The No. 4-ranked Arizona Wildcats outlasted heavy rains and the fifth-ranked California Golden Bears to claim a 170.50-129.50 dual meet victory at Spieker Aquatics Complex on Friday afternoon.

The Wildcats got off on the right track with first and second place finishes in the 400 Medley Relay (the first event of the day). Arizonas foursome of Hailey DeGolia, Annie Chandler, Ana Agy and Lacey Nymeyer posted a winning time of 3:40.11. Cal claimed third and fourth place finishes in the relay. Lauren Rogers, Alexandra Ellis, Amada Sims and Emily Silver posted a third-place time of 3:42.64. Silver nearly chased down Arizona's Taylor Boughman from behind in the final leg for second place.

Lauren Boyle registered a winning time of 9:53.94 (the eight-fast time in school history) in the 1000 free, while teammate Blake Hayter captured third-place with a time of 10:00.78.

Dana Vollmer claimed a first-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:48.61, while Madison Kennedy posted a third-place time of 1:48.80. Vollmer also picked up a first-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 53.15.

DeGolia and Chandler helped Arizona nab first-place finishes in the 100 back and 100 breast respectively, before freshman Amanda Sims captured first place in the 200 fly with a time of 1:59.81.

Emily Silver continued her success this season in the 50 free with a first-place time of 22.71. Madison Kennedy finished fourth in the 50 as well with a time of 23.14. Silver was able to hold off Arizonas Boughman (50.72) in the 100 free with a time of 50.21.

Lauren Rogers, who captured a Gold Medal at the Victorian State Championships in Australia earlier this month, was the first to touch the wall in the 200 back with a time of 1:59.30. The Wildcats were able to place two, three and four in the 200, before Emily Verdin touched the wall with a fifth place time of 2:02.59.

Arizona was able to secure the 200 breast with a first, second and third place finish.

In the diving portion of the meet, Samantha Young captured first place with a total score of 263.78 on the 3-meter boards and a second-place finish on the 1-meter boards with a total score of 250.27.

Cal resumes action tomorrow versus Arizona State at Noon at Spieker. The Bears will honor its three seniors (Silver, Rachel Ridgeway and Kelly Stravers) in their final home meet of the season.

The No. 11-ranked California men's swimming and diving team fell to No. 3-ranked Arizona, 182-118, on a rainy Friday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Golden Bears did capture four events, led by senior Joe Whittingtons victory in the 50 free (20.13), sophomore Sean Mahoneys win in the 200 breast (1:58.80) and freshman Damir Dugonjic victory in the 100 breast (55.29). Standout junior diver Sam Helvie was also victorious, capturing the one-meter competition with a score of 346.65.

Cal, under the direction of first-year coach David Durden, saw its dual meet record dropped to 2-1 overall and 1-1 against Pac-10 competition. The Wildcats improved to 6-0 and 3-0 in conference dual meet action.

Other highlights for the Bears were finishing 1-2 in both the 50 free and 100 breaststroke. Besides Whittingtons win in the 50 free, senior Jernej Godec placed second with a time of 20.41. In the 100 breast, senior Richard Hunter placed second with a season-best time of 55.63. Junior Matt Scanlan placed second in the 200 fly with a season-best 1:48.04, and senior Louis Vayo was second in the 200 back with a season-best 1:46.98.

We had some really good swims today, and some swims that were not as good,said Durden. We definitely were not where we wanted to be at the end of the meet, but well take a look at the good and the bad and work on things. I was really impressed with Joe Whittingtons time in the 50 free, I thought Damir (Dugonjic) and Richard (Hunter) times in the 100 breast were outstanding, and Seans (Mahoney) time in the 200 breast was great. Louis Vayos swim in the 200 back was also impressive.

Cal will next battle Pac-10 foe Arizona State at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Saturday will be Senior Day, as the Bears will honor the teams 11 seniors Whittington, Godec, Hunter, Vayo, Dominik Meichtry, Dominic Cathey, William Copeland, Eric Dunipace, Mark Eckert, Michael Jafari and Justin Pollard.