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Women’s Swim and Dive finishes third at 2025 NCAA Championships
03.23.2025 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The final day was highlighted by Emma Sticklen’s third-consecutive NCAA title in the 200 butterfly and Jillian Cox’s second individual title of the national meet.
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Texas Women's Swimming and Diving finished third at the 2025 NCAA Championships while senior Emma Sticklen won her third-straight NCAA title in the 200 butterfly and freshman Jillian Cox won the 1,650 freestyle at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center on Saturday. Texas has placed among the top-three at the national meet for the fifth year in a row under head coach Carol Capitani. The stretch of five-consecutive top-three results is the longest for Texas since 1992-95.
The Longhorns closed out the four-day meet with 394 total points. Virginia scored 544 points en route to the NCAA Championship and runner-up Stanford totaled 417 points. Indiana placed fourth behind Texas with 312 points followed by Tennessee (5th-298), Florida (6th-232), Louisville (7th-209.5), California (8th-202.5), Michigan (9th-196) and NC State (10th-164).
TEXAS FIGHT‼️#HookEm pic.twitter.com/6lQ7bceUTD
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 23, 2025
Senior Emma Sticklen became a three-time national champion in the 200 butterfly while destroying the NCAA record and throwing down a time of 1:49.11. The previous record of 1:49.16 was held by Virginia's Alex Walsh (Feb. 23, 2024). The senior from Austin, Texas, put an exclamation on her final NCAA meet to end her collegiate career, winning three-straight national titles in the 200 fly from 2023-25. Sticklen is the first Longhorn swimmer to win three-consecutive national titles since Leigh Ann Fetter captured three-straight 50 free, 100 free and 200 free crowns from 1989-91. During the morning prelims, Sticklen posted a then-NCAA national meet record time of 1:49.90 before demolishing the time later during the finals. Also joining Sticklen in the 200 fly final was sophomore Campbell Stoll who registered a seventh-place finish in 1:52.29 to earn her second All-American honor of the meet. Senior Olivia Bray advanced to the B final and placed 15th overall with a final time of 1:54.44 to receive Honorable Mention All-American.
🚨NCAA RECORD🚨
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 23, 2025
Emma Sticklen swims the fastest time in collegiate history on her way to her third straight national title in the 200 fly!#HookEm pic.twitter.com/DFIrjPGDi2
Jillian Cox swept the distance events and was crowned a national champion for the second time this week. Cox, who won the 500 free in 4:31.58 on Thursday, dismantled competition in the 1,650 free after touching the wall in 15:33.54 – 5.67 seconds ahead of Stanford's Aurora Roghair. Freshman Kate Hurst picked up Honorable Mention All-American, placing 10th overall in the 1,650 free in a final time of 15:54.37.
another race, another natty for Jillian Cox‼️#HookEm pic.twitter.com/Ol1KbNTl1b
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 23, 2025
Freshman Alejandra Estudillo Torres continued to build upon her dominant national meet showing after winning the platform consolation final and finishing 10th overall. She compiled 321.40 total points to become an Honorable Mention All-American. The Nuevo Leon, Mexico, native leaves her first national meet with an NCAA title in the 3-meter, two All-American honors and an Honorable Mention All-American selection.
Sophomore Bayleigh Cranford combined for a third-place finish and 319.60 points in the platform prelim to advance to the Saturday night final. In the final, Cranford scored a season-high 328.50 points to finish sixth and record her second All-American selection of the meet.
‼️91.80‼️
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 22, 2025
Bayleigh Cranford nails a massive dive to secure a spot in tonight's A Final🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/crzBtjEPaK
The Texas divers combined for the most points across the field with 92. Miami racked up the second-most at 69. Texas advanced at least one diver to the A final in all three dives at the national meet.
To end NCAAs, Texas' 400 free relay quartet of Erin Gemmell, Emma Sticklen, Lillie Nesty and Abby Arens tied for seventh with Indiana in 3:10.47 to earn All-American recognition. It was the third-fastest 400-yard free relay by Texas this season.
2025 NCAA Championships – Team Standings
- Virginia – 544
- Stanford – 417
- Texas – 394
- Indiana – 312
- Tennessee – 298
- Florida – 232
- Louisville – 209.5
- California – 202.5
- Michigan – 196
- NC State – 164
Texas Longhorn 2025 All-Americans
Abby Arens: 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 100 butterfly, 400 free relay
Olivia Bray: 400 medley relay
Campbell Chase: 800 free relay
Grace Cooper: 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
Jillian Cox: 500 free, 1,650 free
Bayleigh Cranford: 3-meter dive, platform
Piper Enge: 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Alejandra Estudillo Torres: 1-meter dive, 3-meter dive
Erin Gemmell: 800 free relay, 400 free relay
Hailey Hernandez: 1-meter dive
Ava Longi: 800 free relay, 200 free relay
Lillie Nesty: 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
Emma Sticklen: 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 100 fly, 200 fly, 400 free relay
Campbell Stoll: 400 IM, 200 fly
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