INDIANAPOLIS — Stanford women's swimming's time in the inaugural College Swimming League (CSL) came to a close on Thursday, as the Cardinal finished third in the CSL Wild Card at IU Natatorium.
Stanford scored 357.5 points in the meet, behind winners Indiana (592 points) and second-place Louisville (456 points). California finished fourth with 314.5 points. With the victory, Indiana advances to compete against NC State, Tennessee, and Virginia in Friday's championship.Â
Caroline Bricker led the Cardinal individually with 21 points, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 200 breast (2:08.68) and a fifth-place effort in the 100 IM (54.22). Bricker also contributed eight points in the 50 fly skins and clocked a 1:00.80 in the 100 breast, placing sixth in both events.
Clare Watson and Levenia Sim each secured third-place finishes for Stanford. Watson touched in 1:56.37 in the 200 fly, narrowly besting teammate Charlotte Hook (1:56.59), who finished fourth. Sim placed third in the 100 back with a time of 52.04, while Sylvia Roy added a fourth-place finish in the 200 back (1:53.94).
Alana Berlin recorded a solid individual effort, finishing fifth in the 100 fly (53.26), sixth in the 100 IM (54.48) and scoring seven points in the 50 fly skins. Annam Olasewere paced Stanford's sprint freestylers, placing fifth in the 100 free (48.63) and seventh in the 200 free (1:47.38).
The Cardinal also recorded scoring contributions from a pair of its relay squads. Berlin, Lucy Thomas, Ella Jablonski and Olasewere combined for a fourth-place finish in the 4x50 super skins, posting times of 1:36.83, 1:37.26 and 1:38.60. Olasewere, Thomas, Berlin and Roy finished fifth in the 4x50 free relay with a time of 1:29.19.
Stanford's caps off its fall slate with a pair of meets in Austin, Texas, competing in the Texas Diving Invitational (Nov. 12-14) and Texas Swimming Invitational (Nov. 17-20).
CSL Wild Card Results
Nov. 5 | Indianapolis, Ind. | IU Natatorium
200 Back: 4. Sylvia Roy - 1:53.94 (5 pts), 8. KC Braeger - 1:56.40 (1 pt)
200 Breast: 3. Caroline Bricker - 2:08.68 (6 pts), 5. Addie Robillard - 2:11.24 (4 pts)
500 Free: 7. Bailey O'Regan - 4:48.44 (2 pts), 8. Alyce Lehman - 4:50.56 (1 pt)
4x50 Free Relay: 5. Olasewere, Thomas, Berlin, Roy - 1:29.19 (8 pts), 7. Stevanato, Jablonski, Sim, Watson - 1:30.35 (4 pts)
200 Fly: 3. Clare Watson - 1:56.37 (6 pts), 4. Charlotte Hook - 1:56.59 (5 pts)
100 IM: 5. Caroline Bricker - 54.22 (4 pts), 6. Alana Berlin - 54.48 (3 pts)
100 Back: 3. Levenia Sim - 52.04 (6 pts), 6. Sylvia Roy - 53.54 (3 pts)
100 Free: 5. Annam Olasewere - 48.63 (4 pts), 6. Tanni Stevanato - 48.88 (3 pts)
50 Fly Skins: 5. Alana Berlin - 24.05 | 24.44 (7 pts), 6. Caroline Bricker - 24.03 | 24.67 (8 pts)
200 IM: 6. Ella Jablonski - 1:59.58 (3 pts), 8. KC Braeger - 2:00.47 (1 pt)
100 Breast: 6. Caroline Bricker - 1:00.80 (3 pts), 7. Addie Robillard - 1:00.98 (2 pts)
50 Free: 7. Tanni Stevanato - 22.68, 8. Sylvia Roy - 23.11
100 Fly: 5. Alana Berlin - 53.26 (4 pts), 7. Clare Watson - 53.64 (2 pts)
200 Free: 7. Annam Olasewere - 1:47.38 (2 pts), 8. Lucy Thomas - 1:47.55 (1 pt)
4x50 Super Skins: 4. Berlin, Thomas, Jablonski, Olasewere - 1:36.83 | 1:37.26 | 1:38.60 (32 pts), 7. Sim, Robillard, Watson, Bricker - 1:39.00