FEDERAL WAY, Wash.- Another day of the Pac-12 Championships, another day of fallen records.
The Sun Devil men won each of the four events they swam tonight in the Thursday finals to take first place among the six schools competing. They currently sit 96.5 points ahead of Stanford in second.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
The Sun Devils were on fire right out of the gate as Léon Marchand swam a time of 4:06.14, an NCAA record, in the 500 free. He became a conference champion in this event for the first time as a Sun Devil and is the first Sun Devil conference champion in the event since Christiano Michelena in 1993.
NCAA Records Held by the Sun Devils
500 free: Léon Marchand, 4:06.18/March 7, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 medley relay: Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow, 1:20.55/March 6, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 1:36.34/March 23, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
400 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 3:28.82/March 24, 20233 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
200 breast: Léon Marchand, 1:46.91/March 25, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
Right after Marchand won his first 500 free conference championship, teammate Hubert Kós won his first conference championship as he won the 200 IM with a time of 1:38.77, the fastest time in the country. The Sun Devils have now won the 200 IM in each of the last three Pac-12 Championships.
In the final individual event, Dolan not only repeated as the Pac-12 champion but also broke the school and meet records in the 50 free, swimming a time of 18.61.
The Sun Devil men capped their night off by breaking another meet and school record in the 200 free relay swam by Cam Peel, Dolan, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow with a time of 1:14.59.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS THIS WEEK
Léon Marchand, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay and 500 free
Ilya Kharun, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
Hubert Kós, 200 IM
Cam Peel, 200 free relay
Jack Dolan, 200 medley relay, 50 free and 200 free relay
Jonny Kulow, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay
Owen McDonald, 800 free relay
Patrick Sammon, 800 free relay
Julian Hill, 800 free relay
The Sun Devils were ready to erupt on Thursday evening after a terrific showing in the morning prelims. In the 500 free, seven Sun Devils finished within the top-20, including four among the top five.
Marchand (1st) led the way, and Zalan Sarkany (2nd), Daniel Matheson (4th), Julian Hill (5th) rounded out the top five. Jack Wadsworth (11th), Jake Mason (13th) and Reece Grady (18th) rounded out the top-20.
Similar to the 500 free, four Sun Devils finished in the top-five of the 200 IM, highlighted by Kós's first conference title. McDonald (2nd) continued his strong week with David Schlicht (3rd) finishing on the podium and Cale Martter (5th) rounding out the top-five. Alex Colson (12th) was another top-12 finisher for the Sun Devil men.
Five swimmers competed in the A final of the 50 free, led by Dolan repeating as the 50 free champion. Ilya Kharun (2nd) continued his impressive debut at the conference championships along with Kulow (3rd) finishing on the podium. Peel (7th), Sammon (8th), Jackson Schuster (19th), Tiago Behar (20th) and Filip Senc-Samardzic (22nd) rounded out the top-22.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 1st/2nd
2022: 3rd/6th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 4th/no NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/21st
2018: 4th/20th
2017: 4th/14th
2016: 5th/44th(T)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023: 1st
2022: 3rd
1995: 2nd
1993: 3rd
1987: 3rd
1983: 3rd
1980: 3rd
MORNING PRELIMS
Eight qualified for a 500 free final, including four in the A final. Sarkany (1st), Marchand (2nd), Hill (5th) and Matheson (7th) all finished in the top-eight with Jake Mason (10th), Jack Wadsworth (14th) qualifying for the B final and Reece Grady (24th) qualifying for the C final.
In the 200 IM, five Sun Devils finished within the top-10, led by McDonald (1st), Kós (2nd), Schlicht (3rd), Martter (5th) and Colson (10th).
Like the 500 free, eight Sun Devils qualified for a final with five qualifying for the A final, led by Kharun (1st), Dolan (2nd), Kulow (3rd), Peel (5th) and Sammon (8th). Senc-Samardzic (22nd), Behar (23rd) and Schuster (24th) each qualified for the C final.
FRIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
400 IM | 100 Fly | 200 Free | 100 Breast | 100 Back Finals | 400 Medley Relay
Preliminaries: 12 p.m. AZT
Finals: 7 p.m. AZT
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils on Day 3 in Federal Way via the team's Twitter/X account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more this week.
Fans can also follow along via the Pac-12 Championship Central.
Day 1 Recap
The Sun Devil men won each of the four events they swam tonight in the Thursday finals to take first place among the six schools competing. They currently sit 96.5 points ahead of Stanford in second.
After Day 2 of the Pac-12 Championships:
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 8, 2024
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TEAM STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
- Arizona State, 401
- Stanford, 304.5
- Cal, 237
- Arizona, 224.5
- USC, 221
- Utah, 111
The Sun Devils were on fire right out of the gate as Léon Marchand swam a time of 4:06.14, an NCAA record, in the 500 free. He became a conference champion in this event for the first time as a Sun Devil and is the first Sun Devil conference champion in the event since Christiano Michelena in 1993.
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— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 8, 2024
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NCAA Records Held by the Sun Devils
500 free: Léon Marchand, 4:06.18/March 7, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 medley relay: Jack Dolan, Léon Marchand, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow, 1:20.55/March 6, 2024 at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships
200 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 1:36.34/March 23, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
400 individual medley: Léon Marchand, 3:28.82/March 24, 20233 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
200 breast: Léon Marchand, 1:46.91/March 25, 2023 at the 2023 NCAA Championships
Right after Marchand won his first 500 free conference championship, teammate Hubert Kós won his first conference championship as he won the 200 IM with a time of 1:38.77, the fastest time in the country. The Sun Devils have now won the 200 IM in each of the last three Pac-12 Championships.
In the final individual event, Dolan not only repeated as the Pac-12 champion but also broke the school and meet records in the 50 free, swimming a time of 18.61.
The Sun Devil men capped their night off by breaking another meet and school record in the 200 free relay swam by Cam Peel, Dolan, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow with a time of 1:14.59.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS THIS WEEK
Léon Marchand, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay and 500 free
Ilya Kharun, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay
Hubert Kós, 200 IM
Cam Peel, 200 free relay
Jack Dolan, 200 medley relay, 50 free and 200 free relay
Jonny Kulow, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay
Owen McDonald, 800 free relay
Patrick Sammon, 800 free relay
Julian Hill, 800 free relay
The Sun Devils were ready to erupt on Thursday evening after a terrific showing in the morning prelims. In the 500 free, seven Sun Devils finished within the top-20, including four among the top five.
Marchand (1st) led the way, and Zalan Sarkany (2nd), Daniel Matheson (4th), Julian Hill (5th) rounded out the top five. Jack Wadsworth (11th), Jake Mason (13th) and Reece Grady (18th) rounded out the top-20.
Similar to the 500 free, four Sun Devils finished in the top-five of the 200 IM, highlighted by Kós's first conference title. McDonald (2nd) continued his strong week with David Schlicht (3rd) finishing on the podium and Cale Martter (5th) rounding out the top-five. Alex Colson (12th) was another top-12 finisher for the Sun Devil men.
Five swimmers competed in the A final of the 50 free, led by Dolan repeating as the 50 free champion. Ilya Kharun (2nd) continued his impressive debut at the conference championships along with Kulow (3rd) finishing on the podium. Peel (7th), Sammon (8th), Jackson Schuster (19th), Tiago Behar (20th) and Filip Senc-Samardzic (22nd) rounded out the top-22.
SUN DEVIL MEN'S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES UNDER COACH BOWMAN (PAC-12/NCAA)
2023: 1st/2nd
2022: 3rd/6th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 4th/no NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/21st
2018: 4th/20th
2017: 4th/14th
2016: 5th/44th(T)
SUN DEVIL MEN'S TOP-3 FINISHES AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023: 1st
2022: 3rd
1995: 2nd
1993: 3rd
1987: 3rd
1983: 3rd
1980: 3rd
MORNING PRELIMS
Eight qualified for a 500 free final, including four in the A final. Sarkany (1st), Marchand (2nd), Hill (5th) and Matheson (7th) all finished in the top-eight with Jake Mason (10th), Jack Wadsworth (14th) qualifying for the B final and Reece Grady (24th) qualifying for the C final.
In the 200 IM, five Sun Devils finished within the top-10, led by McDonald (1st), Kós (2nd), Schlicht (3rd), Martter (5th) and Colson (10th).
Like the 500 free, eight Sun Devils qualified for a final with five qualifying for the A final, led by Kharun (1st), Dolan (2nd), Kulow (3rd), Peel (5th) and Sammon (8th). Senc-Samardzic (22nd), Behar (23rd) and Schuster (24th) each qualified for the C final.
FRIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE
400 IM | 100 Fly | 200 Free | 100 Breast | 100 Back Finals | 400 Medley Relay
Preliminaries: 12 p.m. AZT
Finals: 7 p.m. AZT
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils on Day 3 in Federal Way via the team's Twitter/X account, @ASUSwimDive, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more this week.
Fans can also follow along via the Pac-12 Championship Central.
Day 1 Recap