Women's NCAA Championships: 400 Medley Relay Final
Mar 17, 2017
400 MEDLEY RELAY
NCAA Record: 3:26.14 (Stanford, 2016)Meet Record: 3:26.14 (Stanford, 2016)
American Record: 3:26.14 (Stanford, 2016)
US Open Record: 3:26.14 (Stanford, 2016)
In a very shocking result, Cal was disqualified for an early exchange on the anchor leg with Abbey Weitzeil after touching first with a 3:26.18. Kathleen Baker got the Golden Bears out to an early lead with a 49.80, breaking the meet record and becoming only the third woman in history to break the 50 second barrier. Fortunately, it looks likes her time will stand despite the relay result for Cal. With that being said, Stanford is the 2017 NCAA champion with a time of 3:26.35.
Taking first place points in a relay they left Simone Manuel off of is huge for the Cardinal as they look to build their lead.
After the backstroke leg, Lilly King blasted a 56.17 to give the Hoosiers the lead at the halfway mark. Gia D'alessandro held onto that lead for Indiana splitting a 50.99, but the rest of the pack came creeping up on the freestyle leg and they faded to fifth. Texas A&M claimed the silver behind a strong 50.28 butterfly leg from Sarah Gibson and a very well-rounded Texas squad picked up the bronze with a 3:27.74.
1.) Stanford: 3:26.35
2.) Texas A&M: 3:27.60
3.) Texas: 3:27.74
4.) Louisville: 3:28.05
5.) Indiana: 3:28.58
6.) Georgia: 3:29.10
7.) Southern Cal: 3:29.46
**Cal Disqualified**
