Anderson Paces Oregon State in Dual at Cal

Friday, November 3

Berkeley, Calif.

2:00 PM

Oregon State

California

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

November 03, 2017 | Women's Swimming

Results

Sophomore from Portland, Ore., places first in 100 back off season-best time

By: Athletic Communications

BERKELEY, Calif. – The Oregon State swimming program got another strong performance from sophomore Felicia Anderson (Portland, Ore.) in Friday's dual against Cal at the Legends Aquatic Center. The Beavers fell to the Bears in the matchup, 164-85.

"I thought we swam well," said head coach Jennifer Buffin. "The freshmen stepped up over the two days of competition and it will set them up going into the next two meets.

"The veterans all showed great leadership, both in how they prepared for this meet and moving through a very tough two-day stretch against the top two teams in the Pac-12."

Anderson led wire-to-wire in the 100 back and touched the wall with a time of 56.17 for a new season best and the top spot on the podium. Anderson's time was the eighth-fastest in school history in the event.

The Central Catholic H.S. product also posted a time of 2:03.69 in the 200 back for a second-place finish in scoring to lead the Beavers in the water.

Senior captain Noemie Midrez (Verviers, Liège, Belgium) set three season-best times in the dual. She closed her swim in the 200 free at 1:56.92 to finish fifth, added a time of 54.01 in the 100 free for a second-place finish in scoring, and posted a time of 25.38 in the 50 free for a fifth-place finish. Her time in the 50 free was also a personal record, beating her mark of 25.64 set at the 2016 Pac-12 Championships.

Freshman Callan Jackman (Dublin, Calif.) matched Midrez's time in the 50 free of 25.38 to split points in the event. Jackman was also two-hundredths of a second off her personal best time in the 100 free, closing with a time of 54.67 for a third-place finish in scoring, and ended the 200 free in sixth with a time of 1:57.74.

Junior Arianna Letrari (Bolzano, Italy) set a new season best in the 100 fly with a time of 56.89 for a second-place finish in scoring. The junior transfer also posted a time of 2:03.48 in the 200 fly to finish second in the event.

Freshman Fernanda Rodriguez (Portland, Ore.) narrowly missed her top mark in the 100 breast set the previous meet at Stanford as she ended the dual at Cal with a time of 1:07.77 to finish fourth. Rodriguez added a time of 2:24.54 in the 200 breast for a new PR and a second-place finish in scoring.

The Beavers will head back out on the road next week with a dual against Seattle on November 11. First event is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT at the Connolly Complex.

For more information on the Oregon State swimming team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the club @BeaverSwim on Twitter

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