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The Sterkel Classic
02.03.2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Kelly Pash and Olivia Bray posted A-cuts in the 200 fly and Anna Elendt dominated in the 200 breast.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Women's Swimming wrapped up the home slate of the schedule in The Sterkel Classic on Saturday at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Competing against Rice and TCU, Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray and Anna Elendt highlighted the day with top-three national performances.
Pash and Bray dominated the 200 fly, as each posted personal bests and A-cuts to place first and second, respectively. Pash touched the wall in 1:51.22 to climb to No. 2 this season in the national rankings, and Bray clocked 1:51.81 for the runner-up finish, placing her as the third-best performer in the event this year. Texas now has the top-three performers in the event this season with Emma Sticklen's Texas Invitational time of 1:50.31 leading the nation.
Pash is the third-fastest performer in the 200 fly in program history and her time was the fourth-best ever for a Longhorn. Bray ranks fifth in the event in UT history and her swim was the 11th-fastest performance by a Longhorn.
Pash added a win in the 100 fly with a swim of 50.40, the second-fastest time of her career and 10th-best in program history.
Elendt clocked the third-fastest 200 breast in the nation this season, winning in 2:06.19. Her time is the 15th-fastest in program history.
In the 400 IM, Angie Coe swam a career-best 4:07.45 for the win with her time ranking her as the fifth-fastest performer in program history. Campbell Stoll took second with a season-best 4:08.85, helping her rise the all-time ranks as the sixth-fastest Longhorn, and Emma Sticklen placed third with a career-best 4:09.94, placing her ninth in the Texas Top-10 performer ranks.
Ava Longi won the 100 free in 48.45, then topped the 50 free in a career-best 22.01 that moved her to eighth in the event in program history.
Emma Kern swam a 100 back personal-best 51.52 to earn the victory and rise to seventh on Texas' all-time performer list.
Erica Sullivan won the 1650 free with a swim of 16:08.21 and Erin Gemmell earned the win in the 200 IM, touching the wall with a B-cut time of 1:59.44
Channing Hanley was victorious in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.82 and Alicia Wilson claimed the win in the 200 back with a swim of 1:54.76.
Texas wraps up the regular season on Friday, Feb. 9 with a dual meet against SMU in Dallas. Swimming is set to begin at 5 p.m. CT.
Team Notes
- Abby Pfiefer took second in the 1650 free, posting a B-cut and a season-best swim of 16:20.24.
- Emma Davidson placed second in the 100 free in 48.60, while Alexa Fulton took third with a season-best and B-cut of 49.14.
- Hanley finished second in the 200 breast, touching the wall in 2:11.05.
- Brooke Adams took second in the 200 free with a career-best 1:49.65.
- Berit Berglund placed second in the 100 back in 52.06 and Meghan DiMartile took third in 53.34.
- Sienna Schellenger swam a career-best 22.34 in the 50 free to finish second and Fulton posted a season-best 22.69 to take third.
- Kern was the runner-up in the 200 back, swimming a personal-best 1:55.32, while Berglund took third in 1:58.25.
