Courtesy: Pacific Athletics
STOCKTON, Calif. – The University of the Pacific women’s swimming team started its 2021-22 season with a dual meet victory over Cal State East Bay at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool on Saturday. To secure the victory, Pacific was victorious in 11 of 14 races.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
The Tigers got three of the wins from freshman Ellie Macphail in her Pacific debut. She was the first to the wall in the 500 (5:09.76) and 1000-yard freestyle (10:43.83) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:12.18).
• Kelsey Lloyd swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 (1:05.56) and 200-yard backstroke (2:23.40).
• Freshman Noemi Melendez won the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.11)
• Freshman Jordyn Gonzales in the 200-yard backstroke (2:08.44).
• Senior Lauren Geiger won the 100-yard backstroke (59.33).
• Sophomore Caitlin Tan won the 100-yard butterfly (57.97)
• Freshman Ashtyne Topie won the 50-yard freestyle (23.49).
RELAY EVENTS
• The Tigers started the meet with a win on the 200-yard medley relay consisting of Jordyn Gonzales, Kelsey Lloyd, Noemi Melendez and Allie Emery in a time of 1:47.22.
• The exhibition team of Lauren Geiger, Allie Emery, Alexia Ferguson and Ellie Macphail won the 200-yard freestyle relay to end the meet.
Well, we know of UCLA getting rid of the men’s team and Long Beach getting rid of both programs. What people don’t know is Cali State Fullerton had a team in the 1970’s and they dropped the program because they had to go to divi from division two to one. maybe, more of the cal State schools would have swimming today if they were allow to be in division Ii or III in swimming. Just because Football is in division I doesn’t mean all the sports have to be in divison i.