Score: UC Davis second place, 450 points
Location: Houston, Texas
Records: Big West Championships (Team standings)

The short story: UC Davis remains in the  runner-up spot at the Big West Championships with 450 points, powered by Ella Ackerman's individual title in the 400-yard IM and multiple podium performances across swimming and diving. 

POOLSIDE

• UC Davis finished second overall with 450 points.

• Hawaii claimed the team title with 560 points, while UC San Diego placed third with 441.

• UC Santa Barbara (424) and the University of San Diego (231) rounded out the top five.

• The Aggies earned points in every discipline, highlighted by an individual championship swim.
   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ella Ackerman won the 400-yard IM in 4:15.47 to claim the conference title and 20 points.

• Zoe Childers (6th, 4:18.55) and Brynn Graham (7th, 4:20.60) added key points in the same event.

• McKenna Valenta placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:47.71), while Gabi Bellin finished fifth (1:48.54).

• Emily Scheberies earned a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.13.

• In the 100 butterfly, Naomi Boegholm placed ninth (54.42) and Scheberies added a 14th-place finish (55.87).

• The 400-yard medley relay team finished fourth in 3:40.01, earning 30 points.

• In 3-meter diving, Mackenzie Young led the Aggies with a sixth-place score of 274.30, followed closely by Katherine Lim in seventh (274.25) and Leila Busch in eighth (248.05).