Comparative Splits
=== A - Final ===
1 Runge, Cierra FR CAL-PC 4:35.92 4:31.90NA 32
r:+0.79 24.91 51.63 (26.72)
1:18.82 (27.19) 1:46.04 (27.22)
2:13.64 (27.60) 2:41.33 (27.69)
3:09.36 (28.03) 3:36.98 (27.62)
4:04.80 (27.82) 4:31.90 (27.10)
=== A - Final ===
1 MacLean, Britta SO Georgia 4:35.08 4:32.53 20
r:+0.76 25.71 53.08 (27.37)
1:20.71 (27.63) 1:48.54 (27.83)
2:16.30 (27.76) 2:44.25 (27.95)
3:12.01 (27.76) 3:39.55 (27.54)
4:06.72 (27.17) 4:32.53 (25.81)
Missy Franklin kept the ball rolling for the California Golden Bears as the squad threw down a 1-2-3 effort in the 200-yard IM.
Franklin clocked an NCAA A cut time of 1:53.47, while teammate Elizabeth Pelton also posted an A cut with a second-place 1:53.80. Celina Li rounded out the top three with a 1:55.52.
Farida Osman then pulled off a stunning upset as the California swimmer put up a 21.65 to pick off Stanford’s Simone Manuel (21.81) for the victory in the 50-yard free. The two both cleared the NCAA A cut and will now battle at NCAAs again, but Manuel was one of the biggest locks for a win this week.
UCLA’s Linnea Mack and Stanford’s Janet Hu tied for third with matching 22.13s.
Stanford’s Alexandra Clay then won the three-meter diving crown with 363.95 points. Arizona’s Samantha Pickens took second with 352.95 points, while Arizona State’s Hailey Casper placed third with 343.35 points.
California completed a night that really could not have gone any better with a win in the 200-yard free relay.
Kaylin Bing (22.35), Missy Franklin (21.46), Rachel Bootsma (21.91) and Farida Osman (21.46) raced their way to a 1:27.18 for the win.
Stanford’s Simone Manuel (22.27), Lia Neal (21.81), Janet Hu (21.89) and Lindsey Engel (22.05) took second in 1:28.02, while Arizona State’s Juanita Barreto (23.02), Ingibjorg Jonsdottir (22.46), Marina Spadoni (22.45) and Melanie Busch (22.23) placed third in 1:30.16.
Excellent detailed article. Great stats. ‘To the point’ ! Exciting swimming ! – jmr –
What happened with the UCLA and ASU 4×200 relays. Both DQed, but I had seen at least the ASU team listed in “Live Results” at 7:08+ one day, just off the A cut, and listed as DQed the next. False starts; entry issues? Other? Your help would be useful. Thanks.
Look out Katie Ledecky!