Stanford
Stanford extended its lead at the A3 Performance Invitational, winning five out of seven swims in Friday’s evening session.
“The morning preliminaries set the team up for what was anywhere from 3-6 swimmers in the final heat in every event,” said Goldman Family Director of Swimming Ted Knapp. “I was very happy with our top times in each event, our two relay teams raced well and in some cases the depth was particularly impressive.”
After setting a meet record in the 400-yard medley relay to cap Day 1, the Cardinal picked up right where it left off in Friday’s evening finals. Ryan Dudzinski, Christian Brown, Connor Black and Sam Perry (1:26.97) set another meet record in the 200-yard medley relay.
Abrahm DeVine (3:45.50), Max Williamson (3:46.75), Curtis Ogren (3:48.94), Justin Buck (3:53.11) and Danny Thomson (3:56.45) kept the momentum going with a sweep of the top five in the 400-yard individual medley. DeVine’s time was .33 seconds off the meet record and is the fastest 400 IM time in the nation to date this season.
Stanford claimed six of the top seven places in the 100-yard butterfly with Connor Black (47.46) leading the way in first place. Andrew Liang (47.63) finished second with Gray Umbach (47.80) in third, Jimmy Yoder (48.46) in fifth, Perry (48.57) in sixth and Dudzinski (48.58) in seventh.
Liam Egan (1:36.68) won his second event of the meet in the 200-yard freestyle. Sean Duggan (1:37.81) followed in third with Jeff Garnier (1:38.00) placing fifth.
Christian Brown (54.87) took second place in the 100-yard breaststroke while Matt Anderson (55.28) finished third.
Dudzinski (46.86) backed up his meet record 46.57 in the 100-yard backstroke with a comfortable win in the finals. Patrick Conaton (48.32), Ryan Arata (49.10), Liang (49.20), Jack Walsh (49.36) and Wesley Olmsted (49.79) rounded out the top six with Cole Cogswell (49.26) also winning the consolation final.
Williamson, Yoder, Conaton and Thomson (6:33.92) swam the final event of the night, finishing second in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Stanford’s diving contingent was also in action tonight at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia. Connor Kuremsky (365.65) led the way, winning the 1-meter
“Connor stepped up and did a great job today,” said diving coach Patrick Jeffrey. “He didn't miss a dive all day. You could really tell he is a mature veteran by his consistency.”
The Cardinal returns to action tomorrow at 9 a.m. (PT) in the morning preliminary rounds. The 1,650-yard freestyle will take place at 11:30 a.m. with the evening finals session starting at 5 p.m.
Live results will be available at CollegeSwimming.com.
Pacific
The Pacific Tigers swim team took to the pool once more for the second day of the A3 Performance Invitational, setting new season highs and routinely finishing near the top of each event. The Tigers will compete again tomorrow in the final day of the A3 meet before returning home.
After a strong first day, Whitney Jorgensen kept at it, winning the 400 IM prelims with a time of 4:23.89. Cristina Mardones wasn't too far behind, finishing in 4:28.31. The times were the two fastest this year for Pacific. Mardones also had Pacific's best time of the prelims in the 100 Breast at 1:04.96.
Nicholas Nord had the top time for the Tigers in the 400 IM, finishing in 4:09.99. The time was two seconds faster than any Tiger had recorded this year. In the finals, Nord bested that time by finishing in 4:05.85.
Kenna Ramey and Cai Hong Singh each put up top times for Pacific in the 100 Fly. Ramey came in with a time of 55.64, a new season-best for the Tigers, while Singh's time of 55.86 is the third-best time this year. In the finals, Ramey finished fifth with a time of 54.50, topping her prelims time and setting a new season-best for Pacific while Singh finished in 55.58.
On the men's side, Stewart Harrison put together the fastest time of the year in the 100 Fly at 49.42. Jared Vu finished just .12 behind him, at 49.54. For the finals, Harrison bested his time with a finish in 49.27, while Vu just barely finished behind him at 49.30.
Jana Burkard, who had a strong day in the 500 Free on Thursday, recorded a 1:52.39 in the 200 Free. It was the second-best time in that event by a Tiger this year. Burkard's finals time gave Pacific a new season best, with Burkard ending up with a time of 1:51.04.
In the 100 Breast, Camorah King put up her best time of the year and the second-best time by any Tiger with a 1:05.49. King's time in the finals was just a bit slower but still the third-best this year at 1:06.13. Lauren Davis also finished in 1:06.89 in the finals.
Yahav Shahaff blew past the previous best time for Pacific in the 100 Breast this year with a 55.86. That time was 3.33 seconds faster than any other time put up by the Tigers before the A3 Performance Invitational. His 55.71 time in the finals was even better, giving him the two best times in the event by any Tiger this year. Cameron Franke also bested any previous times by Pacific this year with a 57.09, giving him the third-fastest 100 Breast this year.
Haley Preston represented Pacific well in the 100 Back with a third place finish in the prelims at 55.30. Preston took fifth in the finals with a time of 55.61. Singh also kept up her strong day with a 55.91 time in the prelims and a 57.51 in the finals. For the men, Curtis Klein led the way with times of 50.13 and 50.39.
The 200 Medley Relay saw Pacific's women take fourth thanks to Ramey, Preston, Mardones, and Vaiva Gimbutyte, who finished in 1:42.27. The men kept pace, taking fifth thanks to Vu, Franke, Harrison, and Shahaff finishing in 1:30.59.
After finishing strong in the 400 IM prelims, Jorgensen and Mardones kept up the pace in the finals, taking second and third. Jorgensen finished in 4:19.32, besting her prelims time and setting a new season-best for Pacific. Mardones' 4:23.02 took third.
In the 800 Free Relay, Pacific took fifth thanks to Mardones, Jorgensen, Preston, and Burkard, who had a time of 7:29.90. The men recorded a time of 6:44.51 with their team of Harrison, Presswood, Georan Meendering, and Klein.
Pepperdine
The Pepperdine women’s swimming and diving team had another strong day at the A3 Performance Invitational, swimming numerous season-best times again, as well as a near record-setting time.
Allie Carter (San Diego, Calif./Del Norte HS) highlighted the day in the 400 IM, swimming a 4:33.71 for the fourth best time in Pepperdine history. Carter finished 25th in the race.
Julia Sneden (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day School) and Megan Henley (Reno, Nev./Galena HS) also made the finals in the 400 IM, swimming 4:41.05 and 4:46.09 to finish 27th and 29th respectively. Also making it back for the finals on the day were Heather Brown (Garden Ridge, Texas/Randolph HS) in the 400 IM, Julianna Chan (Davis, Calif./Da Vinci Charter Academy) in the 100 breaststroke and Sabrina Altman (Kula, Hawaii/Seabury Hall) in the 100 backstroke.
Swimming personal bests on the day were Carter in the 50 butterfly with a 27.91, Lauren Allard (Arlington, Va./Yorktown HS) in the 50 butterfly with a 30.73, Kelly Presper (Irmo, S.C./Hammond School) in the 100 butterfly with a 1:03.44, Amanda Rowe (Reno, Nev./McQueen HS) in the 100 butterfly with a 1:06.68 and Allard again in the 100 butterfly with a 1:06.72.
Brown swam a personal best again in the 100 butterfly with a 1:07.47, along with Joie Eckhard (Sarasota, Fla./The Out-of-Door Academy) in the 200 free with a 1:58.48, Laura Graziano (Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic HS) in the 200 free with a 1:59.18, Abby Crawford (Weddington, N.C./Weddington HS) in the 200 free with a 2:04.89, Lauren Stigers (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay HS) in the 50 breaststroke with a 32.02, Erin Himes (West Chester, Pa./Unionville HS) in the 50 backstroke with a 30.47, Himes again in the 100 backstroke with a 1:03.02 and Presper in the 100 backstroke with a 1:05.27.
The Waves also swam 23 season bests on the day.
Fresno State
The Fresno State swim team wrapped up day two of three of the A3 Performance Invitational in Los Angeles on Friday, breaking two program records and setting more personal-best times.
16 of Fresno State’s 19 swimming records have now been set under the leadership of eighth year Fresno State head coach Jeanne Fleck.
The highlight of the day was Bulldog junior Esme Gullick breaking the Fresno State 100 butterfly record (55.05) in the prelims, the oldest in the Fresno State record book, set by Lisa Hadfield (55.75) in the 1993-94 season. This comes just one day after setting the program’s 200 IM record.
Fresno State freshman Ugne Mazutaityte broke another Fresno State record in the 100 back in the finals with a time of 55.18 seconds. Mazutaityte broke the 200 back record earlier in the season.
Friday’s program included the 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 free, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 800 free relay.
The Prelims
The Bulldogs swam well in the prelims earlier in the day, highlighted by 10 personal-best times and 12 swimmers heading into the finals.
In the 400 IM, Fresno State’s Gullick, sophomore Vanessa Dugan and seniors Lindsay Ruiz and Danielle Powers all qualified for finals.
In the 100 butterfly, Fresno State’s Gullick, junior Tarryn Rennie (56.28) and freshman Gabbie Libang (56.54) set personal-bests and qualified for finals. Junior Rachel Rosenthal (59.86) and freshman Andrea Tang (1:04.56) set personal-bests, but did not qualify for finals.
In the 200 free, Fresno State sophomores Katelin Britton and Casey Kennemann qualified for finals. Freshmen Emma Monnich (1:55.63) and Emily Ayers (2:00.76) set personal-bests, but did not qualify for finals.
In the 100 breast, Fresno State senior Brooke Rodriguez and junior Hailee Baldwin qualified for finals. Sophomore Hannah Nabors (1:10.15) set a personal-best, but did not qualify for finals.
In the 100 back, Fresno State’s Mazutaityte (55.33) swam the second-fastest time in program history and finished fourth, senior Karissa DeRousseau (58.96) set a personal-best, and sophomore Ally Short qualified for finals with Mazutaityte and DeRousseau.
The Finals
The Bulldogs finished the first two days with 410 points, going into the final day in sixth place among the 11-team field.
In the 200 medley relay, Fresno State’s fastest group of Mazutaityte, Rodriguez, Gullick and Hatayama finished in seventh place.
In the 400 IM, Gullick (4:23.21) finished fourth and Dugan (4:35.00) 13th with personal-best times. Powers finished first in the bonus finals and 17th overall.
In the 100 fly, Rennie (55.97) finished fourth in the consolation finals and 12 overall while swimming the third-fastest time in program history.
In the 200 free, Kennemann (1:53.92) finished 29th overall and swam a personal-best time.
In the 100 breast, Rodriguez finished first in the consolation finals and ninth overall.
In the 100 back, Mazutaityte finished third overall. Short (57.78) set a personal-best time and finished second in the bonus finals and 18th overall.
In the 800 medley relay, Fresno State’s fastest group of Mazutaityte, Hatayama, Britton and Gullick finished in seventh place.
