Saturday, October 17
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
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Slug Shootout
Slugs are Hosts with the Most in Season Opener
10/17/2026 3:49:00 PM | Women's Swim and Dive
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz women's swim and dive team completed the final day of the Slug Shootout in first place overall with a team score of 1258.5. A commanding season and home opener saw a Slug place in the top eight in every event in the day. Up next, UCSC will host Saint Mary's College of California on Friday, Oct. 23.
In the Results
The Banana Slugs opened the day with a second, third, 5th, and 8th finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The second-place team was led by Medha Raghuraman, Lily Wolfinger, Maya Chan, and Katy Hawk in a time of 1:49.54. The third-place team was headlined Kirsten Boyle, Sadie Breen, Fiona Lei, and Eliana Brier with a finishing time of 1:50.51. The 5th place team raced a time of 1:51.99, as Maddy Stein, Maya Garcia-Hale, Sarah Starkovich, and Jadyn Chaffins. Scores rounded out for UCSC with the team of Aria Tupe, Natalee Yun, Miya Klatt, and Tessa Garvey-Miller in their time of 1:53.38. Up next in the 500-yard free, Maya Garcia-Hale placed first overall in her time of 5:17.86. Julia Souza and Nika Burchfield finished in 5th and 6th respectively with times of 5:25.75 and 5:26.76. Angelina Di Saia finished in 7th to close out all finishers for UCSC. In the 200-yard fly, Miya Klatt led UCSC scores in a finishing time of 2:08.62 as the only Slug in the top eight. In the beginning of the shorter races, Lily Wolfinger led all UCSC scores in the 50-yard breast with a time of 31.77, and Sadie Breen trailed in 4th with a time of 32.11. Two more Slugs placed in the top eight, as Elaina Brier and Jaden Klatt finished in 5th and 7th respectively. In the 100-yard free through seven heats, Eliana Brier swam an impressive 53.57 to place second overall. Katy Hawk swam third overall in a time of 53.76. Medha Raghuraman placed 6th with a time of 54.57, and Jadyn Chaffins swam a 54.75 to earn 7th. Maya Chan and Miya Klatt swam respective times of 2:11.42 and 2:11.93 to earn 4th and 5th in the 200-yard IM Kirsten Boyle closed out Banana Slugs scores in her 2:14.61 race to win 7th. Through four heats in the 50-yard fly, Fiona Lei finished in 5th in a time of 26.80. Medha Raghuraman and Miya Klatt finished in 7th and 8th respectively with times of 27.11 and 27.19. UCSC saw four out of the top eight finishers in the 200-yard back as Hannah Love finished in second in a time of 2:13.59. Aria Tupe took 5th in a time of 2:17.44 with Paiten Tobey trailing closely at 2:17.54. Yaily Quezada finished top scores for the Slugs with a time of 2:20.94. Kasrten Hsiao placed first overall in the 200-yard breast stoke while Chan continued her strong day of swimming, taking third with a time of 2:27.09. In 6th-8th place is Kirsten Boyle (2:31.66), Lily Wolfinger (2:32.61), and Sadie Breen (2:34.12). UC Santa Cruz had three teams compete in the 400-yard free relay with the team of Maya Chan, Eliana Brier, Katy Hawk, and Jadyn Chaffins taking second overall and first for the Slug teams. Ending the meet was 1650-yard free, where Nika Burchfield led the Slugs in a 6th place finish in a time of 18:54.76, and Angelina Di Saia finished in a time of 19:12.80.
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For the divers, the women competed in the three-meter dive with Taylor O'Malley being the only diver to break 200 points in her win with 213.25. Paige Vicente took second with 190.85, and Briseis Valenzuela ended with a final score of 183.35 to take third.
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In the Results
The Banana Slugs opened the day with a second, third, 5th, and 8th finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The second-place team was led by Medha Raghuraman, Lily Wolfinger, Maya Chan, and Katy Hawk in a time of 1:49.54. The third-place team was headlined Kirsten Boyle, Sadie Breen, Fiona Lei, and Eliana Brier with a finishing time of 1:50.51. The 5th place team raced a time of 1:51.99, as Maddy Stein, Maya Garcia-Hale, Sarah Starkovich, and Jadyn Chaffins. Scores rounded out for UCSC with the team of Aria Tupe, Natalee Yun, Miya Klatt, and Tessa Garvey-Miller in their time of 1:53.38. Up next in the 500-yard free, Maya Garcia-Hale placed first overall in her time of 5:17.86. Julia Souza and Nika Burchfield finished in 5th and 6th respectively with times of 5:25.75 and 5:26.76. Angelina Di Saia finished in 7th to close out all finishers for UCSC. In the 200-yard fly, Miya Klatt led UCSC scores in a finishing time of 2:08.62 as the only Slug in the top eight. In the beginning of the shorter races, Lily Wolfinger led all UCSC scores in the 50-yard breast with a time of 31.77, and Sadie Breen trailed in 4th with a time of 32.11. Two more Slugs placed in the top eight, as Elaina Brier and Jaden Klatt finished in 5th and 7th respectively. In the 100-yard free through seven heats, Eliana Brier swam an impressive 53.57 to place second overall. Katy Hawk swam third overall in a time of 53.76. Medha Raghuraman placed 6th with a time of 54.57, and Jadyn Chaffins swam a 54.75 to earn 7th. Maya Chan and Miya Klatt swam respective times of 2:11.42 and 2:11.93 to earn 4th and 5th in the 200-yard IM Kirsten Boyle closed out Banana Slugs scores in her 2:14.61 race to win 7th. Through four heats in the 50-yard fly, Fiona Lei finished in 5th in a time of 26.80. Medha Raghuraman and Miya Klatt finished in 7th and 8th respectively with times of 27.11 and 27.19. UCSC saw four out of the top eight finishers in the 200-yard back as Hannah Love finished in second in a time of 2:13.59. Aria Tupe took 5th in a time of 2:17.44 with Paiten Tobey trailing closely at 2:17.54. Yaily Quezada finished top scores for the Slugs with a time of 2:20.94. Kasrten Hsiao placed first overall in the 200-yard breast stoke while Chan continued her strong day of swimming, taking third with a time of 2:27.09. In 6th-8th place is Kirsten Boyle (2:31.66), Lily Wolfinger (2:32.61), and Sadie Breen (2:34.12). UC Santa Cruz had three teams compete in the 400-yard free relay with the team of Maya Chan, Eliana Brier, Katy Hawk, and Jadyn Chaffins taking second overall and first for the Slug teams. Ending the meet was 1650-yard free, where Nika Burchfield led the Slugs in a 6th place finish in a time of 18:54.76, and Angelina Di Saia finished in a time of 19:12.80.
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For the divers, the women competed in the three-meter dive with Taylor O'Malley being the only diver to break 200 points in her win with 213.25. Paige Vicente took second with 190.85, and Briseis Valenzuela ended with a final score of 183.35 to take third.
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