TEMPE, Ariz. -- Despite four individual wins, two relay wins and one top diving score, the Arizona State swim and dive teams fell to the Stanford Cardinal, 176.5-121.5 in the men's events and 198-96 in the women's on Saturday afternoon at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. In addition, nine seniors were honored before their last home meet as Sun Devils.
"I started with (the senior class) in the beginning, so they have been through this whole transition process," head coach Bob Bowman said. "They have been the ones who have hung in with us, have been positive and believed in what we're doing. They've made significant improvements and that's the thing I really like the most."
The Sun Devils started the day off strong with a win in the men's 200 medley relay by the A team of Zach Poti, Elijah Warren, Khalil Fonder and Evan Carlson. The men also won the second relay to close action on the day, as the Sun Devil's A squad of Carter Swift, E. Carlson, Poti and Grant House finished first in the 400 free relay.
Poti also took home two individual wins on the day in the 100 back and 200 back, earning a sweep of the backstroke events for the second time this season. The junior also swept the 100 and 200 backstroke at Florida State.
E. Carlson earned his third individual win of the season, taking first in the 50 free with a time of 19.86. The Sun Devils took first and third in the event, as Carlson was followed by Swift who touched the wall at 20.22.
Swift also touched the pad first in the 100 free, earning the Devils' final top individual finish of the afternoon.
Senior Diver David Hoffer took the top mark in the three-meter springboard, earning a score of 405.23. That mark is a season-high for the senior in the event and the first time a Sun Devil broke the 400-mark on three-meter this season.
Ashley McCool took second in the women's 3M springboard with a score of 314.93, and now holds all five of the Sun Devils' top five scores on the season in that event.
Next up for the Sun Devils, both squads will head to Tucson on Saturday. Feb. 9 as they look to earn two Territorial Cup Series points against the Arizona Wildcats. The meet will begin at 12 p.m. Fans can follow all the action by following @ASUSwimDive on Twitter.