STOCKTON, Calif. – In the final dual meet of the season, the Aggies arrive to curtain call fortified by one more win under their belt before the Big West Championships.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Aggies stormed the Pacific pool, coming out triumphant with a 150-110 victory.
 
"Our group did a nice job closing out a tough week" praises head coach Matt Macedo. Following last weekend's senior day as well, "It was nice to send our senior class out with a win in their last dual meet of their career."
 
The team has been working overtime these past two weekends; squaring off for two double-meet weekends in a row. "With four meets in the last eight days, I am proud of how the team raced to finish out the dual meet season. We had some lifetime bests today and I know the Aggies are looking forward to getting some rest before our focus meetings in February," says Macedo.
 
Starting off strong in the medley, the Ags took first place with a group made up of McKenna Valenta, Sarah Hardin, Katie McLain, and Sophi MacKay; finishing a whole two seconds before the second place Tigers team.
 
Sophomore Elsie Luisetti tried her hand in the 1,000 yard swim and posted second with an impressive 10:34.42 in the event.
 
Valenta, Hardin, and Olivia Andersen took first through third in the 200 freestyle, all within a few seconds of one another and keeping their times under two minutes.
 
Three Ags also dominated the 200 yard butterfly, taking control with Ellie Heit at the helm, Summer Mitchell and Maddy Ching in tow for an impressive top-three sweep.
 
The team took first through fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke, Aileen Zheng with the win coming in at an impressive 2:22.08 in the race. Seniors Haley Hoefer and Sam Rhodes followed Zheng, and Kayla Gregory rounded out fourth.
 
Finally, the Ags had a hat trick of wins in the 200 free relay, also taking the top three spots in the final event of the day. In the end, the Ags had 27 total top-three finishes versus the Pacific Tigers.
 
 
UP NEXT: Looking ahead, the Aggies will taper and prepare for a conference square-off at the Big West Conference Championships out in Houston, Texas from February 12-15th.
 
 
TOP THREE RESULTS:
 
200 YD MEDLEY RELAY
1 – Valenta, MacKay Hardin, McLain (1:43.35)
3 – Andersen, Gregory, Klimauskas, Wong (1:47.78)
200 YD FREE
1 – McKenna Valenta, 1:51.26
2 – Sarah Hardin, 1:53.81
3 – Olivia Andersen, 1:54.88
 
100 YD BACKSTROKE
2 – Anagha Kondury, 57.08
           
100 YD BREASTSTROKE
2 – Kayla Gregory, 1:05.41
3 – Aileen Zheng, 1:05.44
 
200 YD BUTTERFLY
1 – Ellie Heit, 2:06.62
2 – Summer Mitchell, 2:06.77
3 – Maddy Ching, 2:07.08
 
50 YD FREE
1 – Sophi Mackay, 23.17
2 – Christy Douglas, 23.49    
 
100 YD FREE
2 – Sophi MacKay, 51.92
3 – Christy Douglas, 52.85
 
200 YD BACKSTROKE
2 – McKenna Valenta, 2:03.09
 
200 YD BREASTSTROKE
1 – Aileen Zheng, 2:22.08
2 – Haley Hoefer, 2:23.64
3 – Sam Rhodes, 2:24.57
 
500 YD FREE
2 – Nalanie Cortez, 5:09.10
 
100 YD BUTTERFLY
2 – Brynn Graham, 56.58
3 – Maddy Ching, 57.60
 
200 YD BUTTERFLY
2 – Brynn Graham, 2:05.62
                       
200 YD FREE RELAY
1 – Mackay, Wong, Douglas, McLain (1:35.11)       
2 – Valenta, Bindseil, Zheng, Boyer (1:36.81)
3 – Hardin, Cortez, Andersen, Rhodes (1:37.61)