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Men's Swimming & Diving
at Texas Diving Invitational
The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, February 23
Federal Way, Wash.
11:30 AM
University of Utah
vs
Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships
Sophomores Step Up for Utes at Pac-12 Championships
2/23/2017 9:24 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Utah women's swimming remains in seventh place after the second day of the 2017 Pac-12 Championships. Three sophomores, Jordan Anderson, Darby Wayner and Julienne Tadena all competed in finals this evening for the Utes.
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Anderson placed fourth in the "C" final of the 500 free, 20th overall. The sophomore set a new PR in 4:46.98, almost two seconds ahead of her previous mark, the fourth-fastest time in Utah history.
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Wayner and Tadena reached the "C" final of the 200 IM after not placing any competitors in the event last season. Wayner finished 20th overall after swimming a 2:01.26 in the prelims while Tadena finished 24th with a season-best time of 2:03.94 earlier in the day.
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Wayner's time was a new PR by almost two seconds and earned her the fourth-fastest time in program history. She also swam the fastest 200 IM by a Ute in three years.
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The final event of the evening was the 200 free relay and Utah's grouping of Dorien Butter, Gillian St. John, Jenna Marsh and Tadena turned in a time of 1.31.66 to finish eighth. It was its fastest time of the season and an improvement from last year's quartet that also consisted of Butter, St. John and Marsh.
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Butter was also Utah's top finisher in the 50 free. Her time of 23.09 was a personal best and four-hundredths of a second from earning a spot among the top 10 all-time in program history.
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On the boards, Josiah Purss finished ninth in the three-meter event, narrowly missing out on the finals. It was a third top-10 finish in the three-meter for the senior at the Pac-12 Championships.
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In the women's one-meter, Amanda Casillas earned a third-straight top-10 finish in the event, placing ninth with a score of 257.60. However, like Purss, she was unfortunate in missing the finals.
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The Pac-12 Championships will continue tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. PT with the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back. The finals of those events will get underway at 6 p.m. along with the 400 medley relay.Â
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In diving, the women's three-meter prelims will start at 12:15 p.m. PT with the finals during the evening session. The men's platform prelims get underway at 3:15 p.m., followed immediately by the finals.
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For more information and to watch the live stream, visit pac-12.com
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Anderson placed fourth in the "C" final of the 500 free, 20th overall. The sophomore set a new PR in 4:46.98, almost two seconds ahead of her previous mark, the fourth-fastest time in Utah history.
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Wayner and Tadena reached the "C" final of the 200 IM after not placing any competitors in the event last season. Wayner finished 20th overall after swimming a 2:01.26 in the prelims while Tadena finished 24th with a season-best time of 2:03.94 earlier in the day.
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Wayner's time was a new PR by almost two seconds and earned her the fourth-fastest time in program history. She also swam the fastest 200 IM by a Ute in three years.
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The final event of the evening was the 200 free relay and Utah's grouping of Dorien Butter, Gillian St. John, Jenna Marsh and Tadena turned in a time of 1.31.66 to finish eighth. It was its fastest time of the season and an improvement from last year's quartet that also consisted of Butter, St. John and Marsh.
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Butter was also Utah's top finisher in the 50 free. Her time of 23.09 was a personal best and four-hundredths of a second from earning a spot among the top 10 all-time in program history.
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On the boards, Josiah Purss finished ninth in the three-meter event, narrowly missing out on the finals. It was a third top-10 finish in the three-meter for the senior at the Pac-12 Championships.
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In the women's one-meter, Amanda Casillas earned a third-straight top-10 finish in the event, placing ninth with a score of 257.60. However, like Purss, she was unfortunate in missing the finals.
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The Pac-12 Championships will continue tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. PT with the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back. The finals of those events will get underway at 6 p.m. along with the 400 medley relay.Â
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In diving, the women's three-meter prelims will start at 12:15 p.m. PT with the finals during the evening session. The men's platform prelims get underway at 3:15 p.m., followed immediately by the finals.
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For more information and to watch the live stream, visit pac-12.com
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