Dec. 3, 2000
AUSTIN, Texas -- Among a 12-team men's field that included six other top-25 teams, and a 13-team women's field that included eight other ranked squads, the No. 12 Arizona State men's swimming team finished eighth while the 16th-ranked women finished 11th as the three-day Texas Invitational closed Sunday at the Joe Jamail Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.
The ASU men finished with 210 points, well shy of the meet-winning 751 points produced by the host school, No. 1 Texas. The women gathered 128.5 points and were edged out of ninth-place by No. 18 Minnesota, which finished with 130 points. No. 2 UCLA won the meet on the women's side with 553.5 points.
In the final day of competition, the men were bolstered by senior All-American Scott VonSchoff's fourth-place showing in the 100 freestyle. Just one day after earning the 200 free crown in personal-record time, VonSchoff swam the 100 in 44.18, his fastest time of the season. Junior All-American Bo West also made a strong showing in the 100 free, garnering 13th-place in 45.34.
Senior All-American Otto Hinks turned in his fastest 200 breaststroke of the season, finishing 11th in 2:03.59. Freshmen Nick Brunelli and Rich Jacobs continued to impress in their young collegiate careers. Brunelli finished 13th in the 200 backstroke (1:50.19) while Jacobs completed the 200 fly in a personal-best time of 1:51.81 for 18th-place.
The lone Sun Devil in the event, junior Mike Dowling grabbed 13th-place in the 1650 free in 15:57.85.
Senior All-American Lauren Morelli notched the best individual finish of the day for the women, taking 12th-place in the 200 back in 2:01.23, her best time of the season. Sophomore Claire Hedenskog wrapped up a fine meet with a 13th-place finish in the 100 free in 51.22.
In the 1650 free, junior Amanda Stanford posted a time of 17:04.54 for 13th place. Junior All-American Riley Mants was the Sun Devils' other individual point-scorer Sunday, taking 15th in the 200 breast in 2:19.56.
The Sun Devils' men's and women's swimming teams will get a little recovery time with an off-weekend immediately upcoming. However, both squads will be joined by ASU's diving teams Saturday, Dec. 16, when Washington and Northwestern travel to face the Sun Devils at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe.
TEXAS INVITATIONAL -- FINAL/DAY THREE RESULTS
ASU MEN'S RESULTS -- DAY THREE, TEXAS INVITATIONAL
Final Team Standings: 1. Texas 751, 2. California 563, 3. Arizona 554, 4. Wisconsin 493, 5. Harvard 398, 6. Michigan 321, 7. SMU 250, 8. Arizona State 210, 9. TCU 149, 10. Nebraska 131, 11. Stanford 89, 12. Kansas 39.
Finals (the top-24 swimmers from the preliminaries are seeded into `A,' `B' and `C' finals -- `C' finals swimmers do NOT score points):
200 Back: 13. Nick Brunelli 1:50.19
100 Free: 4. Scott VonSchoff 44.18, 13. Bo West 45.34
200 Breast: 11. Otto Hinks 2:03.59
200 Fly: 18. Rich Jacobs 1:51.81
1650 Free: 13. Mike Dowling 15:57.85
400 Free Relay: 5. ASU (VonSchoff, West, MacDonald, Brunelli) 2:58.96, 14. ASU `B' (Wallace, Hinks, Jacobs, Dowling) 3:09.41
Preliminaries:
200 Back: 14. Nick Brunelli 1:51.36
100 Free: 6. Scott VonSchoff 44.64, 17. Bo West 45.66, 45. Simon MacDonald 46.50, 62. Nick Brunelli 47.78, 68. Wiley Wallace 48.06
200 Breast: 11. Otto Hinks 2:04.45, 32. Brian Spetman 2:09.99
200 Fly: 19. Rich Jacobs 1:52.67, 30. Evan Smith 1:54.98, 32. Jonathan Shaw 1:56.17
ASU WOMEN'S RESULTS -- DAY THREE, TEXAS INVITATIONAL
Final Team Standings: 1. UCLA 553.5, 2. Stanford 529.5, 3. Texas 501.5, 4. Arizona 495.5, 5. Wisconsin 398.5, 6. California 367, 7. Michigan 362, 8. SMU 290, 9. Rice 152, 10. Minnesota 130, 11. Arizona State 128.5, 12. TCU 71, 13. Nebraska 47.
Finals (the top-24 swimmers from the preliminaries are seeded into `A,' `B' and `C' finals -- `C' finals swimmers do NOT score points):
200 Back: 12. Lauren Morelli 2:01.23, 21. Lindsey Smart 2:03.81
100 Free: 13. Claire Hedenskog 51.22
200 Breast: 15. Riley Mants 2:19.56
200 Fly: 18. Alicia Wheelock 2:03.60
1650 Free: 13. Mandy Stanford 17:04.54, 18. Lyndsay Devaney 1:16.49, 20. Katie Titcomb 17:20.20, 23. Jancy Thompson 17:27.61, 27. Kim Currie 17:38.83
400 Free Relay: 10. ASU (Mauro, Wheelock, Baham, Hedenskog) 3:27.88, 21. ASU `B' (Patterson, Ericson, Watts, Smart) 3:32.53
Preliminaries:
200 Back: 14. Lauren Morelli 2:02.79, 17. Lindsey Smart 2:03.11, 35. Katie Cuskie 2:06.83, 37. Kelli Sasada 2:07.22, 40. Miranda Shald 2:07.86
100 Free: 16. Claire Hedenskog 51.29, 47. Anna Ericson 53.10, 53. Carli Watts 53.53, 59. Brianna Patterson 53.77
200 Breast: 11. Riley Mants 2:18.60, 25. Elizabeth Lightner 2:22.66, 29. Josie Jedick 2:23.38, 30. Jennifer Lowe 2:23.42, 34. Karyl Johnson 2:25.45
200 Fly: 19. Alicia Wheelock 2:04.33, 27. Sarah Baham 2:06.08, 29. Lyndsay Devaney 2:06.47, 31. Florence Mauro 2:06.93, 44. Erin Gorlesky 2:10.96
400 Free Relay: 5. ASU (VonSchoff, West, MacDonald, Brunelli) 2:58.96, 14. ASU `B' (Wallace, Hinks, Jacobs, Dowling) 3:09.41