Davis, Calif. - Aggie swimmers braved brisk winds Saturday morning in their first MPSF match up of the season against UC Santa Barbara, falling 171.5-117.5 to the visiting Gauchos.
Swimming on the second day of back-to-back meets after traveling to San Jose State on Friday, the Aggies posted nine top-three finishes against UC Santa Barbara.
Kyla Leacox was the Aggies' top finisher on the day, winning the 200 IM in 2:05.62 with Olivia Greenberg putting up a season-best 2:10.2 for second and Sophia Sebastian rounding out the top three. Olivia Smith picked up points in the 200 and 500 Frees, finishing second and third respectively less than 24 hours after dominating both of those events in San Jose.
Mia Cunnan and Jamie Pincin combined to go 2-3 respectively in the 50 Free in 23.49 and 24.55 while Pincin came back to take second in the 100 Free in 52.69. Cunnan also finished third in the 200 Back. The Aggies got another second place finish from Rachel Pride in the 200 Breast in 2:24.47 and Ashley Ma took second in the 100 Fly.
Sydney Wren swept the 1 and 3-meter boards with scores of 274.20 and 313.25 respectively. Wren's 3-meter score establishes a new team-best mark and is her second NCAA Zone Diving Standard qualifying score of the season.
UC Davis will return to Schaal Aquatic Center next Saturday, January 25th, to host Fresno State in a meet that will also feature as the Aggies' Senior Day to honor this year's seven seniors.
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