Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 4 Prelims: Charlotte Hook Joins Curzan, Huske With Top Seeds

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Charlotte Hook. Photo Courtesy: FINA / Budapest 2019

The 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Championships continued with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday from Federal Way, Wash.

The prelims session consisted of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly. The early heats of the 1650 free will follow leading up to finals.

Stanford is well ahead in the team race and took some top seeds on the final day, including Claire Curzan in the 200 backstroke, Torri Huske in the 100 free and Charlotte Hook in the 200 fly.

Here is a look at the day-four action:

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Pac-12 Women’s 200 Backstroke

Stanford’s Claire Curzan cruised to the top seed in the 200 backstroke to start the final day of the conference championship meet.

The freshman touched the wall in 1:50.93, more than two seconds off her seed time, and as she has shown all week, she will likely have plenty of speed in reserve for tonight’s final.

She leads a final that will have five Stanford swimmers and three Cal swimmers.

Cal took the second and third seeds with Isabelle Stadden (1:52.36) and Mia Motekaitis (1:53.42).

Stanford went 4-5-6 with freshman Natalie Mannion (1:53.49), senior Lucie Nordmann (1:53.70 and senior Taylor Ruck (1:53.78).

Of note, in addition to Curzan, Stadden and Ruck were well off their top times and could be set up for a pretty fast final.

Cal sophomore Annika McEnroe took the seventh spot (1:54.28) and Stanford senior Alex Crisera was eighth (1:54.84).

Event 17  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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         NCAA: N 1:47.24  3/23/2019 Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
       PAC-12: M 1:47.30  2018      Kathleen Baker, CAL
 PAC-12 Champ: P 1:48.27  2018      Kathleen Baker, CAL
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Curzan, Claire         FR Stanford          1:48.50    1:50.93  
                 26.04        53.70 (27.66)
        1:22.06 (28.36)     1:50.93 (28.87)
  2 Stadden, Isabelle      JR CAL               1:50.21    1:52.36  
                 26.26        54.73 (28.47)
        1:23.75 (29.02)     1:52.36 (28.61)
  3 Motekaitis, Mia        SR CAL               1:55.64    1:53.42  
                 26.95        55.38 (28.43)
        1:24.25 (28.87)     1:53.42 (29.17)
  4 Mannion, Natalie       FR Stanford          1:53.81    1:53.49  
                 26.92        55.42 (28.50)
        1:24.30 (28.88)     1:53.49 (29.19)
  5 Nordmann, Lucie        SR Stanford          1:54.77    1:53.70  
                 26.56        55.12 (28.56)
        1:24.32 (29.20)     1:53.70 (29.38)
  6 Ruck, Taylor           SR Stanford          1:51.66    1:53.78  
                 26.58        54.91 (28.33)
        1:23.94 (29.03)     1:53.78 (29.84)
  7 McEnroe, Annika        SO CAL               1:54.95    1:54.28  
                 26.78        55.58 (28.80)
        1:24.62 (29.04)     1:54.28 (29.66)
  8 Crisera, Alex          SR Stanford          1:55.78    1:54.84  
                 26.97        55.49 (28.52)
        1:24.91 (29.42)     1:54.84 (29.93)
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  9 Spitz, Ayla            SR CAL               1:57.50    1:55.04  
                 27.23        56.28 (29.05)
        1:25.43 (29.15)     1:55.04 (29.61)
 10 Henderson, Hanna       JR Southern Cali     1:54.55    1:55.70  
                 26.83        55.94 (29.11)
        1:25.98 (30.04)     1:55.70 (29.72)
 11 Murphy, Rosie          FR UCLA              1:54.90    1:55.74  
                 27.40        56.39 (28.99)
        1:25.90 (29.51)     1:55.74 (29.84)
 12 Stanfield, Summer      SR Utah              1:55.40    1:55.79  
                 27.45        56.29 (28.84)
        1:25.77 (29.48)     1:55.79 (30.02)
 13 Janvier, Aela          SR Southern Cali     1:54.47    1:56.75  
                 27.01        55.80 (28.79)
        1:25.85 (30.05)     1:56.75 (30.90)
 14 McMillan, Ashley       FR Southern Cali     1:55.69    1:56.93  
                 27.21        56.34 (29.13)
        1:26.20 (29.86)     1:56.93 (30.73)
 15 Brown, Charli          SO ASU               1:56.32    1:57.09  
                 27.32        56.61 (29.29)
        1:26.77 (30.16)     1:57.09 (30.32)
 16 Bernal, Aria           SR Southern Cali     1:56.29    1:57.17  
                 26.88        56.25 (29.37)
        1:26.07 (29.82)     1:57.17 (31.10)

Pac-12 Women’s 100 Free

Stanford sophomore Torri Huske claimed another top seed, this time in the 100 free. She got to the wall in 48.01, more than a second off of her seed time.

Teammate Kayla Wilson was second to the wall, touching in 48.32, just one hundredth of a second ahead of Cal senior Emma Davidson (48.33).

UCLA senior Rachel Rhee was fourth (48.52), followed by USC’s Anicka Delgado (48.59), Elise Garcia (48.78), Stanford’s Amy Tang (48.81), while UCLA’s Claire Grover (48.92) and Cal’s Emily Gantriis (48.92) tied for eighth and will have a swim off for the final spot.

Event 18  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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         NCAA: N 45.56  3/18/2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford
       PAC-12: M 45.56  2017      Simone Manuel, Stanford
 PAC-12 Champ: P 46.35  2019      Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Huske, Torri           SO Stanford            46.85      48.01  
                 10.67        22.80 (12.13)
          35.35 (12.55)       48.01 (12.66)
  2 Wilson, Kayla          FR Stanford            48.70      48.32  
                 11.27        23.38 (12.11)
          35.99 (12.61)       48.32 (12.33)
  3 Davidson, Emma         SR CAL                 49.17      48.33  
                 11.03        23.23 (12.20)
          35.95 (12.72)       48.33 (12.38)
  4 Rhee, Rachel           SR UCLA                48.49      48.52  
                 11.28        23.42 (12.14)
          36.11 (12.69)       48.52 (12.41)
  5 Delgado, Anicka        JR Southern Cali       48.68      48.59  
                 10.99        23.30 (12.31)
          36.11 (12.81)       48.59 (12.48)
  6 Garcia, Elise          SR Southern Cali       49.52      48.78  
                 11.21        23.53 (12.32)
          36.21 (12.68)       48.78 (12.57)
  7 Tang, Amy              SO Stanford            49.21      48.81  
                 11.08        23.45 (12.37)
          36.20 (12.75)       48.81 (12.61)
  8 Grover, Claire         SR UCLA                48.66      48.92  
                 11.02        23.37 (12.35)
          36.18 (12.81)       48.92 (12.74)
  8 Gantriis, Emily        JR CAL                 49.49      48.92  
                 11.10        23.51 (12.41)
          36.10 (12.59)       48.92 (12.82)
 Swim-Off Required ----------------------------------------------
 10 Shaw, Anna             SO Stanford            48.87      49.03  
                 11.12        23.50 (12.38)
          36.31 (12.81)       49.03 (12.72)
 11 Riley, Eloise          SR CAL                 48.78      49.10  
                 11.09        23.27 (12.18)
          36.00 (12.73)       49.10 (13.10)
 12 Batchelor, Molly       SR ASU                 49.44      49.19  
                 11.30        23.64 (12.34)
          36.46 (12.82)       49.19 (12.73)
 13 Stone, Mckenna         SO CAL                 49.79      49.32  
                 11.38        23.71 (12.33)
          36.49 (12.78)       49.32 (12.83)
 14 Kuchler, Hannah        FR Southern Cali       49.57      49.35  
                 11.22        23.78 (12.56)
          36.64 (12.86)       49.35 (12.71)
 15 Mazurek, Ella          SO CAL                 49.39      49.36  
                 11.23        23.81 (12.58)
          36.58 (12.77)       49.36 (12.78)
 16 Kosturos, Sophia       SR UCLA                50.12      49.38  
                 11.36        23.96 (12.60)
          36.69 (12.73)       49.38 (12.69)

Pac-12 Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Just four tenths of a second separated USC teammates Kaitlyn Dobler and Isabelle Odgers in the 200 breaststroke prelims.

Dobler took the top seed in 2:08.42, while Odgers, the defending champion, was just behind in 2:08.82. Dobler was just under her seed time, while Odgers was two seconds faster than her seed time.

Stanford senior Allie Raab took the third seed in 2:10.21, dropping four seconds from her seed. Washington State freshman Emily Lundgren was fourth (2:11.25), ahead of UCLA sophomore Eva Carlson (2:11.52), Stanford sophomore Sam Tadder (2:12.29), USC freshman Katherine Adams (2:12.46) and Utah senior Charity Pittard (2:13.15).

Event 19  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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         NCAA: N 2:01.87  11/19/2022Kate Douglass, Virgnia
       PAC-12: M 2:04.75  2009      Rebecca Soni, USC
 PAC-12 Champ: P 2:04.75  2009      Rebecca Soni, USC
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Dobler, Kaitlyn        JR Southern Cali     2:08.58    2:08.42  
                 28.89      1:01.94 (33.05)
        1:35.01 (33.07)     2:08.42 (33.41)
  2 Odgers, Isabelle       SR Southern Cali     2:06.87    2:08.82  
                 29.58      1:02.16 (32.58)
        1:35.12 (32.96)     2:08.82 (33.70)
  3 Raab, Allie            SR Stanford          2:14.39    2:10.21  
                 30.02      1:02.78 (32.76)
        1:36.11 (33.33)     2:10.21 (34.10)
  4 Lundgren, Emily        FR Washington St.    2:08.94    2:11.25  
                 29.65      1:02.90 (33.25)
        1:36.61 (33.71)     2:11.25 (34.64)
  5 Carlson, Eva           SO UCLA              2:12.30    2:11.52  
                 29.77      1:03.02 (33.25)
        1:36.44 (33.42)     2:11.52 (35.08)
  6 Tadder, Sam            SO Stanford          2:10.92    2:12.29  
                 29.70      1:03.36 (33.66)
        1:37.26 (33.90)     2:12.29 (35.03)
  7 Adams, Katherine       FR Southern Cali     2:11.46    2:12.46  
                 29.80      1:03.04 (33.24)
        1:36.82 (33.78)     2:12.46 (35.64)
  8 Pittard, Charity       SR Utah              2:12.99    2:13.15  
                 31.35      1:04.58 (33.23)
        1:38.01 (33.43)     2:13.15 (35.14)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Pavlopoulou, Nicole    SR Southern Cali     2:19.86    2:13.24  
                 30.25      1:03.68 (33.43)
        1:38.09 (34.41)     2:13.24 (35.15)
 10 Summar, Zoe            FR ASU               2:12.44    2:13.37  
                 29.85      1:03.07 (33.22)
        1:37.50 (34.43)     2:13.37 (35.87)
 11 Gehlert, Emma          SO ASU               2:12.41    2:13.54  
                 29.82      1:02.52 (32.70)
        1:36.84 (34.32)     2:13.54 (36.70)
 12 Jih-Schiff, Ana        SO UCLA              2:12.15    2:13.59  
                 29.88      1:03.02 (33.14)
        1:37.29 (34.27)     2:13.59 (36.30)
 13 Hedges, Anelise        FR Utah              2:16.12    2:13.70  
                 30.77      1:04.49 (33.72)
        1:39.18 (34.69)     2:13.70 (34.52)
 14 Adame, Iza             SO ASU               2:12.25    2:13.71  
                 30.03      1:03.62 (33.59)
        1:38.37 (34.75)     2:13.71 (35.34)
 15 Schimmel, Hilja        FR Utah              2:13.27    2:14.27  
                 30.37      1:04.46 (34.09)
        1:38.97 (34.51)     2:14.27 (35.30)
 16 McMahon, Ginger        FR ASU               2:17.65    2:14.47  
                 30.92      1:05.14 (34.22)
        1:39.23 (34.09)     2:14.47 (35.24)

 

Pac-12 Women’s 200 Butterfly

Stanford freshman Charlotte Hook was nearly a second faster than the field to take the top seed in the 200 butterfly. Her time of 1:53.70 was more than a half second off her seed time.

Arizona State senior Lindsay Looney snagged the second seed with a swim of 1:54.44, the of Cal senior Rachel Klinker (1:55.01).

Stanford freshman Lucy Bell took the fourth spot, followed by Stanford sophomore Lillie Nordmann (1:55.53), Cal sophomore Leah Polonsky (1:56.15), Arizona State senior Jade Foelske (1:56.18) and Washington State freshman Dori Hathazi (1:56.39).

Event 20  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
==================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:49.51  2/24/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
       PAC-12: M 1:49.51  2018      Ella Eastin, Stanford
 PAC-12 Champ: P 1:49.51  2018      Ella Eastin, Stanford
    Name                 Year School               Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Hook, Charlotte        FR Stanford          1:52.48    1:53.70  
                 26.31        55.25 (28.94)
        1:24.39 (29.14)     1:53.70 (29.31)
  2 Looney, Lindsay        SR ASU               1:53.42    1:54.44  
                 25.66        54.55 (28.89)
        1:24.12 (29.57)     1:54.44 (30.32)
  3 Klinker, Rachel        SR CAL               1:54.44    1:55.01  
                 26.13        54.93 (28.80)
        1:24.63 (29.70)     1:55.01 (30.38)
  4 Bell, Lucy             FR Stanford          1:55.55    1:55.19  
                 26.05        55.44 (29.39)
        1:25.03 (29.59)     1:55.19 (30.16)
  5 Nordmann, Lillie       SO Stanford          1:59.56    1:55.53  
                 26.29        55.59 (29.30)
        1:25.39 (29.80)     1:55.53 (30.14)
  6 Polonsky, Leah         SO CAL               1:54.50    1:56.15  
                 26.57        55.71 (29.14)
        1:25.55 (29.84)     1:56.15 (30.60)
  7 Foelske, Jade          SR ASU               1:56.01    1:56.18  
                 26.03        55.23 (29.20)
        1:24.87 (29.64)     1:56.18 (31.31)
  8 Hathazi, Dori          FR Washington St.    1:56.08    1:56.39  
                 26.59        56.00 (29.41)
        1:25.70 (29.70)     1:56.39 (30.69)
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  9 Cook, Lizzy            SO CAL               1:56.02    1:56.58  
                 26.99        56.53 (29.54)
        1:26.58 (30.05)     1:56.58 (30.00)
 10 Heimstead, Julia       JR Arizona           1:54.90    1:56.92  
                 26.08        55.44 (29.36)
        1:25.68 (30.24)     1:56.92 (31.24)
 11 Kozan, Justina         FR Southern Cali     1:54.91    1:57.50  
                 26.35        56.00 (29.65)
        1:26.43 (30.43)     1:57.50 (31.07)
 12 Marty, Katrina         SR ASU               2:00.13    1:59.23  
                 26.98        56.83 (29.85)
        1:27.24 (30.41)     1:59.23 (31.99)
 13 Sasseville, Genevieve  SO Southern Cali     1:57.26    1:59.93  
                 26.24        56.38 (30.14)
        1:27.81 (31.43)     1:59.93 (32.12)
 14 Fiorilli, Ashlyn       JR CAL               2:00.14    2:00.26  
                 27.23        57.78 (30.55)
        1:28.79 (31.01)     2:00.26 (31.47)
 15 Lustria, Fay           FR UCLA              2:01.14    2:00.39  
                 26.82        57.02 (30.20)
        1:28.10 (31.08)     2:00.39 (32.29)
 16 Kolessar, Ashley       FR UCLA              1:58.50    2:01.73  
                 26.86        56.79 (29.93)
        1:28.11 (31.32)     2:01.73 (33.62)
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