Pac-12 Trophy Returns to The Farm

Cardinal wins Pac-12 Championships under first-year head coach Greg Meehan

	First-year head coach Greg Meehan directed Stanford back to the top of the podium at the 2013 Pac-12 Championships.

March 2, 2013

Complete Results

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - For third time in the last four seasons, Stanford has won the Pac-12 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

The Cardinal secured the 2013 crown Saturday evening at the King County Aquatic Center by holding off second-place USC, which trailed Stanford by only eight points heading into the final day of competition.

USC fell short of its come-from-behind upset with 1,418.5 second-place points. Cal (1,333.5) was third and Arizona (1,128.5) was fourth among the nine scoring teams.

Stanford earned silver in a pair of races and posted a clean 400 free relay to end the meet for 1,439.5 overall points, giving the Cardinal its 19th league crown and first under head coach Greg Meehan. Meehan was handed the reins of the Cardinal program last fall.

"Our team really stepped up today when the championship was on the line," Meehan said. "Our seniors were awesome both today and all week long. We are excited to continue this journey in three weeks at the NCAA Championships."

The Cardinal now eyes a bigger piece of hardware when it heads to Indianapolis for the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (March 21-23).

Andie Taylor's fourth-place showing in the 1,650 free (16:13.82) got things rolling for the Cardinal.

Maya DiRado clocked her third individual NCAA A-cut with a 1:51.65 in the 200 back for second place. Earlier in the meet, DiRado swam to NCAA A-cuts in the 200 and 400 individual medley.

Maddy Schaefer, who was second in the 50 free, took silver honors in the 100 edition with an NCAA A-cut 47.85. Andi Murez could not have been any closer behind Schaefer after touching second in 47.86.

Katie Olsen (2:12.18) was eighth in the 200 breast and Taylor went 1:58.74 in the 200 fly for seventh.

Lillian Hinrichs was Stanford's highest finisher off the platform, as her 249.15 earned sixth-place points. Kelly Markle (199.30) was 12th and Alexandra Clay (193.05) was 14th overall.

Holding a 19-point lead heading into the final relay, Stanford closed the door on the competition with another NCAA A-cut in 3:12.63. Schaefer, DiRado and Felicia Lee swam the first three legs with Murez anchoring the Cardinal to third in the final Pac-12 swim of the senior's career.

2013 Pac-12 Conference Championships Breakdown
Pac-12 Title
800 Free Relay (6:57.12) - Felicia Lee, Maya DiRado, Julia Anderson, Andi Murez
400 Individual Medley (4:00.58) - Maya DiRado
3-meter Diving (345.20) - Stephanie Phipps
Pac-12 Runner-up
50 Free (22.12) - Maddy Schaefer
100 Free (47.85) - Maddy Schaefer
200 Free (1:44.72) - Andi Murez
200 Back (1:51.65) - Maya DiRado
School Record
800 Free Relay (6:57.12) - Felicia Lee, Maya DiRado, Julia Anderson, Andi Murez
200 Medley Relay (1:36.54) - Felicia Lee, Katie Olsen, Maddy Schaefer, Andi Murez
100 Back (51.63) - Felicia Lee
NCAA A-cut
200 Free Relay (1:28.86) - Maddy Schaefer, Alex Whitford, Julia Ama, Andi Murez
400 Free Relay (3:12.63) - Maddy Schaefer, Maya DiRado, Felicia Lee, Andi Murez
800 Free Relay (6:57.12) - Felicia Lee, Maya DiRado, Julia Anderson, Andi Murez
200 Medley Relay (1:36.54) - Felicia Lee, Katie Olsen, Maddy Schaefer, Andi Murez
400 Medley Relay (3:32.36) - Maya DiRado, Sarah Haase, Felicia Lee, Maddy Schaefer
100 Free (47.85) - Maddy Schaefer
100 Free (47.86) - Andi Murez
100 Back (51.63) - Felicia Lee
200 Back (1:51.65) - Maya DiRado
200 Individual Medley (1:55.44) - Maya DiRado
400 Individual Medley (4:00.58) - Maya DiRado