Oct. 29, 2002
TEMPE, Ariz. (www.TheSunDevils.com) -- Fresh off season-opening dual meet victories over UNLV (men) and UNLV/Northern Arizona (women) the Arizona State Sun Devil men's and women's swimming teams both earned No. 11 national rankings in the first College Swim Coaches Association of America top 25 poll.
Led by an NCAA 'A' qualifying time from sophomore All-American ?gnes Kov?cs in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.76) last weekend, the Sun Devil women are looking to improve upon their 10th place finish at the 2001-02 NCAA Championships.
The men return five All-Americans after finishing seventh in the CSCAA poll last year and are off to a strong start after blowing UNLV out of the water in a 216-82 victory last Saturday. Senior backstroker Christian Harcsas won three events (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM) in the UNLV meet and freshman David Kolozar was a double-event winner (200 fly, 200 free) in his first dual meet as a Sun Devil.
Led by fifth-year head coach Mike Chasson, the Sun Devils continue competition this weekend with a pair of dual meets. Both squads will compete against Arizona, Wisconsin and Auburn in Tucson on Saturday, while the men will have double-duty also taking on No. 2 Auburn Sunday at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center at 11 a.m.
College Swim Coaches Association of America Top 25 Poll
Men (10/25/02)
1. Texas 170 (4) 2. Auburn 167 (2) 3. Stanford 167 (1) 4. California 154 5. USC 145 6. Florida 133 7. Michigan 130 8. Minnesota 121 9. Tennessee 121 10. Arizona 120 11. Arizona State 106 12. Georgia 98 13. Virginia 97 14. Penn State 77 15. Harvard 62 16. North Carolina 55 17. Texas A&M 52 18. Alabama 48 19. Wisconsin 48 20. Northwestern 43 21. Kentucky 39 22. SMU 33 23. Georgia Tech 28 24. Brigham Young 19 25. Pittsburgh 15 Washington 15Women (10/25/02)
1. Auburn 173 (5) 2. Georgia 165 (2) 3. Stanford 165 4. California 152 5. Florida 143 6. SMU 137 7. Texas 134 8. USC 132 9. Arizona 121 10. Virginia 109 11. Arizona State 107 12. UCLA 89 13. Indiana 84 14. Notre Dame 81 15. North Carolina 79 16. Penn State 76 17. Alabama 69 18. Wisconsin 54 19. Miami (FL) 42 20. Maryland 38 21. Missouri 34 22. Pacific 19 23. Texas A&M 15 24. Rutgers 13 25. South Carolina 10