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Minnesota Invitational
No. 1 Women's Swim has record-setting night at Minnesota Invitational
12.02.2022 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Lydia Jacoby set a national age group record in the 100-yard breaststroke; Bray, Elendt, Sticklen and Pash break program record in the 400 medley relay.
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 1 Texas Men's and Women's Swimming teams combined for five victories on a record-setting night at the Minnesota Invitational at the Jean K Freeman Aquatics Center on Friday.
Freshman Lydia Jacoby swam 57.54 in the 100-yard breaststroke, establishing a new national age group record as the fastest 17-18 year old American ever in the event, besting Kaitlyn Dobler's 2021 mark of 57.71.
The women's squad capped the night winning the 400 medley relay in record-breaking fashion, as Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen and Kelly Pash combined for a time of 3:25.96, besting their own time of 3:26.32 set at the 2022 Big 12 Championships.
Sticklen opened the evening with a victory in the 100 fly with the junior posting a season-best time of 50.91, the sixth-fastest mark in the NCAA this year. Dakota Luther placed fourth in the A-Final with a season-best mark of 52.27. During the 100 fly prelims, Pash posted the fastest time in the morning session with a personal-best of 51.01, the third-fastest time in program history.
Pash picked up a victory of her own in the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:43.40 to win by over one second.
It was a 1-2 finish for Texas in the 100 breast as Anna Elendt tallied a season-best time of 57.48, followed closely Jacoby's 57.54, also making her the second-fastest in the event in program history. Elendt and Jacoby's times are respectively the second and third-fastest in the NCAA this season.
On the men's side, freshman Alec Enyeart claimed the victory in the 400 IM with a personal-best time of 3:47.40. It marked his second PB of the day after clocking 3:50.71 during the prelims.
The Longhorns wrap up competition at the Minnesota Invitational on Saturday. Prelims get underway at 10 a.m. CT with finals slated to start at 6 p.m. CT.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Olivia McMurray placed sixth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.66.
- In the 100 back, Bray finished second with a time of 50.97, the sixth-best mark in the NCAA this season, while freshman Meghan DiMartile clocked a personal-best 53.12 to finish fourth.
- Texas also picked up a third-place result in the 400 medley relay – the "B" squad of DiMartile, Jacoby, Luther and Grace Cooper posted a time of 3:32.54.
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
- A trio of Longhorns established personal bests in the 100 fly, as senior Cole Crane placed second (45.61), senior Sam Artmann third (46.20) and freshman Ryan Branon took fifth (46.97).
- Senior Peter Larson placed second in the 200 free in 1:32.84 with junior Coby Carrozza placing sixth with a season-best 1:34.04 and sophomore Luke Hobson taking eighth in 1:34.55.
- Graduate student Will Chan took fifth in the 100 breast with a season-best mark of 52.41.
- Chris O'Connor took third in the 100 back with the junior post a personal-best of 46.31. Senior Ethan Harder placed eighth in 47.43.
- O'Connor, Chan, Crane and Daniel Krueger teamed for the 400 medley relay, placing second with a time of 3:06.20.
