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Georgia put together an epic night to take a 10-point day one lead over California at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. Georgia lead California, 172-162, heading into day two.
Meanwhile, Simone Manuel put on an epic show in the finale with a 50 free win followed by one of the most outstanding anchors all time.
1. Georgia 172 2. California 162 3. Stanford 111 4. Texas A&M 82.5 5. Virginia 76 5. Louisville 76 7. Wisconsin 54 8. Tennessee 52 9. Southern California 46 10. Arizona 44 11. Texas 42 12. NC State 41 13. Auburn 32 14. Missouri 30 15. Florida 27 16. UNC 24 16. Notre Dame 24 18. Kentucky 21 19. Penn State 19 19. Minnesota 19 21. Purdue 14 22. Illinois State University 12 23. Florida State 11 24. So. Methodist 8 25. Miami University (Ohio) 7 25. Indiana 7 27. University of Miami (Florida) 6 28. Florida Gulf Coast 4.5 29. Iowa 4 29. San Diego State 4 31. Hawaii (W) 3 31. Michigan 3 33. Ohio State 2
Women’s 200 free relay
With Stanford looking like it was going to easily defend its title heading into the anchor leg, California’s Farida Osman turned in a stunning time of 21.17 on the anchor leg as the Golden Bears won the title.
The foursome of Kaylin Bing (22.36), Missy Franklin (21.28), Rachel Bootsma (21.60) and Osman (21.17) clocked a top time of 1:26.41 for the victory.
That’s California’s first win in the event since 2011, and just the third victory for the Golden Bears in the event all time. Previously, Cal won the short course meter event in 2000.
Previous California 200 free relay winners:
2000 California (Anya Kolbisen, Haley Cope, Nicole Omphroy, Joscelin Yeo), 1:40.18 *SCM
2011 California (Hannah Wilson, Colleen Fotsch, Erica Dagg, Liv Jensen), 1:27.36
Stanford finished just .11 seconds behind Cal with a 1:26.52 from Simone Manuel (21.68), Lia Neal (21.34), Janet Hu (21.59) and Ally Howe (21.91).
That’s not the closest finish in the event’s history at NCAAs. Georgia owns that record with a .08 second triumph against Auburn, 1:28.96-1:29.04, in 2003.
Georgia’s Madeline Locus (22.05), Chantal Van Landeghem (21.42), Olivia Smoliga (21.61) and Lauren Harrington (21.85) touched third in 1:26.93.
1 California-PC 'A' 1:27.60 1:26.41PD1-A 40
1) Bing, Kaylin SR 2) r:0.28 Franklin, Missy SO
3) r:0.31 Bootsma, Rachel JR 4) r:0.28 Osman, Farida SO
r:+4.00 10.69 22.36 (22.36)
32.52 (10.16) 43.64 (21.28)
53.86 (10.22) 1:05.24 (21.60)
1:15.37 (10.13) 1:26.41 (21.17)
2 Stanford-PC 'A' 1:27.24 1:26.52PD1-A 34
1) Manuel, Simone FR 2) r:0.23 Neal, Lia SO
3) r:0.25 Hu, Janet FR 4) r:0.30 Howe, Ally FR
r:+3.93 10.62 21.68 (21.68)
31.78 (10.10) 43.02 (21.34)
53.20 (10.18) 1:04.61 (21.59)
1:14.91 (10.30) 1:26.52 (21.91)
3 Georgia-GA 'A' 1:26.94 1:26.93 D1-A 32
1) Locus, Madeline SR 2) r:0.23 Van Landeghem, ntal JR
3) r:0.31 Smoliga, Olivia SO 4) r:0.37 Harrington, Lauren SR
r:+3.19 10.73 22.05 (22.05)
32.21 (10.16) 43.47 (21.42)
53.74 (10.27) 1:05.08 (21.61)
1:15.59 (10.51) 1:26.93 (21.85)
4 Wisconsin-WI 'A' 1:26.86 1:26.98 D1-A 30
1) Martin, Ivy SR 2) r:0.16 Kinney, Chase SO
3) r:0.06 Van Hout, Aja SR 4) r:0.11 Tamblyn, Anne JR
r:+2.51 10.41 21.61 (21.61)
31.60 (9.99) 43.16 (21.55)
53.36 (10.20) 1:04.91 (21.75)
1:15.36 (10.45) 1:26.98 (22.07)
5 Texas A&M-GU 'A' 1:27.85 1:27.85 D1-A 28
1) Gastaldello, Beryl FR 2) r:0.31 Ibanez, Lili SR
3) r:0.30 Galat, Bethany FR 4) r:0.16 Bosma, Sammie SR
r:+4.34 10.71 21.76 (21.76)
32.37 (10.61) 43.84 (22.08)
54.32 (10.48) 1:06.00 (22.16)
1:16.41 (10.41) 1:27.85 (21.85)
6 Auburn-SE 'A' 1:27.72 1:27.88 D1-A 26
1) Purcell, Allyx SO 2) r:0.20 Fonteno, Megan SR
3) r:0.20 Ellzey, Ashton FR 4) r:0.11 Hull, Valerie FR
r:+0.71 10.84 22.33 (22.33)
32.66 (10.33) 44.26 (21.93)
54.62 (10.36) 1:06.42 (22.16)
1:16.48 (10.06) 1:27.88 (21.46)
7 NC State-NC 'A' 1:27.98 1:28.13 D1-A 24
1) Poli, Lauren SR 2) r:0.19 Koletic, Ashlyn JR
3) r:0.27 Duffield, Krista FR 4) r:0.25 Bonnema, Riki JR
r:+1.95 10.96 22.68 (22.68)
32.87 (10.19) 44.63 (21.95)
54.88 (10.25) 1:06.56 (21.93)
1:16.65 (10.09) 1:28.13 (21.57)
8 Louisville-KY 'A' 1:28.05 1:28.90 D1-A 22
1) Kneppers, Andrea SO 2) r:0.29 Worrell, Kelsi JR
3) r:0.15 Patterson, Maggie 4) r:0.26 Kylliainen, Tanja SR
r:+0.79 11.10 22.71 (22.71)
32.66 (9.95) 43.96 (21.25)
54.65 (10.69) 1:06.60 (22.64)
1:16.99 (10.39) 1:28.90 (22.30)
1. California 40 2. Stanford 34 3. Georgia 32 4. Wisconsin 30 5. Texas A&M 28 6. Auburn 26 7. NC State 24 8. Louisville 22 9. Tennessee 18 10. Southern California 14 11. Arizona 12 12. Penn State 10 13. Texas 8 14. Virginia 6 15. UNC 4 16. San Diego State 2
Women’s 500 free
Virginia’s Leah Smith wasn’t able to break her preliminary NCAA record of 4:30.37, but she had enough in the tank to smoke the rest of the field to win the 500-yard free.
Smith clocked a time of 4:31.54, the 10th-fastest effort all time, to win the event.
She joins Cara Lane as the only Virginia Cavaliers to ever win an NCAA title. Lane went back to back in the 1500/1650 free titles in 2000 and 2001.
2000 Cara Lane, Virginia, 16:03.59 *1500 SCM
2001 Cara Lane, Virginia, 15:53.86
California’s Cierra Runge, who had owned the NCAA record with a 4:31.90 from the Pacific 12 Championships, wound up taking second overall in 4:33.82.
Texas A&M’s Sarah Henry edged Georgia’s Amber McDermott, 4:34.34 to 4:35.31, for third place overall.
Georgia still managed to gain plenty of team points with Hali Flickinger (4:37.40), Brittany MacLean (4:38.05), Rachel Zilinskas (4:39.22) and Jordan Mattern (4:36.49) going 6-7-8-9.
1 Smith, Leah SO Virginia-VA 4:30.37 4:31.54 D1-A 20
r:+0.81 24.99 51.71 (26.72)
1:18.89 (27.18) 1:46.15 (27.26)
2:13.41 (27.26) 2:40.95 (27.54)
3:08.51 (27.56) 3:36.33 (27.82)
4:04.15 (27.82) 4:31.54 (27.39)
2 Runge, Cierra FR California-PC 4:35.28 4:33.82 D1-A 17
r:+0.79 25.36 52.41 (27.05)
1:19.98 (27.57) 1:47.60 (27.62)
2:15.55 (27.95) 2:43.07 (27.52)
3:10.94 (27.87) 3:38.84 (27.90)
4:06.73 (27.89) 4:33.82 (27.09)
3 Henry, Sarah SR Texas A&M-GU 4:36.13 4:34.34 D1-A 16
r:+0.76 25.66 53.27 (27.61)
1:20.86 (27.59) 1:48.40 (27.54)
2:15.99 (27.59) 2:43.68 (27.69)
3:11.68 (28.00) 3:39.74 (28.06)
4:07.29 (27.55) 4:34.34 (27.05)
1. Georgia 92 2. California 58 3. Texas A&M 44 4. Wisconsin 35 5. Stanford 34 6. Auburn 26 6. Virginia 26 8. NC State 24 9. Louisville 22 10. Southern California 21 11. Tennessee 18 12. Arizona 14 12. Florida 14 14. UNC 10 14. Penn State 10 16. Texas 8 17. Iowa 4 18. Indiana 3 19. San Diego State 2
Women’s 200 IM
California’s Missy Franklin, who will turn professional Saturday night upon completion of the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships, claimed her second NCAA title of the night.
Following a splendid split to help Cal to the 200 free relay win, Franklin turned in a lifetime best 1:52.11 to win the women’s 200-yard IM this evening.
That time beat her previous best of 1:52.99 from December 2014, and moved her from seventh all time to third in the event’s history.
All Time 200 IM
[table “” not found /]Elizabeth Pelton gave the Golden Bears a 1-2 finish with a 1:52.80, which bettered her sixth-ranked lifetime best of 1:52.93. The time is the 11th-fastest all time.
Texas’ Madisyn Cox hit the wall third with a 1:54.43 to round out the top three.
California jumped into the lead, 115-112, ahead of Georgia following the event.
1 Franklin, Missy SO California-PC 1:53.62 1:52.11PD1-A 20
r:+0.78 24.89 51.98 (27.09)
1:25.57 (33.59) 1:52.11 (26.54)
2 Pelton, Elizabe JR California-PC 1:54.08 1:52.80PD1-A 17
r:+0.86 24.89 52.67 (27.78)
1:26.48 (33.81) 1:52.80 (26.32)
3 Cox, Madisyn SO Texas-ST 1:54.88 1:54.43 D1-A 16
r:+0.70 25.67 54.74 (29.07)
1:27.48 (32.74) 1:54.43 (26.95)
1. California 115 2. Georgia 112 3. Texas A&M 59 4. Virginia 42 5. Wisconsin 35 6. Stanford 34 6. Louisville 34 8. Auburn 26 9. Texas 24 9. NC State 24 11. Southern California 21 12. Tennessee 18 13. Notre Dame 15 14. Florida 14 14. Arizona 14 16. Penn State 10 16. UNC 10 18. Iowa 4 19. Indiana 3 19. Michigan 3 21. San Diego State 2 22. Ohio State 1
Women’s 50 free
Stanford’s Simone Manuel become the second-fastest swimmer all time in the 50-yard free at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Manuel crushed the rest of the finale with a time of 21.32. That swim pushed her to second behind only Arizona’s Lara Jackson, who clocked an NCAA and American record time of 21.27 in 2009.
All Time 50 Free
[table “” not found /]The win put Stanford ahead of Georgia for most 50 free wins as a program with nine. But it is Stanford’s first win since three-straight from Catherine Fox in 1997-99.
Former Stanford Cardinal wins:
1984 Krissie Bush, Stanford, 22.98
1986 Jenna Johnson, Stanford, 22.46
1987 Jenna Johnson, Stanford, 22.57
1992 Jenny Thompson, Stanford, 22.14
1993 Jenny Thompson, Stanford, 22.16
1997 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.01
1998 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.21
1999 Catherine Fox, Stanford, 22.13
Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin clinched second tonight in 21.61 with Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell placing third overall in 21.62. Martin just missed her prelim personal best of 21.57, while Worrell moved up to a tie for 10th all time in the event’s history with Amanda Weir.
Georgia had another huge freestyle with three A finalists to take a 150-130 lead heading into diving.
1 Manuel, Simone FR Stanford-PC 21.54 21.32PD1-A 20
r:+0.68 10.50 21.32 (10.82)
2 Martin, Ivy SR Wisconsin-WI 21.57 21.61 D1-A 17
r:+0.69 10.43 21.61 (11.18)
3 Worrell, Kelsi JR Louisville-KY 21.70 21.62 D1-A 16
r:+0.66 10.38 21.62 (11.24)
4 Osman, Farida SO California-PC 21.63 21.68 D1-A 15
r:+0.72 10.79 21.68 (10.89)
5 Locus, Madeline SR Georgia-GA 21.92 21.80 D1-A 14
r:+0.69 10.55 21.80 (11.25)
6 Van Landeghem, JR Georgia-GA 21.78 21.97 D1-B 13
r:+0.72 10.76 21.97 (11.21)
7 Bonnema, Riki JR NC State-NC 21.97 22.03 D1-B 12
r:+0.76 10.70 22.03 (11.33)
8 Smoliga, Olivia SO Georgia-GA 21.96 22.09 D1-B 11
r:+0.79 10.78 22.09 (11.31)
1. Georgia 150 2. California 130 3. Texas A&M 70.5 4. Stanford 54 5. Wisconsin 52 6. Louisville 50 7. Virginia 42 8. NC State 36 9. Auburn 26 10. Texas 24 10. Tennessee 24 12. Southern California 21 13. Penn State 19 14. Notre Dame 15 15. Florida 14 15. Arizona 14 17. UNC 10 18. Florida Gulf Coast 4.5 19. Iowa 4 19. San Diego State 4 21. Indiana 3 21. Michigan 3 21. Minnesota 3 24. Ohio State 2
Women’s one-meter diving
Arizona’s Samantha Pickens captured the one-meter diving title at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships with 34.90 points.
That’s Pickens’ second triumph in the event, first winning in 2013 with 348.45 points.
She’s just the seventh person to win more than one time in the one-meter at NCAAs.
Stanford’s Kassidy Cook tallied 340.20 points for second overall, while Minnesota’s Zhou Yu snared third overall with 338.00 points.
1 Pickens, Samant SR Arizona-AZ 330.05 345.90 20 2 Cook, Kassidy SO Stanford-PC 323.60 340.20 17 3 Zhou, Yu SO Minnesota-MN 317.25 338.00 16 4 Hamperian, Rebe SO Kentucky-KY 317.35 326.65 15 5 Dunnichay, Mary JR Purdue-IN 305.75 323.20 14 6 Warner, Kahlia JR Florida-FL 305.95 321.75 13 7 Zhang, Wenting SR Illinois State-I 311.20 314.10 12 8 Young, Katrina SR Florida State-FL 311.45 297.70 11
1. Georgia 150 2. California 130 3. Stanford 71 4. Texas A&M 70.5 5. Wisconsin 52 6. Louisville 50 7. Virginia 42 8. NC State 41 9. Arizona 34 10. Florida 27 11. Auburn 26 12. Texas 24 12. Notre Dame 24 12. Tennessee 24 15. Southern California 22 16. Penn State 19 16. Minnesota 19 18. Kentucky 17 19. Purdue 14 20. Illinois State University 12 21. Florida State 11 22. UNC 10 23. Miami University (Ohio) 7 23. Indiana 7 25. University of Miami (Florida) 6 26. Florida Gulf Coast 4.5 27. Iowa 4 27. San Diego State 4 29. Hawaii (W) 3 29. Michigan 3 31. Ohio State 2
Women’s 400 medley relay
Through three legs, it looked like Virginia was well on its way to a banner night with the women’s 400-yard medley relay well in hand – until Stanford’s Simone Manuel entered the water.
Manuel showed her big-time anchor ability, first demonstrated with a huge victory for Team USA at the Duel in the Pool in 2013, as she pulled off a Lezakesque anchor of 45.45.
Virginia led Stanford by more than two seconds, 2:38.73 to 2:40.96, heading into the anchor leg.
In the end, Stanford’s Ally Howe (52.00), Katie Olsen (58.07), Janet Hu (50.89) and Manuel (45.45) finished the finale with an NCAA, U.S. Open and American record time of 3:26.41.
Just a hundredth behind, Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew (50.19), Laura Simon (57.52), Ellen Williamson (51.02) and Ellen Thomas (47.69) collected second overall with 3:26.42.
California’s Rachel Bootsma (50.84), Marina Garcia (59.28), Farida Osman (51.07) and Missy Franklin (45.98) also cleared the previous NCAA and American record of 3:27.51 set by Stanford last year as California clocked a 3:27.17 tonight.
Those are the three fastest relays in history.
1 Stanford-PC 'A' 3:29.89 3:26.41ND1-A 40
1) Howe, Ally FR 2) r:0.24 Olsen, Katie SR
3) r:0.19 Hu, Janet FR 4) r:0.19 Manuel, Simone FR
r:+0.63 25.40 52.00 (52.00)
1:19.25 (27.25) 1:50.07 (58.07)
2:13.43 (23.36) 2:40.96 (50.89)
3:02.74 (21.78) 3:26.41 (45.45)
2 Virginia-VA 'A' 3:28.27 3:26.42ND1-A 34
1) Bartholomew, Courtney JR 2) r:0.35 Simon, Laura SO
3) r:0.26 Williamson, Ellen SR 4) r:0.24 Thomas, Ellen SO
r:+0.59 24.45 50.19 (50.19)
1:17.22 (27.03) 1:47.71 (57.52)
2:11.20 (23.49) 2:38.73 (51.02)
3:00.88 (22.15) 3:26.42 (47.69)
3 California-PC 'A' 3:30.63 3:27.17ND1-A 32
1) Bootsma, Rachel JR 2) r:0.04 Garcia, Marina SO
3) r:0.17 Osman, Farida SO 4) r:0.36 Franklin, Missy SO
r:+0.55 24.59 50.84 (50.84)
1:18.44 (27.60) 1:50.12 (59.28)
2:13.44 (23.32) 2:41.19 (51.07)
3:03.32 (22.13) 3:27.17 (45.98)
1. Georgia 172 2. California 162 3. Stanford 111 4. Texas A&M 82.5 5. Virginia 76 5. Louisville 76 7. Wisconsin 54 8. Tennessee 52 9. Southern California 46 10. Arizona 44 11. Texas 42 12. NC State 41 13. Auburn 32 14. Missouri 30 15. Florida 27 16. UNC 24 16. Notre Dame 24 18. Kentucky 21 19. Penn State 19 19. Minnesota 19 21. Purdue 14 22. Illinois State University 12 23. Florida State 11 24. So. Methodist 8 25. Miami University (Ohio) 7 25. Indiana 7 27. University of Miami (Florida) 6 28. Florida Gulf Coast 4.5 29. Iowa 4 29. San Diego State 4 31. Hawaii (W) 3 31. Michigan 3 33. Ohio State 2
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 200 free relay
- Women’s 500 free
- Women’s 200 IM
- Women’s 50 free
- Women’s 400 medley relay
- Women’s one-meter diving
Victoria Fonville