FEDERAL WAY, Wash.- 11 Sun Devils finished in the top-20 on the third day of the Pac-12 Championships on Friday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, led by a pair of fourth-place finishes by Zachory Lundgren (platform) and Ieva Maluka (200 free).
TOP-20 FINISHES BY SUN DEVILS ON DAY 3
4) Zachory Lundgren, platform
4) Ieva Maluka, 200 free
6) Lindsay Looney, 200 free
6) Katrina Marty, 100 back
9) Charli Brown, 400 IM
9) Erin Milligan, 200 free
12) Emma Gehlert, 100 breast
14) Jade Foelske, 100 fly
14) Zoe Summar, 100 breast
17) Deniz Ertan, 400 IM
17) Athena Clayson, 100 back
Sun Devil Women's Swim was very active in the finals as 16 appeared in a final race. After three days of competition, the Sun Devil women currently sit in fifth place.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3
Maluka was the top finisher for the Sun Devil women, taking fourth in the 200 free at 1:43.94. Lindsay Looney (200 free) and Katrina Marty (100 back) each added sixth-place finishes in their finals.
Charli Brown, Erin Milligan, Deniz Ertan and Athena Clayson each won their respective B and C finals for the Sun Devils. Brown won the B final of the 400 IM after Ertan won the C final of that event. Milligan won the 200 free B final and Clayson won the 100 back C final.
The 400 medley relay of Brown-Summar-Looney-Milligan took fourth with a time of 3:32.86 to close out the third day. Brown's opening split of 52.58 in the 100 back broke the school record.
DIVING
Zachory Lundgren became the first Sun Devil to advance to a final, placing sixth in the platform prelims (292.45).
In the platform final, Lundgren took fourth with a score of 304.00, a career-high finish for the Chandler native.
Lane Stallworth placed 11th in the preliminaries with Caleb Liban (12th) and Thomas Wesche (14th) rounding out the men's platform.
In the women's 3-meter, the highest finisher for the Sun Devils was Kayden Hayes, who took 23rd in the event.
The platform event concluded the men's portion of the Pac-12 Diving Championships. The Sun Devil women will compete in the platform event tomorrow in their final event.
MORNING PRELIMS
Four Sun Devils qualified for a final in the 400 IM, led by Charli Brown's 10th-place finish in the morning prelims to qualify for the B final. Sonia Vaishnani was the second swimmer to qualify for B final, taking 13th in the prelims. Newcomers Deniz Ertan and Grace Lindberg each qualified for the C final.
Katrina Marty and Jade Foelske each qualified for the B final of the 100 fly as they took 14th and 15th place, respectively, in the prelims.
Five more qualified for a 200 free final with Lindsay Looney (7th/1:45.06) and Ieva Maluka (8th/1:45.37) qualifying for the A final. Erin Milligan (9th/1:45.66) qualified for the B final with Marte Lovberg (21st/1:47.69) and Elli Straume (24th/1:48.26) qualifying for the C final.
Emma Gehlert and Zoe Summar were in the top-12 of the 100 breast to qualify for the B final and Iza Adame and Ginger McMahon rounded out the top-20 to qualify for the C final of the 100 breast.
Katrina Marty finished in the top-eight of the 100 back to qualify for the A final and Athena Clayson finished in the top-20 to qualify for the C final.
SUN DEVIL WOMEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 5th/27th
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
PAC-12 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS UNDER COACH BOWMAN
Lindsay Looney, 500 free (Feb. 29, 2024)
Lindsay Looney, 500 free and 200 fly (2023)
Erica Laning, 500 free (2022)
Emma Nordin, 500 free (2020)
Silja Kansakoski, 100 Breast (2019), 100 Yard Breaststroke (2017)
Mara Aiacoboae, Platform Diving (2018 and 2017)
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
200 back | 100 free | 200 breast | 200 fly | 1650 free | 400 freestyle relay | Women's platform
TOP-20 FINISHES BY SUN DEVILS ON DAY 3
4) Zachory Lundgren, platform
4) Ieva Maluka, 200 free
6) Lindsay Looney, 200 free
6) Katrina Marty, 100 back
9) Charli Brown, 400 IM
9) Erin Milligan, 200 free
12) Emma Gehlert, 100 breast
14) Jade Foelske, 100 fly
14) Zoe Summar, 100 breast
17) Deniz Ertan, 400 IM
17) Athena Clayson, 100 back
Sun Devil Women's Swim was very active in the finals as 16 appeared in a final race. After three days of competition, the Sun Devil women currently sit in fifth place.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3
- California, 964
- Stanford, 849.5
- USC, 824
- UCLA, 754
- Arizona State, 643.5
- Utah, 407.5
- Arizona, 395
- Washington State, 306.5
Maluka was the top finisher for the Sun Devil women, taking fourth in the 200 free at 1:43.94. Lindsay Looney (200 free) and Katrina Marty (100 back) each added sixth-place finishes in their finals.
Charli Brown, Erin Milligan, Deniz Ertan and Athena Clayson each won their respective B and C finals for the Sun Devils. Brown won the B final of the 400 IM after Ertan won the C final of that event. Milligan won the 200 free B final and Clayson won the 100 back C final.
The 400 medley relay of Brown-Summar-Looney-Milligan took fourth with a time of 3:32.86 to close out the third day. Brown's opening split of 52.58 in the 100 back broke the school record.
Another day at the office for Charli Brown! ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 2, 2024
After winning the B final of the 400 IM, she went on to break the school record in the 100 back in her split to start off tonight's 400 medley relay! ??#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/jCe9EnjbKU
DIVING
Zachory Lundgren became the first Sun Devil to advance to a final, placing sixth in the platform prelims (292.45).
From the ?? !
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 2, 2024
??? @Pac12Network | #Pac12Dive pic.twitter.com/zG9iXY9HT4
In the platform final, Lundgren took fourth with a score of 304.00, a career-high finish for the Chandler native.
Lane Stallworth placed 11th in the preliminaries with Caleb Liban (12th) and Thomas Wesche (14th) rounding out the men's platform.
In the women's 3-meter, the highest finisher for the Sun Devils was Kayden Hayes, who took 23rd in the event.
The platform event concluded the men's portion of the Pac-12 Diving Championships. The Sun Devil women will compete in the platform event tomorrow in their final event.
MORNING PRELIMS
Four Sun Devils qualified for a final in the 400 IM, led by Charli Brown's 10th-place finish in the morning prelims to qualify for the B final. Sonia Vaishnani was the second swimmer to qualify for B final, taking 13th in the prelims. Newcomers Deniz Ertan and Grace Lindberg each qualified for the C final.
Katrina Marty and Jade Foelske each qualified for the B final of the 100 fly as they took 14th and 15th place, respectively, in the prelims.
Five more qualified for a 200 free final with Lindsay Looney (7th/1:45.06) and Ieva Maluka (8th/1:45.37) qualifying for the A final. Erin Milligan (9th/1:45.66) qualified for the B final with Marte Lovberg (21st/1:47.69) and Elli Straume (24th/1:48.26) qualifying for the C final.
Emma Gehlert and Zoe Summar were in the top-12 of the 100 breast to qualify for the B final and Iza Adame and Ginger McMahon rounded out the top-20 to qualify for the C final of the 100 breast.
Katrina Marty finished in the top-eight of the 100 back to qualify for the A final and Athena Clayson finished in the top-20 to qualify for the C final.
SUN DEVIL WOMEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 5th/27th
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
PAC-12 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS UNDER COACH BOWMAN
Lindsay Looney, 500 free (Feb. 29, 2024)
Lindsay Looney, 500 free and 200 fly (2023)
Erica Laning, 500 free (2022)
Emma Nordin, 500 free (2020)
Silja Kansakoski, 100 Breast (2019), 100 Yard Breaststroke (2017)
Mara Aiacoboae, Platform Diving (2018 and 2017)
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
200 back | 100 free | 200 breast | 200 fly | 1650 free | 400 freestyle relay | Women's platform