ST. GEORGE, Utah – UC San Diego's women's swim team took five of the six championships on the third night of the MPSF Conference Championship meet. 17 Triton women scored with 18 Triton men scoring tonight as well.
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So far, the Triton women have won 10 of the 12 events at the conference meet. Currently, the Triton women are in third place at 413 points and the Triton men are in 5th with 269 points. Diving scores have already been added to team scores.
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ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Miranda Renner opened the meet with another championship in the 100 fly. During prelims, the senior swam a program record time and earned an NCAA B cut with a time of 52.72. She returned in the finals to win the championship outright with a time of 53.26.
Sanne Dequine scored in the consolation final swimming a 54.85 for ninth place.
Teagan Monroe and
Josette Odgers added points as well.
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In the 400 IM,
Eva Boehlke swam another championship time, winning the event with a time of 4:19.41. This is the freshman's second individual championship and she dropped three seconds from prelims for her finals time.
Gabi Icheva and
Sabrina Bennani added points in the consolation final.
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Three Tritons represented in the 200 free with
Asia Kozan winning her second individual championship. The freshman swam a 1:46.31 time, dropping almost three seconds from her prelim time and setting a new program record.
Juli Arzave took fourth with
Sophie Francis finishing 8th.
Minh-Nha Kawamura scored as well taking 16th.
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Chloe Braun dropped several tenths of a second off her time to win the 100 Breast championship with a time of 1:01.16. The sophomore was joined in the event by
Jana Jocic who finished eighth with a time of 1:03.38.
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Teagan Monroe represented in the 100 back final and earned sixth place with a time of 54.96.
Iris Bayan added support swimming a 56.38 for eleventh.
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The Triton women finished the night with another championship in the 400 medley relay. Posting a program record, Boehlke, Braun, Renner, and Kozan won the relay with a program record swimming a 3:36.16. Each member of the relay won an individual championship tonight.
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ON THE MEN'S SIDE
In the 100 fly,
Chad Morrison scored for the Tritons taking seventh with a time of 47.87. During his prelim swim, he swam a lifetime best time with a fast 47.71.
Zach Elian,
Adrian Bellido,
Austin Lathrop and
Yuma Dugas added points as well in the C final.
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Scoring in the consolation final,
Nathan Lee and
Jake Reuter earned 10th and 11th in the 400 IM for the Tritons.
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Four Triton men represented in the 200 free with
Andrija Petkovic reaching the podium in third with a time of 1:36.22.
Ryan Kirton was not far behind with a time of 1:37.47. Finishing fifth behind his teammates,
Aidan Rikic swam a time of 1:37.88 with
Devin Esser scoring in eighth with a time of 1:39.92.
Lucas Brunett added points placing 19th.
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Luke Pusateri,
Colton Milne, and Bellido all scored in the 100 breast respectively taking ninth, eleventh, and 17th.
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In the 100 back,
Luigi Franco scored taking sixth with a time of 48.36.
Robby Griswold took the consolation final placing ninth with a time of 49.37 and Lathrop swam a 50.47 for 13th.
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The men finished the night with a sixth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Lee, Pusateri, Morrison, and Kirton swam a time of 3:15.85.
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TEAM STANDINGS
Women's Swim Scores                                  Women's Total Scores (including diving)
UC San Diego                        413                 Hawai'i                                   591                Â
Hawai'i                                  393                 UC Davis                                 445
UC Davis                                 258                Â
UC San Diego                         413
UC Santa Barbara                   400                 UC Santa Barbara                   400
CSU Bakersfield                      240                 CSU Bakersfield                      240
Cal Poly                                  143                 Cal Poly                                  178
Pepperdine                            132                 Pepperdine                            169
Pacific                                     128                 Pacific                                     128
University of San Diego         100                 University of San Diego         108
Incarnate Word                      65                   Incarnate Word                      65
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Men's Swim Scores                                      Men's Total Scores (including diving)
Hawai'i                                  486                 Hawai'i                                   597                Â
UC Santa Barbara                   448         UC Santa Barbara                   448
Cal Poly                                 248                 Incarnate Word                        350
UC San Diego             269        Cal Poly                                  329
Incarnate Word                     218                Â
UC San Diego                         269
Pacific                                    204         CSU Bakersfield                      226
CSU Bakersfield                      133        Pacific                    204
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UP NEXT
The Tritons will finish the conference championships with prelims beginning Saturday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. PT. The final day of finals will begin at 5 p.m. PT after prelims are conducted.
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