NCAA Women’s Championships: Torri Huske Impresses with 49.77; Loaded Field Chasing With Sticklen, Douglass, Curzan, Albiero, Mac Neil
2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships continued from Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday with the Day 3 prelims session.
The Day 3 prelims session consists of the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.
Here is a look at the 100 butterfly, one of the most loaded events in recent memory on the women’s side.
Stanford sophomore Torri Huske started off the circle-seeded heats with a strong showing. She was out fast and hung on for a 49.77 to hold off Louisville’s Gabi Albiero (50.46) in the heat.
In the second circle-seeded heat, Stanford freshman Claire Curzan held off LSU’s Maggie Mac Neil to finish in 50.45. Mac Neil was second in the head in 50.51.
The final heat of the NCAA prelims saw Virginia’s Kate Douglass go a 50.11 to finish behind Texas’ Emma Sticklen (50.00).
Overall, Huske has the top seed in 49.77, followed by Sticklen (50.00), Douglass (50.11), Curzan (50.45), Albiero (50.46), Mac Neil (50.51), Ohio State’s Katherine Zenick (50.84) and NC State’s Kylee Alons (50.85).
Who gave their fastest race to get into the NCAA finals? Who still has some left in the tank?
Six of the top eight have a serious shot at contending for this title, more than any event we have seen so far this season.
NCAA Event 9 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 48.84 2/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
Meet: M 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
American: A 48.84 2/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
US Open: O 48.84 2/16/2023 Kate Douglass, Virginia
Pool: P 49.73 11/20/2020Kate Douglass, Virginia
Name Year School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Huske, Torri SO Stanford 49.25 49.77
r:+0.65 22.74 49.77 (27.03)
2 Sticklen, Emma JR Texas 49.79 50.00
r:+0.67 23.51 50.00 (26.49)
3 Douglass, Kate SR Virginia 48.84 50.11
r:+0.63 23.61 50.11 (26.50)
4 Curzan, Claire FR Stanford 49.93 50.45
r:+0.63 23.63 50.45 (26.82)
5 Albiero, Gabi JR Louisville 50.04 50.46
r:+0.62 23.58 50.46 (26.88)
6 MacNeil, Maggie 5Y LSU 48.99 50.51
r:+0.69 23.62 50.51 (26.89)
7 Zenick, Katherine JR Ohio St 51.03 50.84
r:+0.64 23.72 50.84 (27.12)
8 Alons, Kylee 5Y NC State 50.64 50.85
r:+0.65 23.52 50.85 (27.33)
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9 Arens, Abby JR NC State 50.84 50.86
r:+0.63 23.91 50.86 (26.95)
10 Cuomo, Lexi SR Virginia 51.47 51.18
r:+0.71 23.62 51.18 (27.56)
11 Lee, Meghan JR Auburn 51.01 51.20
r:+0.58 23.95 51.20 (27.25)
12 Guevara, Miriam 5Y Northwestern 51.59 51.24
r:+0.50 23.73 51.24 (27.51)
13 Regenauer, Christiana SR Louisville 51.03 51.35
r:+0.71 23.96 51.35 (27.39)
14 Kragh, Mia SO California 51.63 51.38
r:+0.73 23.95 51.38 (27.43)
15 Ulett, Tristen JR Louisville 51.59 51.50
r:+0.73 24.11 51.50 (27.39)
16 Peoples, Olivia SO Florida 51.81 51.62
r:+0.63 24.08 51.62 (27.54)
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17 Daniel, Abby SO Akron 51.65 51.66
r:+0.65 24.27 51.66 (27.39)
18 Harter, Abby JR Virginia 52.11 51.71
r:+0.71 24.16 51.71 (27.55)
