MPSF Championships - DAY FOUR SWIMMING & DIVING FINAL RESULTS

LA MIRADA, Calif. — UC Davis senior psychology major Solie Laughlin defended her fourth consecutive 200 back title in meet record time, while redshirt junior Mia Facey finished second overall in the 100 free and sophomore Katie Truong moved into second in the UC Davis top 10 list for the platform event, helping UC Davis to a second-place finish at the 2019 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday night in La Mirada, Calif. 

UC Davis capped off the four-day meet with 613.5 total points, finishing second only to defending champion, Hawai'i, who secured its fourth MPSF title in the last five seasons and led the field with 781.5 points. UC Santa Barbara placed third as a team with 544.5 points ahead of BYU in fourth with 525.5 points, Pacific in fifth (342), UC San Diego in sixth (304.5), Cal Poly in seventh (264.5), and San Diego in eighth (262). 

Competing in the 1650 free for just the second time this season junior Olivia Smith got things started for UC Davis with an eighth-place finish in the first final of the night, securing her place in the record books with the 10th-fastest time by an Aggie in school history (17:09.64). Sophomore Kathryn Bockman finished 16th with a career-best time of 17:19.65, while sophomore Leah Timmerman touched 24th overall with a time of 17:43.69. 

Laughlin then captured her fourth consecutive title in the 200 back with a career-best NCAA "B" standard and new MPSF meet record time of 1:53.45. Laughlin also successfully defended her fourth career MPSF title in the 400 IM on Friday. Motekaitis finished seventh on the night with a season-best time of 2:00.05—the fifth-fastest time in the UC Davis record books--while junior Mia Cunnan touched third in the consolation final and 11th overall with a season-best time of 2:02.39—the seventh-fastest time by an Aggie in program history.

Facey then tied for second in the 100 free alongside Anna Kotonen (Hawai'i), earning crucial points for the Aggies with a career-best time of 50.10. Facey currently ranks fifth in the all-time record books in the event and tied for third in the 50 free (22.92) after she became the fourth Aggie in program history to break 23 seconds en route to a third-place finish on Wednesday. She was joined by Jamie Pincin (50.32) and Iris Brand (50.37) in the "A" final of the 100 free, who went on to finish sixth and seventh overall, respectively. 

Senior Kristin Schumann led the Aggies in the 200 breaststroke championship final, touching fifth overall with a season-best time of 2:14.65. Sophomore Kyla Leacox also turned in a season-best time of 2:19.48 to finish 15th overall and Timmerman touched 24th on the night with a time of 2:26.53. 

In the last individual final of the night, freshman Amanda Wilson logged the fourth-fastest time by an Aggie in program history in the 200 fly en route to a fourth-place overall finish, ahead of senior Eva Chung in fifth who recorded a career-best time of 2:01.90. Smith finished eighth on the night with a time of 2:06.47, while Gonzalez won the consolation final (2:02.63).

UC Davis then closed out the swimming portion of the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay after the quartet of Pincin, Motekaitis, Brand, and Facey turned in a season-best time of 3:21.10. 

Meanwhile at the Marguerite Aquatics Center in Mission Viejo, Calif., sophomore Katie Truong finished seventh overall in the platform final with a career-high score of 221.35, a score that also allowed her to jump three spots into second in the UC Davis record books behind Shaifali Goyal, who posted a score of 229.90 at the 2017 MPSF Championships. Fellow sophomore Alisha Miller also turned in a career-best mark of 200.80 en route to an 11th place finish, while freshman Londen Christensen finished 12th (189.15), senior Inessa Toropov finished 13th with a career-best score of 189.00, freshman Taylor Hornberger finished 14th (187.00), and sophomore Amanda Chau finished 16th with a career-high score of 179.20. 


2019 MPSF SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
La Mirada, Calif. - La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center
Mission Viejo, Calif. - Marguerite Aquatics Center
Feb. 23, 2019

(Winners plus UC Davis student-athletes)

FINAL TEAM SCORES 
1. Hawai'i - 781.5
2. UC Davis - 613.5
3. UC Santa Barbara - 544.5
4. BYU - 525.5
5. Pacific - 342
6. UC San Diego - 304.5
7. Cal Poly - 264.5
8. San Diego - 262

WOMEN'S 1650 YARD FREESTYLE: 1. Phoebe Hines (Hawai'i), 15:45.68; 8. Olivia Smith (UC Davis), 17:09.64; 16. Kathryn Bockman (UC Davis), 17:19.65; 24. Leah Timmerman (UC Davis), 17:43.69. 

WOMEN'S 200 YARD BACKSTROKE: 1. Solie Laughlin (UC Davis), 1:53.45; 7. Mia Motekaitis (UC Davis), 2:00.05; 11. Mia Cunnan (UC Davis), 2:02.39… PRELIMS: 1. Karolina Hajkova (Hawai'i), 1:57.49; 2. Solie Laughlin (UC Davis), 1:58.49; 5. Mia Motekaitis (UC Davis), 2:00.33; 11. Mia Cunnan (UC Davis), 2:02.87.

WOMEN'S 100 YARD FREESTYLE: 1. Gwen Gustafon (BYU), 49.61; T-2: Mia Facey (UC Davis), 50.10; 6. Jamie Pincin (UC Davis), 50.32; 7. Iris Brand (UC Davis), 50.37… PRELIMS: 1. Gwen Gustafson (BYU), 50.11; 3. Mia Facey (UC Davis), 50.47; 7. Jamie Pincin (UC Davis), 50.63; 8. Iris Brand (UC Davis), 50.67; —. Kathryn Bockman (UC Davis), X54.50. 

WOMEN'S 200 YARD BREASTSTROKE: 1. Angela Gagliardo (Pacific), 2:13.24; 5. Kristin Schumann (UC Davis), 2:14.65; 15. Kyla Leacox (UC Davis), 2:19.48; 24. Leah Timmerman (UC Davis), 2:26.53… PRELIMS: 1. Kionna Clayton (Hawai'i), 2:14.78; 2. Kristin Schumann (UC Davis), 2:14.91; 15. Kyla Leacox (UC Davis), 2:20.41; 20. Tori Kaleta (UC Davis), 2:22.97; 24. Leah Timmerman (UC Davis), 2:25.53. 

WOMEN'S 200 YARD BUTTERFLY: 1. Heaven Quintana (UC Santa Barbara), 1:58.90; 4. Amanda Wilson (UC Davis), 2:01.59; 5. Eva Chung (UC Davis), 2:01.90; 8. Olivia Smith (UC Davis), 2:06.47; 9. Nina Gonzalez (UC Davis), 2:02.63… PRELIMS: 1. Madelyn Johnson (UC Santa Barbara), 2:00.68; 3. Amanda Wilson (UC Davis), 2:01.20; 4. Eva Chung (UC Davis), 2:01.71; 8. Olivia Smith (UC Davis), 2:02.65; 9. Nina Gonzalez (UC Davis), 2:04.17.

WOMEN'S 400 YARD FREE RELAY: 1. Hawai'i "A" (Hansen, Schmidt, Tedesco, Kotonen), 3:19.74; 2. UC Davis "A" (Jamie Pincin, Mia Motekaitis, Iris Brand, Mia Facey), 3:21.10. 

WOMEN'S PLATFORM DIVING: 1. Victoria Moretti (Hawai'i), 265.85; 7. Katie Truong (UC Davis), 221.35; 11. Alisha Miller (UC Davis), 200.80; 12. Londen Christensen (UC Davis), 189.15; 13. Inessa Toropov (UC Davis), 189.00; 14. Taylor Hornberger (UC Davis), 187.00; 16. Amanda Chau (UC Davis), 179.20. 


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