Friday, October 23
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
vs
Saint Mary's College of California
10/23/2026 9:06:00 PM | Women's Swim and Dive
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz women's swim and dive team outscored NCAA DI Saint Mary's College in their second home meet of the season to continue their strong start. The Banana Slugs tallied an impressive 162 to top out SMC with 130. On the diving board, only UCSC had athletes earn a score for both the three meter and one meter dives. Up next, UC Santa Cruz will travel nearby to San Jose, CA to compete at San Jose State University for a spooky swim on Saturday, October 31st.
The afternoon opened with the 200-yard medley relay, where UC Santa Cruz claimed the number one spot in this race with the team of Medha Raghuraman, Lillian Wolfinger, Fiona Lei, and Katy Hawk with their time of 1:48.53. Another team of Slugs came in third with a time of 1:50.29 made up of Madison Stein, Sadie Breen, Kirsten Boyle, and Elaina Brier. Finishing in fourth with a time of 1:52.02 was the squad of Aria Tupe, Namya Sarup, Miyabi Klatt, and Phoebe Jaggers. In a time of 1:56.17 in sixth was Ella Welch, Jaden Klatt, Sarah Starkovich, and Natalee Yun. In the 400-yard relay to close the women's meet, UC Santa Cruz's top finish came in second with a time of 3:35.37 as Elaina Brier, Maya Chan, Medha Raghuraman, and Katy Hawk posted the top Slug finish. UCSC took fourth through seventh place in this race as well, with the second-highest Slug team made up of Jadyn Chaffins, Nika Burchfield, Tessa Garvey-Miller, and Keaton Canaday.
The 1000-yard free opened individual races as Nika Burchfield posted UCSC's best time with an 11:12.07 to finish third. Angelina Di Saia came in next with a time of 11:24.47, and Paiten Tobey closed out with an 11:27.61. In the 200-yard free, Maya Garcia-Hale placed first overall with over a second to spare as she earned a time of 1:55.39. Katy Hawk came in next for the Slugs in third and a time of 1:56.78 with Jadyn Chaffins closely behind at 1:58.94. Keaton Canaday came in fifth with a time of 2:02.35 and Ella Matson closed scores with a time of 2:04.71. The 100-yard was a very strong showing for the Slugs as UCSC swept the top three spots. In the lead was Medha Raghuraman with a finish of 59.30, and her teammate Siena Ancona closely behind at 59.36. Rounding out the top three was Aria Tupe at 1:01.30. Hannah Love was the next Banana Slugs to cross in fifth at 1:01.55, and Madison Stein came closely behind at 1:01.55. Closing the top eight scores was Ella Welch with a time of 1:02.94 to place seventh. Sadie Breen came in second in the 100-yard breast to lead UCSC, and following Breen, it was only Slugs. Namya Sarup placed third with a time of 1:08.45, and Lillian Wolfinger placed next at 1:10.09. Closely behind Wolfinger was Natalee Yun at 1:10.18 and Jaden Klatt 1:12.55. Miyabi Klatt raced a strong 200-yard fly to place second at 2:08.34. Kirsten Boyle placed fourth in a time of 2:12.64 as Sarah Starkovich closed out the race with a 2:25.68 finish. The 200-yard breast came with a second place best for UCSC as Namya Sarup swam a 2:28.00, and Sadie Breen placed third at 2:33.39. Jaden Klatt took fourth at 2:35.58, and Lillian Wolfinger closed times at 2:37.44. Moving up the distance in another long swim was no issue for Maya Garcia-Hale as she placed first overall with a 5:17.45. Julia Souza followed to earn second with a time of 5:22.03. In fourth, Nika Burchfield raced a time of 5:26.92. Angelina Di Saia placed sixth to round out times at 5:35:35.
In the sprint race of the 50-yard free, Maya Chan placed second with a zippy time of 25.03 with her teammate Elaina Brier closely behind at 25.25. The next Banana Slug to come across the line was Tessa Garvey-Miller at 25.59 with Phoebe Jaggers closely behind at 25.66. The 100-yard free brought a third place best for UCSC as Katy Hawk crossed at 53.52. Elaina Brier quickly followed Hawk at 54.10. Jadyn Chaffins raced a strong 54.84 to earn fifth, and Medha Raghuraman closed times with a 54.98. The 100-yard fly was another opportunity for Miyabi Klatt to excel as she placed second overall with a 59.06. Siena Ancona raced just behind Klatt to earn third at 1:00.56. Fiona Lei raced a strong fourth place finish at 1:00.09 to round out the top five finishers. Closing individual races was Kirsten Boyle in the 200-yard IM, who placed third with a 2:13.75 just .04 seconds behind second place. Yaily Quezada and Maya Garcia-Hale raced times of 2:17.33 to claim ties for fourth to close out the top finishers.
Opening in the one meter dives, UCSC was the only team to compete divers this afternoon. Briseis Valenzuela placed first overall with a total score of 232.58. Taylor O'Malley placed second with a score of 214.50. O'Malley responded in the three meter dive to place first with a score of 244.50. Trading spots with O'Malley was Valenzuela with a second place finish of 232.58.
The afternoon opened with the 200-yard medley relay, where UC Santa Cruz claimed the number one spot in this race with the team of Medha Raghuraman, Lillian Wolfinger, Fiona Lei, and Katy Hawk with their time of 1:48.53. Another team of Slugs came in third with a time of 1:50.29 made up of Madison Stein, Sadie Breen, Kirsten Boyle, and Elaina Brier. Finishing in fourth with a time of 1:52.02 was the squad of Aria Tupe, Namya Sarup, Miyabi Klatt, and Phoebe Jaggers. In a time of 1:56.17 in sixth was Ella Welch, Jaden Klatt, Sarah Starkovich, and Natalee Yun. In the 400-yard relay to close the women's meet, UC Santa Cruz's top finish came in second with a time of 3:35.37 as Elaina Brier, Maya Chan, Medha Raghuraman, and Katy Hawk posted the top Slug finish. UCSC took fourth through seventh place in this race as well, with the second-highest Slug team made up of Jadyn Chaffins, Nika Burchfield, Tessa Garvey-Miller, and Keaton Canaday.
The 1000-yard free opened individual races as Nika Burchfield posted UCSC's best time with an 11:12.07 to finish third. Angelina Di Saia came in next with a time of 11:24.47, and Paiten Tobey closed out with an 11:27.61. In the 200-yard free, Maya Garcia-Hale placed first overall with over a second to spare as she earned a time of 1:55.39. Katy Hawk came in next for the Slugs in third and a time of 1:56.78 with Jadyn Chaffins closely behind at 1:58.94. Keaton Canaday came in fifth with a time of 2:02.35 and Ella Matson closed scores with a time of 2:04.71. The 100-yard was a very strong showing for the Slugs as UCSC swept the top three spots. In the lead was Medha Raghuraman with a finish of 59.30, and her teammate Siena Ancona closely behind at 59.36. Rounding out the top three was Aria Tupe at 1:01.30. Hannah Love was the next Banana Slugs to cross in fifth at 1:01.55, and Madison Stein came closely behind at 1:01.55. Closing the top eight scores was Ella Welch with a time of 1:02.94 to place seventh. Sadie Breen came in second in the 100-yard breast to lead UCSC, and following Breen, it was only Slugs. Namya Sarup placed third with a time of 1:08.45, and Lillian Wolfinger placed next at 1:10.09. Closely behind Wolfinger was Natalee Yun at 1:10.18 and Jaden Klatt 1:12.55. Miyabi Klatt raced a strong 200-yard fly to place second at 2:08.34. Kirsten Boyle placed fourth in a time of 2:12.64 as Sarah Starkovich closed out the race with a 2:25.68 finish. The 200-yard breast came with a second place best for UCSC as Namya Sarup swam a 2:28.00, and Sadie Breen placed third at 2:33.39. Jaden Klatt took fourth at 2:35.58, and Lillian Wolfinger closed times at 2:37.44. Moving up the distance in another long swim was no issue for Maya Garcia-Hale as she placed first overall with a 5:17.45. Julia Souza followed to earn second with a time of 5:22.03. In fourth, Nika Burchfield raced a time of 5:26.92. Angelina Di Saia placed sixth to round out times at 5:35:35.
In the sprint race of the 50-yard free, Maya Chan placed second with a zippy time of 25.03 with her teammate Elaina Brier closely behind at 25.25. The next Banana Slug to come across the line was Tessa Garvey-Miller at 25.59 with Phoebe Jaggers closely behind at 25.66. The 100-yard free brought a third place best for UCSC as Katy Hawk crossed at 53.52. Elaina Brier quickly followed Hawk at 54.10. Jadyn Chaffins raced a strong 54.84 to earn fifth, and Medha Raghuraman closed times with a 54.98. The 100-yard fly was another opportunity for Miyabi Klatt to excel as she placed second overall with a 59.06. Siena Ancona raced just behind Klatt to earn third at 1:00.56. Fiona Lei raced a strong fourth place finish at 1:00.09 to round out the top five finishers. Closing individual races was Kirsten Boyle in the 200-yard IM, who placed third with a 2:13.75 just .04 seconds behind second place. Yaily Quezada and Maya Garcia-Hale raced times of 2:17.33 to claim ties for fourth to close out the top finishers.
Opening in the one meter dives, UCSC was the only team to compete divers this afternoon. Briseis Valenzuela placed first overall with a total score of 232.58. Taylor O'Malley placed second with a score of 214.50. O'Malley responded in the three meter dive to place first with a score of 244.50. Trading spots with O'Malley was Valenzuela with a second place finish of 232.58.
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