KNOXVILLE – Women's NCAA Championships have come to and end and the Hokies finished 20th with 46 points, three places higher than last year's performance. The women earned five All-American Honorable Mentions and broke two school records throughout their time at NCAA's.
During the last day of competition, Caroline Bentz advanced to finals in the 200 back, finishing 14th in finals at 1:52.74. Bentz finished as an All-American Honorable Mention and swam the second fastest time in Hokie history.
In the last event of NCAA's, Sarah Shackelford, Emma Atkinson, Carmen Weiler Sastre and Emily Claesson finished 9th in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:12.76. The Hokies earned All-American Honorable Mention and broke another school record.
ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTIONS
200 free – Emma Atkinson – 1:43.58
200 back – Caroline Bentz – 1:52.74
200 free relay – Madelyn Moore, Sarah Shackelford, Caroline Bentz, Emma Atkinson – 1:27.89
400 free relay – Sarah Shackelford, Emma Atkinson, Carmen Weiler Sastre, Emily Claesson – 3:12.76
800 free relay – Emma Atkinson, Carmen Weiler Sastre, Sarah Shackelford, Claesson – 7:01.65
SCHOOL RECORDS
200 free relay – Madelyn Moore, Sarah Shackelford, Caroline Bentz, Emma Atkinson – 1:27.89
400 free relay – Sarah Shackelford, Emma Atkinson, Carmen Weiler Sastre, Emily Claesson – 3:12.76
DAY 4 RESULTS
200 back
Prelims
16th – Caroline Bentz – 1:52.76
20th – Emma Atkinson – 1:53.21
44th – Carmen Weiler Sastre – 1:55.47
Finals
14th – Caroline Bentz – 1:52.74
100 free
Prelims
22nd – Sarah Shackelford – 48.25
1650 free
Finals
32nd – Chase Travis – 16:17.64
Platform
Prelims
49th – Izzi Mroz – 183.85
400 free relay
Finals
9th – Sarah Shackelford, Emma Atkinson, Carmen Weiler Sastre, Emily Claesson – 3:12.76
FINAL RESULTS
1. Virginia – 541.5 | 2. Texas – 414.5 | 3. Stanford – 333 | 4. Louisville – 288 | 5. NC State – 263 | 6. Ohio State – 223 | 7. Indiana – 219 | 8. Tennessee – 214 | 9. Florida – 179 | 10. UNC – 152 | 11. California – 137 | 12. Southern California – 125 | 13. LSU – 112 | 14. Alabama – 111 | 15. Wisconsin – 100 | 16. Georgia – 90.5 | 17. Minnesota – 53 | 18. Arizona – 52 | 19. Kentucky – 49 | 20. Virginia Tech – 46 | 21. Duke – 42 | 22. Miami (FL) – 36 | 23. Michigan – 33 | 24. Purdue – 32 | 25. Texas A&M – 26| 26. South Carolina – 25 | 27. Arizona St – 19 | 28. Northwestern – 18 | 28. Arkansas – 18 | 30. Auburn – 14 | 31. Hawaii – 11.5 | 32. Florida St – 11 | 33. Miami (Ohio) – 9 | 34. UCLA – 8 | 35. Penn – 7 | 36. Akron – 5 | 37. Nevada – 5 | 38. Florida Int'l – 4 | 39. Georgia Tech – 2 | 39. Utah – 2
UP NEXT
Starting Wednesday, March 22, the Hokie men will take on NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.
