Pac-12 Women’s Championships, Day Two Finals: Stanford’s Brooke Forde Takes Title in 500 Free
Day Two Finals, Houston Texas
Coming off a sweep of the relay events on the first day of Pac-12 Conference championship action, Cal-Berkeley and Stanford battled in the first three individual events contested on the second day of the competition. A showdown between Stanford teammates Brooke Forde and Morgan Tankersley kicked off the evening’s action, and Stanford jumped into the team lead off its depth. Here is a look at the Night Two events.
Team Standings
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 8 1. Stanford University 592 2. University of California- Berk 546.5 3. University of Southern Calif 413.5 4. UC Los Angeles 389 5. Utah, University of 369 6. University of Arizona 362 7. Washington State University 189
500 Freestyle
Because the NCAA Championships were canceled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford’s Brooke Forde remains the defending champion from her title in 2019, and she wasn’t about to let the 2021 Pac-12 Conference crown get away. Forde posted a winning time of 4:37.07, and needed every bit of that performance to hold off hard-charging teammate Morgan Tankersley (4:37.11).
Forde led Tankersley from start to finish, but Tankersley did all she could to press her teammate. At the 300-yard mark, Forde led by .77 over Tankersley, with that margin down to .54 at the 400. Although Tankersley ate into her deficit over the last 100, Forde showed grit and got her hand on the wall first.
The Cal duo of Ayla Spitz (4:38.05) and Robin Neumann (4:39.96) placed third and fourth in a final that was made up entirely of Stanford and Cal athletes. Fifth place went to Stanford’s Isabel Gormley in 4:41.34.
Event 5 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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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
4:35.76 A Standard
4:47.20 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Finals ===
1 Forde, Brooke SR STAN 4:39.86 4:37.07 B 32
25.85 53.70 (27.85)
1:21.50 (27.80) 1:49.68 (28.18)
2:17.59 (27.91) 2:45.53 (27.94)
3:13.63 (28.10) 3:41.79 (28.16)
4:09.81 (28.02) 4:37.07 (27.26)
2 Tankersley, Mor JR STAN 4:42.38 4:37.11 B 28
25.99 53.93 (27.94)
1:21.97 (28.04) 1:50.09 (28.12)
2:18.20 (28.11) 2:46.30 (28.10)
3:14.48 (28.18) 3:42.33 (27.85)
4:10.06 (27.73) 4:37.11 (27.05)
3 Spitz, Ayla SO CAL 4:40.28 4:38.05 B 27
25.57 53.30 (27.73)
1:21.47 (28.17) 1:49.69 (28.22)
2:18.01 (28.32) 2:46.12 (28.11)
3:14.32 (28.20) 3:42.35 (28.03)
4:10.44 (28.09) 4:38.05 (27.61)
4 Neumann, Robin SR CAL 4:39.92 4:39.96 B 26
25.60 53.71 (28.11)
1:22.11 (28.40) 1:50.43 (28.32)
2:18.69 (28.26) 2:46.64 (27.95)
3:14.82 (28.18) 3:43.03 (28.21)
4:11.61 (28.58) 4:39.96 (28.35)
5 Gormley, Isabel FR STAN 4:45.65 4:41.34 B 25
26.07 54.08 (28.01)
1:22.54 (28.46) 1:51.15 (28.61)
2:19.60 (28.45) 2:48.06 (28.46)
3:16.52 (28.46) 3:44.67 (28.15)
4:12.98 (28.31) 4:41.34 (28.36)
6 Dimeco, Sarah SO CAL 4:44.63 4:41.91 B 24
25.70 53.50 (27.80)
1:21.92 (28.42) 1:50.49 (28.57)
2:19.06 (28.57) 2:47.48 (28.42)
3:16.07 (28.59) 3:44.79 (28.72)
4:13.72 (28.93) 4:41.91 (28.19)
7 Klinker, Rachel SO CAL 4:43.86 4:42.99 B 23
25.96 53.94 (27.98)
1:22.11 (28.17) 1:50.74 (28.63)
2:19.21 (28.47) 2:47.80 (28.59)
3:16.55 (28.75) 3:45.45 (28.90)
4:14.35 (28.90) 4:42.99 (28.64)
8 Pitzer, Lauren SR STAN 4:46.41 4:48.38 22
26.45 55.18 (28.73)
1:24.49 (29.31) 1:53.71 (29.22)
2:23.07 (29.36) 2:52.01 (28.94)
3:21.27 (29.26) 3:50.51 (29.24)
4:19.76 (29.25) 4:48.38 (28.62)
200 Individual Medley
The head-to-head duel between Cal and Stanford continued in the 200 individual medley as the Bears followed the Cardinal’s one-two finish in the 500 freestyle with a top-two showing of their own. Alicia Wilson turned in a wire-to-wire victory, ultimately stopping the clock in 1:53.65 for a two-plus-second win over Cal freshman Isabelle Stadden (1:55.80).
Wilson opened with a butterfly split of 24.67, the fastest in the field, and never looked back. She went through the midway point in 53.25 and expanded her lead with a 32.92 breaststroke split, which was easily the fastest of the eight finalists. For good measure, she came home in 27.48, recording another split faster than any other athlete in the final.
Stadden, who figures to be a major force later in the meet in the backstroke events, grabbed second place ahead of Southern California’s Isabelle Odgers, who took third in 1:56.51. Stanford continued to pile up the points as Hannah Kukurugya (1:56.67) and Janelle Rudolph (1:58.01) were fourth and fifth.
Event 6 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 1:50.67 3/15/2018 Ella Eastin, Stanford
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
1:59.94 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Finals ===
1 Wilson, Alicia JR CAL 1:55.97 1:53.65 A 32
24.67 53.25 (28.58)
1:26.17 (32.92) 1:53.65 (27.48)
2 Stadden, Isabel FR CAL 1:57.99 1:55.80 B 28
25.36 53.58 (28.22)
1:28.12 (34.54) 1:55.80 (27.68)
3 Odgers, Isabell JR USC 1:56.53 1:56.51 B 27
25.12 54.82 (29.70)
1:28.35 (33.53) 1:56.51 (28.16)
4 Kukurugya, Hann SR STAN 1:58.71 1:56.67 B 26
25.33 55.05 (29.72)
1:29.03 (33.98) 1:56.67 (27.64)
5 Rudolph, Janell FR STAN 1:58.71 1:58.01 B 25
26.32 55.35 (29.03)
1:30.31 (34.96) 1:58.01 (27.70)
6 Bartel, Zoe JR STAN 1:58.70 1:58.03 B 24
25.79 55.43 (29.64)
1:29.24 (33.81) 1:58.03 (28.79)
7 Smith, Delaney JR UCLA 1:59.29 1:58.47 B 23
26.54 56.14 (29.60)
1:30.29 (34.15) 1:58.47 (28.18)
8 Kinsey, Hallie JR USC 1:59.00 2:00.22 22
24.81 55.08 (30.27)
1:30.86 (35.78) 2:00.22 (29.36)
50 Freestyle
At least for one event, the Blue Bloods of the conference, Stanford and Cal, were not the headliners as Washington State’s Chloe Larson emerged victorious in the 50 freestyle. Larson checked in with a winning time of 22.18 and became the first swimmer not from Stanford or Cal to earn a conference crown in 2021.
Claire Grover of UCLA, Eloise Riley of Cal and Kaitlyn Dobler of USC posted a rare, three-way tie for second, as each woman touched in 22.24. There was also a tie for fifth place as Anicka Delgado of USC and Anya Goeders of Stanford had matching times of 22.28.
Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 20.90 12/5/2019 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
PAC-12: M 20.90 2019 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
PAC-12 Champ: P 21.03 2020 Abbey Weitzeil, CAL
21.66 A Standard
22.76 B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Finals ===
1 Larson, Chloe SR WSU 22.16 22.18 B 32
10.63 22.18 (11.55)
2 Grover, Claire JR UCLA 22.41 22.24 B 27
10.60 22.24 (11.64)
2 Riley, Eloise SO CAL 22.09 22.24 B 27
10.97 22.24 (11.27)
2 Dobler, Kaitlyn FR USC 22.31 22.24 B 27
10.78 22.24 (11.46)
5 Delgado, Anicka FR USC 22.43 22.28 B 24.5
10.84 22.28 (11.44)
5 Goeders, Anya JR STAN 22.26 22.28 B 24.5
10.69 22.28 (11.59)
7 Fackenthal, Ama JR STAN 22.29 22.32 B 22.5
10.84 22.32 (11.48)
7 Garcia, Elise JR CAL 22.11 22.32 B 22.5
10.79 22.32 (11.53)
200 Freestyle Relay
Make it three relay victories in as many attempts for Cal, as the Bears easily won the 200 freestyle relay. The quartet of Eloise Riley, Emily Gantriis, Elise Garcia and Isabel Ivey combined for a winning effort of 1:26.84, which was nearly a second quicker than the 1:27.81 mark of Stanford. Ivey, who presumably will attempt an individual double later in the meet, handled the anchor duties in 21.14.
Stanford utilized its depth and a strong all-around day to leap into first place in the team standings, and relied on the team of Anya Goeders, Amalie Fackenthal, Lauren Green and Emma Wheal in the sprint relay. Meanwhile, USC was third with freshman Kaitlyn Dobler leading off in 22.26 for the Trojans.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA: N 1:24.55 3/21/2019 University of California-Berk
M. Murphy, K. McLaughlin, A. Bilquist, A. Weitzel
PAC-12: M 1:24.55 2019 University of California-Berk
M. Murphy, K. McLaughlin, A. Bliquist, A. Weitzel
PAC-12 Champ: P 1:25.87 2018 University of California-Berk
M. Murphy, A Bilquist, K McLaughlin, A Weitzeil
1:28.43 A Standard
1:29.21 B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 CAL 'A' 1:27.57 1:26.84 A 64
1) Riley, Eloise SO 2) r:0.36 Gantriis, Emily FR
3) r:0.27 Garcia, Elise JR 4) r:0.31 Ivey, Isabel JR
22.33 43.98 (21.65)
1:05.70 (21.72) 1:26.84 (21.14)
2 STAN 'A' 1:28.32 1:27.81 A 56
1) Goeders, Anya JR 2) r:+0.0 Fackenthal, Amalie JR
3) r:0.25 Green, Lauren SR 4) r:0.30 Wheal, Emma SO
22.46 44.13 (21.67)
1:06.24 (22.11) 1:27.81 (21.57)
3 USC 'A' 1:29.73 1:28.42 A 54
1) Dobler, Kaitlyn FR 2) r:0.33 Schlicht, Jemma SR
3) r:0.34 Ciesla, Marta SR 4) r:0.12 Delgado, Anicka FR
22.26 44.25 (21.99)
1:06.61 (22.36) 1:28.42 (21.81)
4 ARIZ 'A' 1:29.16 1:29.83 52
1) Filipek, Kayla SR 2) r:0.12 Connor, Alayna JR
3) r:0.32 Stone, Jamie SR 4) r:0.26 Heimstead, Julia FR
22.88 45.06 (22.18)
1:07.47 (22.41) 1:29.83 (22.36)
5 UCLA 'A' 1:30.06 1:30.02 50
1) Grover, Claire JR 2) r:0.24 Kosturos, Sophia SO
3) r:0.22 Dang, Gabby SO 4) r:0.04 Schaffer, Brooke SO
22.27 45.03 (22.76)
1:07.59 (22.56) 1:30.02 (22.43)
6 UTAH 'A' 1:32.23 1:31.30 48
1) Woznick, Madeline SO 2) r:0.13 Cathcart, Reagan FR
3) Reimer, Audrey JR 4) r:0.28 Miller, Kayla SO
22.90 45.63 (22.73)
1:08.39 (22.76) 1:31.30 (22.91)
7 WSU 'A' 1:34.12 1:31.75 46
1) Larson, Chloe SR 2) r:0.37 Grotte, Hailey FR
3) r:0.17 Gardner, Paige JR 4) r:0.36 Ward, Emily FR
22.57 45.69 (23.12)
1:08.59 (22.90) 1:31.75 (23.16)
-- CAL 'B' 1:34.14 x1:29.60
1) Davidson, Emma SO 2) r:0.32 Neumann, Robin SR
3) r:0.29 Wilson, Alicia JR 4) r:0.34 Stadden, Isabelle FR
23.44 45.74 (22.30)
1:07.68 (21.94) 1:29.60 (21.92)
-- STAN 'B' 1:34.14 x1:30.04
1) Rudolph, Janelle FR 2) r:0.27 Volpenhein, Ashley SR
3) r:0.16 Tankersley, Morgan JR 4) r:0.26 Pitzer, Lauren SR
22.87 45.24 (22.37)
1:07.37 (22.13) 1:30.04 (22.67)
-- UCLA 'B' 1:34.26 x1:31.84
1) Rhee, Rachel SO 2) r:0.24 Murphy, Crystal FR
3) r:0.37 Clarkowski, Nora FR 4) r:0.36 Wright, Madeleine FR
23.11 45.81 (22.70)
1:08.76 (22.95) 1:31.84 (23.08)
-- ARIZ 'B' 1:34.13 x1:33.21
1) Anderson, Grace FR 2) r:0.25 Burt, Maddy FR
3) r:0.39 Neser, Jade SO 4) r:0.40 Dikeman, Skylar FR
23.19 46.34 (23.15)
1:09.92 (23.58) 1:33.21 (23.29)
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