FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Stanford won its fourth consecutive Pac-12 Championship with a score of 1598 on Saturday. The Cardinal finished ahead of second place Cal (1224.5) and third place USC (1212).
On the final day of competition, Stanford won four individual titles and swept the podium twice. The Cardinal won individual championships in eight of 21 events.
This is Stanford's fifth title under Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming Greg Meehan. The Cardinal also extended its streak to 11 straight seasons in the top two at the conference meet (seven titles, four runner-up finishes). Stanford has won a total of 23 conference titles, the most all-time.
Morgan Tankersley started the evening with a bang, coming from behind to win the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:50.81.
Erin Voss followed up with a win of her own, earning first in the 200 backstroke (1:51.37). Joining Voss on the podium were Lucie Nordmann (1:51.63) and Alex Crisera (1:52.21), who finished second and third, respectively.
In the 100 free, Amalie Fackenthal (48.19) finished third and Anya Goeders (48.49) placed sixth.
Brooke Forde won her second Pac-12 Championship of the year, taking home the gold in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:07.35. Stanford swept the podium for the second time of the day, with Allie Raab (2:07.85) finishing second and Zoe Bartel (2:08.01) finishing third.
Katie Drabot finished second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:52.11, the second fastest time in the country this year.
In platform diving, reigning Pac-12 Champion Mia Paulsen was able to repeat her title, earning the top spot with her score of 311.40 and winning Pac-12 Diver of the Meet.
Stanford's team of Fackenthal, Lauren Pitzer, Lauren Green and Goeders finished third in the last race of the day, the 400 free relay, with a time of 3:13.22.
The Cardinal is back in action March 18-21 when it heads to Athens, Ga. for NCAA Championships.
