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The women’s 800-yard freestyle relay kicked off the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships with Georgia winning its NCAA record-tying 8th team title in the event.
Georgia’s Hali Flickinger (1:42.80), Kylie Stewart (1:43.95), Meaghan Raab (1:43.59) and Brittany MacLean (1:41.46) raced their way to victory in 6:51.80.
That performance lowered the pool record of 6:58.83 that Texas A&M had just set the previous heat. A&M had downed the 2015 mark of 7:00.93 set by Virginia.
That’s Georgia’s eighth team title in the event, tying them with Stanford at the top of the event’s history.
Georgia’s Previous Wins:
2001 Georgia (Stefanie Williams, Kim Black, Julie Hardt, Maritza Correia), 7:06.48
2005 Georgia (Mary DeScenza, Kara Lynn Joyce, Elizabeth Hill, Amanda Weir), 7:01.03
2006 Georgia (Mary DeScenza, Jessica Cole, Claire Maust, Kara Lynn Joyce), 7:03.75
2010 Georgia (Morgan Scroggy, Megan Romano, Chelsea Nauta, Allison Schmitt), 6:55.61
2011 Georgia (Morgan Scroggy, Megan Romano, Shannon Vreeland, Allison Schmitt), 6:55.40
2012 Georgia (Shannon Vreeland, Jordan Mattern, Amber McDermott, Megan Romano), 6:55.96
2013 Georgia (Shannon Vreeland, Megan Romano, Brittany MacLean, Allison Schmitt), 6:54.43
Stanford’s Previous Wins:
1982 Stanford (Stephanie Elkins, Anne Tweedy, Sherri Hanna, Marybeth Linzmeier), 7:16.10
1983 Stanford (Isabel Reuss, Diana Zock, Sherri Hanna, Marybeth Linzmeier), 7:16.50
1990 Stanford (Karen Kraemer, Janel Jorgensen, Jody Smith, Janet Evans), 7:07.58
1991 Stanford (Janel Jorgensen, Karen Kraemer, Eva Mortensen, Janet Evans), 7:09.48
1992 Stanford (Karen Kraemer, Lea Loveless, Janel Jorgensen, Jenny Thompson), 7:04.06
1993 Stanford (Lisa Jacob, Jane Skillman, Janel Jorgensen, Jenny Thompson), 7:07.47
1996 Stanford (Michelle Jesperson, Lisa Jacob, Amy Oberhelman, Elin Austevoll), 7:11.28
1999 Stanford (Misty Hyman, Gabrielle Rose, Sylvia Bereknyei, Catherine Fox), 7:06.22
Tonight’s victory for Georgia is its fifth win in the last seven years after California broke UGA’s four-year streak with a pair of wins.
USC’s Kirsten Vose (1:43.08), Anika Apostalon (1:44.34), Chelsea Chenault (1:42.69) and Kasia Wilk (1:43.73) picked up second overall in 6:53.84 as the team was in place to compete with Georgia before MacLean unleashed her anchor leg.
Although a two-second victory is a pretty wide margin, it’s not the biggest ever in the event at NCAAs. Florida owns that NCAA record with a 7.96-second win in 1984 against Southern California (7:06.98 to 7:14.94).
California’s Kathleen Baker (1:43.99), Elizabeth Pelton (1:44.07), Rachel Bootsma (1:44.23) and Amy Bilquist (1:42.89) claimed third tonight in the timed final event with a 6:55.18.
Virginia (6:55.25), Texas A&M (6:58.83), Stanford (6:59.19), Louisville (6:59.58) and Indiana (6:59.82) also made their way into the top eight in the event.
Georgia took the early team lead after the event:
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 1 1. Georgia 40 2. Southern Cali 34 3. California 32 4. Virginia 30 5. Texas A&M 28 6. Stanford 26 7. Louisville 24 8. Indiana 22 9. Arizona 18 10. Texas 14 11. Michigan 12 12. NC State 10 13. UNC 8 14. Penn St 6 15. Kentucky 4 16. Florida 2
1 Georgia 6:55.56 6:51.80P 40
1) Flickinger, Hali SR 2) r:0.26 Stewart, Kylie SO
3) r:0.29 Raab, Meaghan SO 4) r:0.27 MacLean, Brittany SR
r:+0.73 24.13 49.83 (49.83)
1:16.35 (1:16.35) 1:42.80 (1:42.80)
2:06.90 (24.10) 2:33.63 (50.83)
3:00.45 (1:17.65) 3:26.75 (1:43.95)
3:50.64 (23.89) 4:16.77 (50.02)
4:43.53 (1:16.78) 5:10.34 (1:43.59)
5:34.19 (23.85) 5:59.83 (49.49)
6:25.91 (1:15.57) 6:51.80 (1:41.46)
2 Southern Cal 6:55.17 6:53.84P 34
1) Vose, Kirsten FR 2) r:0.37 Apostalon, Anika JR
3) r:0.24 Chenault, Chelsea JR 4) r:0.20 Wilk, Kasia FR
r:+0.79 24.10 50.14 (50.14)
1:16.60 (1:16.60) 1:43.08 (1:43.08)
2:06.93 (23.85) 2:33.68 (50.60)
3:00.96 (1:17.88) 3:27.42 (1:44.34)
3:50.86 (23.44) 4:16.80 (49.38)
4:43.13 (1:15.71) 5:10.11 (1:42.69)
5:33.59 (23.48) 5:59.80 (49.69)
6:26.53 (1:16.42) 6:53.84 (1:43.73)
3 California 6:57.64 6:55.18P 32
1) Baker, Kathleen FR 2) r:0.40 Pelton, Elizabeth SR
3) r:0.49 Bootsma, Rachel SR 4) r:0.25 Bilquist, Amy FR
r:+0.72 23.85 50.02 (50.02)
1:16.71 (1:16.71) 1:43.99 (1:43.99)
2:07.69 (23.70) 2:33.85 (49.86)
3:00.77 (1:16.78) 3:28.06 (1:44.07)
3:51.14 (23.08) 4:17.03 (48.97)
4:44.16 (1:16.10) 5:12.29 (1:44.23)
5:35.73 (23.44) 6:01.75 (49.46)
6:28.41 (1:16.12) 6:55.18 (1:42.89)
4 Virginia 6:59.69 6:55.25P 30
1) Smith, Leah JR 2) r:0.21 Moroney, Megan FR
3) r:0.32 Jones, Kaitlyn JR 4) r:0.25 Marrkand, Jen SO
r:+0.61 24.40 50.24 (50.24)
1:16.28 (1:16.28) 1:42.87 (1:42.87)
2:07.06 (24.19) 2:33.57 (50.70)
3:00.03 (1:17.16) 3:26.70 (1:43.83)
3:50.88 (24.18) 4:17.18 (50.48)
4:43.60 (1:16.90) 5:11.52 (1:44.82)
5:35.58 (24.06) 6:01.86 (50.34)
6:28.27 (1:16.75) 6:55.25 (1:43.73)
5 TXAM 7:01.00 6:58.83P 28
1) Gibson, Sarah JR 2) r:0.33 Pickrem, Sydney FR
3) r:0.27 Malone, Kristin SO 4) r:0.33 Rasmus, Claire FR
r:+0.76 24.15 50.83 (50.83)
1:17.58 (1:17.58) 1:43.41 (1:43.41)
2:08.14 (24.73) 2:35.29 (51.88)
3:02.42 (1:19.01) 3:29.01 (1:45.60)
3:53.45 (24.44) 4:20.29 (51.28)
4:47.43 (1:18.42) 5:14.72 (1:45.71)
5:39.16 (24.44) 6:05.72 (51.00)
6:32.46 (1:17.74) 6:58.83 (1:44.11)
6 Stanford 7:00.53 6:59.19P 26
1) Stafford, Nicole JR 2) r:0.14 Eastin, Ella FR
3) r:0.26 Ama, Julia SR 4) r:0.14 Engel, Lindsey SO
r:+0.71 24.98 51.49 (51.49)
1:18.01 (1:18.01) 1:45.05 (1:45.05)
2:08.85 (23.80) 2:34.81 (49.76)
3:01.03 (1:15.98) 3:27.23 (1:42.18)
3:51.51 (24.28) 4:18.47 (51.24)
4:45.85 (1:18.62) 5:13.74 (1:46.51)
5:37.67 (23.93) 6:04.19 (50.45)
6:31.58 (1:17.84) 6:59.19 (1:45.45)
7 Louisville 7:01.01 6:59.58P 24
1) Kneppers, Andrea SR 2) r:0.17 Houck, Abbie JR
3) r:0.13 Comerford, Mallory FR 4) r:0.14 Pugh, Marah SO
r:+0.79 24.52 50.94 (50.94)
1:17.74 (1:17.74) 1:45.01 (1:45.01)
2:09.27 (24.26) 2:35.77 (50.76)
3:02.79 (1:17.78) 3:29.77 (1:44.76)
3:53.32 (23.55) 4:19.27 (49.50)
4:45.66 (1:15.89) 5:12.49 (1:42.72)
5:37.13 (24.64) 6:03.79 (51.30)
6:31.43 (1:18.94) 6:59.58 (1:47.09)
8 Indiana 7:00.83 6:59.82P 22
1) Lips, Haley SR 2) r:0.34 Marchuk, Stephanie JR
3) r:0.40 Vertigans, Grace SO 4) r:0.31 Goss, Kennedy SO
r:+0.69 24.79 51.09 (51.09)
1:17.49 (1:17.49) 1:43.52 (1:43.52)
2:08.73 (25.21) 2:35.26 (51.74)
3:02.48 (1:18.96) 3:29.35 (1:45.83)
3:53.63 (24.28) 4:20.50 (51.15)
4:48.09 (1:18.74) 5:16.66 (1:47.31)
5:41.29 (24.63) 6:07.51 (50.85)
6:33.96 (1:17.30) 6:59.82 (1:43.16)
9 Arizona 7:01.50 6:59.84P 18
1) Schick, Taylor SR 2) r:0.15 McHugh, Cameron SO
3) r:0.17 Brandon, Bonnie SR 4) r:0.33 McCarthy, Emma FR
r:+0.70 24.49 50.81 (50.81)
1:18.13 (1:18.13) 1:45.52 (1:45.52)
2:09.22 (23.70) 2:35.63 (50.11)
3:02.84 (1:17.32) 3:30.01 (1:44.49)
3:53.55 (23.54) 4:19.72 (49.71)
4:46.95 (1:16.94) 5:14.36 (1:44.35)
5:38.59 (24.23) 6:04.92 (50.56)
6:32.07 (1:17.71) 6:59.84 (1:45.48)
10 Texas 7:00.41 7:00.21P 14
1) Cox, Madisyn JR 2) r:0.31 Carrozza, Quinn FR
3) r:0.24 McCullagh, Nora FR 4) r:0.17 Karosas, Tasija JR
r:+0.74 24.57 50.73 (50.73)
1:17.49 (1:17.49) 1:44.61 (1:44.61)
2:08.58 (23.97) 2:35.19 (50.58)
3:02.18 (1:17.57) 3:29.54 (1:44.93)
3:53.84 (24.30) 4:20.51 (50.97)
4:48.00 (1:18.46) 5:16.21 (1:46.67)
5:40.14 (23.93) 6:06.97 (50.76)
6:33.64 (1:17.43) 7:00.21 (1:44.00)
11 Michigan 6:58.54 7:01.50 12
1) Deloof, Gabby SO 2) r:0.13 Haughey, Siobhan FR
3) r:0.12 Smiddy, Clara SO 4) r:0.28 Ryan, Gillian SO
r:+0.73 25.20 51.74 (51.74)
1:18.43 (1:18.43) 1:45.71 (1:45.71)
2:09.20 (23.49) 2:35.41 (49.70)
3:02.05 (1:16.34) 3:28.34 (1:42.63)
3:52.21 (23.87) 4:18.94 (50.60)
4:46.81 (1:18.47) 5:15.86 (1:47.52)
5:40.57 (24.71) 6:07.82 (51.96)
6:34.88 (1:19.02) 7:01.50 (1:45.64)
12 NC State 7:00.53 7:03.01 10
1) Muller, Rachel JR 2) r:0.37 Zevnik, Alexia JR
3) r:0.29 Craddock, Michelle SR 4) r:0.29 Labonge, Natalie JR
r:+0.74 24.92 51.79 (51.79)
1:18.50 (1:18.50) 1:44.92 (1:44.92)
2:08.85 (23.93) 2:35.62 (50.70)
3:02.91 (1:17.99) 3:29.88 (1:44.96)
3:54.62 (24.74) 4:22.05 (52.17)
4:49.73 (1:19.85) 5:17.16 (1:47.28)
5:41.35 (24.19) 6:08.27 (51.11)
6:35.66 (1:18.50) 7:03.01 (1:45.85)
13 UNC 7:05.23 7:04.41 8
1) Hardesty, Allyn SR 2) r:0.19 Earp, Lauren SR
3) r:0.25 Fields, Zhada FR 4) r:0.34 Nunn, Emma SR
r:+0.74 24.66 51.27 (51.27)
1:17.99 (1:17.99) 1:45.38 (1:45.38)
2:09.67 (24.29) 2:36.48 (51.10)
3:03.78 (1:18.40) 3:30.84 (1:45.46)
3:55.21 (24.37) 4:22.50 (51.66)
4:49.66 (1:18.82) 5:17.93 (1:47.09)
5:42.22 (24.29) 6:09.20 (51.27)
6:36.85 (1:18.92) 7:04.41 (1:46.48)
14 Penn St 7:05.67 7:04.42 6
1) Ackman, Alyson SR 2) r:0.36 Price, Niki SO
3) r:0.28 Wujciak, Megan JR 4) r:0.26 Jones, Kaitlin SR
r:+0.71 24.66 51.08 (51.08)
1:17.74 (1:17.74) 1:44.61 (1:44.61)
2:08.65 (24.04) 2:35.50 (50.89)
3:03.04 (1:18.43) 3:30.91 (1:46.30)
3:54.77 (23.86) 4:21.33 (50.42)
4:49.20 (1:18.29) 5:18.32 (1:47.41)
5:43.14 (24.82) 6:09.61 (51.29)
6:37.04 (1:18.72) 7:04.42 (1:46.10)
15 Kentucky 7:05.68 7:04.75 4
1) Freriks, Geena FR 2) r:0.20 Galyer, Danielle JR
3) r:0.25 McInerny, Haley FR 4) r:0.20 Casey, Kendal JR
r:+0.76 24.99 51.48 (51.48)
1:18.82 (1:18.82) 1:46.39 (1:46.39)
2:10.87 (24.48) 2:37.72 (51.33)
3:04.98 (1:18.59) 3:32.09 (1:45.70)
3:55.95 (23.86) 4:22.62 (50.53)
4:50.29 (1:18.20) 5:18.16 (1:46.07)
5:42.53 (24.37) 6:09.60 (51.44)
6:37.16 (1:19.00) 7:04.75 (1:46.59)
16 Florida 7:01.95 7:04.79 2
1) Maughan, Amelia SO 2) r:0.35 Hinds, Natalie SR
3) r:0.39 Thielmann, Jessica SR 4) r:0.20 Linn, Ashlee SR
r:+0.72 25.16 52.00 (52.00)
1:19.85 (1:19.85) 1:47.46 (1:47.46)
2:11.16 (23.70) 2:37.66 (50.20)
3:04.79 (1:17.33) 3:32.51 (1:45.05)
3:57.34 (24.83) 4:24.24 (51.73)
4:51.77 (1:19.26) 5:19.23 (1:46.72)
5:43.65 (24.42) 6:10.34 (51.11)
6:37.61 (1:18.38) 7:04.79 (1:45.56)
17 Purdue 7:05.05 7:05.32
1) Davis, Allie SR 2) r:0.50 Hernandez, Gracie JR
3) r:0.38 Petric, Nika Kalina SR 4) r:0.36 Meitz, Kaersten SO
r:+0.66 24.62 51.28 (51.28)
1:18.50 (1:18.50) 1:45.65 (1:45.65)
2:10.67 (25.02) 2:37.68 (52.03)
3:05.34 (1:19.69) 3:33.00 (1:47.35)
3:57.86 (24.86) 4:24.87 (51.87)
4:52.17 (1:19.17) 5:19.22 (1:46.22)
5:43.61 (24.39) 6:10.44 (51.22)
6:37.79 (1:18.57) 7:05.32 (1:46.10)
18 LSU 7:04.77 7:05.33
1) Stirrat, Danielle SR 2) r:0.31 Cox, Megan SR
3) r:0.37 Kopcso, Kara JR 4) r:0.07 Troskot, Leah JR
r:+0.71 25.04 52.10 (52.10)
1:19.19 (1:19.19) 1:45.91 (1:45.91)
2:10.48 (24.57) 2:37.50 (51.59)
3:04.96 (1:19.05) 3:32.58 (1:46.67)
3:56.95 (24.37) 4:24.15 (51.57)
4:51.42 (1:18.84) 5:18.72 (1:46.14)
5:42.91 (24.19) 6:10.15 (51.43)
6:37.96 (1:19.24) 7:05.33 (1:46.61)
19 Tennessee 7:04.89 7:05.88
1) Bohon, Micah SO 2) r:0.24 Bruens, Harper SR
3) r:0.23 Driscoll, Lauren SR 4) r:0.41 Griffith, Mary SR
r:+0.64 24.86 51.92 (51.92)
1:19.62 (1:19.62) 1:47.26 (1:47.26)
2:10.84 (23.58) 2:37.17 (49.91)
3:04.40 (1:17.14) 3:31.76 (1:44.50)
3:56.28 (24.52) 4:23.42 (51.66)
4:51.02 (1:19.26) 5:19.08 (1:47.32)
5:44.11 (25.03) 6:11.53 (52.45)
6:38.92 (1:19.84) 7:05.88 (1:46.80)
20 VT 7:08.37 7:07.20
1) Hespeler, Jessica JR 2) r:0.41 Donnelly, Fiona JR
3) r:0.14 Boutant, Alice SO 4) r:0.07 Grabski, Adriana SO
r:+0.76 24.82 51.09 (51.09)
1:18.08 (1:18.08) 1:45.02 (1:45.02)
2:09.63 (24.61) 2:36.16 (51.14)
3:03.66 (1:18.64) 3:31.70 (1:46.68)
3:56.38 (24.68) 4:23.89 (52.19)
4:51.82 (1:20.12) 5:19.79 (1:48.09)
5:44.45 (24.66) 6:12.06 (52.27)
6:39.60 (1:19.81) 7:07.20 (1:47.41)
21 Auburn 7:06.31 7:08.46
1) Falconer, Erin FR 2) r:0.24 Vitarius, Jillian SR
3) r:0.40 McKernan, Shannon FR 4) r:0.30 Thatcher, Zoe SO
r:+0.78 24.64 51.55 (51.55)
1:18.63 (1:18.63) 1:45.91 (1:45.91)
2:10.36 (24.45) 2:37.15 (51.24)
3:04.88 (1:18.97) 3:33.13 (1:47.22)
3:57.74 (24.61) 4:25.03 (51.90)
4:53.30 (1:20.17) 5:21.54 (1:48.41)
5:46.05 (24.51) 6:13.11 (51.57)
6:40.68 (1:19.14) 7:08.46 (1:46.92)
22 Boise St 7:04.60 7:08.65
1) Chard, Emma SO 2) r:0.35 Aoyama, Brittany SR
3) r:0.48 Balogh, Blake SR 4) r:0.37 Cann, Felicity JR
r:+0.75 24.77 51.70 (51.70)
1:18.55 (1:18.55) 1:45.57 (1:45.57)
2:10.29 (24.72) 2:37.04 (51.47)
3:04.34 (1:18.77) 3:32.25 (1:46.68)
3:56.98 (24.73) 4:24.28 (52.03)
4:52.42 (1:20.17) 5:20.90 (1:48.65)
5:45.41 (24.51) 6:12.55 (51.65)
6:40.66 (1:19.76) 7:08.65 (1:47.75)
23 Alabama 7:09.67 7:08.70
1) Saunders, Emma SR 2) r:0.23 Tomley, Temarie SO
3) r:0.14 Musser, Hannah SO 4) Nonnenberg, Mia SO
r:+0.74 25.04 51.84 (51.84)
1:19.16 (1:19.16) 1:46.60 (1:46.60)
2:10.54 (23.94) 2:37.47 (50.87)
3:05.16 (1:18.56) 3:32.93 (1:46.33)
3:57.73 (24.80) 4:25.69 (52.76)
4:53.26 (1:20.33) 5:20.74 (1:47.81)
5:46.18 (25.44) 6:13.75 (53.01)
6:41.17 (1:20.43) 7:08.70 (1:47.96)
24 Arkansas 7:06.08 7:09.37
1) Mayfield, Anna SR 2) r:0.42 Monroe, Maddie SR
3) r:0.31 Tatlow, Chelsea SO 4) r:0.21 Drolc, Nina SR
r:+0.71 25.11 52.18 (52.18)
1:19.42 (1:19.42) 1:46.55 (1:46.55)
2:11.02 (24.47) 2:37.88 (51.33)
3:05.38 (1:18.83) 3:33.34 (1:46.79)
3:57.93 (24.59) 4:25.15 (51.81)
4:53.42 (1:20.08) 5:21.61 (1:48.27)
5:46.49 (24.88) 6:13.62 (52.01)
6:41.90 (1:20.29) 7:09.37 (1:47.76)
25 UCLA 7:07.97 7:10.21
1) Grover, Katie SO 2) r:0.13 White, Madison JR
3) r:0.22 Mack, Linnea JR 4) r:0.24 McTaggart, Caroline FR
r:+0.66 25.40 53.38 (53.38)
1:21.22 (1:21.22) 1:48.42 (1:48.42)
2:13.22 (24.80) 2:40.34 (51.92)
3:07.92 (1:19.50) 3:35.26 (1:46.84)
3:58.76 (23.50) 4:25.40 (50.14)
4:53.71 (1:18.45) 5:22.52 (1:47.26)
5:45.97 (23.45) 6:12.85 (50.33)
6:40.79 (1:18.27) 7:10.21 (1:47.69)
26 Nevada 7:05.98 7:14.70
1) Baerens, Teresa JR 2) r:0.25 Murray, Rebecca FR
3) r:0.46 Kusserow, Sita JR 4) r:0.51 Richardson, Caitlyn FR
r:+0.81 24.72 51.69 (51.69)
1:19.60 (1:19.60) 1:48.68 (1:48.68)
2:13.40 (24.72) 2:40.10 (51.42)
3:07.51 (1:18.83) 3:35.32 (1:46.64)
4:00.95 (25.63) 4:28.64 (53.32)
4:56.66 (1:21.34) 5:25.54 (1:50.22)
5:50.27 (24.73) 6:17.06 (51.52)
6:44.82 (1:19.28) 7:14.70 (1:49.16)
-- Missouri 7:08.65 DFS
1) Zubar, Kira SO 2) Brady, Sharli SO
3) Hayden, Rachel SO 4) Jones, Iliana FR
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 800 free relay
