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No. 2 Women's Swim & Dive wraps successful road trip at No. 17 Duke
01.27.2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns collected nine unscored victories against the Blue Devils.
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 2 Texas Women's Swimming & Diving and No. 17 Duke competed in an unscored meet at the Taishoff Aquatic Center on Saturday. The Longhorns posted nine victories during the afternoon's competition.
Bridget O'Neil earned a victory on 3-meter, collecting 355.43 points for the win and also took second on 1-meter with 305.03 points, her fourth top-two result of the weekend.
The quartet of Emma Kern, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen and Ava Longi kicked off the swimming competition with a victory in the 200 medley relay, combining for a time of 1:37.02.
Erica Sullivan and Abby Pfeifer were the lone competitors in the 1000 free with Sullivan posting the win in 9:41.59 followed by Pfeifer in 9:57.22.
Kelly Pash took first in the 200 free, earning a B-standard cut with a swim of 52.60, and also won the 500 free with a B-cut of 4:45.37.
Texas collected the top-four results in the 50 free led by Emma Sticklen's B-cut of 22.37 and Angie Coe's season-best and B-cut of 22.66. Sienna Schellenger placed third in 22.68 and Erin Gemmell was fourth in 22.78.
Gemmell added a victory in the 100 free in 48.70 and Sticklen won the 200 IM with a swim of 1:56.58. with Longi placing third (49.46).
The Horns closed out the session with Emma Davidson, Pash, Olivia Bray and Longi combining for a time of 1:28.82 for the victory in the 200 free relay.
Team Notes
- Jordan Skilken took third on 3-meter with 323.78 points and scored 274.20 points on 1-meter to place fourth.
- Alexa Fulton placed third in the 200 free with a season-best 1:50.53.
- Alicia Wilson finished third in the 100 breast with a swim of 1:02.64 and Ellie Andrews touched the wall fourth in 1:04.67.
- Campbell Stoll took second in the 200 fly in 1:57.00 and Abby Pfeifer finished second in the 500 free with a swim of 4:54.47.
- Bray placed third in the 200 back in 1:55.84 with Wilson closely behind at 1:55.89 to finish fourth.
- Texas finished 2-3 in the 200 breast with Elendt earning the runner-up result in 2:08.50 and Lydia Jacoby collecting a B-cut with a swim of 2:10.42.
- Longi took third in the 100 free (49.46) and Berit Berglund collected a third-place finish in the 200 IM (2:03.95).
Next Up
The Longhorns will host TCU on Senior Day on Friday, Feb. 2 with the teams racing on the long course beginning at 4 p.m. Senior Day festivities get underway at 3:45 p.m. CT.
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