FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The No. 15 Arizona State men's swim team wasted no time in rewriting history with both relay teams and an individual within a relay team setting school records to open the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Swim Championships.
"I'm extremely proud of our guys and how they raced tonight," said head coach Bob Bowman following the first evening of competition. "We qualified seven men for the national championships tonight so I'm very pleased."
Richard Bohus, Christian Lorenz, Andrew Porter, and Patrick Park started the four-day meet combining for an NCAA A-standard time in the 200 medley relay. The school-record time, nearly a full second under the A-cut, qualified the quartet for the national championships later this month.
ASU's B-team of the 200 medley relay also swam above an NCAA B-cut.
In the second and final event of the evening, the Sun Devils once again qualified a team for NCAA's as Cameron Craig, Bohus, Thomaz Martins, and Barkley Perry set the second school record of the night by almost five seconds.
Not only breaking the school record as a relay team, Craig's first leg in the 800 relay demolished the 26-year-old ASU 200 free record. Craig's 1:32.16 ranks fourth nationally this season.
"The obvious bright spot was Cameron Craig's leadoff leg of our 800 free relay. His time shattered a longstanding school record. Thomaz Martins and Barkley Perry also swam really great legs."
Bohus, Lorenz, Porter, Park, Craig, Martins, and Perry will all advance to the NCAA championships in respective events with three days of Pac-12 competition yet to complete.
Schedule, how to watch, and more information can be found HERE.
After the first day of competition, the Sun Devils sit in third place (146) behind Stanford (220) and USC (185). Cal (117) is fourth, Utah (93) fifth, and Arizona (62) sixth.
"I'm extremely proud of our guys and how they raced tonight," said head coach Bob Bowman following the first evening of competition. "We qualified seven men for the national championships tonight so I'm very pleased."
Richard Bohus, Christian Lorenz, Andrew Porter, and Patrick Park started the four-day meet combining for an NCAA A-standard time in the 200 medley relay. The school-record time, nearly a full second under the A-cut, qualified the quartet for the national championships later this month.
ASU's B-team of the 200 medley relay also swam above an NCAA B-cut.
In the second and final event of the evening, the Sun Devils once again qualified a team for NCAA's as Cameron Craig, Bohus, Thomaz Martins, and Barkley Perry set the second school record of the night by almost five seconds.
Not only breaking the school record as a relay team, Craig's first leg in the 800 relay demolished the 26-year-old ASU 200 free record. Craig's 1:32.16 ranks fourth nationally this season.
"The obvious bright spot was Cameron Craig's leadoff leg of our 800 free relay. His time shattered a longstanding school record. Thomaz Martins and Barkley Perry also swam really great legs."
Bohus, Lorenz, Porter, Park, Craig, Martins, and Perry will all advance to the NCAA championships in respective events with three days of Pac-12 competition yet to complete.
Schedule, how to watch, and more information can be found HERE.
After the first day of competition, the Sun Devils sit in third place (146) behind Stanford (220) and USC (185). Cal (117) is fourth, Utah (93) fifth, and Arizona (62) sixth.