2024 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cal is in nice place to construct on its early 14-point lead on Thursday night time with seven swimmers in A-finals, two greater than two-time defending champion Stanford and Arizona State.
The Cardinal are anticipated to outscore the Bears within the first two occasions of the night time — the five hundred free and 200 IM — however Cal is slated to dominate the 50 free towards the top of the session. With 4 swimmers within the prime 9 of the 50 free prelims this morning, the Bears also needs to be favorites within the 200 free relay on the finish of the session.
There have been excessive hopes that the Trojans may seize their second convention crown — and first since 2016 — however they’re off to a gradual begin with 4 swimmers in A-finals, only one greater than UCLA.
The last-ever Pac-12 Championships acquired off to a wild begin on Wednesday night time as two of the highest groups within the convention — Stanford and USC — each suffered disqualifications that left them sitting on the backside of the standings after the primary session.
TEAM SCORES AFTER DAY 1
Cal – 120
Arizona State – 106
Arizona – 104
UCLA – 102
Washington State – 96
Utah – 92
Stanford – 64
USC – 56
1M DIVING – FINAL
NCAA file: 361.55, Cassidy Krug – 2007
Pac-12 file: 366.75, Victoria Ishimatsu – 2011
Meet file: 366.75, Victoria Ishimatsu – 2011
Prime 8:
Emilia Nilsson Garip (Utah) – 321.55
Nike Agunbiade (USC) – 310.70
Lauren Burch (Stanford) – 301.45
Brooke Earley (Arizona) – 296.55
Kathryn Grant (Utah) – 286.15
Zoe Jespergaard (UCLA) – 284.85
Savana Trueb (UCLA) – 284.45
Emilie Moore (Stanford) – 267.75
Utah freshman Emilia Nilsson Garip earned the 1-meter diving win with 321.55 factors, about 10 greater than USC fifth-year Nike Agunbiade (310.70).
Nilsson Garip, a Swedish native, positioned tenth within the occasion on the 2024 World Championships earlier this month in Doha, Qatar. Led by Nilsson Garip and Fifth-place finisher Kathryn Grant (286.15), the Utes totaled 73 factors on this occasion.
Stanford junior Lauren Burch (301.45) and Arizona junior Brooke Earley (296.55) rounded out the highest 4 divers. UCLA additionally acquired a lift from a pair of A-finalists in junior Zoe Jespergaard (284.85) and fifth-year Savana Trueb (284.45), who had been separated by lower than half some extent.
500 FREESTYLE – FINAL
NCAA file: 4:24.06, Katie Ledecky – 2017
Pac-12 file: 4:24.06, Katie Ledecky – 2017
Meet file: 4:25.15, Katie Ledecky – 2017
NCAA ‘A’ reduce: 4:37.89
2023 NCAA invite time: 4:41.09
Prime 8:
200 IM – FINAL
NCAA file: 1:48.37, Kate Douglass – 2022
Pac-12 file: 1:50.67, Ella Eastin – 2018
Meet file: 1:52.26, Katinka Hosszu, 2012
NCAA ‘A’ reduce: 1:53.66
2023 NCAA invite time: 1:56.90
Prime 8:
50 FREESTYLE – FINAL
NCAA file: 20.57, Gretchen Walsh – 2024
Pac-12 file: 20.90, Abbey Weitzeil – 2019
Meet file: 21.03, Abbey Weitzeil – 2020
NCAA ‘A’ reduce: 21.63
2023 NCAA invite time: 22.15
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