2024 MEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The ultimate session of the 2024 Males’s Pac-12 Championships shall be kicking off right here shortly in Federal Method. Even with no full power Cal group, this has been an outstanding week of racing. We’ve see NCAA information, Pac-12 information, and fairly just a few Pac-12 Championship information. It seems like just a few extra championship information could possibly be worn out tonight, so this needs to be an important final session.
TEAM SCORES (AFTER DAY THREE)
- Arizona State – 725
- Stanford – 505.5
- Cal – 406
- Arizona – 372
- USC – 288.5
- Utah – 167
ASU has the meet all however locked up. Assuming they don’t get DQ’d in each race tonight, they’ll win their 2nd-straight, and the ultimate, Pac-12 title. Stanford is sitting firmly in 2nd and, based mostly off this morning’s performances, it seems like Cal needs to be secure from Arizona in third.
Tonight’s session will start with the quickest warmth of the 1650 free, then we’ll see finals of the 200 again, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly. The session will conclude with the 400 free relay.
The 200 again needs to be an important race tonight. It options ASU’s Hubert Kos, who holds the quickest time within the NCAA this season with a 1:36.54. He was just one:39.05 this morning, nonetheless, Kos has been swimming extraordinarily nicely this week, so he ought to have the ability to get again right down to his time tonight, which suggests he must also make a run on the Pac-12 Championship document of 1:36.94. ASU teammate Owen McDonald had an enormous swim this morning, ending 1st total with a 1:38.49.
The 200 breast needs to be an important race as nicely. Arizona State’s Leon Marchand was third this morning with a 1:52.22 however we’ve seen him drop massive from prelims to finals in all his races this week, so now we have no motive to doubt he’ll win tonight. Marchand is the NCAA document holder within the occasion with a 1:46.91. He cut up a really quick 49.87 on the breaststroke leg of the 400 medley relay final evening, so we’ll see what he can do within the 200 breast tonight. This morning, it was ASU teammates David Schlicht (1:51.45) and Cale Martter (1:52.19) who completed 1st and 2nd respectively.
Solar Satan freshman Ilya Kharun led prelims of the 200 fly by an enormous margin this morning, swimming a 1:39.52. Kharun holds the highest time within the NCAA this season, having been as quick as 1:37.93. The Pac-12 Championship document sits at 1:38.53, so Kharun stands an important probability of taking it down.
50 free champion Jack Dolan clocked the quickest time within the 100 free this morning, swimming a 41.38. Teammate Jonny Kulow wasn’t far behind, swimming a 41.53.
MEN’S 1650 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS
- NCAA File: 14:12.08 – Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
Pac-12 File: 14:24.35 – Chad La Tourrette, Stanford (2012)Pac-12 Championship File: 14:33.69 – Zach Yeadon – Cal (2021)- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 14:37.31
Prime 8:
- Zalan Sarkany (Arizona State) – 14:23.01 (CONFERENCE RECORD)
- Krzysztof Chmielewski (USC) – 14:39.64
- Daniel Matheson (Arizona State) – 14:44.85
- Liam Custer (Stanford) – 14:46.22
- Gabe Machado (Stanford) – 14:55.52
- Reece Grady (Arizona State) – 14:56.90
- Jack Meehan (California) – 14:58.38
- Tyler Kopp (California) – 15:05.36
Nicely, this session bought off to a heck of a begin. Arizona State sophomore Zalan Sarkany has been swimming extremely nicely all week, however he saved the most effective for final. Sarkany ripped a brand new profession better of 14:23.01 to win the mile by an enormous margin. Furthermore, that swim shattered the Pac-12 Championship document that Zach Yeadon set again in 2021 by a whopping 10.68 seconds. Moreover, Sarkany grew to become the one that took down former Stanford star Chad La Tourrette’s Pac-12 convention document of 14:24.35, which had stood since 2012.
Sarkany was out like a bullet tonight, placing up a really spectacular 4:17.43 on the opening 500 yards. His 2nd 500 got here in at 4:22.67, and he went 4:25.08 on the third 500. Sarkany then introduced the tempo again down, coming residence in a speedy 1:17.83 on the ultimate 150.
Within the first swim of his very troublesome 1650 free/200 fly double tonight, USC freshman Krzysztof Chmielewski clocked a 14:39.64 for 2nd. Chmielewski has been just a little sooner than that this season, having gone 14:37.74 already.
ASU freshman Reece Grady managed to make it onto the rostrum from the slowest warmth this afternoon, swimming a 14:56.90, which took 50 seconds off his season better of 15:47.63.
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
NCAA File: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)Pac-12 File: 1:35.73 – Ryan Murphy, Cal (2016)Pac-12 Championship File: 1:36.94 – Destin Lasco, Cal (2023)- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 1:39.13
Prime 8:
- Hubert Kos (Arizona State) – 1:35.69 (NCAA RECORD)
- Owen McDonald (Arizona State) – 1:37.70
- Rex Maurer (Stanford) – 1:39.83
- Sebastian Somerset (California) – 1:39.84
- Aaron Sequeira (Stanford) – 1:40.55
- Ziyad Saleem (California) – 1:40.64
- Josh Zuchowski (Stanford) – 1:40.71
- Kai Crews (California) – 1:41.33
ASU sophomore Hubert Kos simply made historical past, breaking Ryan Murphy’s legendary 200 again NCAA document of 1:35.73, which has stood since 2016. Kos clocked a 1:35.69 tonight, clipping Murphy’s document by 0.04 seconds. He additionally obliterated the Pac-12 Championship document of 1:36.94, which Cal’s Destin Lasco set eventually yr’s meet.
He was out shockingly quick, splitting 22.20 on the first 50 and 24.46 on the 2nd for a 46.66 on the opening 100. Kos then held his tempo extraordinarily nicely, tacking on 24.46 and 24.57 splits on the ultimate pair of 50s, for a 49.03 on the 2nd 100. Kos’ earlier better of 1:36.54 was set on the NC State Invite again in November.
ASU additionally noticed fellow sophomore Owen McDonald put up an enormous new profession better of 1:37.70 for 2nd tonight. Previous to his 1:38.49 in prelims this morning, McDonald’s profession finest was the 1:39.01 he swam eventually yr’s Pac-12 Championships. Together with his swim tonight, McDonald is now #11 all-time within the occasion.
Stanford freshman Rex Maurer put up a 1:39.84 to take third tonight. That efficiency is available in simply off Maurer’s profession better of 1:39.75, which he swam on the Texas Invite again within the fall.
Cal freshman Keaton Jones received the ‘B’ closing in a 1:39.18, which is each a profession finest and would have been quick sufficient for third within the ‘A’ closing. Jones had by no means been beneath 1:40 within the occasion earlier than.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- NCAA File: 39.90 – Caeleb Dressel, Florida (2018)
- Pac-12 File: 40.75 – Bjorn Seeliger, Cal (2022)
- Pac-12 Championship File: 40.90 – Bjorn Seeliger, Cal (2023)
- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 41.50
Prime 8:
- Matt Jensen (California) – 41.63
- Jack Dolan (Arizona State) – 41.66
- Patrick Sammon (Arizona State) – 41.77
- Jonny Kulow (Arizona State) – 41.80
- Liam Bell (California) – 41.98
- Ralph Daleiden (Arizona) – 42.22
- Rafael Gu (Stanford) – 42.45
- Luke Maurer (Stanford) – 42.61
All however 2 of the boys within the ‘A’ closing of the 100 free tonight added from their prelims swims, together with winner Matt Jensen (Cal), who went 41.63 tonight after posting 41.57 within the morning. Jensen was third on the 50, flipping in 19.87, however was nice on the 2nd 50, the place he cut up 21.76.
Arizona State’s Jack Dolan got here in 2nd with a 41.66, although his 41.38 from prelims nonetheless stands because the quickest time of the day. Dolan additionally had the early velocity, placing up a really fast 19.58 on the opening 50.
Solar Satan junior Patrick Sammon was one of many swimmers who dropped tonight, taking third in 41.77. He was just below his 41.85 from prelims. Each Sammon’s swims right now marked profession bests.
Cal’s Liam Bell was the opposite swimmer who dropped from prelims to finals, and, like Sammon, each his swims right now had been private bests. Bell took fifth tonight in 41.98, which is his first time beneath 42 seconds within the occasion. We’re used to seeing Bell within the 200 breast at championship meets, nonetheless, it seems going this route has paid off. Bell got here into the day with a profession mark of 42.81, then swam a 42.17 in prelims earlier than going his 41.98 tonight.
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:46.91 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023)
- Pac-12 File: 1:46.91 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023)
- Pac-12 Championship File: 1:47.67 – Leon Marchand, ASU (2023)
- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 1:51.09
Prime 8:
- Leon Marchand (Arizona State) – 1:48.60
- David Schlicht (Arizona State) – 1:51.62
- Cale Martter (Arizona State) – 1:52.19
- Ron Polonsky (Stanford) – 1:52.27
- Andy Dobrzanski (Arizona State) – 1:53.48
- Zhier Fan (Stanford) – 1:53.62
- Hank Rivers (California) – 1:53.91
- Sean Swift (California) – 1:54.09
Leon Marchand picked up his third particular person win of the week, taking the 200 breast decisively with a 1:48.60. Whereas that point is a few second off his Pac-12 Championship document of 1:47.67 from final yr, it does mark a season finest for Marchand, in addition to the highest time within the NCAA this season by over a second. Marchand additionally holds the NCAA document within the occasion together with his profession better of 1:46.91 from final yr’s NCAAs.
Marchand opened up a giant lead early tonight, splitting 51.89 on the primary 100, which might have tied for sixth within the 100 breast closing final evening. He then cut up 28.19 on the third 50 and 28.52 on the 4th, leading to a surprising 56.71 on the 2nd 100.
It was a 1-2-3 punch for ASU, as David Schlicht took 2nd in 1:51.62. That point got here in simply off the 1:51.41 he swam in prelims, which is his profession finest within the occasion. Solar Satan sophomore Cale Martter tied his 1:52.19 from this morning, which can be his profession finest.
Stanford’s Ron Polonsky clocked a season better of 1:52.27, which was good for 4th tonight. Polonsky has a private better of 1:51.73, a time he swam on the 2022 Pac-12 Championships.
MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
- NCAA File: 1:37.35 – Jack Conger, Texas (2017)
- Pac-12 File: 1:37.93 – Ilya Kharun, ASU (2024)
- Pac-12 Championship File: 1:38.53 – Trenton Julian, Cal (2021)
- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 1:40.16
Prime 8:
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINALS
- NCAA File: 2:44.07 – Florida (2023)
- Pac-12 File: 2:44.08 – Cal (2023)
- Pac-12 Championship File: 2:45.67 – Cal (2023)
- NCAA ‘A’ Lower: 2:50.44
Outcomes: