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The 2022 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off with the 200-yard medley relay and defending NCAA team champion Virginia looking to build on the team’s first title with a fast start to this year’s meet.
Mission accomplished.
The Cavaliers started strong, breaking their own NCAA record in the event, finishing in 1:32.16 behind Gretchen Walsh, Alexis Wenger, Lexi Cuomo and Kate Douglass , the same quartet that broke the NCAA record at the ACC Championships last month. This time broke the NCAA meet record of 1:33.11 set by Stanford in 2018 (Allie Howe, Kim Williams, Janet Hu and Simone Manuel).
“At ACCs, we exceeded expectations for this relay,” Douglass said. “Coming into this meet, we wanted to go faster if we could, but our goal was to win our team’s first relay title in this event.”
Walsh split a 22.81 on the backstroke leading off (which was extremely fast but not the fastest in the race) before Wenger went a 26.08 in the breaststroke. Cuomo split 22.72 and Douglass anchored in 20.55.
NC State’s Katharine Berkoff split a stunning 22.70 in the 50 backstroke to give the Wolfpack the early lead, but the Cavaliers stormed back in the butterfly with Cuomo giving a lead to Douglass, who continued to separate from the field. NC State’s Sophie Hansson spit a 26.05 before Abby Arens (22.93) and Kylee Alons (21.22) followed for the Wolfpack, who also finished faster than the previous meet record in 1:32.96.
Ohio State finished third with Emily Crane, Hannah Bach, Katherine Zenick and Amy Fuller finishing in 1:33.16.
Alabama was fourth with Rhyan White, Avery Wiseman, Morgan Scott and Kalia Antoniou (1:33.29).
Texas finished fifth with Julia Cook, Anna Elendt, Olivia Bray and Emma Sticklen (1:34.46).
Sixth went to Michigan with Maggie Mac Neil, Letitia Sim, Olivia Carter and Lindsay Flynn (1:34.53).
Cal took seventh with Isabelle Stadden, Leah Polonsky, Mia Kragh and Elise Garcia.
In the second heed, Cal (1:34.60) held off USC (1:34.66) with a good touch at the end from Garcia. It kept the Bears in the top eight, while the Trojans ended up ninth.
Louisville took the first of three heats in 1:34.62 with a strong anchor from Gabi Albiero, and finished eighth.
Virginia set the NCAA, American and U.S. Open record at the ACC Championships last month as Gretchen Walsh, Alexis Wenger, Leci Cuomo and Kate Douglass touching the wall in 1:31.81.
Meanwhile, NC State was the defending champion with Katharine Berkoff, Sophie Hansson, Sirena Rowe, Kylie Alons finishing in 1:33.18 it was the third NCAA title in the event for NC State all time.
Stanford leads the all-time event winning a stunning 14 NCAA titles in the event. The second-most all time is Cal with five. But the past four years has seen four different champions with Cal winning in 2017, followed by Stanford, Tennessee and NC State.
Event 1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: N 1:31.81 2/17/2022 Virginia
G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass
Meet: M 1:33.11 3/16/2018 Stanford
A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel
American: A 1:31.81 2/17/2022 Virginia
G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass
US Open: O 1:31.81 2/17/2022 Virginia
G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass
Pool: P 1:31.81 2/17/2022 Virginia
G Walsh, A Wenger, A Cuomo, K Douglass
School Finals Points
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1 Virginia 1:32.16M 40
1) Walsh, Gretchen FR 2) r:0.18 Wenger, Alexis SR
3) r:0.27 Cuomo, Lexi JR 4) r:0.26 Douglass, Kate JR
r:+0.58 22.81 48.89 (26.08)
1:11.61 (22.72) 1:32.16 (20.55)
2 NC State 1:32.96M 34
1) Berkoff, Katharine JR 2) r:0.26 Hansson, Sophie SR
3) r:0.16 Arens, Abby SO 4) r:0.20 Alons, Kylee SR
r:+0.54 22.76 48.81 (26.05)
1:11.74 (22.93) 1:32.96 (21.22)
3 Ohio St 1:33.16 32
1) Crane, Emily SR 2) r:0.12 Bach, Hannah JR
3) r:0.24 Zenick, Katherine SO 4) r:0.00 Fulmer, Amy JR
r:+0.78 23.89 49.67 (25.78)
1:12.18 (22.51) 1:33.16 (20.98)
4 Alabama 1:33.29 30
1) White, Rhyan SR 2) r:0.09 Wiseman, Avery FR
3) r:0.18 Scott, Morgan SR 4) r:0.25 Antoniou, Kalia SR
r:+0.56 23.35 49.68 (26.33)
1:11.94 (22.26) 1:33.29 (21.35)
5 Texas 1:34.46 28
1) Cook, Julia SR 2) r:0.23 Elendt, Anna SO
3) r:0.10 Bray, Olivia SO 4) r:0.29 Sticklen, Emma SO
r:+0.69 24.43 50.21 (25.78)
1:12.77 (22.56) 1:34.46 (21.69)
6 Michigan 1:34.53 26
1) MacNeil, Maggie SR 2) r:0.21 Sim, Letitia FR
3) r:0.25 Carter, Olivia SR 4) r:0.31 Flynn, Lindsay FR
r:+0.55 23.07 50.02 (26.95)
1:12.93 (22.91) 1:34.53 (21.60)
7 California 1:34.60 24
1) Stadden, Isabelle SO 2) r:0.13 Polonsky, Leah FR
3) r:0.32 Kragh, Mia FR 4) r:0.22 Garcia, Elise SR
r:+0.65 23.90 50.26 (26.36)
1:13.13 (22.87) 1:34.60 (21.47)
8 Louisville 1:34.62 22
1) Hay, Abby JR 2) r:0.19 Wheeler, Kaylee SR
3) r:0.27 Ulett, Tristen SO 4) r:0.09 Albiero, Gabi SO
r:+0.67 23.86 50.54 (26.68)
1:13.47 (22.93) 1:34.62 (21.15)
9 USC 1:34.66 18
1) Sheridan, Calypso 5Y 2) r:0.32 Dobler, Kaitlyn SO
3) r:0.31 Delgado, Anicka SO 4) r:0.19 Transom, Laticieigh SR
r:+0.55 23.85 49.74 (25.89)
1:13.02 (23.28) 1:34.66 (21.64)
10 Stanford 1:34.97 14
1) Smith, Regan FR 2) r:0.09 Raab, Allie SR
3) r:0.08 Wheal, Emma JR 4) r:0.22 Goeders, Anya SR
r:+0.53 24.31 51.17 (26.86)
1:13.64 (22.47) 1:34.97 (21.33)
11 Tennessee 1:35.26 12
1) Fuller, Josephine FR 2) r:0.32 McSharry, Mona SO
3) r:0.23 Walshe, Ellen FR 4) r:0.18 Kutsch, AJ JR
r:+0.63 24.57 50.77 (26.20)
1:13.80 (23.03) 1:35.26 (21.46)
12 UNC 1:35.29 10
1) Pattison, Greer FR 2) r:0.16 Higgs, Lilly SR
3) r:0.23 Lindner, Sophie SR 4) r:0.30 Countie, Grace SR
r:+0.66 24.23 51.26 (27.03)
1:14.37 (23.11) 1:35.29 (20.92)
13 Northwestern 1:35.81 8
1) Lepisova, Emma JR 2) r:0.24 Vovk, Tara SR
3) r:0.13 Guevara, Miriam SR 4) r:0.20 Smith, Maddie SR
r:+0.70 24.73 50.84 (26.11)
1:14.22 (23.38) 1:35.81 (21.59)
14 Georgia 1:35.94 6
1) McCarty, Eboni FR 2) r:0.10 Evans, Harri FR
3) r:0.15 Luther, Dakota SR 4) r:0.28 Fa'Amausili, Gabi 5Y
r:+0.68 23.94 50.65 (26.71)
1:14.02 (23.37) 1:35.94 (21.92)
15 Indiana 1:36.07 4
1) McKenna, Kacey FR 2) r:0.23 Peplowski, Noelle SR
3) r:0.27 Broshears, Elizbeth SO 4) r:0.05 Turak, Ashley JR
r:+0.54 24.22 51.03 (26.81)
1:14.50 (23.47) 1:36.07 (21.57)
16 Arizona 1:36.16 2
1) Bernal, Aria 5Y 2) r:-0.01 Neser, Jade SR
3) r:0.13 Heimstead, Julia JR 4) r:0.04 Schwengel, Alyssa FR
r:+0.58 24.17 50.73 (26.56)
1:14.08 (23.35) 1:36.16 (22.08)
17 Wisconsin 1:36.21
1) McConagha, Mackenzie FR 2) r:0.06 Silvestri, Jenna SR
3) r:0.17 Jump, Mallory JR 4) r:0.33 Fiske, Sophie FR
r:+0.61 24.24 51.39 (27.15)
1:14.47 (23.08) 1:36.21 (21.74)
18 Missouri 1:36.27
1) Rees, Meredith JR 2) r:0.10 Moderski, Alex JR
3) r:0.08 Thompson, Sarah 5Y 4) r:0.30 Keil, Megan SR
r:+0.66 24.26 52.23 (27.97)
1:14.54 (22.31) 1:36.27 (21.73)
19 FSU 1:36.28
1) Quaglieri, Tania JR 2) r:0.22 Kucheran, Nina SR
3) r:0.32 Halden, Jenny SO 4) r:0.03 Moynihan, Rebecca SR
r:+0.54 24.45 51.73 (27.28)
1:14.53 (22.80) 1:36.28 (21.75)
20 Kentucky 1:36.47
1) Brooks, Caitlin JR 2) r:0.13 Bonnett, Bailey 5Y
3) r:0.25 Gati, Izzy SR 4) r:0.14 Gaines, Riley SR
r:+0.64 24.17 51.05 (26.88)
1:14.90 (23.85) 1:36.47 (21.57)
21 TAMU 1:36.70
1) Owens, Kaitlyn FR 2) r:0.43 Kennett, Bobbi SO
3) r:0.07 Theall, Olivia SO 4) r:0.07 Stepanek, Chloe SO
r:+0.62 24.11 51.82 (27.71)
1:14.73 (22.91) 1:36.70 (21.97)
22 Arkansas 1:37.07
1) Sansores De La Fuent, Andrea 2) r:0.26 Herrmann, Vanessa SR
3) r:0.19 Melton, Kobie SR 4) r:0.04 Barclay, Emily SR
r:+0.60 24.02 51.02 (27.00)
1:15.19 (24.17) 1:37.07 (21.88)
23 Auburn 1:37.16
1) Lee, Meghan SO 2) r:0.21 Makarova, Anastasia FR
3) r:0.14 Mulvihill, Lexie FR 4) r:0.36 Steckiel, Emma SO
r:+0.65 24.15 51.55 (27.40)
1:15.08 (23.53) 1:37.16 (22.08)
-- Minnesota DQ
1) McGinty, Jordan JR 2) r:0.26 Bennin, Grace JR
3) r:0.26 Cornish, Hannah FR 4) r:0.34 Bloomer, Olivia SR
r:+0.69 25.32 52.29 (26.97)
1:16.20 (23.91) DQ (21.92)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 1
1. Virginia 40 2. NC State 34
3. Ohio St 32 4. Alabama 30
5. Texas 28 6. Michigan 26
7. California 24 8. Louisville 22
9. Southern California 18 10. Stanford 14
11. Tennessee 12 12. UNC 10
13. Northwestern 8 14. Georgia 6
15. Indiana 4 16. Arizona 2
WAHOOWA!!! Congrats ladies! ! Go UVA!!