The Arizona women's swim team traveled to Long Beach, Calif. this weekend to compete in the Pacific 10 Championships and came home with a fifth-place finish.

After going undefeated in dual meet competition during the regular season (7-0), the Wildcats scored 669.0 points, good enough for fifth behind Stanford (1583.0), USC (984.0), UCLA (840.0), and California (750.5).

The Wildcats also finished fifth at the Pac-10 championships last year - their highest finish ever in the conference championship.

The Cardinal ran away with the Pac-10 crown, posting a first-, second-, or third-place finish in every event, including the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Stanford's team of Lisa Jacob, Lindsay Gassner, Claudia Franco, and Jessica Tong posted a winning time of 3 minutes, 20.73 seconds. Arizona's "A" team, consisting of Shannon Hosack, Liesl Kolbisen, Casey Legler, and Ashley Tappin, finished fourth in the event.

Leading the Wildcats was sophomore sensation Laurie Kline, who finished second in the 1650-yard freestyle, posting a time of 16:31.35. Many of the Wildcats will now get set to compete at the Olympic Trials which will be held March 20-23.

The Arizona women's diving team will host the Pac-10 championships Feb. 22-24 at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.