Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. - Stanford capped an impressive three days in Southern California with another strong finals session on Saturday night at the A3 Performance Invitational.
“We got all we were hoping for from this meet,” said Goldman Family Director of Swimming Ted Knapp. “At this point we have a chance to be better than last year and we continue to build great chemistry and team spirit. The team is in a very good place leading into our conference and championship season.”
Patrick Conaton (1:43.26) got things started with a comfortable win in the 200-yard backstroke. Ryan Arata (1:45:74) and Curtis Ogren (1:46.44) finished second and third, respectively.
Sam Perry (43.21) followed it up with a win in the 100-yard freestyle. He was joined in the finals by Spencer DeShon (44.07) in third and Jeff Garnier in fourth (44.62).
Liam Egan (15:05.31) won the 1,650-yard freestyle with Danny Thomson (15:12.86) not far behind in second place.
Matt Anderson (1:58.42) won the 200-yard breaststroke, while Daniel Le (2:03.68) finished fifth. Christian Brown (2:03.43) also had a strong time in the consolation final.
Gray Umbach (1:44.32) won the 200-yard butterfly, shaving .31 seconds off of his season best. Connor Black (1:44.92) finished second, Jimmy Yoder (1:45.64) third and Andrew Liang (1:48.00) fourth.
DeShon, Garnier, Duggan and Perry (2:55.10) closed the event off in style with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Cardinal finished the week with 2,016 points, 923 ahead of second place UCSB.
This concludes the Fall season for the Cardinal, which returns to action Jan. 8 when it hosts Pacific at Avery Aquatic Center.