MINNEAPOLIS - Stanford kicked off the 2023 NCAA Championships on Wednesday afternoon, competing in both the 200 medley and 800 free relays. The Cardinal tallied two top-10 finishes, taking 10th in the medley and seventh in the free.
Leon MacAlister, Ron Polonsky, Andrei Minakov, and Rafael Gu combined to record a 1:22.69 in the 200 medley relay, a season-best mark by more than a second. The Cardinal were in the first field of eight to race, taking first place in the heat.
In the 800 free relay, Stanford occupied lane one in the third heat of the event. Andrei Minakov, Ron Polonsky, Luke Maurer, and Preston Forst took the 800 free relay duties, with Minakov leading the group off with the third-fastest Stanford 200 free this season (1:32.54).
The team combined for a 6:11.49, narrowly behind Stanford's top mark this season at the NC State/GAC Invite.
The Cardinal returns to action tomorrow with the first individual events taking place. Stanford will compete in the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 1-meter diving in prelims at 10 a.m. with finals starting at 6 p.m.
