Leacox's best times would have made her UC Santa Barbara's fastest 100 breaststroker and second-fastest 200 breaststroker at the 2022 MPSF Championships.
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Junior Molly McCance and freshmen Danielle Carter added second-place finishes on the women s side, McCance in the 200 fly (2:01.95) and Carter in the 200 back (1:57.94). Additionally, freshman Reagan Nibarger earned a third-place finish in the 100 free (50.90). The women s 400 free relay squad of Paige Gambetta, Nibarger, Sydney Rouse, and Bryn McGowan finished fourth in 3:26.40. Lexi Fusari and Bryn McGowan continued to do a great job of guiding our women through a difficult championship season. I am proud of the way they raced in their final MPSF meet, said Macedo. I am impressed by Maelynn s excellent double and can t wait to see Danielle chase more victories in the coming years.
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On the women s side, freshman Danielle Carter captured the women s 100 backstroke in 54.54. The time was the eighth best 100 in program history.
Tim Lee, Alec Cullen and Zach Dietz each contributed third-place finishes, Lee in the 200 freestyle (1:37.92), Cullen in the 100 breast (53.59), and Dietz in the 100 back (48.49). Senior Ryan Levy added a fourth-place finish in the 200 Free (1:38.01).
Freshman Katie Nugent provided a third-place finish in the women s 100 breast (1:03.37) and junior Sydney Rouse finished fifth in the 200 free (1:51.67).
Both the men and women finished third in their respective 400 Medley Relay events. The women s squad of Carter, Nugent, Dora Seggelke, and Lexi Fusari finished in 3:44.08, while the men s team of Dietz, Cullen, Colin Casey, and Levy clocked in at 3:16.94.
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UCSB swimmers recorded three individual second-place finishes, but the Gauchos men and women both dropped to fourth place in the team standings after the second day at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships at Cal Poly.
The UCSB men have 186 points and trail BYU (302.5), Hawaii (301) and Cal Poly (208.5). The women, with a 190 points, sit behind Hawaii (305), BYU (273) and UC Davis (198).
Dominic Falcon was runner-up in the men s 500 freestyle (4:26.92) for UCSB and sophomore Christian Martinez was second in the 50 free (20.13). In addition, the quartet of Tim Lee, Martinez, Zach Dietz, and Ryan Levy grabbed the second spot in the 200 free relay (1:20.38). Men s team captain Dan Marella secured third place in the 500 Free (4:27.35).