Throughout the three-day satisfy, the Bruins established 17 brand-new ideal times, had 10 different top-10 private coatings, and also videotaped season-best times in all 5 relay races. The host Buckeyes ended up initially at the satisfy, complied with by Indiana, Kentucky, and also Virginia Technology. In spite of not going into any kind of scuba divers and also scraping a big quantity of swimmers on Saturday, UCLA was among simply 5 teams to damage the 1,000-point obstacle.
Day 1 Wrap-up
The Bruins’ very first day at the Ohio State Invitational was highlighted by 9 ideal times and also set of A Finalists in the 50 totally free finals.
UCLA opened up the last sessions of the first day with a fourth-place cause the 200 totally free, with the quartet of
Rachel Rhee
, Sophia Kosturos, Maddie Wright, and also Claire Grover going a season-best 1:29.39. 5 Bruins gotten approved for finals in the 500 totally free, led by fresher Katrina Bellio
that positioned 7th general at 4:45.07. Bellio went a finest time of 4:47.59 in prelims, and afterwards beguiled herself for a brand-new ideal time in the finals session. Fresher Beril Bocekler additionally established a set of ideal times in the 500 totally free, winding up at 4:49.19 in finals, helpful for 22 nd location. Student Ana Jih-Schiff
was UCLA’s leading entertainer in the 200 IM, damaging the two-minute obstacle for the very first time in her occupation throughout prelims (1:59.98) and also positioning 20 th in finals at 2:02.34. Fresher Rosie Murphy additionally established a finest time at 2:00.39 in the finals to take 23 rd UCLA had 8 people get approved for the 50 totally free finals, highlighted by A Finalists Rachel Rhee
(22.31, 4th) and also Claire Grover (22.36, 5th). A triad of Bruins established ideal times in the 50 totally free throughout prelims, consisting of Rhee (22.28 ), Wright (22.82 ), and also student Eva Carlson (23.35 ). The Bruins took place to liquidate the first day with a top-five coating in the 400 assortment relay. UCLA’s leading group– Ashley Kolessar
, Carlson, Gabby Dang, and also Grover– had a season-best time of 3:35.16, almost 10 secs quicker than the team’s previous-best time this year. Day 2 Wrap-up Gabby Dang
led the Bruins at the 2nd day of the Ohio State Welcome with a highlight-reel efficiency in the 100 fly.
Dang went a finest time of 52.00 level to end up initially in the 100 fly prelims. That time, quickly an NCAA B Cut, would certainly have made her the No. 22 seed in the 100 fly at in 2014’s NCAA Championships. She complied with up her prelims efficiency with a 53.19 in finals, helpful for seventh-place. Fresher Fay Lustria
(54.99) and also Grover (55.68) additionally got approved for the 100 fly finals. The Bruins had a solid opening to day 2 finals, completing runner-up in the 200 assortment relay with a season-best time of 1:37.28. Student
Paige MacEachern
proceeded UCLA’s solid day 2 receiving the following occasion, going a finest time of 4:09.49 in the 400 IM to order a third-place outcome. Kolessar additionally ended up top-10 at 4:20.77. Bellio was UCLA’s leading racer in the 200 totally free, scratching a finest time of 1:47.47 to put 11 th
She led a set of 5 Bruins to get approved for finals in that occasion. Jih-Schiff (1:01.36) and also Carlson (1:02.20) positioned 9-10 in the 100 bust to earn a set of top-10 coatings for UCLA. Jih-Schiff had actually formerly videotaped a finest time (1:01.14) throughout prelims. Kosturos was UCLA’s leading finisher in the 100 back finals, taking 10
th
at 53.83. The Bruins liquidated day 2 with an additional top-five relay coating, taking 5th in the 800 totally free relay at 7:17.78. Day 3 Wrap-up
UCLA finished up the OSU Welcome with an additional season-best relay time and also an additional top-10 private coating.
A triad of Bruins ended up in the top-17 in the mile, with MacEachern positioning 13
th
at 16:37.91 and also Bellio going a finest time of 16:44.29 to put 16 th Rosie Murphy blazed a trail for UCLA in the 200 back, cutting over 3 secs off her prelims time in the finals to take 22
nd location at 1:57.04. In the following race, Brooke Schaffer
paced the Bruins with a 50.72 in the 100 totally free. Jih-Schiff after that had an additional standout efficiency in the breaststroke, publishing a finest time of 2:12.15 in prelims to make an additional A Final. She inevitably positioned 8th at 2:13.56. In the last private race of the weekend break, Kolessar damaged the two-minute mark to lead the Bruins in the 200 fly (1:59.77).
UCLA after that liquidated the meet a season-best time of 3:19.69 in the 400 totally free relay, helpful for 7th location.
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