Nov. 4, 2006
Irvine, Calif. - The UC Davis men's and women's swimming and diving teams capped the final day of the UC Irvine/Lincoln Aquatics Shootout by competing in the championship bracket. The women, led by Ashley Cayford, went 2-1 in the triple dual-type meet and finished second behind Hawaii. The men, who were led by Scott Weltz, finished third by defeating Cal State Northridge to go 1-2.
The women defeated the University of San Diego (77-36) and host UC Irvine (71-37), but lost to the University of Hawaii (29-84) to finish second overall in the two-day tournament. Overall, the women earned a 5-1 record at the highly-competitive meet.
After going 2-1 on the first day, the men competed against three tough teams in Air Force, Cal State Northridge and the University of Hawaii. Despite valiant efforts all around, the Aggies lost by scores of 47-66 to the Falcons and 29-84 to the Rainbow Warriors. They bounced back and defeated Cal State Northridge (87-24) to earn third place.
For the women, Cayford led the way for the second straight day as she finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.24) and third in the 50 freestyle (24.92). Heidi Kucera and Shannon Rachford were the other two high Aggie finishers as they both earned second place finishes in their respective events. Kucera finished in 2:06.80 in the 200 individual medley while Rachford notched a time of 10:33.89 in the 1,000 free.
Scott Weltz won the 200 IM in 1:52.12 and placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:52.53) to again pace the men. Patrick Jacobson was the other top finisher on the men's side as he finished third in the 50 free on back-to-back nights with a time 21.64.
The relay events were the highlight of the night for the women as they finished second in both the 400 medley (1:52.53) and 400 free (1:52.53). The men also placed second in the 400 free with a time of 3:06.78.
On the diving side of things, Krysta Chaldekas again led the women with sixth-place finishes on both 1-meter and 3-meter boards with scores of 206.80 and 232.45, respectively. For the men, Mike Hui secured the high score on both boards with a seventh-place score of 171.10 on the high board and a fourth-place score of 224.65 on the low board.
Aggie swimming and diving stays in Southern California for one more day as they take on UC San Diego tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.
UC Irvine/Lincoln Aquatics Shootout Day Two
Anteater Pool
Nov. 4, 2006
(Top Finisher and UC Davis Only)
TEAM
Men's Team Scores: UC Davis 47, Air Force 66; UC Davis 29, Hawaii 84.
Women's Team Scores: UC Davis 78, Hawaii 34; UC Davis 53 UC Irvine 50; UC Davis 47, U of San Diego, 66.
INDIVIDUAL
Women's 400 Medley: 1. Hawaii `A', 3:53.22; 2. UC Davis `A', 3:57.60; UC Davis `B', 4:16.50.
Men's 400 Medley: 1. UC Irvine `A', 3:24.36... 5. UC Davis `A', 3:31.12; UC Davis `B'.
Women's 1000 Free: 1. Claudia Barsi, Hawaii, 10:03.61; 2. Shannon Rachford, 10:33.89; Laura Leppke, 11:24.84.
Women's 200 Free: 1. Bache Atkins, Hawaii, 1:50.76... 5. Jill Olson, 1:56.68; 7. Melanie Covert, 1:58.60; 13. Bergen Berk, 2:02.32; 14. Jennifer Ginsberg, 2:02.71.
Men's 200 Free: 1. Chris Knaute, Air Force, 1:38.91... 6. Nik Kemp, 1:45.77; Kyle Leto, 1:48.68; 15. Andrius Urbaitis, 1:49.55; 16. Lars Rockholm, 1:50.97; 18. Kaleb Wallen, 1:51; 19.
Women's 50 Free: 1. Chelsea Nagata, UC Irvine, 24.15... 3. Ashley Cayford, 24.92; 5. Emily Medved, 24.99; 10. Hannah Watanabe, 25:34; 11. Sheeva Ghanbari, 25.39; 13. Amber Bonds, 25.70; 19. Katie Griffin, 26.35; 28. Jessica Lee, 27.89.
Men's 50 Free: 1. Davis Kane, Hawaii, 20.74... 3. Patrick Jacobson, 21.64; 4. Evan Kraus, 21.65; 7. Russell Underwood, 21.95; 14. Yaluen Yu, 22.51; 16. Thomas Crawford, 22.70; 19. Stephen Tucker, 22.84.
Women's 200 Individual Medley: 1. Nicole Mackey, Hawaii, 2:05.23; 2. Heidi Kucera, 2:06.80; 14. Cecilia Macchiavelli, 2:20.04; 24. Janice Leung, 2:26.23.
Men's 200 Individual Medley: 1. Scott Weltz, 1:52.12... 11. Russell Taylor, 2:00.34; 14. Daniel Donnelly, 2:01.16.
Men's 1000 Free: 1. Michael Lewandowski, Hawaii, 9:36.98... 5. Alex Arbios, 9:45.95; 8. Michael Stoner, 10:12.95.
Women's 1M Diving: 1. Emma Friesen, Hawaii, 266.45... 6. Krysta Chaldekas, 206.80; 9. Hannah Ures, 191.10; 12. Ashley Haney, 186.15; 13. Kendra Hughes, 177.45.
Men's 3M Diving: 1. Mats Wiktorsson, 337.90... 7. Michael Hui, 171.10; 9. Michael Androus; 166.75; 10. Kevin Reagle, 162.50.
Women's 200 Fly: 1. Claudia Barsi, Hawaii, 2:03.75... 5. Shannon Rachford, 2:11.33; 15. Bergen Beck, 2:21.01.
Men's 200 Fly: 1. Eddie Erazo, UC Irvine, 1:49.88... 8. Daniel Donnelly, 1:57.55; 10. Toki Burke, 1:58.72; 17. Eric Kim, 2:04.93.
Women's 100 Free: 1. Bache Atkins, Hawaii, 52.10... 4. Heidi Kucera, 53.57; 5. Jill Olson, 53.69; 14. Hannah Watanabe, 55.43; 21. Amber Bonds, 56.35; 29. Katie Griffin, 57.78; 32. Sheeva Ghanbari, 58.95.
Men's 100 Free: 1. Eric Reilly, UC Irvine, 45.98... 4. Evan Kraus 47.37; 10. Thomas Crawford, 48.66; 12. Patrick Jacobson, 49.17; 22. Stephen Tucker, 50.79.
Women's 200 Back: 1. Nicole Mackey, Hawaii, 2:01.87... 6. Jennifer Ginsberg, 2:12.72; 7. Melanie Covert, 2:13.15; 20. Emily Medved, 2:21.16.
Men's 200 Back: 1. Eddie Erazo, UC Irvine, 1:52.47; 2. Scott Weltz, 1:52.53... 11. Kaleb Wallen, 2:07.89.
Women's 500 Free: 1. Claudia Barsi, Hawaii, 5:01.90... 16. Laura Leppke, 5:30.63.
Men's 500 Free: 1. Chris Knaute, Air Force, 4:33.67... 7. Alex Arbios, 4:46.36; 8. Kyle Leto, 4:48.10; 11. Nik Kemp, 4:50.98; 16. Lars Rockholm, 4:56.21; 17. Michael Stoner, 5:00.62; 18. Andrius Urbaitis, 5:01.02.
Women's 3M Diving: 1. Megan Farrow, Hawaii, 307.45... 6. Krysta Chaldekas, 232.45; 12. Ashley Haney, 191.20; 12. Kendra Hughes, 176.25; 18. Hannah Ures, 151.10.
Men's 1M Diving: 1. Mats Wiktorsson, Hawaii, 287.55... 4. Mike Hui, 224.65; 7. Kevin Reagle, 197.35; 8. Michael Androus, 193.95.
Women's 200 Breast: 1. Ashley Cayford, 2:21.24; 12. Bergen Beck, 2:32.07 13. Jessica Lee, 2:32.20; 19. Cecilia Macchiavelli, 2:53.66.
Men's 200 Breast: 1. Randall Tom, UC Irvine, 2:02.75... 8. Kyle Payne, 2:11.08; 9. Yaluen Yu, 2:11.93.
Women's 400 Free Relay: 1. Hawaii `A', 3:31.52; 2. UC Davis `A', 3:36.01.
Men's 400 Free Relay: 1. Hawaii, `A', 3:05.63; 2. UC Davis `A', 3:06.78; 5. UC Davis `B', 3:16.72; 8. UC Davis `C', 3:25.30.
