Continuing trends: Cal hopes to secure NCAA Championships crown
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The Bears will need one more seat on their flight to Greensboro, North Carolina, as senior Briana Thai qualified for three events at the NCAA Championships following an impressive performance at the Zone E Championships in Flagstaff, Arizona, this week.
Thai, who expressed her excitement to do well at ‘Zones’ after a stellar performance at the Pac-12 championships meet will fulfill her wish and represent Cal at the biggest meet of the year. At the Zone E Championships, Thai placed sixth on the platform, 10th on the 1-meter springboard and ninth on the 3-meter board, earning her enough points to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Giving the Cardinal its due: Cal wins Pac-12 championship
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Champions once again.
Last week, Cal women’s swim and dive achieved an enormous win at the Pac-12 Championship meet, pulling ahead of Stanford and UCLA, which came in second and third place, respectively. This is Cal’s first conference championship since 2015.
Winning this championship in dominant fashion was definitely well-deserved. But breaking Stanford’s four-year championship run is perhaps the most gratifying aspect of this conference title for Cal fans. The Bears found their way to the podium at seemingly every turn, and left with a win in 12 events, tying the 2015 championship team for most wins in team history.
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