Wisconsin wins 14 events at UC San Diego

Saturday, January 4

La Jolla, Calif.

9:00 AM

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UC San Diego

Photo by: Ella Stufft

Wisconsin wins 14 events at UC San Diego

January 04, 2025 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Final Results (PDF)

Badgers start the year off strong

By: Ellie Culver

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 12th-ranked women's Wisconsin swimming and diving team won all but one event in a triple dual with UC San Diego and UCLA on Saturday afternoon.

The Badgers took first and third place finishes in both the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay. The medley relay team of Maggie Wanezek, Hazal Ozkan, Phoebe Bacon and Hailey Tierney have already clinched an NCAA "A" cut at the Texas Invite, and grabbed a first place finish this afternoon with a time of 1:39.68.

Hazal Ozkan finished with two other first place finishes in the 50 breast and the 100 breast events. Phoebe Bacon also cleaned up in the 100 IM and the 100 fly. Hailey Tierney wasn't far behind, finishing within a second of Bacon in the 100 fly, while the sophomore also grabbed a first place finish in the 50 free.

The Badgers had a strong showing in the 500 free, as Abby Carlson led the team with a first place finish with a time of 4:51.49. Other Badgers were behind her with second, fourth, fifth and sixth place finishes. Carlson also took first in the 100 free.

Mackenzie McConagha earned first place finishes in the 50 and 100 back events. While Callahan Dunn finished first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.57. Blair Stoneburg and Izzy Enz went one, two in the 200 free with times of 2:02.57 and 2:05.03, respectively.

To finish out individual events, Maddie Waggoner led the Badgers with a second place finish in the 1000 freestyle, with Paige McKenna not far behind in third place.

UW finished the day with a first place finish in the 400 free relay with the A team of A. Carlson, P. Bacon, A. Wanezek, B. Stoneburg with a time of 3:22.53.

Up next
The Badgers will return home to take on Big Ten opponent Northwestern for Senior Day at Soderholm Aquatic Center on January 18.

Final Results

Wisconsin: 195
UCLA: 86

Wisconsin: 221
UC San Diego: 60

200 Medley Relay
1. Wisconsin A - 1:39.68 (M. Wanezek, H. Ozkal, P. Bacon, H. Tierney)
3. Wisconsin B - 1:42.40 (A. Wanezek, K. McClintock, M. McConagha, H. Zelen)

500 Freestyle
1. Abby Carlson - 4:51.49
3. Blair Stoneburg - 4:57.85
4. Maddie Waggoner - 5:00.17
5. Paige McKenna - 5:00.40
6. Lily Gardner - 5:00.77

50 Breast
1. Hazal Ozkan - 29.03
6. Katie McClintock - 29.46
7. Bridget McGann - 29.72

100 Back
1. Mackenzie McConagha - 53.63
7. Anna teDuits - 58.27
8. Molly Simmons - 58.81

100 Fly
1. Phoebe Bacon - 53.59
2. Hailey Tierney - 54.41
4. Haley Zelen - 56.52

50 Back
1. Mackenzie McConagha - 25.37
5. Stella Chapman - 26.55
6. Anna teDuits - 27.52

100 Breast
1. Hazal Ozkan - 1:02.78
4. Katie McClintock - 1:03.46
6. Bridget McGann - 1:04.48

50 Free
1. Hailey Tierney - 22.87
3. Abby Wanezek - 23.60
4. Maggie Wanezek - 23.91

200 Free
1. Blair Stoneburg - 1:51.90
2. Izzy Enz - 1:52.91
4. Kit Schneider - 1:53.64

50 Fly
1. Hailey Tierney - 24.51
4. Haley Zelen - 25.41

100 IM
1. Phoebe Bacon - 55.47
3. Mackenzie McConagha - 56.24
4. Callahan Dunn - 56.75

100 Free
1. Abby Carlson - 50.90
2. Abby Wanezek - 51.43
4. Kit Schneider - 53.03

200 IM
1. Callahan Dunn - 2:02.57
3. Stella Chapman - 2:05.03
4. Maggie Wanezek - 2:05.74

1000 Freestyle
2. Maddie Waggoner - 10:06.20
3. Paige McKenna - 10:09.96
5. Izzy Enz - 10:27.76

400 Free Relay
1. Wisconsin A - 3:22.53 (A. Carlson, P. Bacon, A. Wanezek, B. Stoneburg)
3. Wisconsin B - 3:30.87 (L. Gardner, K. Schneider, I. Enz, A. teDuits)