FRESNO – Cal closed out the second day of the Chick-fil-A Invitational Saturday with another strong performance in the pool as the Golden Bears earned victories in seven of the eight events. Cal touched first in both relays and saw five individuals claim wins of their own.
 
The Bears got the morning going when Ayla Spitz, Ema Rajic, Isabel Ivey and Abbey Weitzeil prevailed in the 400-yard medley relay in a pool-record 3:42.44, and the quartet of Eloise Riley, Robin Neumann, Ivey and Weitzeil wrapped up the meet with a win in the 400 free relay in 3:21.52.
 
A trio of freshmen paced the field in the 1650 free, as Sarah DiMeco (pool-record 17:00.36), Anna Kalandadze (17:13.46) and Rachel Klinker (17:16.61) placed 1-2-3. The Bears did one better in the 200 back with Courtney Mykkanen first in 1:59.79, followed by Alicia Wilson (2:00.02) and Spitz (2:01.65). Ivey actually posted the fastest time (1:59.06), but her swim was an exhibition.
 
Weitzeil led another Cal sweep in the 100 free, reaching the wall in 49.09. Neumann was second in 50.49, Riley third in 50.63 and Spitz fourth in 51.52.
 
Ivey picked up an official victory in the 200 fly with her time of 2:03.24, just ahead of Klinker's 2:03.49. And diver Briana Thai added the 1-meter title to her 3-meter win from Friday with a leading score of 295.60.
 
"Today was much more than about the times," head coach Teri McKeever said. "It was more about an attitude and intention, and I saw a lot of good things that we can continue to build on. We look forward to doing that and have a big weekend coming up with Homecoming and the opportunity to celebrate our 2009 NCAA championship. We're excited about that."

The six-team meet featured 20 events over the two days. Cal led the overall standings with 1,373 points, followed by San Diego State (865) and Fresno State (471.5).
 
The Bears will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their 2009 NCAA team championship during Homecoming and a student-athlete reunion next weekend. Cal will be  back in action with their home-opener on Thursday, Oct. 24 when they host Washington State at 2 p.m. at Spieker Aquatics Complex.