The 2017 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships concluded with the Texas men and women defending their Big 12 titles. The Texas men continue their winning streak, having won the conference title every year since the conference’s inception in 1996, while the women grabbed their fifth straight title.
2017 Big 12 Championships Day Four Final Results
Events:
- Men’s Platform Diving
- Women’s 200 Back
- Men’s 200 Back
- Women’s 100 Free
- Men’s 100 Free
- Women’s 1650 Free
- Men’s 1650 Free
- Women’s 200 Breast
- Men’s 200 Breast
- Women’s 200 Fly
- Men’s 200 Fly
- Women’s Platform Diving
- Women’s 400 Free Relay
- Men’s 400 Free Relay
Men’s Platform Diving
Texas freshman Jacob Cornish picked up the win in the men’s platform diving. Cornish earned a total of 391 points to easily secure the gold.
The West Virginia junior duo of Michael Proietto and Alex Obendorf grabbed second and third place respectively with scores of 325.75 and 324.75.
Event 30 Men Platform Diving
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Big 12: * 542.95 2/28/2009 Drew Livingston, Texas
Meet: # 542.95 2/28/2009 Drew Livingston, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Finals ===
1 Jacob Cornish FR UT 407.45 391.00 20
2 Michael Proietto JR WVU 310.95 325.75 17
3 Alex Obendorf JR WVU 332.70 324.75 16
4 Austin Smith SO WVU 242.95 290.60 15
5 Logan McHenry JR WVU 294.25 282.55 14
6 Owen Moncino FR TCU 232.20 246.05 13
7 Gerald Hodges FR WVU 285.80 234.40 12
8 Andrew Shurtleff SO TCU 207.40 229.55 11
=== Preliminaries ===
9 Brett Budde FR TCU 188.20 9
10 Coord Wiseman FR TCU 81.15 7
-- Mark Anderson JR UT 181.40 X0
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 30
1. University of Texas 768 2. West Virginia University 640
3. Texas Christian University 482
Women’s 200 Back
Texas swept the podium in the women’s 200 back, led by senior Tasija Karosas. Both Karosas and Claire Adams swam underneath the meet record of 1:51.21, set by Karosas in 2016. Karosas ended the race with a 1:51.11, while Adams finished second with a 1:51.16. The two move to seventh and eighth, respectively, in regards to top times for the season.
Kaitlin Harty and Quinn Carrozza, both of Texas, grabbed third and fourth place with times of 1:54.28 and 1:54.29 respectively.
Amelie Currat of West Virginia took fifth overall with a 1:57.66, followed by the Kansas duo of Yulduz Kuchkarova (1:57.95) and Pia Pavlic (1:59.04).
TCU’s Elise Forzley rounded out the top eight with a 1:59.15.
Event 31 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA "A": A 1:51.95
2016 Invited: 1:54.47
NCAA "B": B 1:59.19
American: 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton
US Open: 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton
NCAA D1: 1:47.84 3/21/2013 Elizabeth Pelton
Big 12: * 1:50.49 12/5/2015 Tasija Karosas, Texas
Meet: # 1:51.21 2/27/2016 Tasija Karosas, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Tasija Karosas SR TEX 1:55.07 1:51.11# 20
26.33 54.24 (27.91)
1:22.89 (28.65) 1:51.11 (28.22)
2 Claire Adams FR TEX 1:53.82 1:51.16# 17
26.44 54.61 (28.17)
1:23.26 (28.65) 1:51.16 (27.90)
3 Kaitlin Harty FR TEX 1:56.15 1:54.28B 16
27.31 56.09 (28.78)
1:25.32 (29.23) 1:54.28 (28.96)
4 Quinn Carrozza SO TEX 1:57.65 1:54.29B 15
26.85 55.29 (28.44)
1:24.43 (29.14) 1:54.29 (29.86)
5 Amelie Currat JR WVU 1:57.57 1:57.66B 14
28.03 57.20 (29.17)
1:26.88 (29.68) 1:57.66 (30.78)
6 Yulduz Kuchkarova KANS 1:59.49 1:57.95B 13
27.01 56.53 (29.52)
1:27.33 (30.80) 1:57.95 (30.62)
7 Pia Pavlic KANS 1:59.38 1:59.04B 12
28.37 57.89 (29.52)
1:28.20 (30.31) 1:59.04 (30.84)
8 Elise Forzley FR TCU 1:58.94 1:59.15B 11
28.14 57.89 (29.75)
1:28.34 (30.45) 1:59.15 (30.81)
Men’s 200 Back
John Shebat and Jonathan Roberts held a tight race in finals of the men’s 100 back, finishing 1-2 for Texas. Shebat touched first with a 1:39.74, followed by Roberts’ 1:39.87.
Fellow Longhorns Josh Artmann and Jeff Newkirk took third and fourth with times of 1:43.09 and 1:43.11.
TCU’s Radu Duican grabbed fifth overall with a 1:45.68, followed by the West Virginia duo of Luke Hene (1:46.82) and Trayton Saladin (1:48.53).
TCU’s Tommy Thach was eighth with a 1:51.06.
Event 32 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA "A": A 1:39.87
2016 Invited: 1:41.92
NCAA "B": B 1:46.39
American: 1:35.73 3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy
US Open: 1:35.73 3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy
NCAA D1: 1:35.73 3/26/2016 Ryan Murphy
Big 12: * 1:39.16 3/29/2003 Aaron Peirsol, Texas
Meet: # 1:39.70 2/28/2015 Jack Conger, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 John Shebat SO UT 1:46.84 1:39.74A 20
22.95 47.73 (24.78)
1:13.48 (25.75) 1:39.74 (26.26)
2 Jonathan Roberts JR UT 1:43.40 1:39.87A 17
23.27 48.33 (25.06)
1:13.95 (25.62) 1:39.87 (25.92)
3 Josh Artmann FR UT 1:43.46 1:43.09B 16
23.85 49.74 (25.89)
1:16.44 (26.70) 1:43.09 (26.65)
4 Jeff Newkirk SO UT 1:45.28 1:43.11B 15
24.77 50.62 (25.85)
1:16.95 (26.33) 1:43.11 (26.16)
5 Radu Duican FR TCU 1:45.98 1:45.68B 14
24.64 51.37 (26.73)
1:18.31 (26.94) 1:45.68 (27.37)
6 Luke Hene FR WVU 1:47.84 1:46.82 13
25.36 52.66 (27.30)
1:19.90 (27.24) 1:46.82 (26.92)
7 Trayton Saladin FR WVU 1:46.32 1:48.53 12
25.57 52.91 (27.34)
1:20.60 (27.69) 1:48.53 (27.93)
8 Tommy Thach SO TCU 1:50.26 1:51.06 11
25.73 52.94 (27.21)
1:21.54 (28.60) 1:51.06 (29.52)
Women’s 100 Free
Rebecca Millard of Texas secured her spot atop the podium in the women’s 100 free with a final time of 47.90, making her the only athlete to post a time under 48 seconds.
Teammate Anelise Diener added a silver medal finish with a time of 48.60, followed by Iowa State’s Laura Miksch and her time of 50.17.
Nora McCullagh of Texas was fourth overall with a 50.24, followed by Kansas’ Carly Straight’s 50.33.
Cyclone teammates Maddie Rastall and Savanna Townsend finished sixth and seventh with times of 50.94 and 51.19.
Taylor Sieperda of Kansas took eighth overall with a 51.27.
Event 33 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA "A": A 47.69
2016 Invited: 48.77
NCAA "B": B 49.99
American: 46.09 3/21/2015 Simone Manuel
US Open: 46.09 3/21/2015 Simone Manuel
NCAA D1: 46.09 3/21/2015 Simone Manuel
Big 12: * 47.35 2/23/2008 Triin Aljand, Texas A & M
Meet: # 47.74 2/27/2010 Julia Wilkinson, Texas A&M
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Rebecca Millard JR TEX 48.11 47.90B 20
r:+0.79 11.01 23.14 (12.13)
35.50 (12.36) 47.90 (12.40)
2 Anelise Diener SO TEX 50.37 48.60B 17
r:+0.73 11.21 23.43 (12.22)
35.89 (12.46) 48.60 (12.71)
3 Laura Miksch JR ISU 50.51 50.17 16
r:+0.67 11.36 24.01 (12.65)
37.07 (13.06) 50.17 (13.10)
4 Nora McCullagh SO TEX 50.37 50.24 15
r:+0.74 11.38 24.00 (12.62)
37.09 (13.09) 50.24 (13.15)
5 Carly Straight KANS 50.67 50.33 14
r:+0.62 11.46 23.90 (12.44)
37.14 (13.24) 50.33 (13.19)
6 Maddie Rastall SR ISU 50.95 50.94 13
r:+0.77 11.80 24.86 (13.06)
38.06 (13.20) 50.94 (12.88)
7 Savanna Townsend SR ISU 51.19 51.19 12
r:+0.69 11.82 24.67 (12.85)
38.02 (13.35) 51.19 (13.17)
8 Taylor Sieperda KANS 51.28 51.27 11
r:+0.68 11.44 24.37 (12.93)
37.86 (13.49) 51.27 (13.41)
Men’s 100 Free
Brett Ringgold of Texas sprinted to the top of the podium in finals of the men’s 100 free. The junior posted a final time of 42.39, just ahead of teammate Townley Haas‘ 42.62.
Tate Jackson of Texas added a third place finish of 42.79 to complete the sweep of the podium.
West Virginia’s Merwane Elmerini grabbed fourth overall with a 43.60, followed by Texas’ PJ Dunne and his time of 43.69.
West Virginia’s Drew Damich (44.78), TCU’s Garrett Hills (44.90), and TCU’s Jonathan Drewes (45.21) rounded out the top eight.
Event 34 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA "A": A 42.25
2016 Invited: 43.05
NCAA "B": B 44.29
American: 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel
US Open: 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel
NCAA D1: 40.46 3/26/2016 Caeleb Dressel
Big 12: * 41.49 3/28/2009 JImmy Feigen, Texas
Meet: # 41.92 2/28/2009 Dave Walters, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Brett Ringgold JR UT 43.27 42.39B 20
r:+0.68 9.55 20.06 (10.51)
31.22 (11.16) 42.39 (11.17)
2 Townley Haas SO UT 43.38 42.62B 17
r:+0.76 9.73 20.44 (10.71)
31.57 (11.13) 42.62 (11.05)
3 Tate Jackson SO UT 43.21 42.79B 16
r:+0.66 9.57 20.34 (10.77)
31.68 (11.34) 42.79 (11.11)
4 Merwane Elmerini SO WVU 43.98 43.60B 15
r:+0.62 9.94 20.70 (10.76)
32.13 (11.43) 43.60 (11.47)
5 PJ Dunne SR UT 44.17 43.69B 14
r:+0.67 9.84 20.76 (10.92)
32.25 (11.49) 43.69 (11.44)
6 Drew Damich SO WVU 44.86 44.78 13
r:+0.71 10.16 21.40 (11.24)
33.07 (11.67) 44.78 (11.71)
7 Garrett Hills SR TCU 44.66 44.90 12
r:+0.62 10.11 21.35 (11.24)
33.21 (11.86) 44.90 (11.69)
8 Jonathan Drewes SO TCU 45.44 45.21 11
r:+0.63 10.12 21.49 (11.37)
33.45 (11.96) 45.21 (11.76)
Women’s 1650 Free
Texas’ Joanna Evans obliterated the field in the women’s 1650 free, finishing more than 18 seconds ahead of the competition. Evans stopped the clock at a 16:05.11.
West Virginia’s Emma Skelley earned the silver medal with a time of 16:23.44, followed by Iowa State’s Keely Solemner and her time of 16:26.59.
Libby Walker of Kansas took fourth with a 16:32.88, followed by teammate Jenny Nusbaum and her time of 16:43.55.
West Virginia’s Alex Pampalone (16:45.47), Iowa State’s Haley Ruegemer (16:49.57), and Kansas’ Nika Fellows (16:57.01) rounded out the top eight.
Event 35 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA "A": A 15:53.50
2016 Invited: 16:17.64
NCAA "B": B 16:30.59
American: 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky
US Open: 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky
NCAA D1: 15:03.92 11/20/2016Katie Ledecky
Big 12: * 15:56.15 11/16/2011Maureen McLaine, Texas A & M
Meet: # 16:00.70 2/25/2012 Maureen McLaine, Texas A&M
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Joanna Evans SO TEX 9:43.43 16:05.11B 20
r:+0.78 25.93 54.19 (28.26)
1:23.23 (29.04) 1:52.70 (29.47)
2:22.22 (29.52) 2:51.37 (29.15)
3:20.72 (29.35) 3:50.15 (29.43)
4:19.54 (29.39) 4:48.87 (29.33)
5:18.45 (29.58) 5:47.67 (29.22)
6:16.83 (29.16) 6:46.06 (29.23)
7:15.42 (29.36) 7:44.66 (29.24)
8:13.73 (29.07) 8:42.66 (28.93)
9:11.84 (29.18) 9:40.68 (28.84)
10:09.48 (28.80) 10:38.63 (29.15)
11:07.86 (29.23) 11:37.70 (29.84)
12:07.81 (30.11) 12:38.20 (30.39)
13:07.95 (29.75) 13:37.62 (29.67)
14:07.93 (30.31) 14:37.89 (29.96)
15:07.86 (29.97) 15:37.28 (29.42) 16:05.11 (27.83)
Men’s 1650 Free
Clark Smith of Texas continued to deliver swift distance swims with a first place finish of 14:33.28 in the 1650 free. His time falls just shy of his season best of 14:32.77, which was the fastest time in the nation until earlier today when Felix Auboeck posted a 14:29.25 at the B1G Championships.
West Virginia swept second through fourth place, led by James Koval and his time of 15:27.34. Teammates Trayton Saladin and Brandon Christian turned in times of 15:33.78 and 15:53.97 respectively.
TCU’s Connor Dobbs (15:56.81), Brendan Barry (16:18.66), and Jonathan Drewes (17:30.13) completed the top seven.
Event 36 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA "A": A 14:44.43
2016 Invited: 15:00.11
NCAA "B": B 15:30.39
American: 14:23.52 12/6/2014 Connor Jaeger
US Open: 14:23.52 12/6/2014 Connor Jaeger
NCAA D1: 14:24.08 3/22/2012 Martin Grodzki
Big 12: * 14:31.29 2/27/2016 Clark Smith, Texas
Meet: # 14:31.29 2/27/2016 Clark Smith, Texas
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Clark Smith SR UT 8:57.86 14:33.28A 20
r:+0.67 23.63 49.36 (25.73)
1:15.34 (25.98) 1:41.48 (26.14)
2:07.84 (26.36) 2:34.54 (26.70)
3:01.35 (26.81) 3:28.25 (26.90)
3:55.10 (26.85) 4:21.81 (26.71)
4:48.65 (26.84) 5:15.64 (26.99)
5:42.30 (26.66) 6:09.02 (26.72)
6:35.83 (26.81) 7:02.53 (26.70)
7:29.13 (26.60) 7:55.77 (26.64)
8:22.37 (26.60) 8:49.12 (26.75)
9:15.76 (26.64) 9:42.56 (26.80)
10:09.26 (26.70) 10:35.97 (26.71)
11:02.71 (26.74) 11:29.50 (26.79)
11:56.13 (26.63) 12:22.90 (26.77)
12:49.50 (26.60) 13:16.11 (26.61)
13:42.58 (26.47) 14:09.05 (26.47) 14:33.28 (24.23)
Women’s 200 Breast
Madisyn Cox added a third individual win with a 2:07.23 finish in the women’s 200 breast. Cox shaved 4.91 seconds off her prelims time of 2:12.14.
West Virginia’s Emma Harris grabbed second overall with a time of 2:!2.37, followed by Kansas’ Haley Downey and her time of 2:15.32.
Kasey Roberts of Iowa State picked up fourth with a time of 2:15.98, while teammate Danica Delaquis was fifth with a 2:16.31.
TCU’s Ashley Dyke (2:17.07), Kansas’ Lydia Pocisk (2:18.58), and Texas’ Olivia Anderson (2:18.94) were sixth through eighth.
Event 37 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA "A": A 2:07.33
2016 Invited: 2:10.89
NCAA "B": B 2:15.99
American: 2:03.59 3/19/2016 Lilly King
US Open: 2:03.59 3/19/2016 Lilly King
NCAA D1: 2:03.59 3/19/2016 Lilly King
Big 12: * 2:05.04 1/12/2012 Laura Sogar, Texas
Meet: # 2:05.25 3/2/2013 Laura Sogar, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Madisyn Cox SR TEX 2:12.14 2:07.23A 20
r:+0.71 29.15 1:01.34 (32.19)
1:34.38 (33.04) 2:07.23 (32.85)
2 Emma Harris SO WVU 2:12.44 2:12.37B 17
r:+0.81 29.83 1:03.02 (33.19)
1:37.02 (34.00) 2:12.37 (35.35)
3 Haley Downey KANS 2:15.71 2:15.32B 16
r:+0.69 30.05 1:04.00 (33.95)
1:39.26 (35.26) 2:15.32 (36.06)
4 Kasey Roberts JR ISU 2:16.17 2:15.98B 15
r:+0.81 30.33 1:04.67 (34.34)
1:39.97 (35.30) 2:15.98 (36.01)
5 Danica Delaquis JR ISU 2:16.67 2:16.31 14
r:+0.74 30.85 1:05.43 (34.58)
1:40.95 (35.52) 2:16.31 (35.36)
6 Ashley Dyke SR TCU 2:17.51 2:17.07 13
r:+0.77 31.39 1:06.33 (34.94)
1:41.62 (35.29) 2:17.07 (35.45)
7 Lydia Pocisk KANS 2:16.93 2:18.58 12
r:+0.67 30.97 1:06.15 (35.18)
1:41.97 (35.82) 2:18.58 (36.61)
8 Olivia Anderson SO TEX 2:15.82 2:18.94 11
r:+0.80 30.20 1:05.15 (34.95)
1:41.87 (36.72) 2:18.94 (37.07)
Men’s 200 Breast
Will Licon of Texas blasted ahead of the competition in finals of the men’s 200 breast. Licon turned in a 1:49.89 to lower his own meet record of 1:50.47. The Big 12 Conference record stands as a 1:48.12, which also stands as the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open records (all set by Licon in 2016).
Longhorn teammate Sam Stewart finished second with a time of 1:56.90, while West Virginia’s Jake Armstrong moved up to third with a 1:58.00.
Texas’ Casey Melzer was fourth overall with a 1:58.51, West Virginia’s Drew Riebel picked up fifth with a 1:59.39.
Texas’ Austin Temple (2:00.09), TCU’s Jakub Swierczynski (2:00.94), and TCU’s John Remetta (2:03.02) rounded out the top eight.
Event 38 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA "A": A 1:52.99
2016 Invited: 1:55.31
NCAA "B": B 1:59.79
American: 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon
US Open: 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon
NCAA D1: 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon
Big 12: * 1:48.12 3/26/2016 Will Licon, Texas
Meet: # 1:50.47 2/27/2016 Will Licon, Teaxs
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Will Licon SR UT 1:57.16 1:49.89# 20
r:+0.72 25.02 52.34 (27.32)
1:20.91 (28.57) 1:49.89 (28.98)
2 Sam Stewart SO UT 1:59.16 1:56.90B 17
r:+0.75 26.39 55.63 (29.24)
1:25.94 (30.31) 1:56.90 (30.96)
3 Jake Armstrong SO WVU 2:02.37 1:58.00B 16
r:+0.66 26.04 55.36 (29.32)
1:25.93 (30.57) 1:58.00 (32.07)
4 Casey Melzer SO UT 1:58.42 1:58.51B 15
r:+0.73 25.93 55.16 (29.23)
1:25.88 (30.72) 1:58.51 (32.63)
5 Drew Riebel JR WVU 2:00.67 1:59.39B 14
r:+0.79 27.47 57.12 (29.65)
1:27.68 (30.56) 1:59.39 (31.71)
6 Austin Temple JR UT 2:01.14 2:00.09 13
r:+0.68 26.69 56.65 (29.96)
1:28.17 (31.52) 2:00.09 (31.92)
7 Jakub Swierczynski JR TCU 2:01.47 2:00.94 12
r:+0.76 26.50 56.66 (30.16)
1:27.72 (31.06) 2:00.94 (33.22)
8 John Remetta SR TCU 2:02.54 2:03.02 11
r:+0.74 27.38 58.12 (30.74)
1:29.76 (31.64) 2:03.02 (33.26)
Women’s 200 Fly
Lauren Case of Texas flirted with the 200 fly meet record of 1:53.66, stopping the clock at a final time of 1:53.85. Teammate Remedy Rule added a second place finish of 1:54.70, dropping 2.02 seconds off her prelims time of 1:56.72.
West Virginia’s Morgan Carr took third overall with a 1:58.80, followed by Texas’ Maggie D’Innocenzo’s 1:58.85.
West Virginia’s Morgan Bullock finished fifth with a time of 2:002.24, just ahead of Kansas’ Libby Walker and her time of 2:00.56.
Mary Kate Luddy of Iowa State and Elizabeth Amato-Hanner of Kansas were seventh and eighth with a 2:00.80 and 2:02.90.
Event 39 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA "A": A 1:54.01
2016 Invited: 1:57.02
NCAA "B": B 1:59.59
American: 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden
US Open: 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeden
NCAA D1: 1:49.92 2/25/2009 Elaine Breeding
Big 12: * 1:51.18 3/21/2009 Kathleen Hersey, Texas
Meet: # 1:53.66 2/26/2011 Cammile Adams, Texas A&M
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Lauren Case FR TEX 1:56.33 1:53.85A 20
r:+0.75 25.15 53.72 (28.57)
1:23.31 (29.59) 1:53.85 (30.54)
2 Remedy Rule SO TEX 1:56.72 1:54.70B 17
r:+0.72 25.76 55.43 (29.67)
1:24.56 (29.13) 1:54.70 (30.14)
3 Morgan Carr SO WVU 1:57.86 1:58.80B 16
r:+0.77 26.65 56.57 (29.92)
1:27.72 (31.15) 1:58.80 (31.08)
4 Maggie D'Innocenzo SR TEX 1:58.81 1:58.85B 15
r:+0.67 26.41 56.34 (29.93)
1:27.07 (30.73) 1:58.85 (31.78)
5 Morgan Bullock FR WVU 1:58.78 2:00.24 14
r:+0.73 27.04 56.68 (29.64)
1:27.65 (30.97) 2:00.24 (32.59)
6 Libby Walker KANS 1:59.87 2:00.56 13
r:+0.78 27.20 57.72 (30.52)
1:29.74 (32.02) 2:00.56 (30.82)
7 Mary Kate Luddy JR ISU 2:01.73 2:00.80 12
r:+0.69 27.44 57.67 (30.23)
1:28.71 (31.04) 2:00.80 (32.09)
8 Elizabeth Amato-Hanne KANS 2:03.17 2:02.90 11
r:+0.78 27.38 57.96 (30.58)
1:29.83 (31.87) 2:02.90 (33.07)
Men’s 200 Fly
Missing from the competition was Texas’ Joseph Schooling, who led the competition in prelims with a 1:41.58.
Jack Conger of Texas soared ahead of the competition in finals of the men’s 200 fly, finishing more than five seconds ahead of the competition. Conger stopped the clock at a 1:39.17, downing his own meet record of 1:40.57 which he set in 2016.
Longhorn teammates Max Holter and Will Glass added second and third place finishes to Texas’ record with times of 1:44.73 and 1:45.02.
West Virginia’s Gabe Swardson took fourth with a time of 1:46.26, followed by TCU’s Matthew Spallas and his time of 1:47.93.
TCU teammates Dayne Odendaal and Carlos Hunnicutt grabbed sixth and seventh with times of 1:47.97 and 1:48.17.
Jack Frazier of West Virginia was eighth with a time of 1:49.45.
Event 40 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA "A": A 1:41.86
2016 Invited: 1:42.65
NCAA "B": B 1:47.99
American: 1:38.06 3/26/2016 Jack Conger
US Open: 1:37.97 3/26/2016 Joseph Schooling
NCAA D1: 1:37.97 3/26/2016 Joseph Schooling
Big 12: * 1:37.97 3/26/2016 Joseph Schooling, Texas
Meet: # 1:40.57 2/27/2016 Jack Conger, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Jack Conger SR UT 1:42.19 1:39.17# 20
r:+0.70 21.86 47.33 (25.47)
1:12.91 (25.58) 1:39.17 (26.26)
2 Max Holter SO UT 1:42.74 1:44.73B 17
r:+0.83 23.62 49.78 (26.16)
1:16.96 (27.18) 1:44.73 (27.77)
3 Will Glass SR UT 1:43.52 1:45.02B 16
r:+0.70 22.53 48.27 (25.74)
1:15.18 (26.91) 1:45.02 (29.84)
4 Gabe Swardson FR WVU 1:48.10 1:46.62B 15
r:+0.72 23.91 51.13 (27.22)
1:18.87 (27.74) 1:46.62 (27.75)
5 Matthew Spallas JR TCU 1:48.03 1:47.93B 14
r:+0.69 24.30 51.51 (27.21)
1:18.94 (27.43) 1:47.93 (28.99)
6 Dayne Odendaal TCU 1:48.47 1:47.97B 13
r:+0.75 24.38 51.70 (27.32)
1:19.58 (27.88) 1:47.97 (28.39)
7 Carlos Hunnicutt JR TCU 1:48.33 1:48.17 12
r:+0.67 24.20 52.09 (27.89)
1:19.95 (27.86) 1:48.17 (28.22)
8 Jack Frazier FR WVU 1:48.95 1:49.45 11
r:+0.73 24.61 52.15 (27.54)
1:20.12 (27.97) 1:49.45 (29.33)
Women’s Platform Diving
Sofia Rauzi took home the title in the women’s platform diving with a total of 252.45 points.
Iowa State’s Julie Dickinson finished second overall with a score of 230.25, while Kansas’ Peri Charapich grabbed third with a score of 207.15.
Women’s 400 Free Relay
The Texas women ended the meet in record fashion as they took down the Big 12 championship meet record with a time of 3:13.36. The former record was a 3:13.62 set in 2009.
The relay team of Rebecca Millard (47.86), Claire Adams (47.46), Tasija Karosas (49.01), and Madisyn Cox (49.03) combined to earn Texas one final win.
Kansas’ Yulduz Kuchkarova (50.88), Pia Pavlic (50.49), Haley Bishop (50.95), and Carly Straight (49.58) tied for second with Iowa State’s Laura Miksch (50.13), Savanna Townsend (50.63), Maddie Rascal (50.45), and Brooke Evensen (50.69). Both teams finished with a combined time of 3:21.90.
West Virginia took fourth with a time of 3:22.99, while TCU was fifth with a 3:25.33.
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA "A": A 3:15.78
2016 Invited: 3:17.59
NCAA "B": B 3:17.11
American: 3:08.54 3/21/2015 Stanford
Neal, Hu, Engel, Manuel
US Open: 3:08.54 3/21/2015 Stanford
Neal, Hu, Engel, Manuel
NCAA D1: 3:08.54 3/21/2015 Stanford
Neal, Hu, Engel, Manuel
Big 12: * 3:11.69 3/21/2009 University of Texas
Bispo, Chang, Riefenstahl, Hersey
Meet: # 3:13.62 2/28/2009 University of Texas
Lanne', Jamison, Martin, Phenix
School Seed Finals Points
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1 TEX 3:11.76 3:13.36# 40
1) Rebecca Millard JR 2) r:+0.38 Claire Adams FR
3) r:+0.17 Tasija Karosas SR 4) r:+0.24 Madisyn Cox SR
r:+0.78 23.21 47.86 (47.86)
1:10.53 (22.67) 1:35.32 (47.46)
1:58.67 (23.35) 2:24.33 (49.01)
2:47.69 (23.36) 3:13.36 (49.03)
2 ISU 3:25.21 3:21.90 33
1) Laura Miksch JR 2) r:+0.14 Savanna Townsend SR
3) r:+0.09 Maddie Rastall SR 4) r:+0.36 Brooke Evensen SR
r:+0.67 23.91 50.13 (50.13)
1:14.07 (23.94) 1:40.76 (50.63)
2:04.99 (24.23) 2:31.21 (50.45)
2:55.23 (24.02) 3:21.90 (50.69)
2 KANS 3:23.60 3:21.90 33
1) Yulduz Kuchkarova 2) r:+0.46 Pia Pavlic
3) r:+0.28 Haley Bishop 4) r:+0.18 Carly Straight
r:+0.83 24.26 50.88 (50.88)
1:15.07 (24.19) 1:41.37 (50.49)
2:05.36 (23.99) 2:32.32 (50.95)
2:55.95 (23.63) 3:21.90 (49.58)
4 WVU 3:27.71 3:22.99 30
1) Julia Nilton 2) r:+0.36 Amelie Currat JR
3) r:+0.28 Morgan Bullock FR 4) r:+0.41 Morgan Carr SO
r:+0.74 24.53 50.85 (50.85)
1:15.38 (24.53) 1:41.84 (50.99)
2:05.82 (23.98) 2:31.73 (49.89)
2:56.42 (24.69) 3:22.99 (51.26)
5 TCU 3:26.30 3:25.33 28
1) Claire Munster FR 2) r:+0.23 Madie Sandberg FR
3) r:+0.20 Hannah Dooley FR 4) r:+0.36 Micaela Roemer SO
r:+0.74 24.57 50.62 (50.62)
1:14.81 (24.19) 1:41.94 (51.32)
2:06.41 (24.47) 2:33.45 (51.51)
2:58.28 (24.83) 3:25.33 (51.88)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
Texas concluded the meet with a time of 2:48.66, finishing close to ten seconds ahead of the competition. Texas’ Joseph Schooling (42.24), Jack Conger (42.35), Brett Ringgold (41.80), and Townley Haas (42.27) posted a combined time of 2:48.66 to lower the existing championship meet record of 2:49.17, set in 2009.
West Virginia’s Merwane Elmerini (43.29), Drew Damich (44.54), Sam Neaveill (44.96), and Trayton Saladin (45.44) finished second overall with a time of 2:58.23.
Rounding out the top three was TCU’s Radu Duican (44.98), Jonathan Drewes (46.42), Tommy Thach (46.87), and Garrett Hills (45.23) with a final time of 3:03.50.