(*14*)Cal To Compete Against Some Of Nation’s Top Teams
The No. 14 Cal girls’s swimming & diving workforce will face some quick competitors this week on the Minnesota Invitational on the Jean Okay Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
Always one of many prime occasions of the school season, this yr’s discipline contains three nationally ranked groups with the Bears, No. 1 Texas and No. 13 Wisconsin. Minnesota is the second workforce listed as “also receiving votes” within the newest CSCAA ballot.
Other groups competing are Arizona, UNLV, Pittsburgh and Harvard.
Cal had a dominant fall twin meet season, simply rolling previous Utah, Washington State and UC San Diego.
The Bears additionally received each occasion besides one on the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Fresno State and registered prime instances in every occasion on the Queen of the Pool at Cal Poly.
STADDEN’S STAR SHINES: Junior Isabelle Stadden has emerged as one of many prime swimmers within the nation. She started the season by being named Queen of the Pool at Cal Poly in September and has been a a number of winner in each meet the Bears have competed on this season. Stadden has additionally set pool information at each Washington State and UC San Diego. Stadden was additionally named to the U.S. roster for subsequent month’s FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, the place she is going to compete within the 200 backstroke. Stadden received the title within the 200 again eventually summer time’s Phillips 66 National Championships and took the bronze medal within the 100 again.
GETTING RILED UP: 2021 NCAA champion Eloise Riley is off to a quick begin throughout her senior yr in Berkeley. A member of the Bears’ nationwide champion 200 freestyle relay workforce in 2021, Riley started the season by registering the highest time within the 100 freestyle (50.09) on the Queen of the Pool at Cal Poly then helped the Bears win all three relay occasions on the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Fresno State. Riley received the 100 and 200 free at Cal’s Pac-12 opener towards Utah and adopted that up with victories within the 50 and 100 free at Washington State. She completed second behind teammate Emily Gantriis within the 50 free at UCSD and helped the Bears win two relays throughout that meet as properly.
SPITZ SUCCESS: Senior Ayla Spitz has tasted victory a number of instances this season, together with a trio of wins at each the Chick-Fil-A Invitational and the Bears’ twin meet at Washington State. An NCAA qualifier in every of the previous three seasons, Spitz set a pool report on the Chick-Fil-A Invitational at Fresno State within the 500 freestyle occasion with a time of 4:49.86 whereas additionally successful the 200 free and anchoring Cal’s successful 800 free relay workforce. Spitz received the 200 free at Washington State and anchored each of the Bears’ successful relay groups whereas additionally registering victories within the 100 again and 500 free at UCSD.
SCHOLARLY SWIMMERS: The Bears have been named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for 25 straight semesters. Last season, Cal had 14 student-athletes earn spots on the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team – 11 earned First Team accolades and three extra have been tabbed for the Second Team. Student-athletes who earned at the very least a 3.5 grade level common and took part at their nationwide championship have been named to the First Team. Those who had a 3.5 GPA and achieved a “B” time customary for his or her nationwide championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet have been named to the Second Team.
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