SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif- Pacific men's and women's swim took eleven first place finishes in their meet against Cal Poly, but fell to the Mustangs in their regular season finale.
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The Tigers opened the afternoon with the 200 medley relays. The women claimed second with a 1:44.79. The men took first behind
Leland Baltazar,
Srboljub Filipovic,
Aidan Vollmar and
Dylan Parente. They beat out Cal Poly by .14 of a second, finishing with a 1:30.33 for the second fastest time in the event this season.
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Sophomore
Diana Chan took second in the 1000 free with a 10:38.63 with junior
Ellie Macphail right behind clocking a personal best 10:39.02.
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Junior
Jadyn Phillips followed with a first place finish and personal best 1:52.04 in the 200 free. Junior
Alexia Ferguson took third with a 1:53.52. Junior
Mitchell Hopper also nabbed a first place finish in the 200 free, clocking a 1:38.02.
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Junior
Leland Baltazar took second in the 100 back with a 49.43, his third fastest time in the event this season. Junior Srboljub Fillipovic raced a new personal best 57.76 in the 100 breast.
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Senior
Caitlin Tan and junior
Noemi Melendez delivered the 1-2 punch in the 200 fly. Tan clocked a 2:03.31, her third fastest time this season, with Melendez following with a season best 2:05.39. Senior
Aidan Scott took second in the 200 fly with a season best 1:50.48.
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Ferguson took the 50 free with a 24.23, edging out Cal Poly by .15 of a second. Senior
Dylan Parente claimed first with a 20.72, his third fastest time in the sprint this year.Â
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Phillips returned for the 100 free, claiming second with a 52.45, .06 seconds short of her personal best. Hopper took first in the men's 100 free, finishing at 45.00.
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Sophomore
Gabe Windmiller raced to a fourth place finish and a season best 4:39.62 in the 500 free.
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Tan and Melendez followed up their 1-2 finish in the 200 fly with a 1-2 finish in the 100 fly. Tan claimed first with a 55.23 and Melendez followed with a 56.15. Hopper took first in the men's 100 fly, clocking a 49.01, his second fastest time this season.
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Junior
Paige Sondgeroth took third in the 200 IM with a 2:07.13, her second fastest time this year.
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The Tigers ended the meet sweeping first in the 200 free relays. The women, behind
Alexia Ferguson,
Noemi Melendez,
Caitlin Tan and
Jordyn Gonzales, clocked a 1:35.61. The men, behind
Mitchell Hopper,
Dylan Parente,
Alex Kurotori and
Leland Baltazar, took first by nearly a full second, finishing with a 1:22.27.
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Pacific returns at the end of February for the MPSF Conference Championships in St. George, Utah.
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