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No. 2 Women’s Swimming and Diving wins Big 12 Championship
02.25.2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Texas set two meet records on the way to an 11th consecutive Big 12 Conference title.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Women's Swimming and Diving won the 2023 Big 12 Conference Championship at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday. Texas won 20 of 21 events to win its 11th-straight conference title, all since the arrival of head coach Carol Capitani.
The evening finals session started with Janie Boyle winning on platform, scoring a season-high 363.10 points to earn her first career Big 12 Conference title.
For the second-straight night, Olivia Bray opened the finals session with a meet record, swimming the 200 back in a personal-best 1:50.09 to win her second consecutive championship in the event and break the mark she established last year by one second. The time improved her standing as the number two performer in the event in program history and is the second-fastest swim in the nation this season.
Next, Kelly Pash followed a third individual gold-medal performance of the week and a second consecutive conference crown in the 100 free, winning with a time of 47.68.
Erica Sullivan repeated as the conference champion in the 1650 free, winning with a time of 15:49.16, the third-best swim in the NCAA this season.
Lydia Jacoby added a second Big 12 title of the week with a win in the 200 breast, setting a new National Age Group Record (17-18) with a time of 2:04.32. It marked her second NAGR of the meet, having broken her own record in the 100 breast on Friday. Jacoby's 200 time is the third-fastest in the nation this year.
Emma Sticklen closed out the individual events with a victory in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 1:52.11 to win the event for the second year in a row.
The quartet of Pash, Bray, Ava Longi and Kyla Leibel wrapped up the meet with a record-breaking performance in the 400 free relay, combining for a time of 3:11.29 for the victory.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. TEXAS – 1,105
2. Iowa State – 564.5
3. TCU – 555.5
4. West Virginia – 540
5. Kansas – 515
HIGHLIGHTS
- Texas won 20 of 21 events during the meet.
- The Longhorns went 1-2-3 on platform. Janie Boyle won it with 363.10 points, followed by runner-up Jordan Skilken (322.35) with Sarah Carruthers (308.25) placing third.
- Olivia Bray won the 200 back with a meet-record time of 1:50.09 and Meghan DiMarile placed sixth in the consolation final in 2:03.38.
- UT had five of the top-six times in the 100 free, as Kelly Pash picked up the win in 47.68, followed by runner-up Ava Longi (48.47) and third-place finisher Kyla Leibel (48.79). Bridget Semenuk placed fourth (48.89) and Grace Cooper took sixth (49.68).
- Texas had the top-three times in the 200 breast. Lydia Jacoby won in 2:05.32, while Anna Elendt finished a close second in 2:05.50 and Channing Hanley earned bronze in 2:09.32. Hanley's time improved her to the number six spot in UT's all-time performer list. Lindsey Hosch took fifth in the event in 2:13.60.
- The Longhorns finished 1-2 in the 200 fly behind Emma Sticklen's victory (1:52.11) and Dakota Luther's runner-up performance (1:52.71).
2023 Big 12 Championship Meet Individual Awards
Women's Swimmer of the Meet: Kelly Pash
Women's Diver of the Meet: Hailey Hernandez
Women's Swimming Newcomer of the Meet: Lydia Jacoby
Women's Diving Newcomer of the Meet: Sarah Carruthers
2023 Big 12 Championship Meet Records
200 back: Olivia Bray – 1:50.09
100 breast: Lydia Jacoby – 57.29
100 fly: Olivia Bray – 50.07
400 free relay: Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray, Ava Longi, Kyla Leibel – 3:11.29
800 free relay: Kelly Pash, Kyla Leibel, Olivia Bray, Erica Sullivan – 6:56.49
1-meter: Hailey Hernandez – 367.70
2023 Big 12 Championship Event Winners
50 free: Grace Cooper – 22.29
100 free: Kelly Pash – 47.68
200 free: Kyla Leibel – 1:45.80
500 free: Erica Sullivan – 4:36.71
1650 free: Erica Sullivan – 15:49.16
200 back: Olivia Bray – 1:50.09
100 breast: Lydia Jacoby – 57.29
200 breast: Lydia Jacoby – 2:04.32
100 fly: Olivia Bray – 50.07
200 fly: Emma Sticklen – 1:52.11
200 IM: Kelly Pash – 1:53.94
400 IM: Kelly Pash – 4:05.55
200 free relay: Kelly Pash, Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper, Ava Longi – 1:28.30
400 free relay: Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray, Ava Longi, Kyla Leibel – 3:11.29
800 free relay: Kelly Pash, Kyla Leibel, Olivia Bray, Erica Sullivan – 6:56.49
200 medley relay: Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper – 1:34.21
400 medley relay: Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen, Kelly Pash – 3:26.42
1-meter: Hailey Hernandez – 367.70
3-meter: Bridget O'Neil – 398.55
Platform: Janie Boyle – 363.10
