Florida Women Cap off NCAA Championships Historical Run with Third-Place Finish
The Gators earn their best finish since 2010 after accumulating 364 points.
Saturday Results<https://floridagators.com/documents/2024/3/23/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Women_-_Saturday_Finals_Results.pdf> | Complete Results<https://floridagators.com/documents/2024/3/23/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Women_-_Complete_Final_Results.pdf>
Athens, Ga. – The Florida Women concluded their historic NCAA Championship run in third place with 364 points. 11 Gators totaled 34 All-American Honors en route to three National Titles and four runner-ups. Florida’s placement marks it’s best finish in 14 years, while 364 points lands 11th-best in program history.
Bella Sims’ ended her NCAA debut with a lengthy resume of accolades. The freshman was crowned the 500 Free and 200 Free National Champion, while earning All-American Honors in her seven events. She set two individual program, pool and SEC records and was the lead off in the 800 Free Relay Team that broke UF’s, SEC’s and Georgia’s pool record on the opening night.
Four of Florida’s five relay teams merited top-five finishes, tallying 136 team points. The 800 Free Relay team of Sims, Isabel Ivey, Emma Weyant and Micayla Cronk won the program’s first National Title in the event since 1989.
All-American Tracker
First- Team All-Americans
1. 200 Medley Relay: Aris Runnels, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk
2. 800 Free Relay: Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk
3. 400 Medley Relay: Bella Sims, Molly Mayne, Olivia Peoples, Isabel Ivey
4. 400 Free Relay: Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Lainy Kruger, Micayla Cronk
5. 500 Free: Bella Sims and Emma Weyant
6. 200 IM: Isabel Ivey and Zoe Dixon
7. 1-Meter Diving: Camyla Monroy
8. 400 IM: Emma Weyant and Zoe Dixon
9. 100 Fly: Olivia Peoples
10. Free: Bella Sims and Isabel Ivey
11. 200 Back: Bella Sims, Catie Choate
12. 100 Free: Isabel Ivey
Honorable Mention All-Americans
1. 200 Free Relay – Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Olivia Peoples, Micayla Cronk
2. 200 Back – JoJo Ramey
By the Numbers
Florida tallied 17 top-10 finishes, recorded 11 top-10 program bests and either set or tied a combined 10 program, pool or SEC records.
Top-10
1st Place
1. 800 Freestyle Relay: Sims, Ivey, Weyant, Cronk
2. 500 Freestyle: Bella Sims
3. 200 Freestyle: Bella Sims
2nd Place
1. 400 Free Relay: Sims, Ivey, Kruger, Cronk
2. 500 Freestyle: Emma Weyant
3. 200IM: Isabel Ivey
4. 400 IM: Emma Weyant
3rd Place
1. 200 Medley Relay: Runnels, Mayne, Peoples, Cronk
2. 200 Back: Bella Sims
3. 100 Free: Isabel Ivey
4th Place:
1. 400 Medley Relay: Sims, Mayne, Peoples, Ivey
6th Place
1. 100 Fly: Olivia Peoples
7th Place
1. 400 IM: Zoe Dixon
2. 200 Free: Isabel Ivey
8th Place:
1. 200 IM: Zoe Dixon
2. 200 Back: Catie Choate
10th Place
1. 200 Free Relay: Sims, Ivey, Peoples, Cronk
Records
Program Record
1. 800 Freestyle Relay: Sims, Ivey, Weyant, Cronk – 6:48.59
2. 500 Freestyle: Bella Sims
3. 100 Back (in 400 medley): Bella Sims – 50.02
4. Tied 200 Freestyle: Bella Sims – Tied her 1:40.90
Pool Record
1. 800 Freestyle Relay: Sims, Ivey, Weyant, Cronk
2. Tied 200 Freestyle: Bella Sims – Tied her 1:40.90
SEC
1. 800 Freestyle Relay: Sims, Ivey, Weyant, Cronk – 6:48.59
2. 500 Freestyle: Bella Sims
3. 200 Freestyle: Bella Sims – Tied her 1:40.90
4. 100 Back (in 400 medley): Bella Sims – 50.02
Top-10 UF Times
800 Freestyle Relay
1. Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey, Emma Weyant, Micayla Cronk – 6:48.59
100 Free
2. Bella Sims – 47.02
500 Free
1. Bella Sims – 4:32.47
3. Emma Weyant – 4:33.70
200 IM
2. Isabel Ivey – 1:51.96
3. Zoe Dixon – 1:53.73
400 IM
2. Emma Weyant – 3:59.00
100 Back (in 400 medley)
1. Bella Sims – 50.02
200 Back
2. Bella Sims – 1:48.47
10. JoJo Ramey 1:52.02
Florida’s Top-15 Scores at NCAA Championships
1. 1986 – 586
1. 1988 – 542 ½
1. 1989 – 536
1. 1982 – 505
1. 1990 – 477
1. 1993 – 421
1. 1985 – 400
1. 1983 – 3891/2
1. 1994 – 387 ½
1. 2010 – 382
1. 2024 – 364
1. 2005 – 355
1. 1991 – 353
1. 1987 – 315
1. 1984 – 313
Saturday Recap
The mile event kicked off Saturday finals, with Emma Weyant wrapping up her week with a fifth-place finish. The junior recorded her best NCAA finish in the event after going 15:49.51 for fifth to mark fourth in Florida’s all-time bests. Caroline Pennington dropped nearly eight seconds off her seed time to place 19th overall, while Anna Auld also dropped time for a 16:53.63 finish.
Florida’s performance during the 200 Back was nothing less of excellence. Three Gators found a spot in the final’s session, as Bella Sims and Catie Choate secured a top-eight spot following morning prelims. Sims finished third in 1:48.47 to go three-for-three on individual podium appearances. Fellow freshman teammate (Choate) snagged her first All-American Honor after finishing in eighth with a 1:53.54 time. JoJo Ramey swam her best 200 back time in over two years during prelims to earn a spot at No. 10 in all-time bests (1:52.31). The freshman swam even faster in the finals, going 1:52.02 for 11th overall and an Honorable-Mention All-American Honor.
Isabel Ivey’s impressionable collegiate career came to a close after she claimed her fifth podium finish of the week. She dropped almost a minute off her prelim time in the 100 Free to go 46.67 for third. The Gainesville native concluded her NCAA Championship run with five top-five finishes and seven All-American Honors.
In the final event of the night, the 400 Free Relay Team of Sims, Ivey, Lainy Kruger and Micayla Cronk recorded a 3:08.60 to secure second place.
Diving
Camyla Monroy represented the Gators in the Platform event. The SEC Platform Champion was one of four freshmen competing in the event out of 43 entries and finished with a prelim score of 203.45. She concludes her first season as a Gator with one All-American Honor.
Saturday Results
Results from Saturday’s Finals and Prelims can be found below.
Saturday, March 23
Prelims Results – Top 16 advance to Finals
200 Backstroke
2. Bella Sims – 1:49.44 (+0.44 seed time)
8. Catie Choate – 1:51.99 (+0.05 seed time)
12. JoJo Ramey – 1:52.31 ( -1.31 seed time)
27. Aris Runnels – 1:54.00 (-2.61 seed time)
100 Freestyle
6. Isabel Ivey – 47.26 (+0.65 seed time)
31. Micayla Cronk – 48.23 +0.64 seed time)
200 Breaststroke
44. Molly Mayne – 2:12.16 (+4.44 seed time)
47. Julia Podkoscielny – 2:14.82 (+1.08 seed time)
200 Butterfly
29. Lainy Kruger – 1:56.13 (+0.72 seed time)
32. Zoe Dixon – 1:56.56 (+1.57 seed time)
Platform
Camyla Monroy
* Round 1: 49.50 | 17th Place
* Round 2: 54.40 / 103.90 | 14th Place
* Round 3: 14.00 / 117.90 | 37th Place
* Round 4: 24.75 / 142.65 | 37th Place
* Round 5: 60.80 / 203.45 | 40th Place
Saturday, March 23
Finals Results
1650 Freestyle
5. Emma Weyant – 15:49.51
11. Caroline Pennignton – 16:02.93
26. Anna Auld – 16:15.63
200 Backstroke
3. Bella Sims – 1:48.47
8. Catie Choate – 1:53.54
11. JoJo Ramey – 1:52.02
100 Freestyle
3. Isabel Ivey – 46.67
400 Free Relay
2. Bella Sims (47.01), Isabel Ivey (46.26), Lainy Kruger 48.25), Micayla Cronk (46.88) – 3:08.60
TOP 10 STANDINGS
1. Virginia – 527.50
2. Texas – 441
3. Florida – 364
4. Tennessee – 277
5. Stanford – 250
6. Louisville – 212
7. Indiana – 206
8. USC – 200
t-9. NC State – 162
t-9. Ohio State – 162
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