Big 12 Championships, Night 5: ASU Sweeps Team Titles; Jonny Kulow Takes Star Turn

Arizona State big 12 title
Photo Courtesy: Emily Cameron

Big 12 Championships, Night 5: Jonny Kulow Meet Record Caps Arizona State Sweep

There was little left in the final night of the Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday night for Arizona State short of a coronation procession.

Over the first four days at the King County Aquatics Center, the Sun Devils had assembled massive leads in both the men’s and women’s team competition. Saturday had long been a formality for ASU, finishing up a dominant performance in Year 1 of life in the Big 12.

Jonny Kulow set a meet record in the men’s 100 freestyle, then helped the Sun Devils finish off the meet with dual sweeps in the 400 free relays. The winning margin for the women’s team ended up at 455 points, while the men’s team put a scare into the 2,000-point barrier, though even the 64 lost from Friday’s disqualified 200 free relay wouldn’t quite have gotten them there. The 1,912 was 600 more than Arizona, the runner-up in both. On the men’s side, the three conference newcomers, with Utah in third, took the top three spots.

Arizona State swept the Swimmer of the Year awards, with Jonny Kulow as the top male, Lucien Vergnes as the top male freshman, Caroline Bentz as the top female and Julia Ullmann the top female freshman.

Anna Kwong of TCU was named the top female diver, and her male teammate David Ekdahl took home the other honor. Colin Agor of Arizona and Callie Eagleston of Utah were named the top freshmen divers.

Final Team Scores

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 43                     
  1. Arizona State                    1695   2. University of Arizona            1240
  3. University of Houston          1211.5   4. Texas Christian University        854
  5. University of Utah              809.5   6. University of Cincinnati        800.5
  7. Brigham Young University        761.5   8. University of Kansas              542
  9. West Virginia University          409  10. Iowa State University             397
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 44                      
  1. Arizona State                    1912   2. University of Arizona            1301
  3. University of Utah             1153.5   4. Texas Christian University     1088.5
  5. Brigham Young University          960   6. University of Cincinnati          923
  7. West Virginia University          570

Women’s 200 backstroke

As the winner of the 50 free and the 100 back, Caroline Bentz had her pick of Day 5 events. She went with backstroke, and the senior turned in a time of 1:51.79 that won her third individual gold medal of the meet by nearly two seconds.

Utah’s Norah Hay picked up silver in 1:53.79, holding off a charge from Arizona’s Kayman Neal in the final yards by .06 seconds. Elizabeth Jimenez of Houston was fourth.

Event 35  Women 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 1:46.87  11/22/2024Claire Curzan
     American: $ 1:46.87  11/22/2024Claire Curzan
      US Open: & 1:46.87  11/22/2024Claire Curzan
       Big 12: * 1:49.91  3/18/2017 Tasija Karosas, Texas
         Meet: # 1:50.09  2/25/2023 Olivia Bray, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 1:50.50
     NCAA "B": B 1:56.71
 NCCA Invit24:   1:54.01
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Bentz, Caroline        SR ASU               1:52.82    1:51.89B  32  
                 26.09        54.27 (28.18)
        1:23.06 (28.79)     1:51.89 (28.83)
  2 Hay, Norah             SR UTAH              1:54.65    1:53.79B  28  
                 26.61        55.28 (28.67)
        1:24.53 (29.25)     1:53.79 (29.26)
  3 Neal, Kayman           FR ARIZ              1:54.60    1:53.85B  27  
                 26.95        55.71 (28.76)
        1:24.82 (29.11)     1:53.85 (29.03)
  4 Jimenez, Elizabeth     SO UH                1:55.33    1:55.39B  26  
                 27.37        56.52 (29.15)
        1:26.07 (29.55)     1:55.39 (29.32)
  5 Edwards, Hana          SR ASU               1:56.30    1:55.84B  25  
                 27.10        56.24 (29.14)
        1:26.00 (29.76)     1:55.84 (29.84)
  6 Armstrong, Paige       JR ARIZ              1:55.80    1:56.09B  24  
                 26.95        56.39 (29.44)
        1:26.24 (29.85)     1:56.09 (29.85)
  7 Brown, Charli          SR ASU               1:55.52    1:56.29B  23  
                 27.02        56.13 (29.11)
        1:25.96 (29.83)     1:56.29 (30.33)
  8 Greber, Jordan         FR ASU               1:56.40    1:57.01   22  
                 27.03        56.59 (29.56)
        1:26.49 (29.90)     1:57.01 (30.52)

Men’s 200 backstroke

A non-Arizona State win? A non-Arizona State win!

For the first time in a non-disqualified swimming event, a non-Sun Devil was atop the podium. Hunter Gubeno of Cincinnati, the runner-up at this event last year, bumped up a place to gold in 1:40.38. He outraced Arizona’s Will Meyers, who shaved a half-second in finals to 1:40.81. Danny Berlitz of West Virginia was third.

As for Arizona State, Jono Adam led the way in sixth. Jack Wadsworth, the 100 back winner, tied for seventh, and 400 IM champ Michael Hochwalt won the B final.

Event 36  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 1:35.37  3/30/2024 Destin Lasco
     American: $ 1:35.37  3/20/2024 Destin Lasco
      US Open: & 1:35.27  3/30/2024 Destin Lasco
       Big 12: * 1:36.42  3/27/2019 John Shebat, Texas
         Meet: # 1:38.61  3/2/2019  Ryan Harty, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 1:38.80
     NCAA "B": B 1:44.03
 NCCA Invit24:   1:40.62
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Gubeno, Hunter         GS CINC              1:40.50    1:40.38B  32  
                 23.54        48.68 (25.14)
        1:14.29 (25.61)     1:40.38 (26.09)
  2 Meyers, Will           SO ARIZ              1:41.33    1:40.81B  28  
                 23.55        49.26 (25.71)
        1:15.11 (25.85)     1:40.81 (25.70)
  3 Berlitz, Danny         SR WVU               1:41.94    1:41.20B  27  
                 23.86        49.40 (25.54)
        1:15.36 (25.96)     1:41.20 (25.84)
  4 Suchanski, Filip       FR TCU               1:41.71    1:41.84B  26  
                 23.72        49.48 (25.76)
        1:15.73 (26.25)     1:41.84 (26.11)
  5 Miller, Brandon        JR UTAH              1:43.06    1:42.72B  25  
                 24.38        50.19 (25.81)
        1:16.60 (26.41)     1:42.72 (26.12)
  6 Adam, Jono             SR ASU               1:42.14    1:42.75B  24  
                 23.14        49.10 (25.96)
        1:15.46 (26.36)     1:42.75 (27.29)
  7 Wadsworth, Jack        SR ASU               1:42.22    1:42.94B  22.5
                 24.19        50.12 (25.93)
        1:16.59 (26.47)     1:42.94 (26.35)
  7 Swain, Joe             SO CINC              1:44.34    1:42.94B  22.5
                 24.09        49.96 (25.87)
        1:16.78 (26.82)     1:42.94 (26.16)

Women’s 100 freestyle

Sans Bentz, chaos reigned. And five swimmers within .44 seconds fit the bill.

When the wash settled, it was the swimmer who was fourth at the midpoint who came out on top, Arizona’s Julia Wozniak, who went 48.56. She had been quickest in prelims. Teammate Riley Botton, the standout of last night’s 200 free relay win, was second. Those points turned a 60-point deficit into a 50-point lead over Houston in the battle for second.

Arizona State took the next two spots, with Julia Ullmann third in 48.82 and Erin Milligan fourth in 48.94. Jessica Davis of Cincinnati was the first swimmer from outside the Grand Canyon State, in fifth in 49.00.

 Event 37  Women 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 44.83  3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh
     American: $ 44.83  3/23/2024 Gretchen Walsh
      US Open: & 44.83  3/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh
       Big 12: * 47.32  2/23/2018 Claire Adams, Texas
         Meet: # 47.46  2/24/2022 Claire Adams, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 47.10
     NCAA "B": B 49.18
 NCCA Invit24:   48.34
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Wozniak, Julia         SO ARIZ                48.77      48.56B  32  
                 11.19        23.46 (12.27)
          36.03 (12.57)       48.56 (12.53)
  2 Botton, Riley          JR ARIZ                49.04      48.77B  28  
                 10.96        23.23 (12.27)
          35.97 (12.74)       48.77 (12.80)
  3 Ullmann, Julia         FR ASU                 48.94      48.82B  27  
                 11.11        23.63 (12.52)
          36.31 (12.68)       48.82 (12.51)
  4 Milligan, Erin         SR ASU                 48.85      48.94B  26  
                 11.21        23.23 (12.02)
          36.03 (12.80)       48.94 (12.91)
  5 Davis, Jessica         GS CINC                49.23      49.00B  25  
                 11.05        23.29 (12.24)
          36.12 (12.83)       49.00 (12.88)
  6 Schwengel, Alyssa      SR ARIZ                49.24      49.23   24  
                 11.18        23.58 (12.40)
          36.42 (12.84)       49.23 (12.81)
  7 Williams, Halli        SR BYU                 49.41      49.72   23  
                 11.14        23.76 (12.62)
          36.77 (13.01)       49.72 (12.95)
  8 Duchsherer, Lexi       SR ARIZ                49.71      49.91   22  
                 11.35        24.00 (12.65)
          37.10 (13.10)       49.91 (12.81)

Men’s 100 freestyle

Normal service is restored in the 100 free, for Arizona State and the state of Arizona at large.

All eight finalists and the entire top 10 hailed from Arizona schools, led by Jonny Kulow’s 41.07. He downed the meet record set in 2020 by Daniel Krueger of Texas in 2020 (41.26) with a 41.22 in prelims, then lowered it further in finals, nearly clipping Tate Jackson’s conference record of 41.06 from 2018.

Patrick Sammon followed for ASU in 41.39. Tommy Palmer was fourth in 42.00, with Filip Senc-Samardzic sixth and Quin Seider seventh.

Arizona filled the gaps. Tomas Lukminas went 41.97 for third. Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri continued a strong week in 42.30 for fifth, with Hunter Ingram eighth.

Event 38  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel
     American: $ 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel
      US Open: & 39.90  3/24/2018 Caeleb Dressel
       Big 12: * 41.06  12/1/2018 Tate Jackson, Texas
         Meet: # 41.26  2/29/2020 Daniel Krueger, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 41.34
     NCAA "B": B 43.25
 NCCA Invit24:   42.19
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Kulow, Jonny           JR ASU                 41.22      41.07#  32  
                  9.25        19.52 (10.27)
          30.23 (10.71)       41.07 (10.84)
  2 Sammon, Patrick        SR ASU                 41.59      41.39B  28  
                  9.31        19.82 (10.51)
          30.57 (10.75)       41.39 (10.82)
  3 *Lukminas, Tomas       FR ARIZ                41.56      41.97B  27  
                  9.56        19.95 (10.39)
          30.96 (11.01)       41.97 (11.01)
  4 Palmer, Tommy          JR ASU                 42.30      42.00B  26  
                  9.44        20.10 (10.66)
          31.11 (11.01)       42.00 (10.89)
  5 *Daleiden Ciuferri, R  JR ARIZ                42.27      42.30B  25  
                  9.49        20.10 (10.61)
          31.16 (11.06)       42.30 (11.14)
  6 Senc-Samardzic, Filip  SO ASU                 42.38      42.43B  24  
                  9.69        20.34 (10.65)
          31.39 (11.05)       42.43 (11.04)
  7 Seider, Quin           FR ASU                 42.55      42.58B  23  
                  9.61        20.40 (10.79)
          31.36 (10.96)       42.58 (11.22)
  8 Ingram, Hunter         5Y ARIZ                42.61      42.82B  22  
                                  20.58 ( )
          42.82 (22.24)

Women’s 1,650 freestyle

Deniz Ertan reversed the order of finish in the 500 free way back on Wednesday, going 16:01.31 to pull away from teammate Alexa Reyna and get the win. It’s Ertan’s second victory, with the 200 fly, to go with 500 free silver. Reyna picked up silver in 16:23.30.

Malia Rausch of Arizona was third, ahead of Sydney Nethercutt of Houston to widen the lead in the race for second.

Event 39  Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 15:03.31  11/18/2017Katie Ledecky
     American: $ 15:01.49  3/12/2023 Katie Ledecky
      US Open: & 15:01.41  3/12/2023 Katie Ledecky
       Big 12: * 15:45.95  3/19/2022 Erica Sullivan, Texas
         Meet: # 15:48.65  2/27/2021 Evie Pfeifer, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 15:52.41
     NCAA "B": B 16:41.45
 NCCA Invit24:   16:14.82
    Name                 Year School               Seed     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Ertan, Deniz           JR ASU              16:02.35   16:01.31B  32  
                 25.86        53.91 (28.05)
       15:03.36 (29.49)    15:33.10 (29.74)    16:01.31 (28.21)
  2 Reyna, Alexa           SO ASU              16:00.40   16:23.30B  28  
                 25.86        54.04 (28.18)
       15:22.45 (30.85)    15:53.14 (30.69)    16:23.30 (30.16)
  3 Rausch, Malia          JR ARIZ             16:44.61   16:36.77B  27  
                 27.14        56.56 (29.42)
       15:41.13 (30.04)    16:09.64 (28.51)    16:36.77 (27.13)
  4 Nethercutt, Sydney     SO UH               16:34.87   16:37.60B  26  
                 27.53        57.19 (29.66)
       15:38.38 (30.70)    16:08.99 (30.61)    16:37.60 (28.61)
  5 Kirtley, Miranda       SR WVU              17:02.50   16:38.70B  25  
                 27.37        57.18 (29.81)
       15:38.77 (30.53)    16:09.35 (30.58)    16:38.70 (29.35)
  6 Randall, Katherine     JR ASU              16:54.01   16:39.14B  24  
                 27.16        57.00 (29.84)
       15:38.44 (30.52)    16:08.87 (30.43)    16:39.14 (30.27)
  7 Csulak, Lia            SO ASU              16:54.87   16:41.07B  23  
                 28.15        58.39 (30.24)
       15:41.31 (30.66)    16:12.03 (30.72)    16:41.07 (29.04)
  8 Sutphin, Ava           SO ARIZ             16:41.06   16:43.03   22  
                 27.65        57.73 (30.08)
       15:43.92 (30.77)    16:14.32 (30.40)    16:43.03 (28.71)

Men’s 1,650 freestyle

Daniel Matheson, the 500 free champ, doubled up on his distance crowns with a time of 14:46.53, three seconds off his in-season time. Teammate Jacob Pins dropped eight seconds to finish second in 14:54.41. Dylan Gravely of ASU was fourth, Reece Grady sixth. In between was Utah sophomore Nick Chirafisi.

 Event 40  Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke
     American: $ 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke
      US Open: & 14:12.08  2/22/2020 Bobby Finke
       Big 12: * 14:22.41  3/25/2017 Clark Smith, Texas
         Meet: # 14:31.29  2/27/2016 Clark Smith, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 14:37.31
     NCAA "B": B 15:21.20
 NCCA Invit24:   14:54.92
    Name                 Year School               Seed     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
  1 Matheson, Daniel       SR ASU              14:43.46   14:46.53B  32  
                 24.20        50.60 (26.40)
       13:55.42 (26.47)    14:21.66 (26.24)    14:46.53 (24.87)
  2 Pins, Jacob            FR ASU              15:02.71   14:54.41B  28  
                 23.82        50.20 (26.38)
       14:02.02 (27.18)    14:28.71 (26.69)    14:54.41 (25.70)
  3 Chirafisi, Nick        SO UTAH             15:04.95   15:02.28B  27  
                 24.58        51.56 (26.98)
       14:11.13 (27.21)    14:38.21 (27.08)    15:02.28 (24.07)
  4 Gravely, Dylan         SR ASU              15:08.20   15:11.96B  26  
                 25.70        53.06 (27.36)
       14:16.38 (28.27)    14:44.71 (28.33)    15:11.96 (27.25)
  5 Nyboer, Mason          5Y ARIZ             15:18.82   15:12.08B  25  
                 25.78        52.97 (27.19)
       14:16.17 (28.30)    14:44.44 (28.27)    15:12.08 (27.64)
  6 Grady, Reece           SO ASU              14:55.22   15:16.83B  24  
                 24.51        50.77 (26.26)
       14:18.48 (29.88)    14:48.37 (29.89)    15:16.83 (28.46)
  7 Lambert, Jones         FR UTAH             15:11.60   15:19.98B  23  
                 24.54        51.59 (27.05)
       14:25.48 (27.02)    14:52.91 (27.43)    15:19.98 (27.07)
  8 Wilmes, Aaron          JR TCU              15:26.52   15:20.73B  22  
                 25.40        52.82 (27.42)
       14:27.84 (27.56)    14:55.29 (27.45)    15:20.73 (25.44)

Women’s 200 breaststroke

The battle for second place took center stage, with Houston putting two in the top four to trim the deficit to Arizona to 42 points. Flo Peter finished second in 2:09.91, with Henrietta Fangli fourth.

The win went to Mackenzie Miller, and she made quick work of it. After setting the best time in prelims by nearly two seconds at 2:09.20, she blitzed it in finals to go 2:06.53, winning the final by nearly 3.5 seconds.

Arizona had just one A finalist, Eleni Gewalt in sixth. TCU’s Nina Vadovicova was third. Arizona State went 7-8-9.

Event 41  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 2:01.29  3/18/2023 Kate Douglass
     American: $ 2:01.29  3/18/2023 Kate Douglass
      US Open: & 2:01.29  3/18/2023 Kate Douglass
       Big 12: * 2:03.26  2/18/2023 Anna Elendt, Texas
         Meet: # 2:03.92  2/26/2022 Anna Elendt, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 2:05.73
     NCAA "B": B 2:13.28
 NCCA Invit24:   2:09.55
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Miller, Mackenzie      JR BYU               2:09.20    2:06.53B  32  
                 28.20      1:00.46 (32.26)
        1:32.89 (32.43)     2:06.53 (33.64)
  2 Peter, Flo             JR UH                2:11.44    2:09.91B  28  
                 29.23      1:01.59 (32.36)
        1:35.21 (33.62)     2:09.91 (34.70)
  3 Vadovicova, Nina       SO TCU               2:11.02    2:09.99B  27  
                 29.46      1:02.29 (32.83)
        1:35.95 (33.66)     2:09.99 (34.04)
  4 Fangli, Henrietta      SR UH                2:11.24    2:10.74B  26  
                 28.75      1:01.74 (32.99)
        1:35.59 (33.85)     2:10.74 (35.15)
  5 Richards, Addie        SR BYU               2:12.15    2:11.11B  25  
                 29.39      1:02.41 (33.02)
        1:36.47 (34.06)     2:11.11 (34.64)
  6 Gewalt, Eleni          JR ARIZ              2:12.41    2:11.19B  24  
                 28.74      1:02.19 (33.45)
        1:36.31 (34.12)     2:11.19 (34.88)
  7 Gehlert, Emma          SR ASU               2:11.57    2:11.48B  23  
                 29.36      1:02.44 (33.08)
        1:36.27 (33.83)     2:11.48 (35.21)
  8 Summar, Zoe            JR ASU               2:12.24    2:12.30B  22  
                 29.83      1:02.54 (32.71)
        1:36.72 (34.18)     2:12.30 (35.58)

Men’s 200 breaststroke

One more individual whitewash for the Sun Devils. Andy Dobrzanski won in 1:51.93, defending his top seed from prelims. Teammate Oscar Bilbao was second in 1:52.31, though he was first at the 150-yard wall. Cale Martter added fifth to the ASU pile.

Arizona’s Tavner Wisdom finished third in 1:53.95, with Kyle Bumgardner of Cincinnati fifth.

 Event 42  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 1:46.35  3/30/2024 Leon Marchand
     American: $ 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon
      US Open: & 1:46.35  3/30/2024 Leon Marchand
       Big 12: * 1:47.91  3/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
         Meet: # 1:49.89  2/25/2017 Will Licon, Texas
     NCAA "A": A 1:50.65
     NCAA "B": B 1:56.96
 NCCA Invit24:   1:53.12
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Dobrzanski, Andy       JR ASU               1:53.07    1:51.93B  32  
                 25.20        53.33 (28.13)
        1:22.30 (28.97)     1:51.93 (29.63)
  2 Bilbao, Oscar          FR ASU               1:54.42    1:52.31B  28  
                 25.35        53.40 (28.05)
        1:22.24 (28.84)     1:52.31 (30.07)
  3 Wisdom, Tavner         SO ARIZ              1:54.71    1:53.95B  27  
                 25.99        54.70 (28.71)
        1:24.00 (29.30)     1:53.95 (29.95)
  4 Bumgardner, Kyle       SO CINC              1:55.19    1:54.03B  26  
                 25.52        54.55 (29.03)
        1:24.06 (29.51)     1:54.03 (29.97)
  5 Martter, Cale          JR ASU               1:54.89    1:54.62B  25  
                 26.00        54.85 (28.85)
        1:24.38 (29.53)     1:54.62 (30.24)
  6 Goncalves, Felipe      SO TCU               1:54.88    1:54.75B  24  
                 25.95        54.86 (28.91)
        1:24.53 (29.67)     1:54.75 (30.22)
  7 Nelson, Tanner         SO BYU               1:55.09    1:55.16B  23  
                 26.18        55.33 (29.15)
        1:25.12 (29.79)     1:55.16 (30.04)
  8 Edwards, Emerson       SR BYU               1:55.38    1:55.34B  22  
                 25.79        55.00 (29.21)
        1:24.88 (29.88)     1:55.34 (30.46)

Women’s platform diving

A tinge of controversy on platform, with TCU’s Anna Kwong dropping late with a mixup on her dive program, resulting in a low score that dropped the 3-meter champ to eighth. That allowed Arizona State’s Kayden Hayes to win in 251.60. Houston’s Michelle McLeod scored significant points in second in 247.60, with Utah’s Callie Eagleston third.

Hayes had been 14th on 3-meter and 21st on 1-meter. Eagleston has two third-place finishes and a fourth at Big 12s.

Kwong, Eagleston and 1-meter champion Shiyun Lai of Kansas were among four divers to make all three finals. Lai finished fifth. Zara Ayazi of Arizona was the fourth; she finished seventh.

Event 31  Women Platform Diving
=========================================================================
       Big 12: * 411.30  2/28/2015 Samantha Bromberg, Texas
         Meet: # 411.30  2/28/2015 Samantha Bromberg, Texas
    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points 
=========================================================================
                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Hayes, Kayden          SO ASU                245.25     251.60   32  
  2 McLeod, Michelle       SO UH                 293.55     247.60   28  
  3 Eagleston, Callie      FR UTAH               238.40     240.75   27  
  4 Jackson, Alexia        JR BYU                270.95     239.55   26  
  5 Lai, Shiyun            SO KANS               247.15     235.20   25  
  6 Grant, Kathryn         JR UTAH               264.75     230.00   24  
  7 Ayazi, Zara            JR ARIZ               250.40     229.95   23  
  8 Kwong, Anna            SR TCU                244.30     229.30   22

Women’s 400 freestyle relay

It was a coronation in the 400 free relay for Arizona State, improving their A cut with a time of 3:13.64 to win by nearly a second over Arizona. Caroline Bentz, Erin Milligan, Julia Ullmann and Charli Brown comprised that squad, Ulmann with the quickest split in the field of 48.04. Arizona was second in 3:15.62, which is .34 seconds short of the B cut. Cincinnati was third.

Event 43  Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 3:05.84  3/18/2023 Virginia
                          Ivey, McLaughlin, Bilquist, Weitzeil
     American: $ 3:05.84  3/18/2023 Virginia
                          K Douglass, A Walsh, R Tiltmann, G Walsh
      US Open: & 3:05.84  3/18/2023 Virginia
                          K Douglass, A Walsh, R Tiltmann, G Walsh
       Big 12: * 3:09.56  12/1/2018 University of Texas
                          Adams, Cook, Ariola, Diener
         Meet: # 3:11.29  2/25/2023 University of Texas
                          K Pash, O Bray, A Longi, K Leibel
     NCAA "A": A 3:13.74
     NCAA "B": B 3:15.28
 NCCA Invit24:   3:16.11
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 ASU                                 3:14.65    3:13.64A  64  
     1) Bentz, Caroline SR            2) Milligan, Erin SR            
     3) Ullmann, Julia FR             4) Brown, Charli SR             
                 22.72        48.21 (48.21)
        1:11.04 (22.83)     1:36.52 (48.31)
        1:59.26 (22.74)     2:24.56 (48.04)
        2:47.88 (23.32)     3:13.64 (49.08)
  2 ARIZ                                3:18.61    3:15.62   56  
     1) Duchsherer, Lexi SR           2) Wozniak, Julia SO            
     3) Botton, Riley JR              4) Schwengel, Alyssa SR         
                 23.90        50.00 (50.00)
        1:12.83 (22.83)     1:38.38 (48.38)
        2:01.27 (22.89)     2:27.18 (48.80)
        2:49.95 (22.77)     3:15.62 (48.44)
  3 CINC                                3:16.93    3:17.39   54  
     1) Davis, Jessica GS             2) Rose, Julie SO               
     3) Mardis, Kate FR               4) Worrell, Lindi SO            
                 23.37        49.17 (49.17)
        1:12.90 (23.73)     1:39.21 (50.04)
        2:02.58 (23.37)     2:28.40 (49.19)
        2:51.68 (23.28)     3:17.39 (48.99)
  4 TCU                                 3:22.73    3:19.28   52  
     1) Gould, Serena GS              2) Rhodes, Olivia SR            
     3) Dahmen, Jeanne SR             4) Snyder, Amelia JR            
                 23.67        49.74 (49.74)
        1:12.94 (23.20)     1:38.82 (49.08)
        2:02.65 (23.83)     2:29.24 (50.42)
        2:52.91 (23.67)     3:19.28 (50.04)
  5 BYU                                 3:21.52    3:19.54   50  
     1) Marusakova, Emma JR           2) Williams, Halli SR           
     3) Tiffany, Haylee FR            4) Flint, Lily JR               
                 23.55        50.28 (50.28)
        1:14.00 (23.72)     1:39.97 (49.69)
        2:04.05 (24.08)     2:29.81 (49.84)
        2:53.53 (23.72)     3:19.54 (49.73)
  6 UTAH                                3:18.65    3:20.10   48  
     1) Bartell, Julia JR             2) Riso, Isabella SO            
     3) Palmer, Erin JR               4) Hay, Norah SR                
                 24.02        50.14 (50.14)
        1:13.97 (23.83)     1:39.96 (49.82)
        2:04.49 (24.53)     2:31.22 (51.26)
        2:54.44 (23.22)     3:20.10 (48.88)
  7 UH                                  3:20.93    3:22.18   46  
     1) Goupil, Liya JR               2) Bruner, Sienna FR            
     3) Kerkman, Jenna JR             4) Jimenez, Elizabeth SO        
                 23.97        50.07 (50.07)
        1:14.24 (24.17)     1:40.57 (50.50)
        2:04.71 (24.14)     2:31.74 (51.17)
        2:55.90 (24.16)     3:22.18 (50.44)
  8 KANS                                3:23.23    3:22.33   44  
     1) Blake, Caroline JR            2) Kotzamanis, Eleni SR         
     3) Howe, Ellie SR                4) Hyatt, Claire SR             
                 24.35        51.29 (51.29)
        1:15.28 (23.99)     1:41.78 (50.49)
        2:05.62 (23.84)     2:31.85 (50.07)
        2:55.64 (23.79)     3:22.33 (50.48)
  9 ISU                                 3:25.73    3:23.89   40  
     1) Caughron, Carley SR           2) Quirke, Andie GS             
     3) Mullica, Keirlyn SO           4) Swoboda, Grace FR            
                 24.11        50.14 (50.14)
        1:13.83 (23.69)     1:41.22 (51.08)
        2:05.42 (24.20)     2:32.76 (51.54)
        2:57.20 (24.44)     3:23.89 (51.13)
 10 WVU                                 3:24.13    3:24.07   34  
     1) Kraus, Olivia GS              2) Martin De La Torre, Gabriela 
     3) Whittall, Natasha JR          4) Smutny, Maddie SO            
                 24.94        51.29 (51.29)
        1:15.32 (24.03)     1:41.54 (50.25)
        2:05.90 (24.36)     2:32.79 (51.25)
        2:57.21 (24.42)     3:24.07 (51.28)

Men’s 400 freestyle relay

Friday’s relay disappointment was largely dispelled by a dominant performance by Arizona State, with a meet and conference record of 2:44.03. They dashed the meet record by more than four seconds, with Texas’s 2018 mark of 2:48.35 obliterated. The conference mark had been the 2019 time of Texas from NCAAs at 2:45.12.

Ilya Kharun split 41.72 off the front, with Patrick Sammon in 40.34 and Jonny Kulow 40.48 on the end. Third leg Tommy Palmer was 41.49, and the starts were safe this tsime around.

Arizona was second, though not improving their A cut in 2:49.41, having been 2:48.65 in season. BYU was third.

Event 44  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
==================================================================================
      NCAA D1: ! 2:42.41  2/22/2025 Tennessee
                          Caribe, Blackman, Taylor, Crooks
     American: $ 2:44.31  3/24/2018 North Carolina State
                          Held, Ress, Molacek, Stewart
      US Open: & 2:42.41  2/22/2025 Tennessee
                          Caribe, Blackman, Taylor, Crooks
       Big 12: * 2:45.12  3/27/2019 University of Texas
                          Krueger, Shebat, Jackson, Haas
         Meet: # 2:48.35  2/24/2018 University of Texas
                          Haas, Ringgold, Newkirk, Jackson
     NCAA "A": A 2:49.79
     NCAA "B": B 2:51.01
 NCCA Invit24:   2:51.84
    School                                 Seed     Finals Points 
==================================================================================
  1 ASU                                 2:45.13    2:44.03$  64  
     1) Kharun, Ilya SO               2) Sammon, Patrick SR           
     3) Palmer, Tommy JR              4) Kulow, Jonny JR              
                 19.58        41.72 (41.72)
        1:00.70 (18.98)     1:22.06 (40.34)
        1:41.54 (19.48)     2:03.55 (41.49)
        2:22.62 (19.07)     2:44.03 (40.48)
  2 ARIZ                                2:48.65    2:49.41A  56  
     1) *Daleiden Ciuferri, Ralph JR  2) Ingram, Hunter 5Y            
     3) Nabor, Jadan 5Y               4) *Luck, Taylor FR             
                 20.05        42.20 (42.20)
        1:02.08 (19.88)     1:23.95 (41.75)
        1:43.74 (19.79)     2:06.34 (42.39)
        2:26.53 (20.19)     2:49.41 (43.07)
  3 BYU                                 2:54.31    2:51.19   54  
     1) Eliason, Nathaniel FR         2) Plumb, Payton JR             
     3) Nelson, Tanner SO             4) Riva, Luigi SR               
                 20.56        43.11 (43.11)
        1:03.31 (20.20)     1:25.74 (42.63)
        1:45.87 (20.13)     2:08.67 (42.93)
        2:28.52 (19.85)     2:51.19 (42.52)
  4 TCU                                 2:52.91    2:53.81   52  
     1) Fabian, Milan SR              2) Horton, Peter JR             
     3) Hristov, Viktor FR            4) Dimiceli, Luke SR            
                 20.55        43.51 (43.51)
        1:03.98 (20.47)     1:27.03 (43.52)
        1:47.94 (20.91)     2:10.94 (43.91)
        2:30.83 (19.89)     2:53.81 (42.87)
  5 UTAH                                2:56.85    2:55.49   50  
     1) VanBrocklin, Evan JR          2) Stachelek, Davis JR          
     3) Chirafisi, Nick SO            4) McKean, Durgan SO            
                 20.69        43.60 (43.60)
        1:04.48 (20.88)     1:28.09 (44.49)
        1:48.89 (20.80)     2:11.61 (43.52)
        2:32.07 (20.46)     2:55.49 (43.88)
  6 CINC                                2:55.81    2:55.67   48  
     1) Gubeno, Hunter GS             2) Chiles, Owen FR              
     3) De Villard, Marin SO          4) Sherrer, Dean SO             
                 20.71        43.49 (43.49)
        1:04.26 (20.77)     1:26.78 (43.29)
        1:47.77 (20.99)     2:11.10 (44.32)
        2:31.91 (20.81)     2:55.67 (44.57)
 -- WVU                                 2:54.60         DQ  
     1) McBeth, Conner SR             2) Berlitz, Danny SR            
     3) Osborn, Braden SR             4) Shirk, Roanoke SR            
                 20.53        43.51 (43.51)
        1:04.04 (20.53)     1:26.95 (43.44)
        1:47.54 (20.59)     2:11.33 (44.38)
        2:31.54 (20.21)          DQ (43.80)
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