TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 13/NR Sun Devil men's and women's swimming and diving dominated the No. 10/NR Arizona Wildcats in their final dual meet of the season, taking a 202-92 victory on the men's side and 181-103 victory on the women's side. ASU won every single event on the afternoon en route to the dominating victory.
"The times were good, and I like some of the things we're doing better technically now with turns, starts and relay takeoffs are all starting to sharpen up a little bit," coach Bob Bowman said. "I felt really good about that."
Today also represented senior day for 13 seniors, all that have left their own marks on the program. The 13 member senior class of Youssef Selim, Kevin Benavidez, Nick Carlson, Jackson Etter, Matthew Kint, Jack Kucharczyk, Ben Olszewski, Zach Poti, Aaron Beauchamp, Chloe Isleta, Silja Kansakoski, Cierra Runge and Kendall Dawson were all honored in a ceremony before the meet.
"They've been with us through a whole process and have seen a transformation in the culture here and they've been a part of it," Bowman said. "We have a big debt to those guys."
The win didn't add to either schools' Territorial Cup Series point total, as it is on the line at the end of this month with either school earning the point through placing higher than the other at their respective Pac-12 Championship. It did gain the Sun Devils bragging rights as the 110-point margin of victory on the men's side and 78-point victory on the women's side is the largest margin of victory over Arizona since at least 1998. The win for the women is also just the second time in 27 years the Sun Devils have topped the Wildcats, speaking to the trajectory that Coach Bowman has the team on.
"We're really happy with how people swam today, and it sets us up for the postseason," Bowman said. "Arizona is a very well-coached team who raced well today, but our team came in and were ready."
Both the men and the women went 1-2 in the first event of the afternoon of the 200 medley relay, followed by Ben Olszewski's time of 8:57.80 in the 1000 free. The time was less than two-tenths of a second from beating the ASU record of 8:57.64 set in 1984, however, it was good for the current 10th-fastest time in Division I swimming.
"He has steadily progressed, and now he's back on the top of his game which is great now that we get into our last couple of meets with him," Bowman said. "I think he can really help us at Pac-12's and NCAAs."
Big wins on the afternoon include the men and women in the 200 free, who both went 1-2-3-4 against the Wildcats. Emma Nordin continued her dominance this season to take first for the women while Cody Bybee touched the wall first on the men's side. The distance women also took the top four times in the 1000 free, with Nordin, Cierra Runge, Kendall Dawson and Caitlyn Wilson contributing to the sweep.
Looney stepped up to the block in the women's 200 butterfly having already put herself in the record book with the third-fastest time in school in November. The freshman touched the wall at 1:55.39, nearly an entire second faster than the 11-year school record set by Ashton Aubry.
"It was a good swim, but Lindsay can definitely get a lot faster than that," Bowman said.
Several Sun Devils also contributed multiple wins including Emma Nordin (1000, 200 and 500 free), Cody Bybee (200 free, 100 fly) Chloe Isleta (100, 200 back), Zach Poti (100, 200 back), Silja Kansakoski (100, 200 breast), Lindsay Looney (200, 100 fly), Camryn Curry (50, 100 free), Carter Swift (50, 100 free), Liam Bresette (500 free, 200 IM) and Youssef Selim (one meter and three meter).
Nordin's three wins against Arizona is the second-straight meet in which she won all three individual events she entered in, as she accomplished the same feat against No. 10 Texas last time out. Selim won both springboard events for the third time this season, taking first in both the one meter and three meter springboard events.
The Sun Devils capped off their immaculate performance against the Wildcats with a five second win over second place in the men's 400 free relay.
With the conclusion of the regular dual meet season, the Sun Devils set their sights toward the postseason. Next up on their agenda is the Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships set to begin later this month. Fans can keep up with the action all season-long by following @ASUSwimDive on Twitter.
"The times were good, and I like some of the things we're doing better technically now with turns, starts and relay takeoffs are all starting to sharpen up a little bit," coach Bob Bowman said. "I felt really good about that."
Today also represented senior day for 13 seniors, all that have left their own marks on the program. The 13 member senior class of Youssef Selim, Kevin Benavidez, Nick Carlson, Jackson Etter, Matthew Kint, Jack Kucharczyk, Ben Olszewski, Zach Poti, Aaron Beauchamp, Chloe Isleta, Silja Kansakoski, Cierra Runge and Kendall Dawson were all honored in a ceremony before the meet.
"They've been with us through a whole process and have seen a transformation in the culture here and they've been a part of it," Bowman said. "We have a big debt to those guys."
The win didn't add to either schools' Territorial Cup Series point total, as it is on the line at the end of this month with either school earning the point through placing higher than the other at their respective Pac-12 Championship. It did gain the Sun Devils bragging rights as the 110-point margin of victory on the men's side and 78-point victory on the women's side is the largest margin of victory over Arizona since at least 1998. The win for the women is also just the second time in 27 years the Sun Devils have topped the Wildcats, speaking to the trajectory that Coach Bowman has the team on.
"We're really happy with how people swam today, and it sets us up for the postseason," Bowman said. "Arizona is a very well-coached team who raced well today, but our team came in and were ready."
Both the men and the women went 1-2 in the first event of the afternoon of the 200 medley relay, followed by Ben Olszewski's time of 8:57.80 in the 1000 free. The time was less than two-tenths of a second from beating the ASU record of 8:57.64 set in 1984, however, it was good for the current 10th-fastest time in Division I swimming.
"He has steadily progressed, and now he's back on the top of his game which is great now that we get into our last couple of meets with him," Bowman said. "I think he can really help us at Pac-12's and NCAAs."
Big wins on the afternoon include the men and women in the 200 free, who both went 1-2-3-4 against the Wildcats. Emma Nordin continued her dominance this season to take first for the women while Cody Bybee touched the wall first on the men's side. The distance women also took the top four times in the 1000 free, with Nordin, Cierra Runge, Kendall Dawson and Caitlyn Wilson contributing to the sweep.
Looney stepped up to the block in the women's 200 butterfly having already put herself in the record book with the third-fastest time in school in November. The freshman touched the wall at 1:55.39, nearly an entire second faster than the 11-year school record set by Ashton Aubry.
"It was a good swim, but Lindsay can definitely get a lot faster than that," Bowman said.
Several Sun Devils also contributed multiple wins including Emma Nordin (1000, 200 and 500 free), Cody Bybee (200 free, 100 fly) Chloe Isleta (100, 200 back), Zach Poti (100, 200 back), Silja Kansakoski (100, 200 breast), Lindsay Looney (200, 100 fly), Camryn Curry (50, 100 free), Carter Swift (50, 100 free), Liam Bresette (500 free, 200 IM) and Youssef Selim (one meter and three meter).
Nordin's three wins against Arizona is the second-straight meet in which she won all three individual events she entered in, as she accomplished the same feat against No. 10 Texas last time out. Selim won both springboard events for the third time this season, taking first in both the one meter and three meter springboard events.
The Sun Devils capped off their immaculate performance against the Wildcats with a five second win over second place in the men's 400 free relay.
With the conclusion of the regular dual meet season, the Sun Devils set their sights toward the postseason. Next up on their agenda is the Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships set to begin later this month. Fans can keep up with the action all season-long by following @ASUSwimDive on Twitter.