Watch: Elendt & Jacoby Go 57 in the 100BR, More 2022 Minnesota Invite Day 3 Race Videos

2022 MINNESOTA INVITE

• November 30 – December 3, 2022
• Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Meet Central
• Heat Sheets (when uploaded)
• Live Results
• Results on Meet Mobile: “Minnesota Invite 2022”
• Live Stream ($)
• Races to watch, all the links you need
• 2023 NCAA Qualifying Times

Day 3 Finals Recap

Below, you’ll find race videos from day 3 of the 2022 Minnesota Invite. The videos in this post are of the ‘A’ finals for each of the races at last night’s finals session. All videos in this post are from SwimSwam’s YouTube channel.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.92
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 52.35
• Pool Record – 49.26, Maggie MacNeil (2020)

Top 3:

1. Emma Sticklen (Texas) – 50.91
2. Mia Kragh (Cal) – 51.80
3. Maddy Burt (Arizona) – 52.20

Texas’ Emma Sticklen picked up an NCAA ‘A’ cut in the women’s 100 fly final, leading the field by nearly a second.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 44.82
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 45.57
• Pool Record – 42.80, Caeleb Dressel (2018)

Top 3:

1. Dare Rose (Cal) – 45.30
2. Cole Crane (Texas) – 45.61
3. Sam Artmann (Texas) – 46.20

Cal’s Dare Rose clocked a season best en route to winning the men’s 100 fly last night.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 4:03.62
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 4:11.60
• Pool Record – 3:58.12, Maya DiRado (2014)

Top 3:

1. Megan Van Berkom (Minnesota) – 4:05.81
2. Leah Polonsky (Cal) – 4:08.91
3. Katie McClintock (Wisconsin) – 4:12.06

Megan Van Berkom was in a field of her own in the women’s 400 IM last night, speeding to a 4:05.81, which wasn’t an ‘A’ cut, but is still going to be plenty fast enough for her to earn an invite to NCAAs.

MEN’S 400 IM – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 3:39.16
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 3:43.50
• Pool Record – 3:35.29, Abram DeVine (2018)

Top 3:

1. Alec Enyeart (Texas) – 3:47.40
2. William Christenson (Minnesota) – 3:48.39
3. Jake Hand (Arizona) – 3:49.05

With The Foster brothers and David Johnston scratching the final of the men’s 400 IM, Texas freshman Alec Enyeart took his opportunity, roaring to a personal best of 3:47.40.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:42.98
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 1:45.42
• Pool Record – 1:40.31, Missy Franklin (2014)

Top 3:

1. Kelly Pash (Texas) – 1:43.40
2. Mia Motekaitis (Cal) – 1:44.74
3. Ayla Spitz (Cal) – 1:45.06

Kelly Pash swam a season best of 1:43.40 to win the women’s 200 free.

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:31.98
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 1:33.08
• Pool Record – 1:29.50, Townley Haas (2018)

Top 3:

1. Gabriel Jett (Cal) – 1:32.41
2. Peter Larson (Texas) – 1:32.84
3. Jake Newmark (Wisconsin) – 1:33.14

Gabriel Jett swam a new personal best of 1:32.41, winning the men’s 200 free. He was in a tough race with Texas’ Peter Larson.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 58.10
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 59.87
• Pool Record – 57.23, Breeja Larson (2014)

Top 3:

1. Anna Elendt (Texas) – 57.48
2. Lydia Jacoby (Texas) – 57.54
3. Emma Lezer (Minnesota) – 59.96

Anna Elendt and Lydia Jacoby were in a league of their own in the women’s 100 breast final. Jacoby broke the 17-18 girls National Age Group Record with her performance.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 51.40
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 52.20
• Pool Record – 49.69, Ian Finnerty (2018)

Top 3:

1. Reece Whitley (Cal) / Max McHugh (Minnesota) – 51.51
2. (tie)
3. Cooper Van Der Laan (Pitt) – 52.14

Fittingly, Reece Whitley and Max McHugh tied for first in the men’s 100 breast.

WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.89
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 52.46
• Pool Record – 49.16, Regan Smith (2021)

Top 3:

1. Isabelle Stadden (Cal) – 50.88
2. Olivia Bray (Texas) – 50.97
3. Phoebe Bacon (Wisconsin) 51.50

Isabelle Stadden grabbed an NCAA ‘A’ cut, winning a tight race with Texas’ Olivia Bray.

MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 44.79
• 2022 NCAA Invite – 45.87
• Pool Record – 44.58, Coleman Stewart (2018)

Top 3:

1. Destin Lasco (Cal) – 44.88
2. Bjorn Seeliger (Cal) – 45.23
3. Chris O’Connor (Texas) – 46.31

Destin Lasco and Bjorn Seeliger were the dynamic duo in the men’s 100 back final. Lasco nearly posted an NCAA ‘A’ cut time with his performance.

WOMEN’S 400 MEDLEY RELAY – TIMED FINALS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 3:31.38
• NCAA ‘B’ Cut – 3:33.54

Top 3:

1. Texas ‘A’ – 3:25.96
2. Cal – 3:30.96
3. Texas ‘B’ – 3:32.54

Texas dominated the women’s 400 medley relay, thanks in large part to an incredible anchor leg from Kelly Pash.