Dec. 3, 2000
Box Score
AUSTIN, Texas - The Stanford women's swimming and diving team finished in second place with 529.5 points at the conclusion of the 2000 Texas Invitational on Sunday. UCLA came back from 21 points behind Stanford, which had led the event after each of the first two days, to win the meet. The Bruins finished with 553.5 points and used their depth to win the meet as UCLA individuals did not win a single event on Sunday. Host Texas finished in third place with 501.5 points, while Arizona was a close fourth with a three-day total of 495.5.
Freshman Tara Kirk was once again the highlight for the Cardinal as she captured the 200 breast with an NCAA "A" qualifying standard time of 2:12.24. Kirk had previously won the 100 breast on Saturday. Cardinal divers also finished in the top three spots in the platform diving competition. Senior Erin Sones captured the platform title with 438.30 points, while sophomore McKenze Murphy (434.75) was a close second and junior Alexis Sowa (373.55) finished third. The winning effort by Sones was also a new meet record. Senior Misty Hyman (1:56.33) and junior Shelly Ripple (1:58.71) both clocked NCAA "A" qualifying standard times in the 200 fly, finishing second and fourth, respectively.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
| 1. | UCLA | 553.5 | |
| 2. | Stanford | 529.5 | |
| 3. | Texas | 501.5 | |
| 4. | Arizona | 495.5 | |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 398.5 | |
| 6. | California | 367 | |
| 7. | Michigan | 362 | |
| 8. | SMU | 290 | |
| 9. | Rice | 152 | |
| 10. | Minnesota | 130 | |
| 11. | Arizona State | 128.5 | |
| 12. | Texas Christian | 71 | |
| 13. | Nebraska | 47 | |
| 14. | Harvard | 2 |
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - DAY 3 (Event Winner & Stanford Participants Only)
200 BACK
| PRELIMS | FINALS | |
| 1. Beth Botsford, Arizona* | 1:56.26 | 1:54.77 |
| 7. Shelly Ripple, Stanford+ | 2:01.11 | 2:00.13 |
| 30. Alexis Oakland, Stanford | 2:05.63 | ----- |
| 48. Megan Baumgartner, Stanford | 2:11.18 | ----- |
| 50. Sarah Umetsu, Stanford | 2:11.67 | ----- |
| 51. Katy Blakemore, Stanford | 2:14.14 | ----- |
100 FREE
| PRELIMS | FINALS | |
| 1. Colleen Lane, Texas* | 49.74 | 48.50 |
| 22. Lauren Thies, Stanford | 51.72 | 52.09 |
| 33. Jessica Foschi, Stanford | 52.55 | ----- |
| 36. Kelly Bennett, Stanford | 52.59 | ----- |
| 41. Megan Baumgartner, Stanford | 52.81 | ----- |
| 64. Courtney Brigham, Stanford | 54.36 | ----- |
200 BREAST
| PRELIMS | FINALS | |
| 1. Tara Kirk, Stanford* | 2:13.48 | 2:12.24 |
| 40. Jessie Carr, Stanford | 2:29.45 | ----- |
| 41. Alexis Oakland, Stanford | 2:29.81 | ----- |
200 FLY
| PRELIMS | FINALS | |
| 1. Natalie Coughlin, California* | 1:57.92 | 1:55.93 |
| 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford* | 1:58.18 | 1:56.33 |
| 4. Shelly Ripple, Stanford* | 2:00.33 | 1:58.71 |
| 33. Lauren Thies, Stanford | 2:07.50 | ----- |
PLATFORM DIVING
| FINALS | |
| 1. Erin Sones, Stanford | 438.30 |
| 2. McKenze Murphy, Stanford | 434.75 |
| 3. Alexis Sowa, Stanford | 373.55 |
400 FREE RELAY
PRELIMS FINALS 1. Texas "A"* ----- 3:18.30 Finals: Tanica Jamison 50.04, Colleen Lane 47.96, Lauren Martin 51.16, Erin Phenix 49.14 8. Stanford "A" ----- 3:26.75 Finals: Shelly Ripple 51.14, Misty Hyman 51.58, Lauren Thies 52.33, Jessica Foschi 51.70 18. Stanford "B" ----- 3:31.01 Finals: Megan Baumgartner 52.49, Kelly Bennett 51.50, Sarah Umetsu 53.54, Alexis Oakland 53.48
*NCAA Qualifying "A" Standard, +NCAA Qualifying "B" Standard
NOTE: All events are 25-yard short course pool.