STOCKTON, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara swim teams opened up the 2026-27 season with a second-place ranking in both the men's and women's competition at the PAC Invite. The men totaled 968 points while the women posted 777 points.
 
WOMEN'S COMPETITION
Brown won the 100-yard fly in 54.99 and later joined Elaine Birkhold, Melina K. Seider and Lilli A. Perner on the first-place 800 free relay in 7:35.73. Ogilby added another event win in the 400 IM with a time of 4:23.01.
 
Santa Barbara also won the 400 free relay, with Miranda Stevenson, Brown, Gretta Callison and Eugenie Lanilis finishing in 3:23.66. Lilli Perner placed second in the 1650 free in 17:12.17, followed by Melina K. Seider in third at 17:14.82.
 
MEN'S COMPETITION
In the 100 fly, Bryden Thielenhaus and Will Titley took first and second place in the event, while Jack Hendricks took second in the 400-yard IM with a time of 3:55.80. Michael Peterson and Jonah Lee placed first and third, respectively.
 
The Gauchos swept the 100-yard backstroke with Breck Boyd, Lucas Hubbard and Taisei Saito placing first through third. Diego Castandea also finished fourth in the competition. The Gaucho men placed second and third in the 800 relay and third in the 400 relay.
 
UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara will host Saint Mary's next weekend in Santa Barbara for a dual meet that will stretch across two days, October 9 and October 10.