Friday, October 16
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
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Slug Shootout
UC Santa Cruz Swam to First Place in Day One of Slug Shootout
10/16/2026 8:36:00 PM | Women's Swim and Dive
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz women's swim and dive team opened the 2026 season at home in the Slug Shootout, hosting NCAA Division III and NAIA competitors. After day one, the Banana Slugs sit in first place in overall team scores with a score of 584. The Banana Slugs will be back in action for day two as hosts of the Slug Shootout tomorrow, Oct. 17.
In the Results
Three Slugs opened the day placing in the 400-yard medley relay. Medha Raghuramn, Lily Wolfinger, Kirsten Boyle, and Katy Hawk led the way for the Banana Slugs with a time of 4:04.33 in a second-place finish. With a time of 4:04.32, the relay team of Maddy Stein, Sadie Breen, Fiona Lei, and Eliana Brier finished in 5th. In 7th, Aria Tupe, Natalee Yun, Sarah Starkovich, and Tessa Garvey-Miller finished with a time of 4:08.81, and Ella Welch, Jaden Klatt, Isabella Matson, and Julia Oliveira-Souza closed out the top eight scores with a time of 4:10.44. Miya Klatt posted a standout performance in her season debut, placing first overall in the 1000-yard free for UCSC in a time of 10:47.98. Maya Garcia-Hale and Angelina Di Saia came in 5th and 6th, respectively. Garcia-Hale posted a time of 11:06.83, and Di Saia swam an 11:15.99. In the 200-yard free, Katy Hawk led the Banana Slugs with a time of 1:57.89 to finish in third. Nika Burchfield followed closely behind in 5th to score a 1:58.52 time, and Jadyn Chaffins closed out the Slugs top finishers in 7th in her time of 1:58.89. Medha Raghuraman finished in a close battle for second in the 100-yard back, earning a Slug-leading time of 59.16. Kirsten Boyle posted a time of 1:01.21 to secure 4th, and Ella Welch finished in 8th with her time of 1:01.88. In the 100-yard breast, Sadie Breen was the top swimmer for the Slugs in third with a time of 1:07.74. Lily Wolfinger, Natalee Yun, and Jaden Klatt also placed in the top eight with times of 1:09.38, 1:10.22, and 1:11.71 respectively. In the 50-yard free, Maya Chan posted a time of 24.60 to lead UCSC in third place. Eliana Brier placed in 6th in a time of 24.96, and Jadyn Chaffins followed closely behind in 6th with 25:09. In the 100-yard fly, UCSC was led by Maya Chan in a 6th place finish in her time of 1:00.30. Sarah Starkovich placed in 8th with her time of 1:00.82. In the 400-yard IM, Klatt placed second overall with her time of 4:36.47, and Lily Wolfinger finished in 7th with her time of 4:49.83. Closing out the day with 200-yard free relay, UC Santa Cruz had their highest finishing team in second with a time of 1:38.39, including Maya Chan, Elaina Brier, Katy Hawk, and Jadyn Chaffins.
In the women's one meter diving, Paige Vicente placed first with a score of 264.45. Taylor O'Malley placed in second with a score of 257.50, and trailing O'Malley was Briseis Valenzuela in third with a score of 274.80. Clara Gerlach rounded out scores in the one-meter dive for the Slugs with a score of 227.60.Â
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In the Results
Three Slugs opened the day placing in the 400-yard medley relay. Medha Raghuramn, Lily Wolfinger, Kirsten Boyle, and Katy Hawk led the way for the Banana Slugs with a time of 4:04.33 in a second-place finish. With a time of 4:04.32, the relay team of Maddy Stein, Sadie Breen, Fiona Lei, and Eliana Brier finished in 5th. In 7th, Aria Tupe, Natalee Yun, Sarah Starkovich, and Tessa Garvey-Miller finished with a time of 4:08.81, and Ella Welch, Jaden Klatt, Isabella Matson, and Julia Oliveira-Souza closed out the top eight scores with a time of 4:10.44. Miya Klatt posted a standout performance in her season debut, placing first overall in the 1000-yard free for UCSC in a time of 10:47.98. Maya Garcia-Hale and Angelina Di Saia came in 5th and 6th, respectively. Garcia-Hale posted a time of 11:06.83, and Di Saia swam an 11:15.99. In the 200-yard free, Katy Hawk led the Banana Slugs with a time of 1:57.89 to finish in third. Nika Burchfield followed closely behind in 5th to score a 1:58.52 time, and Jadyn Chaffins closed out the Slugs top finishers in 7th in her time of 1:58.89. Medha Raghuraman finished in a close battle for second in the 100-yard back, earning a Slug-leading time of 59.16. Kirsten Boyle posted a time of 1:01.21 to secure 4th, and Ella Welch finished in 8th with her time of 1:01.88. In the 100-yard breast, Sadie Breen was the top swimmer for the Slugs in third with a time of 1:07.74. Lily Wolfinger, Natalee Yun, and Jaden Klatt also placed in the top eight with times of 1:09.38, 1:10.22, and 1:11.71 respectively. In the 50-yard free, Maya Chan posted a time of 24.60 to lead UCSC in third place. Eliana Brier placed in 6th in a time of 24.96, and Jadyn Chaffins followed closely behind in 6th with 25:09. In the 100-yard fly, UCSC was led by Maya Chan in a 6th place finish in her time of 1:00.30. Sarah Starkovich placed in 8th with her time of 1:00.82. In the 400-yard IM, Klatt placed second overall with her time of 4:36.47, and Lily Wolfinger finished in 7th with her time of 4:49.83. Closing out the day with 200-yard free relay, UC Santa Cruz had their highest finishing team in second with a time of 1:38.39, including Maya Chan, Elaina Brier, Katy Hawk, and Jadyn Chaffins.
In the women's one meter diving, Paige Vicente placed first with a score of 264.45. Taylor O'Malley placed in second with a score of 257.50, and trailing O'Malley was Briseis Valenzuela in third with a score of 274.80. Clara Gerlach rounded out scores in the one-meter dive for the Slugs with a score of 227.60.Â
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