Aggies Top Spartans to Open Spring Season

Davis, Calif. – The Aggies participated in their first dual meet of the spring season as they took on San Jose State University at Schaal Aquatics Center. The Aggies defeated the Spartans 161-84. Senior Anna Lee was the top scorer of the meet for the Aggies as she won three of the twelve events the Aggies participated in. Lee won the 200 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly.

Seven Aggies (senior Caroline Eckel (100 yard backstroke), freshman Emma Hermeston (200 yard backstroke), senior Maggie Malloy (1,000 yard freestyle), Katie McLain (50 yard freestyle), junior Elle Motekaitis (500 yard freestyle), sophomore Sam Rhodes (200 yard breaststroke) and senior Sophia Sebastian (200 yard butterfly)) won one event apiece. As a team, the Aggies won the 200 yard medley relay.

UC Davis vs. San Jose State (UC Davis results only)
Davis, Calif.
TEAM SCORES
UC Davis 161
San Jose State 84

200 Yard Medley Relay

1) UC Davis 'A' (Eckel, Fasan, Ma, McLain) – 1:44.18

2) UC Davis 'B' (Hermeston, Cho, Chong, Douglas) – 1:47.46

4) UC Davis 'C' (Greenberg, Hoefer, Hansen, Boyer) – 1:49.72

6) UC Davis 'D' (Larson, Sebastian, Eaton, Bellin) – 1:52.42

1000 Yard Freestyle

1) Maggie Malloy – 10:43.32

2) Elle Motekaitis – 10:46.77

200 Yard Freestyle

1) Anna Lee – 1:53.45

3) Julie Kwan – 1:56.29

4) Olivia Andersen – 1:58.09

5) Taylor Hansen – 1:58.30

100 Yard Backstroke

1) Caroline Eckel – 58.29

2) Olivia Greenberg – 58.74

4) Emma Hermeston – 59.16

7) Jessica Larson – 1:04.45

100 Yard Breaststroke

2) Sam Rhodes – 1:05.17

5) Haley Hoefer – 1:07.21

6) Amelia Cho – 1:07.37

200 Yard Butterfly

1) Sophia Sebastian – 2:07.87

3) Jay Jay Eaton – 2:12.32

5) Jessica Chu – 2:18.11

50 Yard Freestyle

1) Katie McLain – 23.81

2) Dani Fasan – 24.31

3) Christy Douglas – 24.42

5) Carolina Eckel – 25.10

100 Yard Freestyle

1) Anna Lee – 52.34

2) Christy Douglas – 52.93

3) Katie McLain – 53.11

4) Dani Fasan – 53.18

200 Yard Backstroke

1) Emma Hermeston – 2:04.35

3) Olivia Greenberg – 2:09.04

4) Julie Kwan – 2:09.22

5) Olivia Andersen – 2:14.97

200 Yard Breaststroke

1) Sam Rhodes – 2:20.59

3) Haley Hoefer – 2:22.92

6) Amelia Chu – 2:30.73

7) Noel Riely – 2:38.91

500 Yard Freestyle

1) Elle Motekaitis – 5:13.44

2) Maggie Malloy – 5:13.89

100 Yard Butterfly

1) Anna Lee – 56.70

2) Nicole Chong – 57.42

4) Emma Hermeston – 58.65

5) Ashley Ma – 58.79

Aggies Corral Broncos in Second Day of Back-to-Back Duals

Davis, Calif. – The Aggies participated in their second dual meet in as many days as they took on Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Schaal Aquatics Center. The Aggies defeated the Mustangs 141-78.

Senior Anna Lee was again the top scorer of the meet for the Aggies as she won two individual events and was a part of the 'A' team that won the 200 yard medley relay. Lee won the 200 yard butterfly and 100 yard butterfly. Sophomore Katie McLain won two events as well – 200 yard freestyle and the 50 yard freestyle. 

Six Aggies (sophomore Christy Douglas (100 yard freestyle), senior Caroline Eckel (100 yard backstroke), senior Dani Fasan (100 yard breaststroke), freshman Emma Hermeston (200 yard backstroke), sophomore Haley Hoefer (200 yard breaststroke) and sophomore Sam Rhodes (1,000 yard freestyle)) won one event apiece. 

The Aggies will be back in action at Schaal Aquatics Center on Friday, Jan. 20 at 3 P.M. PT as they are set to host UC Santa Barbara, before taking on Fresno State on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 12 P.M. PT.

UC Davis vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (UC Davis results only)
Davis, Calif.
TEAM SCORES
UC Davis 141
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 78

200 Yard Medley Relay

1) UC Davis 'A' (Eckel, Fasan, Lee, McLain) – 1:42.64

2) UC Davis 'B' (Hermeston, Cho, Chong, Douglas) – 1:46.44

4) UC Davis 'C' (Kwan, Hoefer, Greenberg, Boyer) – 1:48.79

6) UC Davis 'D' (Andersen, Riely, Sebastian, Bellin) – 1:54.05

1000 Yard Freestyle

1) Sam Rhodes – 10:38.57

2) Maggie Malloy – 10:46.82

200 Yard Freestyle

1) Katie McLain – 1:54.93

2) Elle Motekaitis – 1:55.89

4) Christy Douglas – 1:58.63

5) Gabriela Bellin – 2:01.09

100 Yard Backstroke

1) Caroline Eckel – 57.77

2) Emma Hermeston – 58.69

4) Olivia Greenberg – 59.91

5) Olivia Andersen – 1:01.50

100 Yard Breaststroke

1) Dani Fasan – 1:05.66

2) Haley Hoefer – 1:07.70

3) Amelia Cho – 1:08.60

200 Yard Butterfly

1) Anna Lee – 2:05.13

2) Sophia Sebastian – 2:09.95

3) Ashley Ma – 2:14.98

4) Jay Jay Eaton – 2:15.30

50 Yard Freestyle

1) Katie McLain – 23.79

2) Nicole Chong – 24.34

4) Anna Boyer – 24.74

100 Yard Freestyle

1) Christy Douglas – 52.95

2) Dani Fasan – 52.99

3) Julie Kwan – 53.84

4) Anna Boyer – 53.93

200 Yard Backstroke

1) Emma Hermeston – 2:06.19

2) Olivia Greenberg – 2:08.62

200 Yard Breaststroke

1) Haley Hoefer – 2:23.81

3) Amelia Cho – 2:29.76

4) Taylor Scobey – 2:32.70

6) Noel Riely – 2:39.52

500 Yard Freestyle

2) Maggie Malloy – 5:14.43

4) Olivia Andersen – 5:21.22

100 Yard Butterfly

1) Anna Lee – 56.72

2) Nicole Chong – 57.04

3) Ashley Ma – 57.20

4) Emma Hermeston – 48.48

Aggies Compete at Bruin Diving Invitational

Los Angeles, Calif. – The Aggie divers took to the pool at the Bruin Diving Invitational hosted by UCLA. The Aggies participated in the three day event along with 15 other Division I schools. Leading the Aggies was freshman Mackenzie Young who was one spot shy of qualifying for the Women 3M Championship after recording a score of 246.95 that found her in 19th place for the event. Another strong performance came by way of Sydney Wren who totaled a 250.30 score in the Women 1M Championship Prelims. The Aggies had four different fivers in the 1-meter place among the top fifty. Rounding out the rest of the scores for UC Davis, sophomore Taylor Schwarz posted a 218.70, Kendall Menard, totaled a score of 215.25, while Melina Demick finished with a score of 202.55.

The Aggies also had efforts from Alexandra Robinson who dove her way to a 200.70 as she was the last of the Aggies to eclipse a score of over 200 in the 1-meter. The last of the Aggies who participated in the 1-meter was 3-meter standout, Mackenzie Young who scored a 174.45.

In the 3-meter, with Young leading the charge, the Ags also had two others place inside the top fifty and post score totals of higher than 200 as Menard and Schwarz were again near upper half of the competition and competitive with a 207.60 for Kendall and Taylor following right behind her with a 203.70.

For the Platform dives, Mackenzie Young posted the team-high score of 190.95, good for 32nd in the event while Wren, who led in the 1-meter placed right behind her in 33rd with a score of 184.05.

UC Davis at Bruin Diving Invitational (UC Davis results only)
Los Angeles, Calif.

1-Meter

Sydney Wren – 250.30

Taylor Schwarz – 218.70

Kendall Menard – 215.25

Melina Dimick – 202.55

Alexandra Robinson – 200.70

Mackenzie Young – 174.45

3-Meter

Mackenzie Young – 246.95

Kendall Menard – 207.60

Taylor Schwarz – 203.70

Alexandra Robinson – 196.80

Melina Dimick – 189.85

Sydney Wren – 40.80

Platform

Mackenzie Young – 190.95

Sydney Wren – 184.05

Taylor Schwarz – 158.30

Alexandra Robinson – 151.20

Kendall Menard – 137.60

Melina Dimick – 133.85