University of Arizona Athletics

ARIZONA Women at NCAA Championships

When: Wed March 20: Finals 3 p.m. MST
           Thurs March 21 - Sat March 23: Prelims 7 a.m. | Finals 3 p.m. MST
Where: Austin, Texas (Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center)
 
Pac-12 Championships Recap
Arizona women's swimming and diving finished fifth overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a total score of 837 points.
 
The Cats earned an NCAA A cut in the 200 medley relay and a B cut in the 800 free, 200 free, 400 medley, and 400 free relays. All five relays finished in the top-five, and individually Arizona placed in the top-eight eleven times.
 
Delaney Schnell represented Wildcat diving well, as she earned a spot in all three dive event finals. The sophomore finished runner-up in the 1m, third in the 3m, and fifth in the platform.
 
Seniors Mackenzie Rumrill and Mik Ranslem each posted three all-time top-times at Pac-12s. Rumrill placed fourth in the 100 fly with 51.80, seventh-fastest in school history, sixth in the 200 fly with 1:55.10, fourth-fastest in school history, and posted the eighth-fastest time in school history in the 200 IM with 1:57.49. Ranslem moved up to fifth-fastest in the 200 fly, tenth-fastest in the 200 IM, and eighth-fastest in the 400 IM.
 
NCAA Championships Information
A total of 281 selected swimmers and 41 divers will be competing in Austin. The Cats qualified eight individual swimmers and one diver.
 
Aria Bernal – 100 back
Hannah Cox – 500 free, 1650 free
Kirsten Jacobsen – 200 free, 500 free, 1650 free
Katrina Konopka – 50 free
Mallory Korenwinder – 100 breast
Ayumi Macias – 1650 free
Mik Ranslem – 200 fly, 400 IM
Mackenzie Rumrill – 100 fly, 200 fly
Delaney Schnell – 1 meter, 3 meter, platform
 
Madison Blakesley, Kayla Filipek, Jamie Stone, and Ashley Sutherland will be additional relay swimmers for Arizona. In total, the LadyCats will be taking two freshmen, three sophomores, four juniors, and four seniors.
 
Arizona in the Rankings
Three Cats hold five top-20 times in the nation. Jacobsen holds the highest ranking for Arizona, at sixth, in the 500 free. Cox is ranked twelfth in the 1650 free and seventeenth in the 500 free. Rumrill is sixteenth in the 100 fly and eighteenth in the 200 fly.

Schedule of Events (MST)
Wednesday, March 20
Finals 3 p.m.
800 free relay

Thursday, March 21
Prelims 7 a.m. | Finals 3 p.m.
200 free relay
500 free
200 IM
50 free
400 medley relay
1 meter

Friday, March 21
Prelims 7 a.m. | Finals 3 p.m.
400 IM
100 fly
200 free
100 breast
100 back
200 medley relay
3 meter

Saturday, March 22
Prelims 7.a.m. | Finals 3 p.m.
1650 free (finals only)
200 back
100 free
200 breast
200 fly
400 free relay
Platform

For Championship Central, click here. Live Results for swimming can be found here. Diving Results will be updated throughout the meet and posted here.

Media Coverage: ESPN will provide live linear coverage for both Friday and Saturday finals on ESPNU, as well as digital coverage on ESPN3 for Wednesday and Thursday evening finals. All sessions not part of ESPN's broadcasts will be streamed live on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships microsite at https://texassports.com/.
 
Follow Arizona Swimming and Diving: For further coverage of Arizona swimming and diving, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and follow the team's Twitter (@ArizonaSwimDive) and Instagram (@ArizonaSwimDive) accounts.