Posted: Feb 14, 2026
Day 3 Recap
Night 3 of the 2026 PCSC Championships featured a fantastic lineup of competition at the East Los Angeles Swim Stadium. The finals session featured men's and women's C, B, and A finals of the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly. The session concluded with the finals heats of the 200 medley relay.
Freshman Maggie Clemens (4:57.58) kicked off a night to remember for the East Bay Pioneers, spearheading a 1-2 finish with fellow freshman teammate Malana Kollath (4:58.86). The pair made it two for two in distance events, finishing in the same position in the 1000 on night one. Touching for third was Azusa Pacific's Kya Guikema, just above the elusive barrier at a 5:00.86. Alaska's Ali Pecore dominated the B-final in a 5:02.93. That swim would have earned a fifth place finish in the championship final.
The Master's University's Izaiah Trevino-Lozano opened up a tough double with a win in the 500 freestyle (4:27.96). Look for Trevino-Lozano in the results of the 200 butterfly upcoming in this recap. Biola would take a huge point swing, finishing 2-3-4 courtesy of Josh Peace (4:29.51), Samuel Slezak (4:31.62), & Noah Hall (4:39.06). Not to be forgotten in the B-final was consolation winner Jonathan De Dios (4:38.87). That gave Biola the four fastest times of the 500 finals outside of the top spot.
The women's 100 backstroke was another win for the Master's, as freshman Clara Patterson rocketed out to a lead and held on for a 55.62 win. Biola's Allison Yancey took second (55.83) & Azusa's Mikala Maemura finished third (56.01). East Bay's Taylor Kolsch wanted her name in the 56 second club as well, winning the B-final in a 56.89. The Biola men kept the podium momentum churning, taking the top two spots in the men's 100 backstroke. Nathan Griffin scorched a 49.29, leading with him teammate Alejandro Marchesini to second (49.73). The Masters' Dylan Crane defended his number three seed in a 50.07.
The women's 100 breaststroke saw the Master's back on top of the podium, with Katherine Dyer redeeming a 400 individual medley loss with a championship title time of 1:02.87. Rae Ann Dressel put East Bay on the podium again for second (1:03.01). Courtney Seljeseth rounded out the top three in a 1:03.17 for a tight podium finish. Evan Nail (55.24) made it a Mustang sweep in the sprint breaststrokes, holding off UCSC's PJ Fortune (55.37) & Fresno's Nico Barna (55.77). Notably finishing fourth and fifth were Idaho's Cahill Robinon (55.97) & Alec Rodriguez-Stiff (56.50), the first championship finalists for the Yotes this week. Simpson got a strong C-final win from Teo Barthelemy, who narrowly missed the minute barrier in a 1:00.37.
East Bay continued their podium results with gold and silver in the women's 200 butterfly. Alexia Fajardo led the way (2:02.92) while Tehani Kong held on for second (2:03.57). Azusa's Benitez (2:04.23) held off a charging Nanook as Carolina Schmiedel (2:04.35) had the fastest final split of the field by a half second.
Trevino-Lozano, on the backend of a unenviable double, blasted out to a lead in the men's 200 butterfly championship final. He continued that lead into the 150 yard mark, before Santa Cruz's Greyson Davies made his move. Davies split 27.84 to Trevino-Lozano's 28.41, ultimately taking first, 1:47.27 to 1:47.62. The two men were well ahead of the field, but Reuben Dobson was the leader of the charge to the wall for third (1:49.28), getting Ottawa University Arizona their first podium finish of the meet. The B-final saw a joint tie for the win, with Biola's Eli Houseman and Arizona Christian's Jackson Lee swimming a 1:54.01.
East Bay and Biola battled to the wall in the women's 200 medley relay, but the difference came in the breaststroke splits. East Bay had Lily Caraway (26.48), Dressel (28.35), Kong (25.06), & Amaya Rocheleau (23.26). Biola had Yancey (26.43), Malia Ciolli (29.62), Emilee Elizondo (25.05), & Phoebe Munholland (23.06). After taking silver in the 100 breaststroke, Dressel's split was the difference maker in the final result, 1:43.15 to 1:44.16. Azusa Pacific (1:45.41) had their own battle for third, touching just three tenths ahead of UC Santa Cruz (1:45.76).
