Minnesota Invitational: Kelly Pash Poised for Strong Double for Texas
The 2022 Minnesota Invitational continued from Minneapolis with Day 3 of the college midseason meet.
The Day 3 prelims saw the women’s and men’s 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.
Here is a look at the top performers in each event:
Minnesota Invitational: Women’s 100 Butterfly
Texas senior Kelly Pash continued her strong performance in Minnesota, claiming the top seed in 51.01, dropping more than a second from her seed time.
Junior teammate Emma Sticklen was right on her heels with the second seed in 51.10.
Cal sophomore Mia Cragh took the third seed in 52.03.
Texas transfer Dakota Luther grabbed the fifth seed (52.76).
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Pash, Kelly SR Texas 52.26 51.01 r:+0.69 24.02 51.01 (26.99) 2 Sticklen, Emma JR Texas 52.57 51.10 r:+0.69 24.24 51.10 (26.86) 3 Kragh, Mia SO Cal 53.11 52.03 r:+0.78 23.96 52.03 (28.07) 4 Burt, Maddy SR Arizona 53.27 52.29 r:+8.91 24.33 52.29 (27.96) 5 Luther, Dakota SR Texas 52.64 52.76 r:+0.74 24.94 52.76 (27.82) 6 Jump, Mallory SR Wisconsin 53.95 52.79 r:+0.74 24.57 52.79 (28.22) 7 Heimstead, Julia JR Arizona 53.90 52.88 r:+0.74 24.70 52.88 (28.18) 8 Klinker, Rachel SR Cal 54.98 53.14 r:+0.72 25.18 53.14 (27.96) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Cook, Lizzy SO Cal 54.76 53.28 r:+0.70 25.43 53.28 (27.85) 10 Stone, Mckenna SO Cal 54.00 53.47 r:+0.69 24.52 53.47 (28.95) 11 Cooper, Grace JR Texas 54.26 53.88 r:+5.27 25.07 53.88 (28.81) 12 Yablonski, Ava FR Minnesota 54.53 54.17 r:+6.61 25.26 54.17 (28.91) 13 Yendell, Sophie JR Pitt 56.19 54.40 r:+0.69 24.99 54.40 (29.41) 14 Semenuk, Bridget SR Texas 55.80 54.43 r:+0.70 25.05 54.43 (29.38) 15 Bokros, Blanka JR U N L V 56.26 54.47 r:+0.73 25.54 54.47 (28.93) 16 Carr, Abigail SO Harvard 55.09 54.49 r:+0.76 25.47 54.49 (29.02)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 100 Butterfly
Cal junior Dare Rose took the top seed in the men’s 100 fly in 45.73 as the golden Bears claimed two of the top three seeds.
Texas senior Cole Crane took the second spot in 46.45, followed by Cal junior Matthew Jensen (46.79).
Event 16 Men 100 Yard Butterfly ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Rose, Dare JR Cal 48.30 45.73 r:+0.64 21.20 45.73 (24.53) 2 Crane, Cole SR Texas 46.62 46.45 r:+0.67 21.63 46.45 (24.82) 3 Jensen, Matthew JR Cal 48.15 46.79 r:+0.68 21.96 46.79 (24.83) 4 Oates, Billy FR Arizona 48.07 46.82 r:+0.66 21.45 46.82 (25.37) 4 Neverman, Kaiser JR Minnesota 47.80 46.82 r:+0.63 21.73 46.82 (25.09) 6 Artmann, Sam SR Texas 48.78 46.86 r:+0.66 22.11 46.86 (24.75) 7 Taner, Brooks SR Arizona 49.85 46.94 r:+0.62 21.75 46.94 (25.19) 8 Ingram, Hunter SR Arizona 49.06 47.10 r:+0.70 22.02 47.10 (25.08) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Palmer, Tommy FR Arizona NT 47.34 r:+0.69 21.90 47.34 (25.44) 10 Naughton, Haakon FR Arizona 48.40 47.39 r:+0.69 22.18 47.39 (25.21) 10 Branon, Ryan FR Texas 48.24 47.39 r:+0.67 22.68 47.39 (24.71) 12 Littlejohn, Ben SO Harvard 49.41 47.40 r:+0.65 22.17 47.40 (25.23) 13 Smith, Holden SO Texas 48.05 47.41 r:+0.65 22.00 47.41 (25.41) 14 Goraj, Marcin JR Pitt 48.47 47.46 r:+0.65 22.02 47.46 (25.44) 15 Nabor, Jadan JR Arizona NT 47.60 r:+0.66 22.24 47.60 (25.36) 16 Miller, Seth JR Arizona 48.67 47.65 r:+0.69 22.14 47.65 (25.51)
Minnesota Invitational: Women’s 400 IM
Minnesota junior Megan Van Berkom cruised to the top seed in the 400 IM. She dropped seven seconds from her seed time and got to the wall in 4:09.97. The time was nearly five seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Wisconsin sophomore Katie McClintock took the second spot in 4:14.38, followed by Texas sophomore Olivia McMurray (4:15.90).
Event 17 Women 400 Yard IM ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Van Berkom, Megan JR Minnesota 4:16.69 4:09.97 r:+0.74 26.48 56.35 (29.87) 1:28.65 (32.30) 2:00.48 (31.83) 2:35.15 (34.67) 3:11.02 (35.87) 3:40.79 (29.77) 4:09.97 (29.18) 2 McClintock, Katie SO Wisconsin 4:20.85 4:14.38 r:+0.75 27.25 58.29 (31.04) 1:30.90 (32.61) 2:02.99 (32.09) 2:38.23 (35.24) 3:14.85 (36.62) 3:44.76 (29.91) 4:14.38 (29.62) 3 McMurray, Olivia SO Texas 4:17.25 4:15.90 r:+0.83 26.59 57.48 (30.89) 1:30.91 (33.43) 2:02.83 (31.92) 2:40.16 (37.33) 3:17.75 (37.59) 3:47.83 (30.08) 4:15.90 (28.07) 4 Courtney, Riley SO Texas 4:22.53 4:16.97 r:+0.76 27.35 58.82 (31.47) 1:32.07 (33.25) 2:05.88 (33.81) 2:41.52 (35.64) 3:18.12 (36.60) 3:48.20 (30.08) 4:16.97 (28.77) 5 Dunn, Callahan JR Wisconsin 4:23.59 4:16.99 r:+0.67 26.73 57.53 (30.80) 1:30.11 (32.58) 2:02.71 (32.60) 2:38.99 (36.28) 3:16.07 (37.08) 3:47.11 (31.04) 4:16.99 (29.88) 6 DiMeco, Sarah SR Cal 4:32.31 4:17.10 r:+0.70 27.13 57.30 (30.17) 1:29.84 (32.54) 2:01.69 (31.85) 2:39.11 (37.42) 3:17.73 (38.62) 3:47.97 (30.24) 4:17.10 (29.13) 7 Fabian, Fanni SO Cal 4:28.29 4:17.26 r:+0.72 27.03 57.64 (30.61) 1:31.17 (33.53) 2:03.90 (32.73) 2:41.15 (37.25) 3:18.77 (37.62) 3:49.08 (30.31) 4:17.26 (28.18) 8 Polonsky, Leah SO Cal 4:15.13 4:17.90 r:+0.70 26.95 57.28 (30.33) 1:30.35 (33.07) 2:02.67 (32.32) 2:38.46 (35.79) 3:15.70 (37.24) 3:48.77 (33.07) 4:17.90 (29.13) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Drabot, Grace FR Minnesota 4:23.93 4:20.25 r:+0.70 28.12 59.73 (31.61) 1:33.10 (33.37) 2:06.47 (33.37) 2:43.35 (36.88) 3:20.80 (37.45) 3:50.75 (29.95) 4:20.25 (29.50) 10 McEnroe, Annika SO Cal 4:25.93 4:20.52 r:+0.73 27.42 58.54 (31.12) 1:31.07 (32.53) 2:03.74 (32.67) 2:40.78 (37.04) 3:18.53 (37.75) 3:50.29 (31.76) 4:20.52 (30.23) 11 Butler, Rachel SR Minnesota 4:16.99 4:21.52 r:+0.85 27.91 1:00.23 (32.32) 1:32.95 (32.72) 2:05.75 (32.80) 2:42.71 (36.96) 3:20.81 (38.10) 3:51.74 (30.93) 4:21.52 (29.78) 12 Tinneny, Jacqueline SR Pitt 4:31.57 4:22.73 r:+0.73 28.26 59.98 (31.72) 1:34.28 (34.30) 2:07.85 (33.57) 2:45.20 (37.35) 3:23.75 (38.55) 3:53.76 (30.01) 4:22.73 (28.97) 13 Lindsay, Tia SR Arizona 4:34.44 4:23.47 r:+0.75 26.87 57.42 (30.55) 1:31.05 (33.63) 2:03.71 (32.66) 2:42.58 (38.87) 3:21.51 (38.93) 3:53.04 (31.53) 4:23.47 (30.43) 14 Aguirre, Maddie SR Wisconsin NT 4:24.19 r:+0.71 28.21 59.65 (31.44) 1:33.87 (34.22) 2:07.17 (33.30) 2:44.76 (37.59) 3:23.13 (38.37) 3:54.03 (30.90) 4:24.19 (30.16) 15 Fiorilli, Ashlyn JR Cal 4:33.40 4:24.48 r:+0.74 27.39 58.04 (30.65) 1:31.42 (33.38) 2:03.83 (32.41) 2:43.81 (39.98) 3:23.59 (39.78) 3:54.67 (31.08) 4:24.48 (29.81) 16 Silvestri, Ally FR Wisconsin 4:29.47 4:24.84 r:+0.77 27.45 58.67 (31.22) 1:32.06 (33.39) 2:04.34 (32.28) 2:41.61 (37.27) 3:19.77 (38.16) 3:52.75 (32.98) 4:24.84 (32.09)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 400 IM
Texas swept the top three seeds in the 400 IM, led by junior Carson Foster, who took the top seed in 3:38.95, an NCAA automatic qualifying time.
Junior David Johnston took the second seed in 3:39.36, followed by senior Jake Foster (3:44.70), as the trio of Longhorns finished four seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Event 18 Men 400 Yard IM ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Foster, Carson JR Texas 3:38.79 3:38.95 r:+0.69 22.56 48.86 (26.30) 1:16.45 (27.59) 1:43.07 (26.62) 2:14.38 (31.31) 2:46.48 (32.10) 3:13.36 (26.88) 3:38.95 (25.59) 2 Johnston, David JR Texas 3:47.58 3:39.36 r:+0.73 23.59 50.15 (26.56) 1:18.14 (27.99) 1:45.81 (27.67) 2:16.89 (31.08) 2:48.35 (31.46) 3:14.52 (26.17) 3:39.36 (24.84) 3 Foster, Jake SR Texas 3:41.97 3:44.70 r:+0.67 23.46 50.69 (27.23) 1:20.03 (29.34) 1:48.73 (28.70) 2:19.33 (30.60) 2:51.12 (31.79) 3:18.73 (27.61) 3:44.70 (25.97) 4 Christenson, William JR Minnesota 3:54.32 3:48.27 r:+0.70 24.03 51.39 (27.36) 1:20.75 (29.36) 1:49.21 (28.46) 2:22.35 (33.14) 2:55.29 (32.94) 3:22.19 (26.90) 3:48.27 (26.08) 5 Jhong, Chris 5Y Cal 4:00.21 3:49.68 r:+0.63 24.35 51.97 (27.62) 1:20.62 (28.65) 1:48.79 (28.17) 2:21.25 (32.46) 2:54.23 (32.98) 3:21.77 (27.54) 3:49.68 (27.91) 6 Enyeart, Alec FR Texas 3:56.42 3:50.71 r:+0.76 24.09 51.37 (27.28) 1:21.80 (30.43) 1:51.28 (29.48) 2:24.74 (33.46) 2:59.09 (34.35) 3:25.53 (26.44) 3:50.71 (25.18) 7 Parnham, Beck SO Arizona 4:05.77 3:51.69 r:+0.63 24.68 52.76 (28.08) 1:22.51 (29.75) 1:52.09 (29.58) 2:25.31 (33.22) 2:58.49 (33.18) 3:25.71 (27.22) 3:51.69 (25.98) 8 Linder, Cameron JR Minnesota 4:05.88 3:52.19 r:+0.69 25.08 53.54 (28.46) 1:23.34 (29.80) 1:51.88 (28.54) 2:23.98 (32.10) 2:57.16 (33.18) 3:25.29 (28.13) 3:52.19 (26.90) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Kopp, Tyler JR Cal 3:59.97 3:54.71 r:+0.67 24.41 52.14 (27.73) 1:21.84 (29.70) 1:51.28 (29.44) 2:25.32 (34.04) 2:59.68 (34.36) 3:27.98 (28.30) 3:54.71 (26.73) 10 Hand, Jake SR Arizona 3:57.57 3:55.08 r:+0.74 24.64 52.49 (27.85) 1:23.37 (30.88) 1:53.55 (30.18) 2:25.89 (32.34) 2:59.35 (33.46) 3:27.92 (28.57) 3:55.08 (27.16) 11 Zorzano Jover, Javi JR Pitt 4:00.23 3:55.24 r:+0.65 24.73 52.45 (27.72) 1:22.61 (30.16) 1:51.50 (28.89) 2:24.88 (33.38) 2:59.22 (34.34) 3:28.29 (29.07) 3:55.24 (26.95) 12 Unalmis, Bora 5Y Cal NT 3:55.34 r:+0.68 24.20 52.37 (28.17) 1:22.09 (29.72) 1:51.04 (28.95) 2:25.41 (34.37) 3:00.35 (34.94) 3:28.47 (28.12) 3:55.34 (26.87) 13 Stewart, Riley FR Arizona 4:11.78 3:55.74 r:+0.66 25.65 55.34 (29.69) 1:25.65 (30.31) 1:56.35 (30.70) 2:29.02 (32.67) 3:02.27 (33.25) 3:29.49 (27.22) 3:55.74 (26.25) 14 Ward, Zach FR Wisconsin 4:02.58 3:56.84 r:+0.82 25.26 53.65 (28.39) 1:24.50 (30.85) 1:55.08 (30.58) 2:29.08 (34.00) 3:03.84 (34.76) 3:31.02 (27.18) 3:56.84 (25.82) 15 Henderson, Orion FR Arizona 4:09.39 3:57.49 r:+0.74 24.19 52.44 (28.25) 1:22.64 (30.20) 1:52.75 (30.11) 2:26.80 (34.05) 3:01.90 (35.10) 3:30.20 (28.30) 3:57.49 (27.29) 16 Rhee, Dylan SO Harvard 3:58.10 3:57.67 r:+0.73 25.47 54.29 (28.82) 1:25.65 (31.36) 1:56.38 (30.73) 2:28.62 (32.24) 3:01.77 (33.15) 3:29.96 (28.19) 3:57.67 (27.71)
Minnesota Invitational: Women’s 200 Free
Going for an impressive double, Texas senior Kelly Pash claimed the top seed in the 200 freestyle. She touched the wall in 1:44.77 in an event with four seniors atop the field.
Cal senior Mia Motekaitis took the second seed in 1:45.01, followed by fellow Cal senior Ayla Spitz (1:45.49) and Eloise Riley (1:46.25).
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Pash, Kelly SR Texas 1:44.78 1:44.77 r:+0.73 24.59 51.03 (26.44) 1:17.86 (26.83) 1:44.77 (26.91) 2 Motekaitis, Mia SR Cal 1:51.17 1:45.01 r:+0.73 24.60 50.96 (26.36) 1:17.88 (26.92) 1:45.01 (27.13) 3 Spitz, Ayla SR Cal 1:48.57 1:45.49 r:+0.79 24.85 51.66 (26.81) 1:18.55 (26.89) 1:45.49 (26.94) 4 Riley, Eloise SR Cal 1:49.47 1:46.25 r:+0.74 24.58 51.61 (27.03) 1:18.69 (27.08) 1:46.25 (27.56) 5 Carlson, Abby SO Wisconsin 1:47.86 1:46.51 r:+0.68 25.12 51.85 (26.73) 1:18.99 (27.14) 1:46.51 (27.52) 6 Cornish, Hannah SO Minnesota 1:49.72 1:46.74 r:+0.74 24.96 51.81 (26.85) 1:19.24 (27.43) 1:46.74 (27.50) 7 Stoneburg, Blair FR Wisconsin 1:48.46 1:46.80 r:+0.71 25.05 52.40 (27.35) 1:19.62 (27.22) 1:46.80 (27.18) 8 Sullivan, Kate SR Minnesota 1:50.41 1:47.38 r:+0.70 24.92 51.70 (26.78) 1:19.45 (27.75) 1:47.38 (27.93) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Davidson, Emma SR Cal 1:51.00 1:47.42 r:+0.70 24.49 52.01 (27.52) 1:19.92 (27.91) 1:47.42 (27.50) 10 Gantriis, Emily JR Cal 1:52.62 1:47.82 r:+0.67 25.04 51.60 (26.56) 1:19.27 (27.67) 1:47.82 (28.55) 11 Mostek, Anya FR Harvard 1:48.15 1:47.90 r:+0.76 24.37 51.28 (26.91) 1:19.36 (28.08) 1:47.90 (28.54) 12 Sullivan, Erica SO Texas 1:53.69 1:48.02 r:+0.71 25.29 52.66 (27.37) 1:20.49 (27.83) 1:48.02 (27.53) 13 Hamlin, Molly SO Harvard 1:49.85 1:48.72 r:+0.73 25.56 53.51 (27.95) 1:21.20 (27.69) 1:48.72 (27.52) 14 Summit, Maggie SR Minnesota 1:51.50 1:48.86 r:+0.71 25.50 53.18 (27.68) 1:21.30 (28.12) 1:48.86 (27.56) 15 Klimek, Marta FR U N L V 1:50.79 1:49.34 r:+0.76 25.13 52.25 (27.12) 1:20.54 (28.29) 1:49.34 (28.80) 16 Longi, Ava JR Texas 1:50.75 1:49.55 r:+0.73 24.92 52.35 (27.43) 1:20.83 (28.48) 1:49.55 (28.72)
Minnesota Invitational: Men’s 200 Free
Texas senior Peter Larson took the top seed in the men’s 200 free. He dropped nearly five seconds from his seed time to touch the wall in 1:32.81.
Cal sophomore Gabriel Jett was second at 1:33.36, followed by Wisconsin junior Jake Newmark (1:33.74) and Texas sophomore Luke Hobson (1:33.75).
Event 20 Men 200 Yard Freestyle ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Larson, Peter SR Texas 1:37.10 1:32.81 r:+6.61 21.67 45.55 (23.88) 1:09.07 (23.52) 1:32.81 (23.74) 2 Jett, Gabriel SO Cal 1:35.58 1:33.36 r:+5.32 22.27 46.51 (24.24) 1:10.25 (23.74) 1:33.36 (23.11) 3 Newmark, Jake JR Wisconsin 1:35.72 1:33.74 r:+0.75 22.26 46.00 (23.74) 1:09.67 (23.67) 1:33.74 (24.07) 4 Hobson, Luke SO Texas 1:32.74 1:33.75 r:+0.76 22.07 45.81 (23.74) 1:09.67 (23.86) 1:33.75 (24.08) 5 Hanson, Robin SO Cal 1:36.37 1:33.92 r:+0.66 22.00 45.92 (23.92) 1:09.74 (23.82) 1:33.92 (24.18) 6 Carrozza, Coby JR Texas 1:33.09 1:34.25 r:+0.73 22.11 46.27 (24.16) 1:10.20 (23.93) 1:34.25 (24.05) 7 Daleiden Ciuferri, Ra FR Arizona 1:38.21 1:34.30 r:+0.63 21.97 45.96 (23.99) 1:10.04 (24.08) 1:34.30 (24.26) 8 Callan, Patrick 5Y Cal 1:36.83 1:34.80 r:+0.67 22.08 46.49 (24.41) 1:10.72 (24.23) 1:34.80 (24.08) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Holt, Evan JR Arizona 1:40.74 1:34.96 r:+0.67 22.10 45.99 (23.89) 1:10.08 (24.09) 1:34.96 (24.88) 10 Morris, Chris SO Minnesota 1:37.75 1:34.97 r:+0.65 22.35 46.49 (24.14) 1:10.77 (24.28) 1:34.97 (24.20) 11 Ndebele, Kobe SO Texas 1:39.76 1:35.37 r:+0.69 22.09 46.38 (24.29) 1:10.64 (24.26) 1:35.37 (24.73) 12 Benson, Andrew JR Wisconsin NT 1:35.47 r:+0.65 21.57 45.73 (24.16) 1:10.41 (24.68) 1:35.47 (25.06) 13 Soloveychik, Bar SO Minnesota 1:37.49 1:35.49 r:+0.65 22.22 46.27 (24.05) 1:10.78 (24.51) 1:35.49 (24.71) 14 Bolanos, Panos SR U N L V 1:39.52 1:35.53 r:+0.71 21.91 45.75 (23.84) 1:10.89 (25.14) 1:35.53 (24.64) 15 Ingram, Hunter SR Arizona 1:37.87 1:36.10 r:+0.72 22.17 46.33 (24.16) 1:11.23 (24.90) 1:36.10 (24.87) 16 Holmquist, Marcus JR Harvard 1:37.37 1:36.33 r:+0.68 22.32 46.77 (24.45) 1:11.48 (24.71) 1:36.33 (24.85)
Minnesota Invitational: Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Texas took the top two seeds in the 100 breaststroke as junior Anna Elendt got to the wall first in 58.95.
Meanwhile, freshman Lydia Jacoby, an Olympian from Alaska, too the second spot in 59.44.
They were the only swimmers in the field to break a minute.
Cal senior Jade Neser took the third spot in 1:00.40.
Event 21 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Elendt, Anna JR Texas 58.14 58.95 r:+0.73 27.45 58.95 (31.50) 2 Jacoby, Lydia FR Texas 58.96 59.44 r:+0.66 27.98 59.44 (31.46) 3 Neser, Jade SR Cal 1:02.37 1:00.40 r:10.53 27.80 1:00.40 (32.60) 4 Moore, Elizabeth SR Wisconsin 1:02.30 1:00.73 r:+0.73 28.50 1:00.73 (32.23) 5 Henry, Alicia SO Cal 1:01.79 1:01.00 r:+0.65 28.90 1:01.00 (32.10) 6 Lezer, Emma SR Minnesota 1:02.67 1:01.05 r:+0.68 28.30 1:01.05 (32.75) 7 Gewalt, Eleni FR Arizona 1:03.69 1:01.28 r:+0.67 28.61 1:01.28 (32.67) 8 Ozkan, Hazal FR Wisconsin 1:02.58 1:01.50 r:+0.70 28.86 1:01.50 (32.64) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Bartlett, Calysta JR U N L V 1:03.21 1:01.70 r:+0.73 28.87 1:01.70 (32.83) 10 Hanley, Channing SO Texas 1:03.40 1:01.83 r:+0.83 29.10 1:01.83 (32.73) 11 Morgan, Jordan SO Texas 1:05.10 1:01.91 r:+0.68 28.63 1:01.91 (33.28) 12 Eisenhauer, Victoria JR Harvard 1:03.42 1:02.05 r:+0.74 28.95 1:02.05 (33.10) 13 Polonsky, Leah SO Cal 1:03.93 1:02.18 r:+0.70 28.92 1:02.18 (33.26) 14 Li, Kaia FR Harvard 1:04.60 1:02.48 r:+5.10 29.43 1:02.48 (33.05) 15 Detwiler, Tatum SR Pitt 1:03.47 1:02.49 r:+0.68 28.96 1:02.49 (33.53) 16 Denisenko, Aleksandra SO Harvard 1:04.21 1:02.54 r:+5.73 29.42 1:02.54 (33.12)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
The top two finals qualifiers are separated by just a hundredth of a second after prelims, setting up an epic final.
Cal fifth-year Reece Whitley took the top seed in 51.75, just ahead of reigning NCAA champion Max McHugh of Minnesota (51.76).
Cal senior Liam Bell took the third spot at 52.15 ahead of teammate Matthew Jensen (52.27) giving Cal three of the top four seeds.
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Whitley, Reece 5Y Cal NT 51.75 r:+0.75 24.33 51.75 (27.42) 2 McHugh, Max SR Minnesota 53.07 51.76 r:+0.67 24.22 51.76 (27.54) 3 Bell, Liam SR Cal NT 52.15 r:+0.67 24.35 52.15 (27.80) 4 Jensen, Matthew JR Cal 55.12 52.57 r:+0.66 24.41 52.57 (28.16) 5 Van Der Laan, Cooper SR Pitt 53.65 52.63 r:+0.64 24.50 52.63 (28.13) 6 Chan, William SR Texas 53.29 52.76 r:+0.66 24.59 52.76 (28.17) 7 Myhre, Will SR Wisconsin 53.67 52.86 r:+0.71 24.75 52.86 (28.11) 8 Rodarte, Luke 5Y Cal 54.63 52.93 r:+0.75 24.90 52.93 (28.03) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Beji, Adnan SO U N L V 54.08 53.09 r:+0.74 25.19 53.09 (27.90) 10 Foote, Ryan SR Arizona 55.10 53.22 r:+0.70 24.98 53.22 (28.24) 11 Soderlund, Jacob SO Cal 54.53 53.25 r:+0.65 24.95 53.25 (28.30) 12 Young, Daniel JR Arizona 54.79 53.74 r:+0.67 24.78 53.74 (28.96) 13 Segal, Matthew SO Wisconsin 54.23 53.84 r:+0.68 25.10 53.84 (28.74) 14 Chen, Jerry SR Pitt 53.77 53.87 r:+0.71 25.31 53.87 (28.56) 15 DeGrado, Paul SR Texas 54.27 53.88 r:+0.68 25.59 53.88 (28.29) 16 Teduits, Truman JR Wisconsin 56.46 54.08 r:+0.60 25.24 54.08 (28.84)
Women’s 100 Backstroke
Cal junior Isabelle Stadden threw down a 50.81 in the 100 backstroke to take the top seed. Her time was an NCAA “A” cut and the fourth-fastest time this season.
Texas junior Olivia Bray took the second seed in 51.09. Wisconsin junior Olympian Phoebe Bacon was third in 51.77 as the top trio was more than a second ahead of the rest of the field.
Event 23 Women 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Stadden, Isabelle JR Cal 52.82 50.81 24.60 50.81 (26.21) 2 Bray, Olivia JR Texas 53.61 51.09 24.83 51.09 (26.26) 3 Bacon, Phoebe JR Wisconsin 54.18 51.77 r:+0.89 25.17 51.77 (26.60) 4 Sticklen, Emma JR Texas 52.93 53.08 25.22 53.08 (27.86) 5 Jansen, Claire FR Pitt 54.31 53.28 25.61 53.28 (27.67) 6 Yablonski, Ava FR Minnesota 54.99 53.53 26.23 53.53 (27.30) 7 Mostek, Anya FR Harvard 53.22 53.77 26.33 53.77 (27.44) 8 Rodriguez Rivero, Pau JR Minnesota 54.94 53.79 26.19 53.79 (27.60) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 DiMartile, Meghan FR Texas 54.88 53.87 25.82 53.87 (28.05) 10 Johnson, Faith FR Minnesota 55.48 54.34 26.62 54.34 (27.72) 11 Wanezek, Abby FR Wisconsin 55.99 54.52 26.28 54.52 (28.24) 12 Schoof, Kaylyn JR Wisconsin 56.22 54.84 r:+4.66 26.25 54.84 (28.59) 13 Carr, Abigail SO Harvard 57.50 54.86 26.71 54.86 (28.15) 14 Davis, Jessica SO Cal 57.38 54.96 26.22 54.96 (28.74) 15 Broaders, Reed SO Cal 58.28 55.15 26.27 55.15 (28.88) 16 Merckx, Axana SR Arizona 55.31 55.17 26.66 55.17 (28.51)
Men’s 100 Backstroke
Cal took the top two seeds in the 100 backstroke to close the session.
Junior Destin Lasco took the top seed in 45.74, ahead of teammate Bjorn Seeliger (46.47).
Harvard junior Gunner Grant took the third seed in 46.60.
Event 24 Men 100 Yard Backstroke ================================================================== Name Year School Seed Prelims ================================================================== === Preliminaries === 1 Lasco, Destin JR Cal 46.54 45.74 22.36 45.74 (23.38) 2 Seeliger, Bjorn JR Cal NT 46.47 21.53 46.47 (24.94) 3 Grant, Gunner JR Harvard 47.58 46.60 22.63 46.60 (23.97) 4 O'Connor, Chris JR Texas 47.11 46.88 22.44 46.88 (24.44) 5 Petty, Evan SO Cal 48.42 46.96 22.25 46.96 (24.71) 6 Harder, Ethan SR Texas 47.14 47.00 22.44 47.00 (24.56) 7 Purdy, Ryan JR Arizona 48.82 47.01 22.67 47.01 (24.34) 8 Rincon, Anthony SO Harvard 48.08 47.03 22.32 47.03 (24.71) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Radziszewski, Krzyszt SO Pitt 48.78 47.05 22.73 47.05 (24.32) 10 Somerset, Sebastian SR Cal 49.60 47.27 22.47 47.27 (24.80) 11 Sachtjen, Dez SR Minnesota 48.64 47.29 22.92 47.29 (24.37) 12 Crews, Kai SO Cal 48.69 47.31 22.81 47.31 (24.50) 13 Goraj, Marcin JR Pitt 47.93 47.40 22.69 47.40 (24.71) 14 Crosby, Charlie FR Texas 48.71 47.42 22.54 47.42 (24.88) 15 Alexy, Jack SO Cal 50.64 47.43 22.77 47.43 (24.66) 16 Coen, Ty GS Arizona 51.72 47.64 23.06 47.64 (24.58)