2008 BIG WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's 500 Freestyle Final Results
NCAA Div I automatic 4:45.46 - consideration 4:54.02
Meet Record 4:49.50 Ping Luo NEV 1999
| Place | Name | Team | Final Result | Final Splits | Prelim | Prelim Splits |
| 1 | Lyndsay De Paul | UCI | 04:48.93 | 25.55 27.96 28.77 29.32 29.65 29.58 29.45 29.55 29.86 29.24 | 04:57.05 | 26.82 29.17 29.68 30.08 30.00 30.14 30.32 30.54 30.66 29.64 |
| 2 | Gloria Benefield | CPSU | 04:50.81 | 26.70 28.81 29.49 29.57 29.34 29.47 29.43 29.53 29.69 28.78 | 05:01.14 | 27.35 29.34 30.18 30.32 30.72 30.69 31.25 30.95 31.13 29.21 |
| 3 | Ann Tsuchiya | UCI | 04:57.66 | 26.76 29.11 29.63 29.88 30.25 30.35 30.52 30.47 30.73 29.96 | 04:57.67 | 27.00 29.69 30.16 30.63 30.47 30.38 30.33 30.34 29.88 28.79 |
| 4 | Karen Albiston | UCP | 04:58.67 | 27.48 29.37 30.05 30.27 30.48 30.38 30.40 30.52 30.47 29.25 | 05:00.23 | 27.62 29.50 30.07 30.37 30.27 30.22 30.44 30.81 30.71 30.22 |
| 5 | Brooke Cashion | UCP | 04:58.79 | 27.71 29.57 30.19 30.43 30.60 30.41 30.42 30.36 29.96 29.14 | 05:00.37 | 27.76 29.98 30.41 30.74 30.76 30.54 30.67 30.48 29.89 29.14 |
| 6 | Linda Hermann | UCD | 04:59.95 | 26.87 29.17 29.94 30.33 30.64 30.25 30.71 31.08 30.74 30.22 | 05:02.56 | 27.89 30.08 30.61 30.94 30.97 30.51 30.94 30.80 30.08 29.74 |
| 7 | Lindsay Gaudinier | UCSB | 05:00.14 | 27.74 29.79 29.92 30.73 30.79 30.72 30.58 30.26 30.20 29.41 | 05:03.83 | 28.07 30.42 30.41 30.72 30.76 30.92 31.07 30.92 30.69 29.85 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Wagner | UCSB | 05:00.29 | 27.41 29.61 30.10 30.59 30.77 30.78 30.68 30.59 30.35 29.41 | 05:01.23 | 27.33 29.67 30.26 30.74 30.53 30.58 30.94 31.16 30.64 29.38 |
| 9 | Jessica Cruzat | UCSB | 04:55.38 | 27.40 29.84 29.54 29.63 29.75 29.69 29.86 30.19 30.18 29.30 | 05:05.79 | 28.38 30.19 30.71 30.80 30.57 30.72 30.99 31.26 31.34 30.83 |
| 10 | Jill Olson | UCD | 04:58.87 | 27.50 29.84 30.35 30.29 30.55 30.22 30.47 30.27 30.29 29.09 | 05:05.31 | 27.88 30.40 30.88 30.56 30.79 30.61 30.99 31.29 31.13 30.78 |
| 11 | Jun Huang | UCP | 05:02.55 | 28.14 29.75 30.65 30.56 30.62 30.62 30.48 30.77 30.72 30.24 | 05:07.77 | 27.70 30.43 30.57 30.45 31.03 31.11 31.42 31.59 31.80 31.67 |
| 12 | Madeline Klobuchar | UCI | 05:04.93 | 28.42 30.67 31.13 31.24 31.18 31.54 29.98 30.75 30.41 29.61 | 05:12.63 | 27.68 30.48 31.04 31.17 31.28 31.77 32.50 32.54 32.75 31.42 |
| 13 | Melody White | CPSU | 05:05.67 | 27.58 30.56 30.56 31.08 30.49 30.78 30.59 31.32 31.61 31.10 | 05:04.08 | 29.06 30.77 29.99 30.81 30.22 29.97 30.60 30.69 31.39 30.58 |
| 14 | Sarah Gutierez | UCP | 05:07.89 | 28.57 30.19 30.43 30.66 30.59 31.15 31.21 31.90 31.60 31.59 | 05:09.65 | 28.22 30.04 30.58 30.54 30.73 31.18 31.49 31.98 32.34 32.55 |
| 15 | Kathryn Jovino | UCD | 05:09.09 | 27.64 30.36 30.72 31.12 31.56 31.36 31.61 31.92 31.95 30.85 | 05:08.47 | 28.67 31.03 31.35 31.48 31.47 31.29 30.86 30.89 31.06 30.37 |
| 16 | Caitlin Lee | CPSU | 05:10.20 | 28.13 30.76 31.23 31.33 31.52 31.48 31.56 31.80 31.61 30.78 | 05:09.98 | 28.22 30.23 30.80 31.21 31.27 31.32 31.61 31.68 32.04 31.60 |
| 17 | Genevieve Palacios | UCSB | 05:07.01 | 27.88 30.29 31.19 31.20 31.36 31.28 30.93 31.06 31.21 30.61 | 05:11.93 | 28.31 29.94 30.99 31.37 31.63 31.60 31.91 32.93 31.95 31.30 |
| 18 | Ellen Barton | UCD | 05:16.11 | 29.08 31.22 31.84 32.07 32.29 31.98 32.25 32.27 31.88 31.23 | 05:23.97 | 29.02 31.36 32.22 32.41 32.96 33.01 33.09 33.40 33.33 33.17 |
| 19 | Stephanie Pierson | UCSB | 05:18.31 | 29.00 31.43 31.86 32.13 31.99 32.22 32.43 32.54 32.69 32.02 | 05:14.88 | 28.28 30.76 31.70 31.72 31.95 32.31 32.30 32.27 32.15 31.44 |
| 20 | Katlin Phillips | CSUN | 05:26.77 | 30.49 32.56 32.99 33.00 33.16 32.99 33.33 33.09 32.90 32.26 | 05:23.94 | 30.53 32.50 32.64 32.69 32.57 32.64 32.84 32.77 32.59 32.17 |
| 21 | Megan Meadows | CSUN | 05:28.52 | 30.20 32.77 33.16 33.27 33.54 33.15 33.42 33.38 33.26 32.37 | 05:31.52 | 29.53 31.99 33.20 33.50 33.45 33.65 33.80 34.15 34.35 33.90 |
| 22 | Torrie Goodsen | CSUN | 05:38.89 | 30.14 32.90 33.84 34.17 34.10 34.51 34.71 35.33 35.00 34.19 | 05:39.80 | 29.48 32.72 32.92 33.85 34.19 34.83 35.36 35.96 35.70 34.79 |
| 23 | Amelia Chucholowski | CPSU | 05:18.97 | 29.03 30.68 31.47 31.57 32.03 32.41 32.82 32.95 33.11 32.90 | ||
| 24 | Alyssa Tull | CPSU | 05:23.58 | 29.14 31.85 32.47 32.47 32.74 32.86 33.08 33.29 33.14 32.54 | ||
| 25 | Shannon Colavito | CSUN | D.Q.'d | 28.29 30.64 30.88 |