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In a stunning turn of events, Stanford lost an NCAA title to California in the women’s 200-yard free relay with a disqualification at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships.
Stanford initially touched in 1:26.71 to win what the Cardinal believed to be its eighth victory in program history. However, Stanford wound up being disqualified after a lengthy video review, handing the title to California for its fourth team win ever in the event.
California’s Farida Osman (21.60), Kristen Vredeveld (21.71), Valerie Hull (21.85) and Amy Bilquist (21.64) wound up with the overall trophy in a time of 1:26.80.
Previous California’s Previous Wins:
2000 California (Anya Kolbisen, Haley Cope, Nicole Omphroy, Joscelin Yeo), 1:40.18 *
2011 California (Hannah Wilson, Colleen Fotsch, Erica Dagg, Liv Jensen), 1:27.36
2015 California (Kaylin Bing, Missy Franklin, Rachel Bootsma, Farida Osman) 1:26.41
Tennessee’s Faith Johnson (22.13), Harper Bruens (21.48), Maddy Banic (21.67) and Kira Toussaint (22.14) claimed second overall in 1:27.42, while Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga (21.46), Kylie Stewart (22.16), Meaghan Raab (22.08) and Emily Cameron (21.83) finished third in 1:27.53.
Smoliga’s 21.46 moved her into a sixth-ranked tie all time with Natalie Coughlin in the 50-yard free.
USC (1:27.57), Arizona (1:27.81), Virginia (1:27.85) and NC State (1:28.04) rounded out the championship finalists that put up official times.
=== A - Final ===
1 California 1:27.76 1:26.80P 40
1) *Osman, Farida JR 2) r:0.18 Vredeveld, Kristen JR
3) r:0.25 *Hull, Valerie SO 4) r:0.29 Bilquist, Amy FR
r:+0.71 21.60 43.31 (21.71)
1:05.16 (21.85) 1:26.80 (21.64)
2 Tennessee 1:27.20 1:27.42 34
1) Johnson, Faith SR 2) r:0.83 Bruens, Harper SR
3) r:0.32 Banic, Maddy FR 4) r:0.34 *Toussaint, Kira JR
r:+0.66 22.13 43.61 (21.48)
1:05.28 (21.67) 1:27.42 (22.14)
3 Georgia 1:27.53 1:27.53 32
1) Smoliga, Olivia JR 2) r:0.32 Stewart, Kylie SO
3) r:0.17 Raab, Meaghan SO 4) r:0.14 Cameron, Emily JR
r:+0.73 21.46 43.62 (22.16)
1:05.70 (22.08) 1:27.53 (21.83)
4 USC 1:27.84 1:27.57 30
1) *Wilk, Kasia FR 2) r:0.27 Apostalon, Anika JR
3) r:0.34 Stewart, Kendyl SR 4) r:0.31 Swenson, Evan JR
r:+0.75 22.12 43.48 (21.36)
1:05.33 (21.85) 1:27.57 (22.24)
5 Arizona 1:27.67 1:27.81 28
1) Konopka, Katrina FR 2) r:0.36 Ochitwa, Annie FR
3) r:0.26 Schick, Taylor SR 4) r:0.30 *Kremer, Paige SO
r:+0.70 22.16 43.77 (21.61)
1:05.53 (21.76) 1:27.81 (22.28)
6 Virginia 1:28.15 1:27.85 26
1) Moroney, Megan FR 2) r:0.29 *Thomas, Ellen JR
3) r:0.21 Cooper, Caitlin SO 4) r:0.09 Bartholomew, Cotney SR
r:+0.92 22.41 43.97 (21.56)
1:06.02 (22.05) 1:27.85 (21.83)
7 NC State 1:28.19 1:28.04 24
1) Bonnema, Riki SR 2) r:0.22 Koletic, Ashlyn SR
3) r:0.20 Labonge, Natalie JR 4) r:0.25 Duffield, Krista SO
r:+0.72 22.30 44.25 (21.95)
1:06.18 (21.93) 1:28.04 (21.86)
-- Stanford 1:27.82 DQ
10.11 Swimmer #4 feet lost touch with starting place before preceding team-mate touches
1) Neal, Lia JR 2) r:0.24 Hu, Janet SO
3) r:0.44 Howe, Ally SO 4) r:-0.05 Ama, Julia SR
r:+0.70 21.80 43.25 (21.45)
1:05.03 (21.78) DQ (21.68)
=== B - Final ===
9 Wisconsin 1:28.85 1:28.86 18
1) Kinney, Chase JR 2) r:0.17 Unicomb, Jessica FR
3) r:0.25 Berg, Marissa SO 4) r:0.18 Tamblyn, Annie SR
r:+0.72 22.08 44.23 (22.15)
1:06.49 (22.26) 1:28.86 (22.37)
10 Missouri 1:28.85 1:28.87 14
1) Patterson, Anna SR 2) r:0.95 Stevens, Hannah SO
3) r:0.24 Gehrke, Maddie FR 4) r:0.25 Hayden, Rachel SO
r:+0.67 22.47 44.26 (21.79)
1:06.45 (22.19) 1:28.87 (22.42)
11 Ohio St 1:28.75 1:28.97 12
1) *Li, Liz SO 2) r:0.25 Jongekrijg, Annie SR
3) r:0.26 Dzierzak, Rachael SR 4) r:0.15 McNichols, Macie SO
r:+0.74 21.62 43.83 (22.21)
1:06.69 (22.86) 1:28.97 (22.28)
12 Louisville 1:28.28 1:29.24 10
1) Comerford, Mallory FR 2) r:0.08 Worrell, Kelsi SR
3) r:0.29 *Kneppers, Andrea SR 4) r:0.39 Magnuson, Hannah SO
r:+0.70 22.50 43.69 (21.19)
1:06.49 (22.80) 1:29.24 (22.75)
13 Tex AM 1:29.15 1:29.28 8
1) *Gastaldello, Beryl SO 2) r:0.13 Brandt, Claire SR
3) r:0.14 Lupton, Lexie FR 4) r:0.18 Malone, Kristin SO
r:+0.71 22.01 44.15 (22.14)
1:06.52 (22.37) 1:29.28 (22.76)
14 Texas 1:29.02 1:29.33 6
1) Schneider, Mimi SO 2) r:0.26 Millard, Rebecca SO
3) r:0.24 Hansen, Brooke FR 4) r:0.14 Rule, Remedy FR
r:+0.65 22.75 44.80 (22.05)
1:06.92 (22.12) 1:29.33 (22.41)
15 UNC 1:29.36 1:29.38 4
1) Baldwin, Caroline SO 2) r:0.35 Hitchens, Sarah JR
3) r:0.28 Hardesty, Allyn SR 4) r:0.31 *Earp, Lauren SR
r:+0.70 22.45 44.80 (22.35)
1:07.19 (22.39) 1:29.38 (22.19)
16 Michigan 1:29.16 1:29.60 2
1) *Haughey, Siobhan FR 2) r:0.40 Deloof, Ali SR
3) r:0.37 Frost, Maddy JR 4) r:0.25 Deloof, Catie FR
r:+0.71 22.59 44.48 (21.89)
1:07.12 (22.64) 1:29.60 (22.48)
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 2 1. California 72 1. Georgia 72 3. Southern Cali 64 4. Virginia 56 5. Arizona 46 6. Texas A&M 36 7. NC State 34 7. Louisville 34 7. Tennessee 34 10. Stanford 26 11. Indiana 22 12. Texas 20 13. Wisconsin 18 14. Missouri 14 14. Michigan 14 16. Ohio St 12 16. UNC 12 18. Penn St 6 19. Kentucky 4 20. Florida 2
What was the call???
Anchor leg false started?
Does anyone know what year did they begin to use video to determine disqualifications?