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Samantha Shellem won the 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM in Saturday's season home finale against Pacific.<br>(Mark Honbo, Athletics Communications)

Swimming & Diving

UC Davis dominates Pacific on Senior Day

Jan. 31, 2015

Complete Results

DAVIS, Calif. - Senior Samantha Shellem prevailed in two freestyle races plus the 200-yard individual medley, while Hilvy Cheung, Hilary Hunt and Audrey DeNeffe also won two events each, leading UC Davis to a 158-115 victory over Pacific in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women's swimming and diving dual meet at Schaal Aquatics Center Saturday.

The Aggies improve to 5-2 for the year.

Shellem, who also anchored the winning 200 medley relay in its one minute, 45.20-second performance, claimed victory in the 200 freestyle with a 1:50.89 then dominated the 100 free at 51.73. Both marks are personal 2014-15 bests for a non-championship meet. Shellem closed out her day with a season-best 2:05.83 in the 200 IM.

Cheung, who swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay, took down both races for that stroke. Her 2:02.30 in the 200 fly beat her nearest competitor by four full seconds, while her 55.34 in the 100-yard race gave her the edge on Tiger freshman Kenna Ramey's 56.11. Hunt scored wins in the two backstroke events in addition to her leadoff efforts in the 200 medley relay. She touched home in 56.60 and 2:05.33 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively.

DeNeffe edged teammate Lucy Lafranchise by a 258.15-256.275 margin in the 1-meter diving competition, then compiled a 288.525 on the 3-meter board to close out the meet. That effort on the high board is the team's No. 2 score for the year, trailing only DeNeffe's own Aggie benchmark of 296.85 from November's dual against Nevada.

In fact, DeNeffe, Cheung and Hunt each hold the school records in all of their events won on Saturday.

Sophomore Margaux Verger Gourson won both distance freestyle events for Pacific. Tiger junior Cristina Mardones was the high scorer of the meet, edging Aggie junior Hailey Ferko for the win in the 100 breast (1:05.63), finishing second to UC Davis sophomore Elise Roberts in the 200 breast (2:22.79), then claiming the official points in the 200 IM (2:07.27) after the Aggies declared exhibition scoring after mathematically clinching the team race.

Cal Poly also competed divers Olivia Salvatore-King and Lauren Pierce in the meet. Mustang diving coach Erica Stricker Harrell was an Aggie standout from 2008-11.

UC Davis honored 11 seniors who competed in their final home meets: Hunt, Shellem, Marilyn Carey, Lauren Damian, Megan Leung, Sarah Luibel, Ali Paris, Sam Rados, Shannon Stewart Silva, Karley Troup and Caroline Weston.

The Aggies return to action at the MPSF Championships on February 18-21, where they will chase their third consecutive team title and their fifth conference crown in the last six years.

Team Scores - 1. UC Davis, 158; 2. Pacific, 115.

Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay - 1. UC Davis `A' (Hilary Hunt , Hailey Ferko , Hilvy Cheung , Samantha Shellem), 1:45.20; 2. Pacific `A' (Haley Preston , Cristina Mardones , Kenna Ramey , M.E. Randall), 1:46.44; 3. UC Davis `B' (Lauren Damian , Elise Roberts , Megan Leung , Courtney Schultz), 1:46.66; 4. University of the Pacific `B' (Sara Nash , AnaMiguel Rodriguez , Dekel Shahaf , Annie Sumioka), 1:50.56; 5. UC Davis `C' (Madeline Benavidez , Caroline Weston , Ali Paris , Alison Sena), x1:51.42; 6. Pacific `C' (Kristin Threw , Camorah King , Shannon Mack , Sydni Johanson), x1:57.45.

Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle - 1. Margaux Verger Gourson, PAC, 10:13.35; 2. Marissa Brown, UC Davis, 10:14.87; 3. Lexy Troup, UC Davis, 10:40.15; 4. Sam Rados, UC Davis, 10:40.75; 5. Jade Morton, PAC, 10:43.22; 6. Lauren Atkins, PAC, 10:48.10; 7. Angelica Nowack, UC Davis, x10:53.06.

Women's 200 Yard Freestyle - 1. Samantha Shellem, UC Davis, 1:50.89; 2. Kirsten Brand, UC Davis, 1:51.57; 3. Hayley Shillington, PAC, 1:54.28; 4. Robin Lampron, UC Davis, 1:55.78; 5. Sydni Johanson, PAC, 2:04.01; 6. Kelsey Crowder, PAC, 2:05.30.

Women's 100 Yard Backstroke - 1. Hilary Hunt, UC Davis, 56.60; 2. Haley Preston, PAC, 58.02; 3. Annie Sumioka, PAC, 58.36; 4. Lauren Damian, UC Davis, 1:00.13; 5. Aislinn Dresel, UC Davis, 1:00.26; 6. Dekel Shahaf, PAC, 1:01.79; 7. Kristin Threw, PAC, x1:02.15.

Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke - 1. Cristina Mardones, PAC, 1:05.63; 2. Hailey Ferko, UC Davis, 1:06.23; 3. Elise Roberts, UC Davis, 1:06.83; 4. Caroline Weston, UC Davis, 1:07.67; 5. Madeline Benavidez, UC Davis, x1:08.57; 6. Camorah King, PAC, 1:09.29; 7. AnaMiguel Rodriguez, PAC, 1:12.89; 8. Zoe Eldridge, PAC, x1:16.33; --. Elise Wright, UC Davis, 1:09.36.

Women's 200 Yard Butterfly - 1. Hilvy Cheung, UC Davis, 2:02.30; 2. Megan Leung, UC Davis, 2:06.30; 3. Brittany Rojo, UC Davis, 2:09.33; 4. Karley Troup, UC Davis, x2:09.83; 5. Roslyn Kackman, PAC, 2:10.99; 6. Sara Nash, PAC, 2:12.01; 7. Ali Paris, UC Davis, x2:12.73; 8. Kelsey Crowder, PAC, 2:23.59.

Women's 50 Yard Freestyle - 1. Kenna Ramey, PAC, 23.85; 2. Courtney Schultz, UC Davis, 24.20; 3. Kirsten Brand, UC Davis, 24.31; 4. Vaiva Gimbutyte, PAC, 24.51; 5. M.E. Randall, PAC, 24.59; 6. Annie Sumioka, PAC, x24.93; 7. Alison Sena, UC Davis, 25.59; 8. Kaitlin Leung, UC Davis, x26.11; --. Camorah King, PAC, 26.28.

Women's 100 Yard Freestyle - 1. Samantha Shellem, UC Davis, 51.73; 2. Courtney Schultz, UC Davis, 52.66; 3. Kenna Ramey, PAC, 52.70; 4. Vaiva Gimbutyte, PAC, 52.92; 5. Hayley Shillington, PAC, 54.26; 6. Marrisa La Freniere, UC Davis, 54.62; 7. Robin Lampron, UC Davis, x54.82; 8. Sydni Johanson, PAC, x59.36.

Women's 200 Yard Backstroke - 1. Hilary Hunt, UC Davis, 2:05.33; 2. Haley Preston, PAC, 2:07.24; 3. Aislinn Dresel, UC Davis, 2:09.90; 4. Sam Rados, UC Davis, 2:10.86; 5. Sara Nash, PAC, 2:13.78; 6. Lauren Atkins, PAC, 2:14.47; 7. Lauren Damian, UC Davis, x2:19.26; 8. AnaMiguel Rodriguez, PAC, x2:34.22.

Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke - 1. Elise Roberts, UC Davis, 2:22.70; 2. Cristina Mardones, PAC, 2:22.79; 3. Caroline Weston, UC Davis, 2:24.17; 4. Hailey Ferko, UC Davis, 2:29.05; 5. Elise Wright, UC Davis, x2:29.59; 6. Shannon Mack, PAC, 2:34.76; 7. Kelsey Crowder, PAC, 2:42.06; 8. Kristin Threw, PAC, x2:49.28; --. Madeline Benavidez, UC Davis, 2:31.53.

Women's 500 Yard Freestyle - 1. Margaux Verger Gourson, PAC, 5:01.43; 2. Marissa Brown, UC Davis, 5:04.12; 3. Kirsten Brand, UC Davis, 5:07.77; 4. Jade Morton, PAC, 5:13.16; 5. Hayley Shillington, PAC, 5:17.59; 6. Sydni Johanson, PAC, x5:37.65.

Women's 100 Yard Butterfly - 1. Hilvy Cheung, UC Davis, 55.34; 2. Kenna Ramey, PAC, 56.11; 3. Megan Leung, UC Davis, 56.72; 4. Vaiva Gimbutyte, PAC, 57.39; 5. Aislinn Dresel, UC Davis, 58.02; 6. Brittany Rojo, UC Davis, x58.41; 7. Roslyn Kackman, PAC, 59.45; 8. Ali Paris, UC Davis, x59.50; 9. Karley Troup, UC Davis, x59.78; 10. Lauren Damian, UC Davis, x1:00.52; 11. Marrisa La Freniere, UC Davis, x1:00.83; 12. Dekel Shahaf, PAC, x1:00.90; 13. Angelica Nowack, UC Davis, x1:01.62.

Women's 200 Yard IM - 1. Cristina Mardones, PAC, 2:07.27; 2. Lauren Atkins, PAC, 2:12.38; 3. Sara Nash, PAC, 2:15.54; --. Samantha Shellem, UC Davis, 2:05.83; --. Hilvy Cheung, UC Davis, 2:07.70; --. Marissa Brown, UC Davis, 2:15.71.

Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - 1. Pacific `A' (Hayley Shillington , Annie Sumioka , Haley Preston , Vaiva Gimbutyte), 3:35.26; 2. Pacific `B' (M.E. Randall , Jade Morton , Lauren Atkins , Camorah King), 3:49.13; 3. Pacific `C' (Kristin Threw , Zoe Eldridge , Dekel Shahaf , Roslyn Kackman), x3:55.20; --. UC Davis `A' (Courtney Schultz , Kirsten Brand , Brittany Rojo , Hilary Hunt), 3:30.91; --. UC Davis `B' (Aislinn Dresel , Megan Leung , Robin Lampron , Hailey Ferko), 3:36.09; --. UC Davis `C' (Alison Sena , Elise Roberts , Madeline Benavidez , Kaitlin Leung), 3:43.11.

Women's 400 Yard IM - 1. Sam Rados, UC Davis, 4:37.22; 2. Karley Troup, UC Davis, 4:37.69; 3. Elise Wright, UC Davis, 4:41.81; 4. Ali Paris, UC Davis, x4:44.28; 5. Angelica Nowack, UC Davis, x4:45.95; 6. Lexy Troup, UC Davis, x4:49.85.

Women's 1 mtr Diving - 1. Audrey DeNeffe, UC Davis, 258.15; 2. Lucy Lafranchise, UC Davis, 256.28; 3. Shannon Stewart, UC Davis, 252.68; 4. Lauren Pierce, Cal Poly, 246.95; 5. Angelina Proshak, UC Davis, x227.63; 6. Hanna Tears, UC Davis, x211.80; 7. Olivia Salvatore-King, Cal Poly, 188.78; 8. Andhra Vemury, UC Davis, x179.30.

Women's 3 mtr Diving - 1. Lauren Pierce, Cal Poly, 250.13; 2. Olivia Salvatore-King, Cal Poly, 183.98; --. Andhra Vemury, UC Davis, 209.78; --. Hanna Tears, UC Davis, 220.43; --. Angelina Proshak, UC Davis, 232.20; --. Shannon Stewart, UC Davis, 242.48; --. Lucy Lafranchise, UC Davis, 278.70; --. Audrey DeNeffe, UC Davis, 288.53.

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Players Mentioned

Aislinn Dresel

Aislinn Dresel

Back/Fly
5' 9"
Freshman
Robin Lampron

Robin Lampron

Free
5' 5"
Freshman
Angelica Nowack

Angelica Nowack

Fly
5' 6"
Freshman
Angelina Proshak

Angelina Proshak

Diving
5' 3"
Freshman
Brittany Rojo

Brittany Rojo

Free/Fly
5' 4"
Junior
Courtney Schultz

Courtney Schultz

Free
5' 5"
Freshman
Elise Wright

Elise Wright

Breast/IM
5' 5"
Freshman
Madeline Benavidez

Madeline Benavidez

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Kirsten Brand

Kirsten Brand

Free
5' 5"
Freshman
Marissa Brown

Marissa Brown

Distance Free
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Aislinn Dresel

Aislinn Dresel

5' 9"
Freshman
Back/Fly
Robin Lampron

Robin Lampron

5' 5"
Freshman
Free
Angelica Nowack

Angelica Nowack

5' 6"
Freshman
Fly
Angelina Proshak

Angelina Proshak

5' 3"
Freshman
Diving
Brittany Rojo

Brittany Rojo

5' 4"
Junior
Free/Fly
Courtney Schultz

Courtney Schultz

5' 5"
Freshman
Free
Elise Wright

Elise Wright

5' 5"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Madeline Benavidez

Madeline Benavidez

5' 8"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Kirsten Brand

Kirsten Brand

5' 5"
Freshman
Free
Marissa Brown

Marissa Brown

5' 5"
Sophomore
Distance Free