Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 2 Finals: Anicka Delgado Surges to 50 Free Title; Lindsay Looney Shines in 500 Free

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The 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 2 finals from Federal Way, Washington.

The Day 2 events are the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle and 200 free relay.

USC’s Anicka Delgado won the 50 free and led off the winning relay as the Trojans looked to try to keep pace with Cal in the team standings.

    Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8                      
 
  1. University of California-Berk     479   2. University of Southern Calif      401
  3. Stanford University               398   4. Arizona State University          357
  5. University of California - LA     349   6. Utah, University of               245
  7. Washington State University       166   8. University of Arizona             163

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Pac-12 Women’s 500 Freestyle

Arizona State senior Lindsay Looney held her top seed and race to the conference title in the 500 freestyle.

Looney dropped nearly four seconds from her prelims time and won the race in 4:35.05.

Stanford junior Aurora Roghair took second in 4:36.32, dropping three seconds.

A pair of grad students from Cal were next as Mia Motekaitis took third in 4:37.77 and Rachel Klinker was fourth in 4:37.89.

Arizona State sophomore Deniz Ertan was fifth in 4:39.16, followed by Stanford sophomore Natalie Mannion (4:41.41), USC sophomore Claire Tuggle (4:43.42) and Cal freshman Kathryn Hazle (4:47.16).

 Event 5  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 4:24.06  3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky, Stanford
       PAC-12: M 4:24.06  2017      Katie Ledecky, Stanford
 PAC-12 Champ: P 4:25.15  2017      Katie Ledecky, Stanford
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Looney, Lindsay        SR ASU               4:38.85    4:35.05   32  
                 25.49        53.11 (27.62)
        1:21.13 (28.02)     1:49.16 (28.03)
        2:17.28 (28.12)     2:45.16 (27.88)
        3:12.73 (27.57)     3:40.42 (27.69)
        4:07.99 (27.57)     4:35.05 (27.06)
  2 Roghair, Aurora        JR STAN              4:39.61    4:36.32   28  
                 25.95        53.39 (27.44)
        1:21.19 (27.80)     1:49.26 (28.07)
        2:17.27 (28.01)     2:45.05 (27.78)
        3:12.66 (27.61)     3:40.10 (27.44)
        4:07.96 (27.86)     4:36.32 (28.36)
  3 Motekaitis, Mia        GS CAL               4:41.73    4:37.77   27  
                 25.57        53.11 (27.54)
        1:21.38 (28.27)     1:49.52 (28.14)
        2:17.94 (28.42)     2:46.21 (28.27)
        3:14.60 (28.39)     3:42.91 (28.31)
        4:10.70 (27.79)     4:37.77 (27.07)
  4 Klinker, Rachel        GS CAL               4:41.95    4:37.89   26  
                 26.25        54.40 (28.15)
        1:22.13 (27.73)     1:50.19 (28.06)
        2:18.42 (28.23)     2:46.51 (28.09)
        3:14.47 (27.96)     3:42.49 (28.02)
        4:10.52 (28.03)     4:37.89 (27.37)
  5 Ertan, Deniz           SO ASU               4:39.96    4:39.16   25  
                 25.67        53.46 (27.79)
        1:21.50 (28.04)     1:49.62 (28.12)
        2:17.72 (28.10)     2:45.93 (28.21)
        3:14.15 (28.22)     3:42.73 (28.58)
        4:11.15 (28.42)     4:39.16 (28.01)
  6 Mannion, Natalie       SO STAN              4:42.57    4:41.41   24  
                 25.82        53.74 (27.92)
        1:22.16 (28.42)     1:50.62 (28.46)
        2:19.09 (28.47)     2:47.75 (28.66)
        3:16.17 (28.42)     3:44.80 (28.63)
        4:13.62 (28.82)     4:41.41 (27.79)
  7 Tuggle, Claire         SO USC               4:40.72    4:43.42   23  
                 25.78        53.51 (27.73)
        1:21.46 (27.95)     1:49.78 (28.32)
        2:18.66 (28.88)     2:47.50 (28.84)
        3:16.05 (28.55)     3:45.04 (28.99)
        4:14.54 (29.50)     4:43.42 (28.88)
  8 Hazle, Kathryn         FR CAL               4:42.97    4:47.16   22  
                 26.67        55.02 (28.35)
        1:23.62 (28.60)     1:52.45 (28.83)
        2:21.54 (29.09)     2:50.72 (29.18)
        3:20.02 (29.30)     3:49.37 (29.35)
        4:18.78 (29.41)     4:47.16 (28.38)

Pac-12 Women’s 200 IM

Stanford freshman Caroline Bricker hung on to her top seed as well and the victory in the 200 IM.

She dropped two seconds from prelims and finished in 1:53.31. The time was about a second off the championship meet record.

Cal junior Leah Polonsky was just behind in 1:53.58, also dropping two seconds as the top two finished a second ahead of the field.

Arizona State’s Ieva Maluka was third in 1:54.43, followed by Stanford sophomore Lucy Bell (1:55.80).

Event 6  Women 200 Yard IM
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:48.37  3/16/2022 Kate Douglass, Virginia
       PAC-12: M 1:50.67  2018      Ella Eastin, Stanford
 PAC-12 Champ: P 1:52.26  2012      Katinka Kosszu, USC
                 1:53.66  A Standard
                 1:59.56  B Standard
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Bricker, Caroli  FR STAN              1:55.14    1:53.31 A       32  
                 25.15        54.27 (29.12)
        1:26.23 (31.96)     1:53.31 (27.08)
  2 Polonsky, Leah   JR CAL               1:55.23    1:53.58 A       28  
                 24.77        53.83 (29.06)
        1:26.38 (32.55)     1:53.58 (27.20)
  3 Maluka, Ieva     SO ASU               1:55.53    1:54.43 B       27  
                 24.90        52.94 (28.04)
        1:27.00 (34.06)     1:54.43 (27.43)
  4 Bell, Lucy       SO STAN              1:55.82    1:55.80 B       26  
                 25.37        55.45 (30.08)
        1:28.43 (32.98)     1:55.80 (27.37)
  5 Abraham, Minna   FR USC               1:56.48    1:55.82 B       25  
                 25.52        54.46 (28.94)
        1:29.38 (34.92)     1:55.82 (26.44)
  6 Maceachern, Pai  JR UCLA              1:55.97    1:56.29 B       24  
                 25.75        55.21 (29.46)
        1:28.67 (33.46)     1:56.29 (27.62)
  7 Murphy, Rosie    SO UCLA              1:55.93    1:56.41 B       23  
                 25.44        54.31 (28.87)
        1:28.37 (34.06)     1:56.41 (28.04)
  8 Brown, Charli    SO ASU               1:57.72    1:57.49 B       22  
                 25.85        54.65 (28.80)
        1:29.73 (35.08)     1:57.49 (27.76)

Pac-12 Women’s 50 Free

USC senior Anicka Delgado surged to the conference championship in the 50 freestyle.

The Ecuador Olympian dropped more than two tenths of a second from her prelims time to get to the wall in 21.95.

Delgado was the only swimmer in the field to break 22 seconds and was nine tenths away from the championship record set by Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil. It was Delgado’s second Pac-12 title in the event during her career.

The Trojans scored five in the top 16 in the event, including senior Caroline Famous, who finished fourth in 22.17.

Cal junior Stephanie Akakabota took second in 22.02, followed by Stanford’s Amy Tang (22.15).

Cal’s Eloise Riley, the top seed, finished seventh in 22.32.

 Event 7  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 20.57  2/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh, Virginia
       PAC-12: M 20.90  2019      Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
 PAC-12 Champ: P 21.03  2020      Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Delgado, Anicka        SR USC                 22.17      21.95   32  
                 10.69        21.95 (11.26)
  2 Akakabota, Stephanie   JR CAL                 22.39      22.02   28  
                 10.60        22.02 (11.42)
  3 Tang, Amy              JR STAN                22.28      22.15   27  
                 10.81        22.15 (11.34)
  4 Famous, Caroline       SR USC                 22.24      22.17   26  
                 10.76        22.17 (11.41)
  5 Stadden, Isabelle      SR CAL                 22.33      22.29   25  
                 10.76        22.29 (11.53)
  6 Milligan, Erin         JR ASU                 22.31      22.30   24  
                 10.80        22.30 (11.50)
  7 Riley, Eloise          GS CAL                 22.09      22.32   23  
                 10.78        22.32 (11.54)
  8 Wilson, Maya           SR UCLA                22.37      22.66   22  
                 10.93        22.66 (11.73)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Stone, Mckenna         JR CAL                 22.48      22.16   20  
                 10.73        22.16 (11.43)
 10 Dobler, Kaitlyn        SR USC                 22.61      22.27   17  
                 10.76        22.27 (11.51)
 11 Kuechler, Hannah       SO USC                 22.55      22.33   16  
                 10.87        22.33 (11.46)
 12 Buinaia, Vasilissa     GS USC                 22.58      22.43   15  
                 10.82        22.43 (11.61)
 13 Schaffer, Brooke       GS UCLA                22.60      22.48   14  
                 10.73        22.48 (11.75)
 14 Shaw, Anna             JR STAN                22.60      22.50   13  
                 10.90        22.50 (11.60)
 15 Gantriis, Emily        SR CAL                 22.40      22.52   12  
                 10.66        22.52 (11.86)
 16 Palmer, Erin           SO UTAH                22.52      22.56   11  
                 10.71        22.56 (11.85)

Event 1  Women 1 mtr Diving
=========================================================================
         NCAA: N 361.55  3/18/2007 Cassidy Krug, Stanford
       PAC-12: M 366.75  2011      Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
 PAC-12 Champ: P 366.75  2011      Victoria Ishimatsu, USC
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Nilsson Garip, Emilia  FR UTAH               310.95     321.55   32  
  2 Agunbiade, Nike        GS USC                306.00     310.70   28  
  3 Burch, Lauren          JR STAN               289.80     301.45   27  
  4 Earley, Brooke         JR ARIZ               278.35     296.55   26  
  5 Grant, Kathryn         SO UTAH               299.15     286.15   25  
  6 Jespergaard, Zoe       JR UCLA               287.05     284.85   24  
  7 Trueb, Savana          GS UCLA               290.80     284.45   23  
  8 Moore, Emilie          SO STAN               283.20     267.75   22  
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Hallaselka, Lauren     FR UCLA               271.55     299.00   20  
 10 Lee, Grace             JR USC                259.25     278.25   17  
 11 Cheng, Eden            SO UCLA               273.20     277.05   16  
 12 Waxman, Holly          JR UTAH               277.40     269.25   15  
 13 Ayazi, Zara            JR ARIZ               265.70     258.20   14  
 14 Ward, Allison          SR USC                262.00     253.35   13  
 15 Volpintesta, Farrah    SR USC                254.20     233.95   12  
 16 Drake, Ariana          FR CAL                258.25     224.90   11

Pac-12 Women’s 200 Free Relay

Fresh off of her victory in the 50 free, Anicka Delgado led off the winning 200 free relay for the USC Trojans, who won the conference title in 1:27.10.

Delgado split a 22.37, followed by Caroline Famous (21.52), Kaitlyn Dobler (21.71) and Minna Abraham (21.50).

The Trojans won by more than half a second.

Cal finished runner-up with Eloise Riley, Stephania Akakabota, Mckenna Stone and Isabelle Stadden going a 1?27.75.

Stanford’s Gigi Johnson, Amy Tang, Anna Shaw and Kayla Wilson took third in 1:28.05.

UCLA’s Brooke Schaffer, Maya Wilson, Sarah Bennetts and Madeleine Wright finished fourth in 1:28.43.

Event 8  Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
         NCAA: N 1:23.63  2/21/2024 Virginia
                          J. Nocentini, G. Walsh, A. Walsh, M. Parker
       PAC-12: M 1:24.55  2019      University of California-Berk
                          M Murphy, K McLaughlin, A Bliquist, A Weitzeil
 PAC-12 Champ: P 1:25.87  2018      University of California-Berk
                          M Murphy, A Bilquist, K McLaughlin, A Weitzeil
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 USC  'A'                            1:27.07    1:27.10   64  
     1) Delgado, Anicka SR            2) Famous, Caroline SR          
     3) Dobler, Kaitlyn SR            4) Abraham, Minna FR            
                 22.37        43.89 (21.52)
        1:05.60 (21.71)     1:27.10 (21.50)
  2 CAL  'A'                            1:27.77    1:27.75   56  
     1) Riley, Eloise GS              2) Akakabota, Stephanie JR      
     3) Stone, Mckenna JR             4) Stadden, Isabelle SR         
                 22.40        44.19 (21.79)
        1:05.87 (21.68)     1:27.75 (21.88)
  3 STAN  'A'                           1:29.46    1:28.05   54  
     1) Johnson, Gigi SO              2) Tang, Amy JR                 
     3) Shaw, Anna JR                 4) Wilson, Kayla SO             
                 22.21        43.82 (21.61)
        1:05.79 (21.97)     1:28.05 (22.26)
  4 UCLA  'A'                           1:29.21    1:29.43   52  
     1) Schaffer, Brooke GS           2) Wilson, Maya SR              
     3) Bennetts, Sarah FR            4) Wright, Madeleine SR         
                 22.53        44.73 (22.20)
        1:06.95 (22.22)     1:29.43 (22.48)
  5 ASU  'A'                            1:29.77    1:29.58   50  
     1) Milligan, Erin JR             2) Maluka, Ieva SO              
     3) Armon, Indigo SO              4) Looney, Lindsay SR           
                 22.52        44.57 (22.05)
        1:07.26 (22.69)     1:29.58 (22.32)
  6 UTAH  'A'                           1:29.87    1:31.19   48  
     1) Palmer, Erin SO               2) Cathcart, Reagan SR          
     3) Woznick, Madeline GS          4) Hay, Norah JR                
                 22.63        45.58 (22.95)
        1:08.19 (22.61)     1:31.19 (23.00)
  7 WSU  'A'                            1:31.58    1:32.79   46  
     1) Wright, Emma JR               2) Krew, Sam JR                 
     3) Brgoch, Skylar SO             4) Duran, Selena JR             
                 23.52        46.76 (23.24)
        1:10.08 (23.32)     1:32.79 (22.71)

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