Score: 2nd out of 7 Teams, 692 points
Location: Houston, Texas
Records: Big West Championships (Highest team finish in 10 years)

The short story: UC Davis delivered multiple podium and top-five performances on the final day of competition, highlighted by runner-up finishes from Emily Scheberies and Zoe Childers, marking the program's highest Big West team finish in a decade. 

POOLSIDE

• UC Davis recorded its highest finish at the Big West Championships in 10 years.

• The Aggies earned two runner-up finishes in individual events.

• Multiple swimmers scored in championship finals across five events.

• UC Davis capped the meet with a podium finish in the relay.
   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emily Scheberies set the tone early in finals, taking second in the 200 backstroke with a 1:58.26 to secure 17 points, while Brynn Graham added a seventh-place finish and Ella Palmer contributed additional points from the consolation final.

• Zoe Childers followed with a strong runner-up performance in the 200 butterfly (1:58.12), touching just behind the event winner to add another 17 points; Ella Ackerman (5th) and Sarah Hardin (12th) added depth scoring in the same event.

• In the 100 freestyle, McKenna Valenta led a tight championship final with a fifth-place finish (50.02), edging into the wall ahead of teammate Naomi Boegholm (6th), while Sophi MacKay placed eighth to give UC Davis three scorers in the event.

• The Aggies continued to stack points in the 200 breaststroke consolation final, where Kayla Gregory (9th) and Aileen Zheng (10th) combined for 16 points.

• Elsie Luisetti closed out the distance events with a 16th-place finish in the grueling 1650 freestyle, adding a point to the team total.

• UC Davis capped the night in the 400 freestyle relay, as Valenta, MacKay, Gabi Bellin and Boegholm combined for a third-place finish in 3:18.74, securing 32 points and sealing the program's strongest conference showing in a decade.