TEMPE– It was a dominant day for the No. 1/19 Sun Devil Swim and Dive in their final home meet of the season as both programs picked up a wins to begin 2024 against Grand Canyon.
Prior to the meet, 11 seniors were honored as Arizona State went on to win 30 events in their final dual meet before conference dual meets to round out competition against non-conference competition for the regular season.
"I think it was solid," head coach Bob Bowman said of his team's performance. "I think we had some bright spots, obviously with Zalan coming back for us and putting up a great time in the mile. Overall, pretty good energy, so in general I feel good about it."
FINAL
No. 1 Sun Devil Men 232, GCU Men 66
No. 19 Sun Devil Women 247, GCU Women 53
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Sun Devil women went 1-2 with Katrina Marty-Zoe Summar-Lindsay Looney-Ieva Maluka winning the event with a 1:39.51 finish and Hana Edwards-Ginger McMahon-Hannah Hurleman-Indigo Armon took second with a time of 1:41.10.
Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Sun Devil men swept the podium as Hubert Kos-Andy Dobrzanski-Owen McDonald-Jonny Kulow won the event with a 1:23.87 finish, Jack Wadsworth-Léon Marchand-Patrick Sammon-Christian Osterndorf were second and Filip Senc-Samardzic-Kaden Guzman-Ilya Kharun-Jackson Schuster were third.
Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle
It was a 1-2 punch for the Sun Devils as Deniz Ertan won the event with a 16:05.81 and Alexa Reyna was second with a 16:33.32.
Men's 1650 Yard Freestyle
In his season debut, Sarkany won the event with a school record time of 14:28.09 with Dylan Gravley and Jake Mason rounding out the top three.
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
To begin her Senior Day, Erin Milligan clinched a victory in this event as the team went 1-2-3. Milligan swam the winning 1:46.61 with Charli Brown in second with a 1:47.28 and Elli Straume swimming a third place time of 1:49.52.
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle
It was another 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free as Léon Marchand won the event with a time of 1:32.64 with Hubert Kós and Jack Dolan rounding out the top three.
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
Continuing the early dominance, Ieva Maluka too the victory with a time of 53.52 before Katrina Marty took second place in 54.40 and Athena Clayson took third place in 55.59 to extend the Sun Devil lead.
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke
The race featured the Sun Devils going 1-2 with Jack Wadsworth winning the event with a time of 47.68 and Hubert Kós right behind with a time of 47.69. Jackson Stallworth rounded out the top five with a time of 50.22.
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Continuing the momentum, the Sun Devils claimed yet another race as Zoe Summar took a 1:01.34 to win the race. Ginger McMahon and Emma Gehlert placed second and third, respectively.
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Marchand won his second event of the day swimming a 53.02. John Heaphy finished second with a time of 53.23 and Andy Dobrzanski taking third with a 53.27.
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
The 1-2 punch of Lindsay Looney and Jade Foelske shined in the butterfly as Looney won the event with a time of 1:54.21 and Foelke swam a 1:58.95. Laura Garcia rounded out the top four on her Senior Day with a time of 2:01.74.
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly
The Sun Devils claimed the top three spots of this event as Owen McDonald won the event with a time of 1:45.00 and Alex Colson was second and Parker Reynolds was third.
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
Milligan won her second freestyle event of the day, this time with a 22.87 with Indigo Armon (2nd/22.96) and Marte Lovberg (4th/23.39).
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Ilya Kharun continues his dominant campaign as he won the event with a 19.45 and Cam Peel was second with Patrick Sammon and Jackson Schuster tying for third.
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
In the first event out of the first break, Milligan won her third freestyle event with a time of 49.30 as the team swept the event with Ieva Maluka, Indigo Armon and Marte Lovberg rounding out the top four.
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
The Sun Devils had yet another 1-2-3 finish as Jack Dolan won the event with a 42.62 with teammates Ilya Kharun (2nd/42.64) and Patrick Sammon (3rd/43.10) finishing in the top three.
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
On her Senior Day, Clayson won this to claim another event on the day as she swam a 1:58.38. Hana Edwards was second with a 2:00.32 and Emma Gatzke took fourth with a time of 2:01.79.
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
Wadsworth finished on the podium for the second time of the afternoon as he swam a 1:45.71 and Kyle Valdez took fourth with a 1:50.38.
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Going 1-2-3 was a theme for the Sun Devils as Emma Gehlert placed first for the Sun Devils with a time of 2:11.19, then Zoe Summar was next with a time of 2:15.46 and Sonia Vaishnani came in third with a time of 2:17.24.
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
David Schlicht finished second with a time of 1:56.14 with Cale Martter and Andy Dobrzanski rounding out the top four.
Women's 500 Yard Freestyle
In the final distance event of the day, Ertan won the second event of the day, taking the event by four seconds, followed by her teammate Charli Brown finishing second with a 4:48.41 and Elli Straume rounding out in a top-three finish with a time of 4:55.07.
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Sarkany continued to amaze in his season debut, as he won by seven seconds in the event with a 4:15.02. His teammate Daniel Matheson claimed second in a 4:22.49 and Julian Hill took third with a 4:25.80.
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
Looney won her second butterfly event of the afternoon with a time of 53.10 and Foelske took second with a 53.83 and Hannah Hurleman took third with a 54.56.
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly
It was a 1-2-3 finish in this event for the Sun Devil men as Jonny Kulow won the event with a 47.08, Alex Colson in second with a time of 47.62 and Filip Senc-Samardzic taking third with a time of 47.67.
Women's 200 Yard IM
It was also a day for the newcomers as freshman Sonia Vaishnani was victorious in this event as she swam a 2:02.12. Zoe Summar (2nd/2:02.20) and Ginger McMahon (4th/2:05.24) rounded out the top four.
Men's 200 Yard IM
In the final individual event of the day, it was another 1-2-3 finish as Owen McDonald won his second individual event of the day swimming a 1:45.10. Schlicht took second and Martter took third.
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
In the penultimate event of the day, the Sun Devil women went 1-2. The top relay team for ASU consisted of Milligan-Maluka-Brown-Armon to finish in 3:17.56. In second was the relay consisting of Looney-Straume-Lovberg-Clayson with a 3:21.16 finish.
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
In the final race of the dual, the men's team matched the women in perfection with both teams sweeping the relays. The top relay team for ASU, consisting of Marchand-Osterndorf-Behar-Sammon swam in 2:51.16, then claiming second place was another relay team for the Sun Devils as Colson-Hill-Peel-Dolan finished in 2:51.97. The No. 1 Sun Devils cruised to another victory to finish a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
Diving Events
Kayden Hayes won the 1-meter dive with a score of 262.88 with Ashlyn Kirsch in second and Vera Brewer taking third. In the men's 1-meter dive, Zachory Lundgren was victorious with a score of 313.05 with Lane Stallworth in second with a 295.73 and Caleb Liban in fourth with a 276.00.
In the 3-meter, Kayden Hayes picked up her second win of the day with a score of 262.13 with Kirsch in second with a 228.00 and Brewer taking third with a 217.58. Lane Stallworth won the men's 3-meter with a zone cut score of 354.68 with Lundgren taking second and Liban taking fifth.
Up Next
Sun Devil Swim and Dive will be on the road for the rest of the season as they'll travel to the Bay Area for a pair of meets with conference opponents Stanford (January 19/TBD) and California (January 20/TBD).
Quotes:
Head Coach Bob Bowman
On Zalan Sarkany's school record:
"It's great, that was a significant time. He's made a lot of improvements and he's been training really hard, so he should have a lot more to go."
On what separates Léon Marchand from other swimmers:
"I think it's just his work ethic, he's very detailed oriented. He works hard on a daily basis and comes in everyday and tries to raise his standards."
Junior Léon Marchand
On as a whole how he felt about the performance:
I think everyone was kind of tired. We just sit for a few weeks really hard of the training. We didn't have school, I think we got to really pushing it a bit more, but it was really fun. That was the goal of my teammates and I really, so it was pretty good."
On individual performances:
"I was pretty sick last semester. I didn't do that well swimming wise. So it was like the first good swim meet for me, the times are different. It was a good practice because they did like to get you free, like five minutes after the rest. I won both so it was nice. I was very happy to raise it."
On noticing an increased presence being the last home before the Olympics:
"Yeah, it was pretty fun, people showed up today. I'm just happy to be here. Always nice to race in that the sun was there. It was kind of cold this morning, but it got better in two hours."
Senior Lindsay Looney
On challenges ahead to the rest of the schedule:
"It will be a little challenging just because this is the last home meet of the year and it's January. So just knowing that we won't be back here again and for the rest of the season until we're done. Stanford and CAL are always pretty cold there. So luckily we kind of got to get a little bit used to the cold here. We have this week to kind of prepare and know that we need hot hands in our pockets to keep us warm. But we've all done it before, where the older class can help the freshmen figure out how to stay prepared and keep it going. So I'm really just excited for the rest of the season and kind of supporting the team and seeing where we can all go. I think this is the best year yet that I've been on the team and I think we have a lot of promise to move forward.
On what separates this group from the previous groups:
"I think we're all really kind of a combined unit. This year, we all support each other more than we ever have the men and the women both. We have a lot of high level athletes coming in. Even previously before this year, we've had high level athletes, but the sprint group has gotten tremendously better. It's incredible to see their progress too and just kind of watching every single group get better this year has been the best gift since I've been on the team."
Sophomore Zalan Sarkany
On how he felt about his performance and the team:
"I think the team did a really great job. I think my mile was pretty good. I had a 500 which was pretty tiring after a mile. I broke a school record, broke my own record, with BB in the 500 too. For me, it was just a great race. I haven't seen a short course yard for a while now. Had great feedback after seeing the AC for the Olympics that I still can do this yard thing. The team did an awesome job today. Oliver Springs did a really great job. That was my first time swimming in a relay at ASU so it was an experience. It was really good."
On breaking a record:
"It doesn't feel like it, but I did. Last year it was a whole other experience because I didn't have the record, but now I did my own, and did break my own record. So it was just a PD for me, it's not like that. But I know what it's like, because it should have been a great time in NC. I'm looking forward to seeing the mile again and the backs and MC later this year."
Prior to the meet, 11 seniors were honored as Arizona State went on to win 30 events in their final dual meet before conference dual meets to round out competition against non-conference competition for the regular season.
"I think it was solid," head coach Bob Bowman said of his team's performance. "I think we had some bright spots, obviously with Zalan coming back for us and putting up a great time in the mile. Overall, pretty good energy, so in general I feel good about it."
FINAL
No. 1 Sun Devil Men 232, GCU Men 66
No. 19 Sun Devil Women 247, GCU Women 53
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
- Today's meet was the season debut for sophomore Zálan Sarkany as he competed in the 1650 free, 500 free and 400 free relay. His time of 14:28.09 broke his own school record and he won the 500 free with a personal best 4:15.02. En route to breaking his own 1650 free record, he also took down his own 1000 free record with a time of 8:46.42.
- On her Senior Day, Erin Milligan won all four events she competed in as she won all three freestyle events she swam (50 free, 100 free and 200 free) while also being a part of the victorious 400 free relay.
- Junior Léon Marchand opened 2024 with wins in the 200 free, 100 breast and as a part of the 400 free relay.
- Lindsay Looney swept the butterfly events as she swam a 1:54.21 in the 200 fly and a 53.10 in the 100 fly in addition to being a part of the winning 200 medley relay to start off the dual.
- To begin the second semester of his sophomore campaign, Owen McDonald won the 200 fly, 200 IM and 200 medley relay.
- The dominance in distance events continues for sophomore Deniz Ertan as she won the 1650 free for the second time this season and the 500 free for the fourth time this season.
- For diving, Lane Stallworth got his zone cut on the 3-meter dive as he scored a 354.68. Freshman Kayden Hayes won both the 1-meter (262.88) and 3-meter (262.13) dives.
EVENT BY EVENT BREAKDOWN
Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Sun Devil women went 1-2 with Katrina Marty-Zoe Summar-Lindsay Looney-Ieva Maluka winning the event with a 1:39.51 finish and Hana Edwards-Ginger McMahon-Hannah Hurleman-Indigo Armon took second with a time of 1:41.10.
Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay
The Sun Devil men swept the podium as Hubert Kos-Andy Dobrzanski-Owen McDonald-Jonny Kulow won the event with a 1:23.87 finish, Jack Wadsworth-Léon Marchand-Patrick Sammon-Christian Osterndorf were second and Filip Senc-Samardzic-Kaden Guzman-Ilya Kharun-Jackson Schuster were third.
Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle
It was a 1-2 punch for the Sun Devils as Deniz Ertan won the event with a 16:05.81 and Alexa Reyna was second with a 16:33.32.
Men's 1650 Yard Freestyle
In his season debut, Sarkany won the event with a school record time of 14:28.09 with Dylan Gravley and Jake Mason rounding out the top three.
Women's 200 Yard Freestyle
To begin her Senior Day, Erin Milligan clinched a victory in this event as the team went 1-2-3. Milligan swam the winning 1:46.61 with Charli Brown in second with a 1:47.28 and Elli Straume swimming a third place time of 1:49.52.
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle
It was another 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free as Léon Marchand won the event with a time of 1:32.64 with Hubert Kós and Jack Dolan rounding out the top three.
Women's 100 Yard Backstroke
Continuing the early dominance, Ieva Maluka too the victory with a time of 53.52 before Katrina Marty took second place in 54.40 and Athena Clayson took third place in 55.59 to extend the Sun Devil lead.
Men's 100 Yard Backstroke
The race featured the Sun Devils going 1-2 with Jack Wadsworth winning the event with a time of 47.68 and Hubert Kós right behind with a time of 47.69. Jackson Stallworth rounded out the top five with a time of 50.22.
Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Continuing the momentum, the Sun Devils claimed yet another race as Zoe Summar took a 1:01.34 to win the race. Ginger McMahon and Emma Gehlert placed second and third, respectively.
Men's 100 Yard Breaststroke
Marchand won his second event of the day swimming a 53.02. John Heaphy finished second with a time of 53.23 and Andy Dobrzanski taking third with a 53.27.
Women's 200 Yard Butterfly
The 1-2 punch of Lindsay Looney and Jade Foelske shined in the butterfly as Looney won the event with a time of 1:54.21 and Foelke swam a 1:58.95. Laura Garcia rounded out the top four on her Senior Day with a time of 2:01.74.
Men's 200 Yard Butterfly
The Sun Devils claimed the top three spots of this event as Owen McDonald won the event with a time of 1:45.00 and Alex Colson was second and Parker Reynolds was third.
Women's 50 Yard Freestyle
Milligan won her second freestyle event of the day, this time with a 22.87 with Indigo Armon (2nd/22.96) and Marte Lovberg (4th/23.39).
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Ilya Kharun continues his dominant campaign as he won the event with a 19.45 and Cam Peel was second with Patrick Sammon and Jackson Schuster tying for third.
Women's 100 Yard Freestyle
In the first event out of the first break, Milligan won her third freestyle event with a time of 49.30 as the team swept the event with Ieva Maluka, Indigo Armon and Marte Lovberg rounding out the top four.
Men's 100 Yard Freestyle
The Sun Devils had yet another 1-2-3 finish as Jack Dolan won the event with a 42.62 with teammates Ilya Kharun (2nd/42.64) and Patrick Sammon (3rd/43.10) finishing in the top three.
Women's 200 Yard Backstroke
On her Senior Day, Clayson won this to claim another event on the day as she swam a 1:58.38. Hana Edwards was second with a 2:00.32 and Emma Gatzke took fourth with a time of 2:01.79.
Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
Wadsworth finished on the podium for the second time of the afternoon as he swam a 1:45.71 and Kyle Valdez took fourth with a 1:50.38.
Women's 200 Yard Breaststroke
Going 1-2-3 was a theme for the Sun Devils as Emma Gehlert placed first for the Sun Devils with a time of 2:11.19, then Zoe Summar was next with a time of 2:15.46 and Sonia Vaishnani came in third with a time of 2:17.24.
Men's 200 Yard Breaststroke
David Schlicht finished second with a time of 1:56.14 with Cale Martter and Andy Dobrzanski rounding out the top four.
Women's 500 Yard Freestyle
In the final distance event of the day, Ertan won the second event of the day, taking the event by four seconds, followed by her teammate Charli Brown finishing second with a 4:48.41 and Elli Straume rounding out in a top-three finish with a time of 4:55.07.
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Sarkany continued to amaze in his season debut, as he won by seven seconds in the event with a 4:15.02. His teammate Daniel Matheson claimed second in a 4:22.49 and Julian Hill took third with a 4:25.80.
Women's 100 Yard Butterfly
Looney won her second butterfly event of the afternoon with a time of 53.10 and Foelske took second with a 53.83 and Hannah Hurleman took third with a 54.56.
Men's 100 Yard Butterfly
It was a 1-2-3 finish in this event for the Sun Devil men as Jonny Kulow won the event with a 47.08, Alex Colson in second with a time of 47.62 and Filip Senc-Samardzic taking third with a time of 47.67.
Women's 200 Yard IM
It was also a day for the newcomers as freshman Sonia Vaishnani was victorious in this event as she swam a 2:02.12. Zoe Summar (2nd/2:02.20) and Ginger McMahon (4th/2:05.24) rounded out the top four.
Men's 200 Yard IM
In the final individual event of the day, it was another 1-2-3 finish as Owen McDonald won his second individual event of the day swimming a 1:45.10. Schlicht took second and Martter took third.
Women's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
In the penultimate event of the day, the Sun Devil women went 1-2. The top relay team for ASU consisted of Milligan-Maluka-Brown-Armon to finish in 3:17.56. In second was the relay consisting of Looney-Straume-Lovberg-Clayson with a 3:21.16 finish.
Men's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
In the final race of the dual, the men's team matched the women in perfection with both teams sweeping the relays. The top relay team for ASU, consisting of Marchand-Osterndorf-Behar-Sammon swam in 2:51.16, then claiming second place was another relay team for the Sun Devils as Colson-Hill-Peel-Dolan finished in 2:51.97. The No. 1 Sun Devils cruised to another victory to finish a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
Diving Events
Kayden Hayes won the 1-meter dive with a score of 262.88 with Ashlyn Kirsch in second and Vera Brewer taking third. In the men's 1-meter dive, Zachory Lundgren was victorious with a score of 313.05 with Lane Stallworth in second with a 295.73 and Caleb Liban in fourth with a 276.00.
In the 3-meter, Kayden Hayes picked up her second win of the day with a score of 262.13 with Kirsch in second with a 228.00 and Brewer taking third with a 217.58. Lane Stallworth won the men's 3-meter with a zone cut score of 354.68 with Lundgren taking second and Liban taking fifth.
Up Next
Sun Devil Swim and Dive will be on the road for the rest of the season as they'll travel to the Bay Area for a pair of meets with conference opponents Stanford (January 19/TBD) and California (January 20/TBD).
Quotes:
Head Coach Bob Bowman
On Zalan Sarkany's school record:
"It's great, that was a significant time. He's made a lot of improvements and he's been training really hard, so he should have a lot more to go."
On what separates Léon Marchand from other swimmers:
"I think it's just his work ethic, he's very detailed oriented. He works hard on a daily basis and comes in everyday and tries to raise his standards."
Junior Léon Marchand
On as a whole how he felt about the performance:
I think everyone was kind of tired. We just sit for a few weeks really hard of the training. We didn't have school, I think we got to really pushing it a bit more, but it was really fun. That was the goal of my teammates and I really, so it was pretty good."
On individual performances:
"I was pretty sick last semester. I didn't do that well swimming wise. So it was like the first good swim meet for me, the times are different. It was a good practice because they did like to get you free, like five minutes after the rest. I won both so it was nice. I was very happy to raise it."
On noticing an increased presence being the last home before the Olympics:
"Yeah, it was pretty fun, people showed up today. I'm just happy to be here. Always nice to race in that the sun was there. It was kind of cold this morning, but it got better in two hours."
Senior Lindsay Looney
On challenges ahead to the rest of the schedule:
"It will be a little challenging just because this is the last home meet of the year and it's January. So just knowing that we won't be back here again and for the rest of the season until we're done. Stanford and CAL are always pretty cold there. So luckily we kind of got to get a little bit used to the cold here. We have this week to kind of prepare and know that we need hot hands in our pockets to keep us warm. But we've all done it before, where the older class can help the freshmen figure out how to stay prepared and keep it going. So I'm really just excited for the rest of the season and kind of supporting the team and seeing where we can all go. I think this is the best year yet that I've been on the team and I think we have a lot of promise to move forward.
On what separates this group from the previous groups:
"I think we're all really kind of a combined unit. This year, we all support each other more than we ever have the men and the women both. We have a lot of high level athletes coming in. Even previously before this year, we've had high level athletes, but the sprint group has gotten tremendously better. It's incredible to see their progress too and just kind of watching every single group get better this year has been the best gift since I've been on the team."
Sophomore Zalan Sarkany
On how he felt about his performance and the team:
"I think the team did a really great job. I think my mile was pretty good. I had a 500 which was pretty tiring after a mile. I broke a school record, broke my own record, with BB in the 500 too. For me, it was just a great race. I haven't seen a short course yard for a while now. Had great feedback after seeing the AC for the Olympics that I still can do this yard thing. The team did an awesome job today. Oliver Springs did a really great job. That was my first time swimming in a relay at ASU so it was an experience. It was really good."
On breaking a record:
"It doesn't feel like it, but I did. Last year it was a whole other experience because I didn't have the record, but now I did my own, and did break my own record. So it was just a PD for me, it's not like that. But I know what it's like, because it should have been a great time in NC. I'm looking forward to seeing the mile again and the backs and MC later this year."