Taylor Takes 1650 Free to Close Out Arena InviteTaylor Takes 1650 Free to Close Out Arena Invite
Women's Swimming & Diving

Taylor Takes 1650 Free to Close Out Arena Invite

Nov. 19, 2011

LONG BEACH, Calif.-- Stanford's Andie Taylor won the 1650 freestyle at the Arena Invite capping five wins over three days for the Cardinal, while Stephanie Phipps reached her second-straight final at the Wildcat Invite, finishing fifth in the one-meter.

Taylor beat freshman teammate Fiona Majeau by 30 seconds, coming in with a winning time of 16:20.53 as Allison Arnold (ninth) and Natalie Durant (tenth) were also in the top-10. Stanford took home wins in four freestyle events after Andi Murez won the 200 free and Betsy Webb the 50 free over the previous two days. The Cardinal also won both the 800 free and 200 free relays.

Phipps started the day by having the top prelim score, of 280.95, before finishing fifth with a score of 288.80. Phipps finished nine points behind San Diego State's Kristen Meier (291.95). The sophomore was sixth in the three-meter on Friday.

Murez was second in the 100 free (49.30) as Cal's Liv Jensen took home the title (48.96).

The divers close out their meet on Sunday.

Top-24 Finishers from Stanford
Arena Invite Results
http://results.liveswim.net/bp/Arena/?DB_OEM_ID=5800
Wildcat Diving Invite
https://secure.meetcontrol.com/divemeets/system/meetinfoext.php?meetnum=1725

Saturday
Arena Invite
*1650 Free: Winner-- Andie Taylor, Stanford, 16:20.53,  2. Majeau, 16:50.71, 9. Arnold,17:05.25, 10. Durant, 17:07.56
200 Free: Winner-- Liv Jense, Cal, 48.96, 2. Murez, 49.30

Wildcat Invite
One-Meter: Winner-- Kristen Meier, San Diego State (291.95), 5. Phipps (282.80), Consolation Finals: 6. Rosenstock (248.10), Prelims: 1. Phipps (280.95), 13. Rosenstock (240.20), 26. Brazina (217.95), 51. Seymour (173.80), 52. Fisher (171.35)

Friday
200 Medley Relay: Winner-- California, 1:39.13, 4. Stanford (Webb, DiRado, Woodward, Schaefer), 1:41.84
400 IM: Winner-- Julia Smit, unattached, 4:02.01 (pr), 3. DiRado, 4:07.92, 4. Taylor, 4:12.13, 8. Chen, 4:21.61
100 Fly: Winner-- Dana Vollmer, unattached, 50.44 (pr), 3. Woodward, 53.12, C Finals: 21. Whitford, 55.98, 24. Fischer-Colbrie, 56.72
*200 Free: Winner-- Andi Murez, Stanford, 1:46.10, B Finals: 11. Giberson, 1:49.25, C Finals: 21. Arnold, 1:51.18
100 Breast: Winner-- Rebecca Ejdervik, ASU, 1:00.21
100 Back: Winner-- Kelli Kyle, ASU, 53.45, 3. Webb, 53.87, B Finals: 12. Schaefer, 55.16, 15. Thayer, 55.52, 16. Fischer-Colbrie, 57.28, C Finals: 18. Hammes, 56.77
*800 Free Relay: Winner-- Stanford (Taylor, DiRado, Schaefer, Murez), 7:10.54

Wildcat Diving Invite
Three-Meter: Winner-- Hailey Casper, Arizona State (321.80), 6. Stephanie Phipps (278.95), Prelims: 2. Phipps (317.35), 21. Rosenstock (224.95), 37. Seymour (196.65), 43. Wylie (182.10), 49. Brazina (168.90), Prelims: 2. Phipps (317.35), 21. Rosenstock (224.95), 37. Seymour (196.65), 43. Wylie (182.10), 49. Brazina (168.90).

Thursday
Arena Invite
*200 Free Relay: Winner-- Stanford (Woodward, Murez, Webb, Schaefer), 1:29.66
500 Free: Winner-- Lauren Boyle, unattached, 4:38.18, 2. Taylor, 4:40.64, B Finals: 13. Majeau, 4:54.34, 15. Durant, 4:55.16, C Finals: 17. Arnold, 4:52.61, 18. Thayer, 4:55.55
200 IM: Winner—Caitlin Leverenz, Cal, 1:55.66, 3. DiRado, 1:57.77, B Finals: 14. Fischer-Colbrie, 2:03.33, 16. Chen, 2:04.87, C Finals: 21. Giberson, 2:03.67
*50 Free: Winner-- Betsy Webb, Stanford, 22.39, 3. Woodward, 22.64, 4. Schaefer, 22.65, 8. Murez, 23.08
400 Medley Relay: Winner-- Arizona State, 3:36.13, 4. Stanford (Webb, DiRado, Woodward, Murez), 3:40.99