LA MIRADA, Calif. – Senior swimmer Caitlin DeNise led from start to finish to capture the 200-yard individual medley title on day two of the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference (PCSC) Championships. Her time of 2:03.51 was nearly two seconds clear of the field as she reset her East Bay record from earlier on Thursday.

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DeNise was the only swimmer to split the opening 50 yards of butterfly in under 26 seconds, and she held a slim lead through the backstroke at the halfway mark. She led by over a full second into the final 50 yards of freestyle and finished with the second fastest split among the field.

"It was a stellar swim by Caitlin. She made history tonight becoming the first PCSC champion since East Bay joined the PCSC in the early 90's," said East Bay Head Coach Ben Loorz.

The 200 IM was a big scoring event for the Pioneers as Alyssa Tenney (2:06.12) took fourth and Madison Hauanio (2:06.41) finished sixth. Both swam personal lifetime bests and dropped over two seconds from their morning prelim times.

Courtney Schwiesow, Rachel Knowles, and Makila Schuck qualified for consolation finals. The six swimmers totaled 118 points in aiding the Pioneers in their move up the standings from fifth place to the runner-up position.

"We truly dominated the 200 IM tonight," said Loorz. "Most of our girls dropped a significant amount of time. Six swimmers scored and three qualified for the championship final."

Brittany Rojo took sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.01) finishing in the middle of the pack among a group of five swimmers that touched the wall within .13 seconds of each other. Rojo's time of 23.93 in the morning prelims is an NCAA "B" cut qualifying mark.

Hannah Cutts and Mariam Lowe finished first and second respectively in the consolation final of the 500-yard freestyle. Cutts' time of 5:04.03 was a personal best, within a second of the East Bay school record, and a NCAA "B" cut qualifying mark.

The Cal State East Bay 200 free relay team of DeNise, Tenny, Rojo, and Hauanio was in a battle to the finish with the UC San Diego squad. For the third straight relay the Pioneers finished second as the Tritons (1:33.77) narrowly out touched the Pioneers (1:33.96).

Two East Bay records were set in the race as DeNise's leadoff leg of 23.60, and the relay's time of 1:33.96 are the best in program history. Both are well under the NCAA "B" cut qualifying standards.

"Given our depth in the 50 free, it is no surprise that we were very competitive in the final relay to finish off the evening. Our girls closed out the night with a bang," said Loorz. "This team was pushing UC San Diego all the way to the wall, and while it missed the win, the great close racing puts East Bay's relay currently top-five in the country."

Cal State East Bay stormed into second place passing three teams following Thursday's results. UC San Diego (627) leads the women's team competition followed by East Bay (426.5) and Alaska Fairbanks (386).

Friday's preliminary heats resume at 9 a.m. It will be the third of four days of the PCSC Championships.