UCLA Women, UCSB Men Finish A3 Invitational Strong, Win Titles

2016 A3 INVITATIONAL

• Live Results
• Hosted by UCSD
• Thursday, November 17th-Saturday, November 19th
• 25 yards
• Invite format

Linnea Mack put in one more session of strong swimming to close out the A3 Invitational. She swam the 100 free with a quick time of 48.42, earning the win there by a touch over Hawai’i’s Franziska Weidner (48.66). Mack also split a 48.07 on UCLA’s winning 400 free relay to finish the meet.

The Bruins were dominant on day three, winning all but one event. Sandra Soe topped the field in the mile, her 16:21.61 leading a UCLA 1-2-3 finish with Katy Campbell and Pacific transfer Margaux Verger Gourson. In the 200 back, Madison White took first with a 1:56.12, while freshman Amy Okada earned a win in the 200 fly. Okada’s 1:59.26 was just enough to hold off teammate Katie Grover— a total of four women posted 1:59’s in that race.

UCSB’s Mason Tittle posted another win, taking the 100 free in a tight battle with Hawai’i’s Reed Wynn. Tittle was 44.51, touching just ahead of Wynn’s 44.54. He also anchored UCSB’s winning 400 free relay with a 43.93 split. Wynn’s teammate Metin Aydin blasted a 1:43.05 in the 200 back, finishing well under the ‘B’ cut as well as the next-best finisher.

TEAM SCORES (FINAL)

WOMEN TOP 5

1. UCLA 1400.5
2. SDSU 1138.5
3. UCSB 949
4. Hawai’i 875
5. San Jose St. 625.5

MEN TOP 5

1. UCSB 2028
2. UCSD 1193
3. Hawai’i 971
4. Cal Poly 961.5
5. Cal State-Bakersfield 696.5