SALT LAKE CITY –
Summer Stanfield took first place in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley and the University of Utah women's swimming and diving team collected a 156-99 victory over the Washington State Cougars on Friday evening in Pac-12 Conference action inside the Ute Natatorium.
"I think we competed really well," said head coach
Jonas Persson. "It was nice to see the women's team be really excited, really want to win and getting after it. It's nice to see that competitive edge and aggressiveness in the meet. I'm happy that we're able to step up in every meet and do well. It's really promising for the conference meet and it's promising for next weekend against the team down south."
In the Pool
Stanfield's performance marked the fifth time in 2022-23 she's ended a dual meet with multiple wins and her first triumph came in the 200 free, the third event of the day, which she finished in 1:52.04. She was back in the pool in and back in the winner's circle in the 100 fly, touching in 56.28 and one event later, she captured the 200 IM, finishing with a time of 2:04.58.
This was the third time in her Utah career Stanfield has won three events in one meet. She also accomplished that feat against BYU during the 2021-22 season and in 2019-20 against Tulane.
The meet began with the 400 medley relay and Stanfield teamed up with
Norah Hay,
Erin Palmer and
Reagan Cathcart to start the competition with a Utah win and a time of 3:45.97. The next triumph for the home team came in the 100 backstroke, which was won by
Lily Milner in 56.04 in and
Hilja Schimmel followed by posting a mark of 1:03.91 to take first in the 100 breaststroke.
Katie Hale clocked in at 23.35 in the 50 free to grab Utah's fifth victory of the day and
Maddie Woznick logged a time of 52.20 to triumph in the 100 free.
Krystal Lieu picked up one more win for the home side in the 200 breaststroke, which she completed in 2:19.54. The 200 breast was also one of five events in which Utes occupied all of the top three spots.
"We had some great swims," said Persson, "some surprising good swims. We know they're capable, but its good see that they were able to bring that out in a dual meet. Spirits are high and we'll get back to work tomorrow and we're looking forward to the next five weeks of the season."
On the Boards
Lizzy DeCecco and
Lexi Mills both put up scores in the 1m and 3m and they posted NCAA Championship qualifying scores in the latter event. DeCecco's dives gave her a score of 287.90, while Mills finished with 287.70 points. In the 1m, Mills posted a mark of 250.65 and DeCecco's point total was 205.40.
Next Up
Both Utah's men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be at home one last time on Jan. 27 and 28 when the Utes host BYU. The final day of the meet will also serve as senior day for the Utes.
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