SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – No. 16 Sun Devil men's swimming and diving and the No. 25 women's squad both walked out of Utes territory with a win Friday afternoon in Salt Lake. The men handed Utah a 176-122 loss while the ASU women won 165.50-132.50.
THE DETAILS
Several freshmen won individual events this afternoon, including Jack Dolan (200 free), Jade Foelske (100 fly, 200 fly) and Alex Colson (200 IM) to kick off their Sun Devil careers on a high note. Several also contributed legs in winning relays including Dolan in the winning men's 400 free relay and Lindsay Looney in the women's 200 medley relay.
Youssef Selim also took his first victory of the season over on the diving board and first NCAA Zone qualifying score as well after putting up a 341.85 in the one-meter springboard. He also achieved a zone qualifying score in the three-meter board with a score of 336.30 to take second place. Frida Kaellgren also shined today, taking first in one-meter and second on three-meter.
Overall, the Sun Devils won 22 of the 32 events completed this afternoon. Foelske joined Zach Poti (100 back, 200 back), Cierra Runge (200 free, 500 free), Silja Kansakoski (100 breast, 200 breast) and Evan Carlson (100 fly, 50 free) as Sun Devils to win multiple events.
FROM THE COACHES
Head Swimming Coach Bob Bowman
"We had the team up at 3:30 a.m. today to fly to the mountains and swim against a good Utah team. There was a lot of tough racing, and I'm proud of how we handled today's challenges. We are in very hard training right now and the athletes had great attitudes and team spirit.
Our freshman got their first real taste of collegiate racing today and will definitely get a lot out of today's experience. Jade Foelske, Jack Dolan and Alex Colson all won events. We are a young team and we are getting better every day.
Cierra Runge won three events today, and Ben Olszewski and Emma Nordin were tough in the distance events. I'm looking forward to seeing them improve as the season continues."
Head Diving Coach Mark Bradshaw
"It's really early in the season for us, so I thought we wouldn't be incredibly sharp and that was the way it went for us today. Both Frida and Youssef did some good things and some not so good things as well. We still have some work to do!"
THE DETAILS
Several freshmen won individual events this afternoon, including Jack Dolan (200 free), Jade Foelske (100 fly, 200 fly) and Alex Colson (200 IM) to kick off their Sun Devil careers on a high note. Several also contributed legs in winning relays including Dolan in the winning men's 400 free relay and Lindsay Looney in the women's 200 medley relay.
Youssef Selim also took his first victory of the season over on the diving board and first NCAA Zone qualifying score as well after putting up a 341.85 in the one-meter springboard. He also achieved a zone qualifying score in the three-meter board with a score of 336.30 to take second place. Frida Kaellgren also shined today, taking first in one-meter and second on three-meter.
Overall, the Sun Devils won 22 of the 32 events completed this afternoon. Foelske joined Zach Poti (100 back, 200 back), Cierra Runge (200 free, 500 free), Silja Kansakoski (100 breast, 200 breast) and Evan Carlson (100 fly, 50 free) as Sun Devils to win multiple events.
FROM THE COACHES
Head Swimming Coach Bob Bowman
"We had the team up at 3:30 a.m. today to fly to the mountains and swim against a good Utah team. There was a lot of tough racing, and I'm proud of how we handled today's challenges. We are in very hard training right now and the athletes had great attitudes and team spirit.
Our freshman got their first real taste of collegiate racing today and will definitely get a lot out of today's experience. Jade Foelske, Jack Dolan and Alex Colson all won events. We are a young team and we are getting better every day.
Cierra Runge won three events today, and Ben Olszewski and Emma Nordin were tough in the distance events. I'm looking forward to seeing them improve as the season continues."
Head Diving Coach Mark Bradshaw
"It's really early in the season for us, so I thought we wouldn't be incredibly sharp and that was the way it went for us today. Both Frida and Youssef did some good things and some not so good things as well. We still have some work to do!"