Pac-12 Women’s Championships Day 3: Torri Huske Breaks Meet Record in 100 Butterfly; Claire Curzan DQd, but Wins 100 back in Sub-50
The 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Championships continued with the Day 3 finals on Thursday from Federal Way, Wash.
The finals session consisted of the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke, plus diving and the 400 medley relay.
Stanford got wins from Torri Huske, Taylor Ruck and Claire Curzan on Friday, with Curzan coming back from a DQ in the butterfly to win the backstroke in a stellar time.
The Cardinal continue to build their lead and are poised to claim another conference title.
Combined Team Scores - Through Event 15 1. Stanford University 1149.5 2. University of California -berk 874.5 3. University of Southern Calif 817.5 4. University of California - LA 701.5 5. Arizona State University 541 6. University of Arizona 452 7. Utah, University of 363 8. Washington State University 263
Here is a look at the day-three action:
Pac-12 Women’s 400 IM
Cal sophomore Leah Polonsky dropped seven seconds from prelims to win the 400 IM She touched the wall in 4:05.77.
UCLA sophomore Paige MacEachern claimed second in 4:06.17, followed y Stanford freshman Lucy Bell (4:06.28) and USC freshman Justina Kozan (4:09.33).
Event 10 Women 400 Yard IM ========================================================================= NCAA: N 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford PAC-12: M 3:54.60 2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford PAC-12 Champ: P 3:56.53 2018 Katie Ledecky, Stanford Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Polonsky, Leah SO CAL 4:12.07 4:05.27 32 25.90 55.72 (29.82) 1:26.88 (31.16) 1:57.41 (30.53) 2:32.18 (34.77) 3:07.35 (35.17) 3:36.98 (29.63) 4:05.27 (28.29) 2 Maceachern, Paige SO UCLA 4:08.22 4:06.17 28 26.85 57.14 (30.29) 1:29.54 (32.40) 2:00.88 (31.34) 2:35.26 (34.38) 3:09.72 (34.46) 3:38.56 (28.84) 4:06.17 (27.61) 3 Bell, Lucy FR Stanford 4:10.38 4:06.28 27 26.43 56.39 (29.96) 1:28.85 (32.46) 2:00.17 (31.32) 2:35.22 (35.05) 3:10.74 (35.52) 3:39.23 (28.49) 4:06.28 (27.05) 4 Kozan, Justina FR Southern Cali 4:11.07 4:09.33 26 26.88 57.63 (30.75) 1:30.20 (32.57) 2:02.18 (31.98) 2:38.11 (35.93) 3:14.43 (36.32) 3:42.36 (27.93) 4:09.33 (26.97) 5 Tadder, Sam SO Stanford 4:10.58 4:10.01 25 26.60 57.16 (30.56) 1:30.24 (33.08) 2:02.48 (32.24) 2:36.76 (34.28) 3:11.44 (34.68) 3:41.14 (29.70) 4:10.01 (28.87) 6 Hook, Charlotte FR Stanford 4:10.57 4:10.22 24 27.14 57.44 (30.30) 1:30.34 (32.90) 2:01.80 (31.46) 2:37.33 (35.53) 3:13.27 (35.94) 3:42.38 (29.11) 4:10.22 (27.84) 7 McMillan, Ashley FR Southern Cali 4:11.21 4:11.79 23 26.63 57.09 (30.46) 1:29.01 (31.92) 2:00.24 (31.23) 2:34.95 (34.71) 3:11.43 (36.48) 3:42.59 (31.16) 4:11.79 (29.20) 8 Murphy, Rosie FR UCLA 4:12.89 4:12.10 22 26.54 57.31 (30.77) 1:29.92 (32.61) 2:01.38 (31.46) 2:37.58 (36.20) 3:13.90 (36.32) 3:43.49 (29.59) 4:12.10 (28.61) === B - Final === 9 Fabian, Fanni SO CAL 4:17.07 4:11.80 20 26.84 56.98 (30.14) 1:30.18 (33.20) 2:02.21 (32.03) 2:38.14 (35.93) 3:14.56 (36.42) 3:43.91 (29.35) 4:11.80 (27.89) 10 Duncan, Sophie FR Stanford 4:15.95 4:12.75 17 27.32 57.24 (29.92) 1:29.74 (32.50) 2:00.92 (31.18) 2:37.25 (36.33) 3:14.75 (37.50) 3:44.18 (29.43) 4:12.75 (28.57) 11 Bellio, Katrina FR UCLA 4:15.51 4:13.25 16 27.18 57.52 (30.34) 1:29.95 (32.43) 2:01.16 (31.21) 2:38.30 (37.14) 3:15.86 (37.56) 3:44.90 (29.04) 4:13.25 (28.35) 12 Stanfield, Summer SR Utah 4:15.21 4:14.11 15 27.06 57.32 (30.26) 1:29.33 (32.01) 2:00.75 (31.42) 2:38.31 (37.56) 3:16.31 (38.00) 3:45.66 (29.35) 4:14.11 (28.45) 13 Flowers, Ella FR Southern Cali 4:18.34 4:16.21 14 27.01 57.61 (30.60) 1:30.67 (33.06) 2:03.10 (32.43) 2:39.48 (36.38) 3:16.45 (36.97) 3:47.05 (30.60) 4:16.21 (29.16) 14 Brown, Charli SO ASU 4:16.34 4:16.94 13 26.36 56.50 (30.14) 1:29.09 (32.59) 2:01.43 (32.34) 2:38.62 (37.19) 3:17.10 (38.48) 3:47.90 (30.80) 4:16.94 (29.04) 15 DiMeco, Sarah SR CAL 4:15.86 4:17.02 12 26.71 56.94 (30.23) 1:29.28 (32.34) 2:01.02 (31.74) 2:38.75 (37.73) 3:17.53 (38.78) 3:47.70 (30.17) 4:17.02 (29.32) 16 Springer, Jewel SR Washington St. 4:19.26 4:20.15 11 27.05 57.95 (30.90) 1:31.24 (33.29) 2:03.83 (32.59) 2:41.44 (37.61) 3:19.31 (37.87) 3:49.83 (30.52) 4:20.15 (30.32)
Pac-12 Women’s 100 Butterfly
Stanford sophomore Torri Huske broke 50 seconds and broke the meet record to win the 0100 butterfly. She touched the wall in 49.27, topping Louise Hansson’s mark of 4.34 in 2019.
Teammate Claire Curzan was right there as well and looked to have finished second, but she was disqualified.
Second went to Cal sophomore Mia Kragh (51.63), followed by Arizona’s Julia Heimstead (52.03).
It was a chance for another 1-2 performance but the DQ changed the event, though Stanford did score two more.
Event 11 Women 100 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= NCAA: N 48.89 3/19/2021 Maggie MacNeil, Michigan PAC-12: M 49.25 2022 Torri Huske, Stanford PAC-12 Champ: P 49.34 2019 Louise Hansson, USC Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Huske, Torri SO Stanford 50.91 49.27P 32 10.21 22.76 (12.55) 35.66 (12.90) 49.27 (13.61) 2 Kragh, Mia SO CAL 51.92 51.63 28 11.15 23.84 (12.69) 37.45 (13.61) 51.63 (14.18) 3 Heimstead, Julia JR Arizona 52.29 52.03 27 12.11 24.62 (12.51) 38.16 (13.54) 52.03 (13.87) 4 Cook, Lizzy SO CAL 52.48 52.34 26 11.44 24.79 (13.35) 38.42 (13.63) 52.34 (13.92) 5 Johnson, Gigi FR Stanford 52.82 52.38 25 11.27 24.52 (13.25) 38.33 (13.81) 52.38 (14.05) 6 Dang, Gabby SR UCLA 51.85 52.39 24 11.31 24.29 (12.98) 38.18 (13.89) 52.39 (14.21) 7 Wheal, Emma SR Stanford 52.54 52.67 23 10.81 23.97 (13.16) 37.63 (13.66) 52.67 (15.04) -- Curzan, Claire FR Stanford 51.01 DQ 10.67 23.41 (12.74) 36.51 (13.10) DQ (13.10) === B - Final === 9 Delgado, Anicka JR Southern Cali 52.92 52.25 20 10.93 23.97 (13.04) 38.02 (14.05) 52.25 (14.23) 10 Klinker, Rachel SR CAL 53.13 52.45 17 11.38 24.75 (13.37) 38.57 (13.82) 52.45 (13.88) 11 Foelske, Jade SR ASU 53.05 52.49 16 11.41 24.80 (13.39) 38.43 (13.63) 52.49 (14.06) 12 Looney, Lindsay SR ASU 52.88 52.59 15 11.31 24.65 (13.34) 38.43 (13.78) 52.59 (14.16) 13 Kosturos, Sophia SR UCLA 53.24 53.08 14 11.12 24.46 (13.34) 38.35 (13.89) 53.08 (14.73) 14 Burt, Maddy SR Arizona 52.94 53.14 13 11.13 24.71 (13.58) 38.57 (13.86) 53.14 (14.57) 15 Stone, Mckenna SO CAL 52.95 53.21 12 11.26 24.55 (13.29) 38.62 (14.07) 53.21 (14.59) 16 Sasseville, Genevieve SO Southern Cali 53.63 54.04 11 11.31 24.94 (13.63) 39.10 (14.16) 54.04 (14.94)
Pac-12 Women’s 200 Freestyle
Stanford completed a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 free to extend the lead in the team race.
Taylor Ruck dropped nearly a second from prelims to win the race in 1:43.04.
Freshman Kayla Wilson was second in 1:43.74, ahead of senior Morgan Tankersley (1:4.04. Sophomore Lillie Nordmann finished sixth (1:45.64), and Natalie Mannion was seventh (1:45.79), giving the Cardinal a stunning 134 points from that finals heat.
Event 12 Women 200 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= NCAA: N 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL PAC-12: M 1:39.10 2015 Missy Franklin, CAL PAC-12 Champ: P 1:40.37 2017 Simone Manuel, Stanford Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Ruck, Taylor SR Stanford 1:44.19 1:43.04 32 23.95 50.30 (26.35) 1:16.40 (26.10) 1:43.04 (26.64) 2 Wilson, Kayla FR Stanford 1:44.51 1:43.74 28 24.57 50.98 (26.41) 1:17.54 (26.56) 1:43.74 (26.20) 3 Tankersley, Morgan SR Stanford 1:44.95 1:44.04 27 24.84 51.24 (26.40) 1:17.77 (26.53) 1:44.04 (26.27) 4 Motekaitis, Mia SR CAL 1:44.58 1:44.11 26 24.55 50.72 (26.17) 1:17.24 (26.52) 1:44.11 (26.87) 5 Spitz, Ayla SR CAL 1:45.00 1:44.94 25 24.74 51.39 (26.65) 1:18.15 (26.76) 1:44.94 (26.79) 6 Nordmann, Lillie SO Stanford 1:45.37 1:45.65 24 24.68 51.26 (26.58) 1:18.45 (27.19) 1:45.65 (27.20) 7 Mannion, Natalie FR Stanford 1:44.88 1:45.79 23 24.89 51.69 (26.80) 1:18.72 (27.03) 1:45.79 (27.07) 8 Heimstead, Julia JR Arizona 1:45.16 1:46.68 22 25.16 51.88 (26.72) 1:19.35 (27.47) 1:46.68 (27.33) === B - Final === 9 Batchelor, Molly SR ASU 1:46.49 1:45.75 20 24.50 51.09 (26.59) 1:18.47 (27.38) 1:45.75 (27.28) 10 Davidson, Emma SR CAL 1:46.21 1:45.80 17 24.80 51.54 (26.74) 1:18.97 (27.43) 1:45.80 (26.83) 11 Roghair, Aurora SO Stanford 1:45.54 1:45.85 16 24.75 51.41 (26.66) 1:18.42 (27.01) 1:45.85 (27.43) 12 Tang, Amy SO Stanford 1:46.68 1:46.05 15 24.41 51.20 (26.79) 1:18.79 (27.59) 1:46.05 (27.26) 13 Shaw, Anna SO Stanford 1:47.23 1:46.45 14 24.54 51.40 (26.86) 1:18.66 (27.26) 1:46.45 (27.79) 14 Maluka, Ieva FR ASU 1:46.88 1:46.67 13 25.05 51.80 (26.75) 1:19.12 (27.32) 1:46.67 (27.55) 15 Rhee, Rachel SR UCLA 1:46.54 1:46.84 12 24.47 51.01 (26.54) 1:18.68 (27.67) 1:46.84 (28.16) 16 Guvenc, Gizem SO UCLA 1:46.74 1:47.24 11 24.66 51.44 (26.78) 1:19.21 (27.77) 1:47.24 (28.03)
Pac-12 Women’s 100 Breaststroke
USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler won the 100 breaststroke, leading a 1-2 Trojan finish, as seeded.
Dobler, the defending NCAA champion in the event, touched the wall in 57.10.
Teammate Isabelle Odgers was second in 58.92, both dropping more than half a second form their prelims times.
UCLA’s Claire Grover held her third seed and finished in 59.37, just ahead of Stanford’s Allie Raab (50.57).
Pac-12 Women’s 100 Backstroke
Stanford’s Claire Curzan bounced back from her DQ in the butterfly to win the 100 backstroke in emphatic fashion. She touched the wall in 49.46 to break the meet record, previously held by Regan Smith (49.50).
Cal’s Isabelle Stadden took second in 50.79, ahead of Stanford senior Lucie Nordmann (51.91).
No one else was under 52.
Event 14 Women 100 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= NCAA: N 48.74 3/18/2022 Katharine Berkoff, NC State PAC-12: M 49.23 2022 Regan Smith, Stanford PAC-12 Champ: P 49.50 2022 Regan Smith, Stanford Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Curzan, Claire FR Stanford 50.17 49.46P 32 11.77 24.06 (12.29) 36.86 (12.80) 49.46 (12.60) 2 Stadden, Isabelle JR CAL 51.24 50.79 28 12.19 24.77 (12.58) 37.67 (12.90) 50.79 (13.12) 3 Nordmann, Lucie SR Stanford 51.97 51.91 27 12.14 25.02 (12.88) 38.43 (13.41) 51.91 (13.48) 4 McEnroe, Annika SO CAL 51.97 52.23 26 12.44 25.25 (12.81) 38.57 (13.32) 52.23 (13.66) 5 Crisera, Alex SR Stanford 52.90 52.60 25 12.35 25.51 (13.16) 39.12 (13.61) 52.60 (13.48) 6 Bernal, Aria SR Southern Cali 52.60 52.67 24 12.31 25.15 (12.84) 38.76 (13.61) 52.67 (13.91) 7 Henderson, Hanna JR Southern Cali 52.95 53.05 23 12.44 25.56 (13.12) 39.37 (13.81) 53.05 (13.68) 8 Johnson, Gigi FR Stanford 52.77 53.16 22 12.66 26.02 (13.36) 39.93 (13.91) 53.16 (13.23) === B - Final === 9 Kosturos, Sophia SR UCLA 52.99 52.88 20 12.52 25.65 (13.13) 39.13 (13.48) 52.88 (13.75) 10 Famous, Caroline JR Southern Cali 53.24 53.60 17 12.42 25.58 (13.16) 39.54 (13.96) 53.60 (14.06) 11 Broaders, Reed SO CAL 53.87 53.91 15.5 12.68 25.89 (13.21) 39.95 (14.06) 53.91 (13.96) 11 Janvier, Aela SR Southern Cali 53.51 53.91 15.5 12.69 26.00 (13.31) 39.96 (13.96) 53.91 (13.95) 13 Riley, Isabella JR CAL 53.97 53.94 14 12.63 26.18 (13.55) 40.24 (14.06) 53.94 (13.70) 14 Marty, Katrina SR ASU 54.24 54.15 13 12.82 26.25 (13.43) 40.24 (13.99) 54.15 (13.91) 15 Hay, Norah SO Utah 53.89 54.76 12 12.84 26.55 (13.71) 40.62 (14.07) 54.76 (14.14) 16 Hale, Katie SR Utah 54.19 55.55 11 12.90 26.89 (13.99) 41.28 (14.39) 55.55 (14.27)
Pac-12 Women’s 400 Medley Relay
Stanford dominated the 400 medley relay to continue to lead the Pac-12 meet.
The Cardinal finished in 3:25.79, nearly six seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Claire Curzan led off in another sub-50 backstroke at 49.76. Allie Raab followed with a 59.44 breaststroke split, followed by Torri Huske (49.74) in the butterfly and Taylor Ruck (46.85) in the freestyle anchor.
Cal’s Isabelle Stadden, Leah Polonsky, Mia Kragh and Emma Davidson took second in 3:31.10.
UCLA’s Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, Gabby Dang and Claire Grover took third (3:35.32).
USC was disqualified.
Event 15 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay ================================================================================== NCAA: N 3:22.34 2/18/2022 Virginia G. Walsh, A. Wenger, A. Walsh, K. Douglass PAC-12: M 3:25.09 2018 Stanford University A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S. Manuel PAC-12 Champ: P 3:25.15 2018 Stanford Univesity A. Howe, K. Williams, J. Hu, S.Manuel School Seed Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 Stanford 'A' 3:26.97 3:25.79 64 1) Curzan, Claire FR 2) Raab, Allie SR 3) Huske, Torri SO 4) Ruck, Taylor SR 24.13 49.76 (49.76) 1:17.47 (27.71) 1:49.20 (59.44) 2:11.86 (22.66) 2:38.94 (49.74) 3:01.13 (22.19) 3:25.79 (46.85) 2 CAL 'A' 3:30.96 3:31.10 56 1) Stadden, Isabelle JR 2) Polonsky, Leah SO 3) Kragh, Mia SO 4) Davidson, Emma SR 24.66 50.93 (50.93) 1:18.36 (27.43) 1:52.04 (1:01.11) 2:15.49 (23.45) 2:43.38 (51.34) 3:06.12 (22.74) 3:31.10 (47.72) 3 UCLA 'A' 3:33.38 3:35.32 54 1) Kosturos, Sophia SR 2) Carlson, Eva SO 3) Dang, Gabby SR 4) Grover, Claire SR 25.57 53.36 (53.36) 1:21.16 (27.80) 1:53.46 (1:00.10) 2:17.97 (24.51) 2:47.00 (53.54) 3:09.25 (22.25) 3:35.32 (48.32) 4 ASU 'A' 3:34.95 3:35.81 52 1) Brown, Charli SO 2) Adame, Iza SO 3) Foelske, Jade SR 4) Looney, Lindsay SR 26.03 53.99 (53.99) 1:22.06 (28.07) 1:55.00 (1:01.01) 2:19.13 (24.13) 2:47.34 (52.34) 3:10.45 (23.11) 3:35.81 (48.47) 5 Arizona 'A' 3:35.62 3:37.05 50 1) Heimstead, Julia JR 2) Gewalt, Eleni FR 3) Burt, Maddy SR 4) Schwengel, Alyssa SO 26.05 53.43 (53.43) 1:21.52 (28.09) 1:54.70 (1:01.27) 2:18.95 (24.25) 2:48.08 (53.38) 3:03.45 (15.37) 3:37.05 (48.97) 6 Washington St. 'A' 3:38.77 3:39.05 48 1) Rauchholz, Anna FR 2) Lundgren, Emily FR 3) Hathazi, Dori FR 4) Harvey, Noelle SO 26.73 54.54 (54.54) 1:23.02 (28.48) 1:55.53 (1:00.99) 2:20.63 (25.10) 2:49.68 (54.15) 3:13.26 (23.58) 3:39.05 (49.37) 7 Utah 'A' 3:39.99 3:41.84 46 1) Hay, Norah SO 2) Hedges, Anelise FR 3) Stanfield, Summer SR 4) Hale, Katie SR 26.71 54.96 (54.96) 1:24.53 (29.57) 1:57.41 (1:02.45) 2:22.63 (25.22) 2:51.48 (54.07) 3:15.40 (23.92) 3:41.84 (50.36) -- ASU 'B' 3:40.03 X3:40.07 1) Edwards, Hana SO 2) Krantzcke, Izzy FR 3) McMahon, Ginger FR 4) Armon, Indigo FR 26.32 54.33 (54.33) 1:22.45 (28.12) 1:55.15 (1:00.82) 2:19.74 (24.59) 2:49.46 (54.31) 3:12.96 (23.50) 3:40.07 (50.61) -- UCLA 'B' 3:40.04 X3:40.63 1) Murphy, Rosie FR 2) Jih-Schiff, Ana SO 3) Johnson, Lauryn SR 4) Wright, Madeleine JR 26.13 54.08 (54.08) 1:22.58 (28.50) 1:55.26 (1:01.18) 2:21.05 (25.79) 2:51.27 (56.01) 3:14.58 (23.31) 3:40.63 (49.36) -- Washington St. 'B' 3:40.25 X3:42.28 1) Swain, Kiana JR 2) Vartiainen, Alexandra JR 3) Takashige, Kaya JR 4) Di Palo, Angela SO 26.62 56.21 (56.21) 1:24.08 (27.87) 1:57.88 (1:01.67) 2:23.38 (25.50) 2:53.44 (55.56) 3:16.86 (23.42) 3:42.28 (48.84) -- Utah 'B' NT X3:44.56 1) Buono, Katelyn FR 2) Palmer, Erin FR 3) Lehman, Harper JR 4) Milner, Lily FR 27.30 56.19 (56.19) 1:25.13 (28.94) 1:58.42 (1:02.23) 2:24.47 (26.05) 2:54.60 (56.18) 3:18.05 (23.45) 3:44.56 (49.96) -- Utah 'C' NT X3:45.94 1) Leary, Kate JR 2) Sorensen, Alyssa SO 3) Alicea-Jorgensen, Taylor SR 4) Yetter, Kyla SO 26.56 55.94 (55.94) 1:24.28 (28.34) 1:57.55 (1:01.61) 2:22.99 (25.44) 2:54.38 (56.83) 3:18.95 (24.57) 3:45.94 (51.56) -- Arizona 'C' 3:47.27 XDQ 1) Merckx, Axana SR 2) Wetteland, Kelly FR 3) Anderson, Grace SR 4) Botton, Riley FR 27.01 55.60 (55.60) 1:24.23 (28.63) 1:57.79 (1:02.19) 2:22.69 (24.90) 2:52.35 (54.56) 3:15.56 (23.21) DQ (50.27) -- Southern Cali 'A' 3:31.58 DQ 1) Bernal, Aria SR 2) Dobler, Kaitlyn JR 3) Delgado, Anicka JR 4) Henderson, Hanna JR 25.23 52.75 (52.75) 1:18.97 (26.22) 1:49.53 (56.78) 2:13.14 (23.61) 2:41.20 (51.67) 3:03.52 (22.32) DQ (47.93) -- Arizona 'B' 3:43.89 XDQ 1) Armstrong, Paige FR 2) Ahluwalia, Maddy SO 3) Puccini, Alexa JR 4) Wozniak, Julia FR 25.86 54.41 (54.41) 1:23.08 (28.67) 1:56.61 (1:02.20) 2:21.54 (24.93) 2:51.42 (54.81) 3:14.90 (23.48) DQ (49.96)
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