Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 2: Torri Huske, Taylor Ruck Surge to Sub-22 50s as Stanford Builds Lead
The 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Championships continued with the Day 2 finals on Thursday night from Federal Way, Wash.
The evening session consisted of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle as well as 1-meter diving and the 200 free relay.
Stanford won the 200 free relay and went 1-2 in the 50 free to built its lead heading into the third day of the meet.
Combined Team Scores - Through Event 8 1. Stanford University 540 2. University of California -berk 454 3. University of Southern Calif 428 4. University of California - LA 330 5. Arizona State University 312 6. University of Arizona 242 7. Utah, University of 184 8. Washington State University 153
Here is a look at the day-two action:
Pac-12 Women’s 1-Meter Diving
Arizona’s Delaney Schnell won the 1-meter diving with 355.50 points.
USC fifth year Carolina Sculti took second with 324.34, followed by Utah’s Holly Waxman (311.15) and USC’s Nike Agunbiade (306.80).
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 Schnell, Delaney SR Arizona 356.10 355.50 32 2 Sculti, Carolina SR Southern Cali 308.70 324.35 28 3 Waxman, Holly SO Utah 300.15 311.15 27 4 Agunbiade, Nike SR Southern Cali 268.95 306.80 26 5 Gariepy-Regan, Quinn SO Arizona 271.60 298.05 25 6 Burch, Lauren SO Stanford 274.65 290.95 24 7 Grant, Kathryn FR Utah 268.75 288.10 23 8 Butler, Hannah SR UCLA 265.40 271.00 22 === B - Final === 9 Jespergaard, Zoe SO UCLA 244.90 279.95 20 10 Sleeman, Gracie SR Arizona 258.95 278.80 17 11 Ayazi, Zara FR Arizona 260.75 267.75 16 12 Lee, Grace SO Southern Cali 246.45 263.95 15 13 Cheng, Eden FR UCLA 236.45 260.40 14 14 Wortman, Julia SR Stanford 241.95 248.60 13 15 Salvitti, Maya SO UCLA 236.65 238.80 12 16 Kowalski, Sydney SO Utah 224.75 194.75 11
Pac-12 Women’s 500 Free
Arizona State senior Lindsay Looney dropped three seconds from her prelims time to win the conference title in the 500 freestyle, winning in 4:38.29.
She held off Stanford senior Morgan Tankersley by seven hundredths of a second thanks to a 26.73 final split.
Tankersley took second in 4:38.36.
Meanwhile, Molly Batchelor gave the Sun Devils a 1-3 finish with her time of 4:39.54.
Stanford had three more scorers in the event with sophomore Aurora Roghari taking fourth (4:39.77), freshman Kayla Wilson taking seventh (4:42.78) and freshman Natalie Mannion finishing eighth (4:43.27).
Cal seniors Ayla Spitz (4:39.93) and Mia Motekaitis (4:41.44) went 5-6 for the Golden Bears.
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 4:41.03 4:38.29 32 25.53 53.35 (27.82) 1:21.42 (28.07) 1:49.84 (28.42) 2:18.34 (28.50) 2:46.76 (28.42) 3:15.12 (28.36) 3:43.44 (28.32) 4:11.56 (28.12) 4:38.29 (26.73) 2 Tankersley, Morgan SR Stanford 4:42.92 4:38.36 28 25.97 53.86 (27.89) 1:22.33 (28.47) 1:50.95 (28.62) 2:19.32 (28.37) 2:47.51 (28.19) 3:15.63 (28.12) 3:43.68 (28.05) 4:11.37 (27.69) 4:38.36 (26.99) 3 Batchelor, Molly SR ASU 4:41.82 4:39.54 27 25.56 53.36 (27.80) 1:21.64 (28.28) 1:49.92 (28.28) 2:18.40 (28.48) 2:46.94 (28.54) 3:15.48 (28.54) 3:44.00 (28.52) 4:12.21 (28.21) 4:39.54 (27.33) 4 Roghair, Aurora SO Stanford 4:40.95 4:39.77 26 25.83 53.68 (27.85) 1:21.63 (27.95) 1:49.90 (28.27) 2:18.15 (28.25) 2:46.48 (28.33) 3:14.93 (28.45) 3:43.42 (28.49) 4:11.75 (28.33) 4:39.77 (28.02) 5 Spitz, Ayla SR CAL 4:40.93 4:39.93 25 25.89 53.94 (28.05) 1:22.38 (28.44) 1:51.00 (28.62) 2:19.42 (28.42) 2:48.05 (28.63) 3:16.34 (28.29) 3:44.56 (28.22) 4:12.48 (27.92) 4:39.93 (27.45) 6 Motekaitis, Mia SR CAL 4:41.11 4:41.44 24 25.36 53.05 (27.69) 1:21.16 (28.11) 1:49.68 (28.52) 2:18.24 (28.56) 2:46.59 (28.35) 3:15.24 (28.65) 3:43.96 (28.72) 4:12.94 (28.98) 4:41.44 (28.50) 7 Wilson, Kayla FR Stanford 4:43.10 4:42.78 23 25.96 53.70 (27.74) 1:22.14 (28.44) 1:50.80 (28.66) 2:19.35 (28.55) 2:48.24 (28.89) 3:17.12 (28.88) 3:46.09 (28.97) 4:15.09 (29.00) 4:42.78 (27.69) 8 Mannion, Natalie FR Stanford 4:43.48 4:43.27 22 25.98 54.26 (28.28) 1:22.86 (28.60) 1:51.46 (28.60) 2:20.21 (28.75) 2:48.99 (28.78) 3:17.81 (28.82) 3:46.66 (28.85) 4:15.50 (28.84) 4:43.27 (27.77) === B - Final === 9 Klinker, Rachel SR CAL 4:44.13 4:41.76 20 26.06 54.20 (28.14) 1:22.78 (28.58) 1:51.35 (28.57) 2:19.43 (28.08) 2:48.11 (28.68) 3:16.47 (28.36) 3:44.92 (28.45) 4:13.57 (28.65) 4:41.76 (28.19) 10 Kahler, Marlene SO Southern Cali 4:44.06 4:42.87 17 25.58 53.17 (27.59) 1:21.23 (28.06) 1:49.69 (28.46) 2:18.13 (28.44) 2:46.61 (28.48) 3:15.43 (28.82) 3:44.71 (29.28) 4:13.96 (29.25) 4:42.87 (28.91) 11 Bellio, Katrina FR UCLA 4:44.42 4:43.18 16 26.52 54.56 (28.04) 1:23.16 (28.60) 1:51.92 (28.76) 2:20.75 (28.83) 2:49.54 (28.79) 3:18.17 (28.63) 3:46.66 (28.49) 4:15.53 (28.87) 4:43.18 (27.65) 12 Fabian, Fanni SO CAL 4:48.87 4:43.19 15 25.99 54.19 (28.20) 1:22.60 (28.41) 1:51.27 (28.67) 2:19.75 (28.48) 2:47.78 (28.03) 3:16.20 (28.42) 3:45.26 (29.06) 4:14.72 (29.46) 4:43.19 (28.47) 13 Maceachern, Paige SO UCLA 4:44.43 4:43.21 14 26.33 54.90 (28.57) 1:23.54 (28.64) 1:52.20 (28.66) 2:20.86 (28.66) 2:49.83 (28.97) 3:18.32 (28.49) 3:47.08 (28.76) 4:15.54 (28.46) 4:43.21 (27.67) 14 Nordmann, Lillie SO Stanford 4:46.48 4:44.21 13 26.10 54.71 (28.61) 1:23.67 (28.96) 1:52.89 (29.22) 2:21.74 (28.85) 2:50.33 (28.59) 3:18.93 (28.60) 3:47.57 (28.64) 4:16.09 (28.52) 4:44.21 (28.12) 15 Straume, Elli JR ASU 4:47.71 4:46.41 12 26.13 54.55 (28.42) 1:23.30 (28.75) 1:51.96 (28.66) 2:21.00 (29.04) 2:49.85 (28.85) 3:18.74 (28.89) 3:47.99 (29.25) 4:17.41 (29.42) 4:46.41 (29.00) 16 DiMeco, Sarah SR CAL 4:46.24 4:47.45 11 26.01 54.04 (28.03) 1:22.70 (28.66) 1:51.63 (28.93) 2:20.72 (29.09) 2:49.73 (29.01) 3:19.11 (29.38) 3:48.53 (29.42) 4:18.18 (29.65) 4:47.45 (29.27)
Pac-12 Women’s 200 IM
The Cal Golden Bears put together a 1-2 finish in the 200 IM. Sophomore Leah Polonsky dropped three seconds from her prelim time to touch the wall in 1:54.02, a dominating performance.
Junior teammate Isabelle Stadden was second in 1:55.52, a second and a half behind, despite dropping a half second from her prelim time. It was a 60-point performance for Cal.
USC took the next two spots with senior Isabelle Odgers taking third in 1:55.68, followed by freshman Justina Kozan (1:56.62).
Stanford took three of the next four spots with freshmen Lucy Bell (1:56.64), Charlotte Hook (1:57.49) and Gigi Johnson (2:00.08) going 5-7-8. Arizona State’s Ieva Maluka was sixth in 1:57.37.
Event 6 Women 200 Yard IM ========================================================================= NCAA: N 1:50.08 3/17/2022 Alex Walsh, Virginia PAC-12: M 1:50.67 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford PAC-12 Champ: P 1:52.26 2012 Katinka Kosszu, USC Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Polonsky, Leah SO CAL 1:57.05 1:54.02 32 25.26 53.44 (28.18) 1:26.51 (33.07) 1:54.02 (27.51) 2 Stadden, Isabelle JR CAL 1:56.08 1:55.52 28 25.09 52.93 (27.84) 1:27.86 (34.93) 1:55.52 (27.66) 3 Odgers, Isabelle SR Southern Cali 1:56.41 1:55.68 27 25.35 54.76 (29.41) 1:27.67 (32.91) 1:55.68 (28.01) 4 Kozan, Justina FR Southern Cali 1:57.56 1:56.62 26 25.76 55.47 (29.71) 1:30.10 (34.63) 1:56.62 (26.52) 5 Bell, Lucy FR Stanford 1:56.47 1:56.64 25 25.35 55.49 (30.14) 1:28.97 (33.48) 1:56.64 (27.67) 6 Maluka, Ieva FR ASU 1:58.31 1:57.37 24 25.73 54.21 (28.48) 1:29.17 (34.96) 1:57.37 (28.20) 7 Hook, Charlotte FR Stanford 1:58.14 1:57.49 23 26.07 55.97 (29.90) 1:30.13 (34.16) 1:57.49 (27.36) 8 Johnson, Gigi FR Stanford 1:58.11 2:00.08 22 25.95 55.59 (29.64) 1:31.38 (35.79) 2:00.08 (28.70) === B - Final === 9 Brown, Charli SO ASU 1:59.14 1:57.85 20 25.37 54.40 (29.03) 1:29.51 (35.11) 1:57.85 (28.34) 10 McEnroe, Annika SO CAL 1:58.56 1:58.01 17 25.75 53.91 (28.16) 1:28.65 (34.74) 1:58.01 (29.36) 11 Foelske, Jade SR ASU 1:58.92 1:58.59 16 25.08 55.15 (30.07) 1:30.27 (35.12) 1:58.59 (28.32) 12 Adams, Katherine FR Southern Cali 1:59.58 1:58.99 15 26.54 57.18 (30.64) 1:31.05 (33.87) 1:58.99 (27.94) 13 Murphy, Rosie FR UCLA 1:58.62 1:59.12 14 25.69 56.13 (30.44) 1:30.69 (34.56) 1:59.12 (28.43) 14 McMillan, Ashley FR Southern Cali 1:58.45 1:59.35 13 25.47 54.99 (29.52) 1:30.10 (35.11) 1:59.35 (29.25) 15 Stanfield, Summer SR Utah 2:00.12 2:00.12 12 26.03 56.17 (30.14) 1:32.29 (36.12) 2:00.12 (27.83) 16 Rudolph, Janelle JR Stanford 1:59.59 2:00.87 11 26.09 55.97 (29.88) 1:31.64 (35.67) 2:00.87 (29.23)
Pac-12 Women’s 50 Free
Stanford built its lead with a stellar 1-2 performance in the 50 freestyle.
Despite not being the main event for either swimmer, Stanford’s Torri Huske and Taylor Ruck put together some incredible speed to take the top two spots and earn a combined 60 points for the team.
Huske matched her prelims time to win in 21.67. Ruck was just two tenths behind in 21.87, the only two in the field to break 22 seconds.
UCLA took the next two spots with senior Claire Grover finishing third in 22.13, followed by senior Rachel Rhee touching in 22.21.
USC juniors Anicka Delgado and Hanna Henderson tied for fifth in 22.30.
Stanford sophomore Amy Tang finished seventh in 22.33 and Cal sophomore Stephanie Akakabota was eighth (22.61).
Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= NCAA: N 20.84 3/22/2022 Kat Douglas, 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 Huske, Torri SO Stanford 21.67 21.67 32 10.37 21.67 (11.30) 2 Ruck, Taylor SR Stanford 22.17 21.87 28 10.64 21.87 (11.23) 3 Grover, Claire SR UCLA 22.22 22.13 27 10.63 22.13 (11.50) 4 Rhee, Rachel SR UCLA 22.38 22.21 26 10.87 22.21 (11.34) 5 Delgado, Anicka JR Southern Cali 22.26 22.30 24.5 10.80 22.30 (11.50) 5 Henderson, Hanna JR Southern Cali 22.13 22.30 24.5 10.86 22.30 (11.44) 7 Tang, Amy SO Stanford 22.41 22.33 23 10.79 22.33 (11.54) 8 Akakabota, Stephanie SO CAL 22.33 22.61 22 10.86 22.61 (11.75) === B - Final === 9 Davidson, Emma SR CAL 22.55 22.21 20 10.73 22.21 (11.48) 10 Wheal, Emma SR Stanford 22.42 22.52 17 10.86 22.52 (11.66) 11 Stone, Mckenna SO CAL 22.69 22.54 16 10.91 22.54 (11.63) 12 Gantriis, Emily JR CAL 22.41 22.55 15 10.78 22.55 (11.77) 13 Mazurek, Ella SO CAL 22.46 22.57 14 10.90 22.57 (11.67) 14 Dobler, Kaitlyn JR Southern Cali 22.55 22.60 13 10.95 22.60 (11.65) 15 Garcia, Elise SR Southern Cali 22.64 22.64 12 11.06 22.64 (11.58) 16 Shaw, Anna SO Stanford 22.63 22.71 11 11.02 22.71 (11.69)
Pac-12 Women’s 200 Free Relay
After going 1-2 in the 50 free, the Stanford Cardinal kept the springtime momentum going in the 200 free relay.
Placing the top two from the 50 (Huske and Ruck) in the middle of the relay, Stanford won the event in 1:25.98.
Claire Curzan led off with a 21.59, followed by Torri Huske (21.33), Taylor Ruck (21.45) and Amy Tang (21.61), who was seventh in the 50 free.
Cal’s Emma Davidson, Isabelle Stadden, McKenna Stone and Eloise Riley took second in 1:28.14.
USC’s Anicka Delgado, Kaitlyn Dobler, Elise Garcia and Hanna Henderson took third in 1:28.19.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay ================================================================================== NCAA: N 1:24.47 2/16/2022 Virginia K. Douglas, A. Walsh, L. Cuomo, G. Walsh 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 Stanford 'A' 1:25.90 1:25.98 64 1) Curzan, Claire FR 2) Huske, Torri SO 3) Ruck, Taylor SR 4) Tang, Amy SO 21.59 42.92 (21.33) 1:04.37 (21.45) 1:25.98 (21.61) 2 CAL 'A' 1:28.51 1:28.14 56 1) Davidson, Emma SR 2) Stadden, Isabelle JR 3) Stone, Mckenna SO 4) Riley, Eloise SR 22.27 44.16 (21.89) 1:06.01 (21.85) 1:28.14 (22.13) 3 Southern Cali 'A' 1:27.38 1:28.19 54 1) Delgado, Anicka JR 2) Dobler, Kaitlyn JR 3) Garcia, Elise SR 4) Henderson, Hanna JR 22.43 44.67 (22.24) 1:06.50 (21.83) 1:28.19 (21.69) 4 Arizona 'A' 1:29.01 1:29.50 52 1) Heimstead, Julia JR 2) Schwengel, Alyssa SO 3) Burt, Maddy SR 4) Wozniak, Julia FR 22.66 44.66 (22.00) 1:07.43 (22.77) 1:29.50 (22.07) 5 UCLA 'A' 1:29.39 1:29.98 50 1) Rhee, Rachel SR 2) Kosturos, Sophia SR 3) Wright, Madeleine JR 4) Grover, Claire SR 22.40 45.07 (22.67) 1:07.70 (22.63) 1:29.98 (22.28) 6 ASU 'A' 1:31.99 1:30.57 48 1) Looney, Lindsay SR 2) Milligan, Erin JR 3) Batchelor, Molly SR 4) Maluka, Ieva FR 22.91 45.79 (22.88) 1:08.03 (22.24) 1:30.57 (22.54) 7 Washington St. 'A' 1:30.59 1:31.83 46 1) Harvey, Noelle SO 2) de Goede, Kirsten FR 3) Di Palo, Angela SO 4) Duran, Selena SO 23.09 46.23 (23.14) 1:09.23 (23.00) 1:31.83 (22.60) 8 Utah 'A' 1:32.20 1:31.86 44 1) Palmer, Erin FR 2) Miller, Kayla SR 3) Hale, Katie SR 4) Cathcart, Reagan JR 23.47 46.59 (23.12) 1:09.23 (22.64) 1:31.86 (22.63)
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