Trojan Women's Swimming, Diving Set For SMU Classic

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Trojan Women's Swimming, Diving Set For SMU Classic

October 12, 2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Features

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USC nine-woman group to compete Friday and Saturday.

The USC women's swimming and diving squad is in the Lone Star state this weekend for the annual six-team SMU Classic in Lewiston, Texas, on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 13-14), starting at 4:30 p.m. PT each day.

In addition to USC and host SMU, the six-team field includes UCLA, Miami, Louisville and Michigan. The meet features a nine-event schedule per day with just one swimmer per team swimming in both A and B heats. A swimmer can compete in three events per day, but one must be a relay.

Live stats will be available at SMUMustangs.com and on the Meet Mobile App. Diving results can be found on Divemeets.com.

Friday's schedule features the 400y medley relay, 400y IM, 200y free, 50y free, 1-meter diving, 100y fly, 100y back, 100y breast and the 800y free relay. Saturday's events include the 200y medley relay, 500y free, 200y breast, 200y back, 3-meter diving, 100y free, 200y fly, 200y IM and the 200y free relay.

Individual scoring is as follows for individuals: 16-13-12-11-10-9-7-5-4-3-2-1. For relays, it is: 24-20-18-16-14-12.

Competing for the Trojans this week are seniors Hannah Weiss and Lexie Malazdrewicz, juniors Riley Scott and Maddie Wright, sophomores Louise Hansson, Tatum Wade and Carly Souza and freshmen Maggie Aroesty and Marta Ciesla.

USC opened the season with a road win at San Diego and a home sweep of Oregon State and CSU Bakersfield.

USC's captains for the 2017-18 season are senior Lexie Malazadrewicz and juniors Allie Wooden and Lily Dubroff.

The women's team was ninth last year at the NCAA Championships and returns five of its seven All-Americans from last season, led by sophomore Louise Hansson, who was a six-time All-American as a 2017 freshman. Also back are a quartet of junior All-Americans in Hanni Leach, Riley Scott, Kirsten Vose and Maddie Wright. Others back with NCAA experience are senior Hannah Weiss, juniors Allie Wooden, Elizabeth Stinson and diver Maddie Witt as well as sophomores Becca Mann, who was an NCAA 'B' finalist last year, Tatum Wade and Catherine Sanchez.

The Trojan women finished third at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships a year after winning their first team title, led by Hansson and Scott. Hansson, the Swedish Olympia, won a Pac-12 title in the 100y fly in a school-record 50.39, took third in the 200y IM and tied for third in the 100y free. She was part of three relay records (both medleys and the 400y free) and her lead off 100y free (47.03) and lead off 200 (1:42.10) in the 800y free relay also set records.

Scott was USC's other Pac-12 winner, claiming her first conference crown in the 200y breast. She was also second in the 100y breast and won the B final of the 400y IM. Vose was a three-time finalist for the second year in row while Wade was USC's other three-time finalist. Wright challenged for a title in the 200y fly and finished second to go with an eighth in the 100y fly. Leach reached her first A final in the 100y back and Sanchez debuted as a 200y fly A finalist while divers Witt (3-meter, platform) and now sophomores Naomi Gowlett (1-meter, 3-meter) and Carly Souza (platform) also reached finals.

The women bring in a quartet of swimmers ready to make an immediate impact this year including current U.S. national teamer Isabella Rongione as well as Maggie Aroesty, Marta Ciesla and Caitlin Tycz.