TEMPE, Ariz. – California got back into racing form in its first meet of the New Year Friday, surging past Arizona State, 190-110, as the Golden Bears won 12 of 16 events.
 
Senior Amy Bilquist claimed three events, taking the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes and the 50-yard free, while senior Katie McLaughlin (200butterfly, 500 free) and junior Abbey Weitzeil (100 and 200 free) were double-winners on the afternoon.
 
The meet also marked the Cal debut of freshman Isabel Ivey. She claimed the 100 fly in an impressive 53.32 with a nearly two-second advantage and also swam legs on the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays.
 
"I thought we did a nice job today, especially in a busy week that included starting the spring semester and traveling to the meet this morning," said head coach Teri McKeever, whose team visits Arizona Saturday. "We've got to turn it around and put together another good one tomorrow."
 
The Bears went first and second or first, second and third in seven of the individual races. Weitzeil was the first to gain an individual win with her time of 1:47.35 in the 200 free. She later posted a two-second victory over teammate Robin Neumann in the 100 free, touching the wall in 48.80.
 
Bilquist earned the win in the 100 back in 53.18, and soon after was timed in 22.65 in the 50 free and 1:58.58 in the 200 back. McLaughlin's pair of victories were 1:55.78 in the 200 fly – almost four seconds ahead of the field – and 4:48.02 in the 500 free.
 
Other Bears to post wins on the day were Briana Thai on the 3-meter springboard (season-best 319.58) and Sarah Darcel in the 200 individual medley (2:00.29).
 
Cal and Arizona will face off at 11 a.m. PT from Tucson on Saturday morning. The Bears return to Berkeley next week, hosting UCLA Feb. 1 and USC Feb. 2.