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Marta Ciesla
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Relays Lead USC On Second Day Of NCAA Championships
March 15, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Features
Trojans in 17th after first full day of racing.
USC, led by sophomore Louise Hansson's top splits, turned in a pair of top 4 B final finishes on the first full day of swimming at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
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The Trojans finished the second day of the NCAAs with 30 points, in 17th place.
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USC's 200y free relay of Hansson, freshman Marta Ciesla and sophomores Tatum Wade and Catherine Sanchez finished a season-best 1:28.35 to take 11th, third in the B final, shaving off 0.14 from the prelim swim that took 13th.
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Hansson led off with a 21.98 after a 21.69 in prelims that was just 0.06 off of USC's school record in the 50 free.
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The Trojans were fourth in the B final of the 400y medley relay, 12th overall, as senior Hannah Weiss, junior Riley Scott, Hansson and Ciesla posted a 3:31.39, dropping 0.18 off the prelim time. Hansson's fly leg of 49.24 was more than a second faster than the next fastest in either the A or B final heats and helped move USC to from eighth to second during the race.
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Sophomore Becca Mann was 40th in the 500y free (4:43.57) while junior Elizabeth Stinson was 58th (4:46.36). Wade was 51st in the 200y IM (1:59.75) and Scott was 57th (2:00.40).
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Ciesla just missed a second swim in the 50y free, finishing 18th in 22.26, 0.05 back of 16th place. Sanchez was 53rd with a PR 22.90.
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Friday's prelims start at 6 a.m. PT with finals at 2 p.m.
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The Trojans finished the second day of the NCAAs with 30 points, in 17th place.
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USC's 200y free relay of Hansson, freshman Marta Ciesla and sophomores Tatum Wade and Catherine Sanchez finished a season-best 1:28.35 to take 11th, third in the B final, shaving off 0.14 from the prelim swim that took 13th.
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Hansson led off with a 21.98 after a 21.69 in prelims that was just 0.06 off of USC's school record in the 50 free.
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The Trojans were fourth in the B final of the 400y medley relay, 12th overall, as senior Hannah Weiss, junior Riley Scott, Hansson and Ciesla posted a 3:31.39, dropping 0.18 off the prelim time. Hansson's fly leg of 49.24 was more than a second faster than the next fastest in either the A or B final heats and helped move USC to from eighth to second during the race.
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Sophomore Becca Mann was 40th in the 500y free (4:43.57) while junior Elizabeth Stinson was 58th (4:46.36). Wade was 51st in the 200y IM (1:59.75) and Scott was 57th (2:00.40).
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Ciesla just missed a second swim in the 50y free, finishing 18th in 22.26, 0.05 back of 16th place. Sanchez was 53rd with a PR 22.90.
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Friday's prelims start at 6 a.m. PT with finals at 2 p.m.
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