KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Lindsay Looney became a Second-Team All-American on Thursday evening at the NCAA Championships, where she placed 13th overall in the 500 free at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
She touched the wall at 4:40.72, placing fifth in the consolation final.
It's the second top-15 finish at the national championships for the Denison, Texas, native, who took 10th in the 200 fly a season ago.
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It's a fifth-place finish for Lindsay Looney in the B final of the 500 free ??
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She touches the wall at 4:40.72 ??
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Looney picked up four points in the process, helping the Sun Devils get on the scoreboard for the first time this week.
Full team standings will be updated following the completion of Day 2.
MORNING PRELIMS
All three Sun Devils competed on Thursday morning, as Lindsay Looney was the top Sun Devil from the Day 2 preliminary session, taking 16th in the 500 free to qualify for the evening final. She touched the wall at 4:40.81, just ahead of teammate Molly Batchelor (29th), who finished at 4:42.21.
Charli Brown competed in the 200 IM prelims, finishing at 1:57.98.
SUN DEVIL WOMEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 5th/TBD
2022: 6th/26th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 5th/No NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/20th
2018: 3rd/23rd
2017: 6th/29th
2016: 8th/31st
DAY 1 RECAP
The Sun Devils didn't race on Wednesday evening, which featured just the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay. The Virginia Women swept both races, setting a new NCAA, American and US Open record in the 200 medley relay (1:31.51).
After the first night in Knoxville, the Cavaliers stood alone atop the team standings.
1. Virginia, 40
2. NC State, 34
3. Texas, 32
4. Ohio St., 30
5. Louisville, 28
FRIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
400 IM | 100 Fly | 200 Free | 100 Breast | 100 Back | 3-meter Diving | 400 Medley Relay
Looney and Batchelor will both race in the 200 free, while Brown will swim the 400 IM.
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils on Day 3 in Knoxville via the team's Twitter account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more.