2023 Men’s PAC-12 Swimming & Diving Championships
Day 1 Heat Sheets (with relay lineups)
It’s time for the final of the Power 5 convention meets–the 2023 Men’s PAC-12 Championships get underway this night in Federal Way, WA. In this primary session, we’ll see timed finals for the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays.
ASU put collectively a spectacular common season, and the Sun Devils are the highest seeds in each relays. In the 200 medley, they prime the convention with a 1:22.60 from their twin meet with Stanford. At the NC State Invitational, they clocked 6:08.97 within the 800 free relay, which nonetheless stands because the #3 time within the NCAA this season and is over a second sooner than second-seeded Cal (6:10.35).
Last yr, Cal got here into the swimming portion of the meet with 0 factors, creating a major deficit they erased en path to their fifth straight convention championship. After diving this yr, they’re nonetheless sitting on the backside of the standings however they aren’t ranging from nothing thanks to a few top-8 finishes from freshman Joshua Thai.
Men’s 200 Medley Relay — Timed Final
- NCAA Record: 1:21.13, Florida – 2022 NCAA Championships
- PAC-12 Record: 1:21.69, Cal — 2022 NCAA Championships
PAC-12 Championship Record: 1:22.16, Cal — 2020 PAC-12 Championships- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:23.76
Top 6:
- ASU (Dolan, Marchand, McCusker, Kulow) – 1:21.69 (T-PAC-12 Record + Meet Record)
- Arizona (Oates, Foote, Miller, Ercegovic) – 1:23.74
- Utah (Ungur, Horner, Garstanf, O’Haimhirgin) – 1:24.45
- USC – 1:25.30
DQs: Cal, Stanford
Well, that’s one approach to begin the meet. In the opening occasion of the meet, ASU fired off a 1:21.69 within the 200 medley relay, setting a brand new meet file and tying the PAC-12 file that Cal clocked at 2022 NCAAs. That slots the Sun Devils in because the second-fastest group within the NCAA this season, simply behind Tennessee’s 1:21.43. This is ASU’s first PAC-12 title within the 200 medley relay.
Jack Dolan obtained issues began for them with a 20.65 backstroke lead-off. It’s a major drop for him from this meet final yr, when he led the group off in a 20.96. Then, Leon Marchand break up 22.98 on the breaststroke leg, adopted by Max McCusker in 19.66. Finally, freshman Jonny Kulow introduced the group dwelling with an 18.40 anchor.
ASU was over a second forward of Cal, who completed second and added eight-hundredths from their seed time. However, each they and Stanford (who touched the wall third) have been disqualified. Currently, the explanation for the disqualifications just isn’t clear, we’ll replace as extra data turns into accessible. The disqualifications have been for early relay take-offs, with each Dare Rose and Rafael Gu having response occasions of -.06. In addition to the 2 ‘A’ relays, each Arizona’s ‘B’ and ‘C’ relays have been additionally disqualified.
With each Cal and Stanford DQed, it was Arizona who grabbed second in 1:23.74, courtesy of Billy Oates (21.32), Ryan Foote (23.51), Seth Miller (20.12), and Marin Ercegovic (18.79). This is massive enchancment for Arizona, who final yr completed sixth in 1:24.10. 1:23.74 hits the ‘A’ customary within the occasion. It’s their second ‘A’ reduce of the season, as they already had hit the usual within the 400 free relay.
Utah’s squad of Andrei Ungur (20.97), Jaek Horner (23.48), Ryan Garstang (20.89), and Finn O’Haimhirgin (19.11) rounded out the rostrum in third.
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay — Timed Final
- NCAA Record: 6:03.89, Texas – 2022 NCAA Championships
PAC-12 Record: 6:06.83, Stanford — 2022 NCAA ChampionshipsPAC-12 Championship Record: 6:07.51, ASU — 2022 PAC-12 Championships- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 6:16.02
Top 6:
- ASU (Marchand, House, Sammon, Hill) – 6:06.30 (PAC-12 and Meet Records)
- Cal (Callan, Jett, Hanson, Lasco) – 6:09.65
- Stanford (Maurer, Polonsky, Dupont, Forst) – 6:11.08
- Arizona – 6:15.69
- USC – 6:24.16
- Utah – 6:30.46
ASU stored their foot on the gasoline within the 800 free relay, this time breaking each the PAC-12 and Championship information. They threw down a blazing 6:06.30, which is the quickest time within the NCAA this season by 2.34 seconds. Leon Marchand lead the Sun Devils off in 1:30.77, a finest time by two and a half seconds, obliterating his earlier mark of 1:33.26 from ASU’s January 2022 intrasquad. He was part of this relay final yr however didn’t lead off, and at NCAAs he anchored in 1:29.96. At this meet final yr, he was 1:31.16.
1:30.77 can be the quickest time within the NCAA this season, including one other occasion to Marchand’s rising assortment of season NCAA prime occasions. No one else has damaged 1:31 but this season, as Jack Dahlgren held the quickest time at 1:31.17 earlier than Marchand dove in.
After Marchand, defending PAC-12 200 free champion Grant House clocked 1:31.61, which is a tenth off his quickest flat begin time of the season. Next, it was Patrick Sammon‘s turn, and he split 1:32.06 before Julian Hill brought the team home in 1:31.86. This is ASU’s second straight title within the 800 free relay, and the primary time they’ve ever defended a PAC-12 title.
The Sun Devils completed over three seconds forward of second-place Cal. The Golden Bears dropped seven-tenths from their seed time with a 6:09.65. Fifth-year Patrick Callan led off in 1:32.47, which seemingly punches his ticket to NCAAs later this month. Gabriel Jett swam 1:32.70, with Robin Hanson and Destin Lasco clocking 1:32.73 and 1:31.75 on the again half of the relay.
Stanford took third, 1.43 seconds behind Cal. Luke Maurer (1:32.80), Ron Polonsky (1:32.16), Andres Dupont (1:33.35), and Preston Forst (1:32.77) mixed for six:11.08, giving Stanford their second NCAA ‘A’ reduce of the season.
Arizona adopted behind Stanford in 6:15.69 with their very own NCAA ‘A’ reduce. That’s their second ‘A’ reduce of the session, as they earned one earlier within the 200 medley relay. That brings their whole relay ‘A’ cuts as much as three. They have a ‘B’ reduce within the 200 free relay, and their ‘A’ cuts imply they’ll be eligible to swim that race as nicely. Now, they’re simply searching for a ‘B’ reduce within the 400 medley relay to ensure all 5 relays a swim at NCAAs.
Except for the ASU and Cal, this occasion was markedly slower than it was final yr. In 2022, it took 6:09.98 to make the rostrum, and sixth was 6:26.63.
Team Scores Thru Day 1
- USC – 198
- Utah – 146
- Arizona – 131
- ASU – 127
- Stanford – 117
- Cal – 72
