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Cats Finish 14th At NCAA’s
Arizona Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving
Posted: 03/23/2019
AUSTIN, Texas– Arizona finishes 14th with 101.5 points, six places and over double the point total from a season ago. The Cats have not placed in the top-15 nor broke 100 points since 2016. The LadyCats earned All-America honors in two events and nine All-American Honorable Mentions in total, four more than last season.
 
Head Coach Augie Busch explains how proud he is about the performance of the women throughout the meet, "I am so proud of these women.  Improving six spots in the team standings, more than doubling our points from last year, is an incredible achievement.  Our seniors lead the way all year with great leadership.  They have left an indelible legacy not only with their results, but with the way they leave our team culture.  I cannot thank them enough.  We leave this meet feeling very confident about the direction of our team."  
 
All-America Honors
All-American Delaney Schnell finished fourth in the platform with 321.45 points. This is the sophomore's third All-America honor of the meet and first career accolade in the event.
 
Season Bests
Mallory Korenwinder placed 53rd in the 200 breast with 2:12.91, a season-best for the junior.
 
Additional Results
Aria Bernal finished 55th in the 200 back with 2:00.71.
 
Mackenzie Rumrill finished 17th in the 200 fly with 1:55.73, just missing a spot in the consolation final. Mik Ranslem placed 42nd with 1:57.94.
 
The 400 free relay team, consisting of Katrina Konopka, Ashley Sutherland, Kayla Filipek, and Jamie Stone, placed 22nd with 3:16.44.
 
Hannah Cox finished 18th in the 1,650 free with 16:04.71. Kirsten Jacobsen placed 26th with 16:11.66 and Ayumi Macias finished 28th(16:12.97). 
 
Up Next: Arizona men begin NCAA Championships on Wednesday at 4 p.m. MST in Austin.
 
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