(Federal Way, WA) Capping off the 2024-25 Sun Devil Swim and Dive season, the 400 free relay set a Big 12 record and a school record touching the wall in 2:43.22 for a runner-up finish. The Sun Devil men finished in sixth place scoring 248 points and their fourth straight top-10 finish at nationals.
Ilya Kharun was third in the 200 fly touching the wall in 1:38.74. In the 100 free, Jonny Kulow registered a sixth place showing in 40.84, and Patrick Sammonwas 11th in 41.36.
In the 1650 free, Daniel Matheson was 10th in 14:35.58 earning second-team All-American honors.
The Sun Devils wrap up the 2024-25 season earning two Big 12 titles in the first year competing in the Big 12 Conference and winning the third straight conference title on the men’s side and the first Big 12 championships for both the men and women’s teams. The women registered their best finish at NCAAs since 2012 with a 19th place finish and the men’s team finished in the top-10 for the fourth straight season.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Texas: 490
2. California: 471
3 Indiana: 459
4. Florida: 315
5. Tennessee 266.5
6. Arizona State: 248
7. Georgia: 238.5
ELITE 90 AWARD:
Patrick Sammon was named the recipient of the Elite 90 award presented annually by the NCAA to the student-athlete at each sport’s championship site with the highest cumulative GPA. It’s the second straight year a Sun Devil has taken home the honor after Tiago Behar won the award in 2024. Lindsay Looney won the honor last season representing Women’s Swim and Dive. It’s Arizona State’s eighth Elite 90 recipient since the inception of the award in 2009. Read the full release here.
SUN DEVIL MEN’S ALL AMERICANS:
Ilya Kharun – 50 free (18.31) – School Record, 100 fly (43.43) – Big 12 Record & School record, 200 fly (1:38.74)
Jonny Kulow – 50 free (18.74), 100 free (40.84)
Andy Dobrzanski – 100 breast (51.27)
Patrick Sammon – 200 free (1:31.28, Second-Team), 100 free (41.36, first-team)
Daniel Matheson – 500 Free (Second-Team), 1650 free (14:35.58, Second-team)
Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Jonny Kulow – 200 medley relay (1:20.87)
Ilya Kharun, Tommy Palmer, Jonny Kulow, Patrick Sammon – 200 free relay (1:13.05) – Big 12 Record, School Record
Ilya Kharun, Patrick Sammon, Tommy Palmer, Jonny Kulow – 400 Free relay (2:43.22) – Big 12 Record, School Record
Jack Wadsworth, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun, Jonny Kulow – 400 medley relay (2:58.97) – Big 12 Record
Patrick Sammon, Tiago Behar, Quin Seider and Filip Senc-Samardzic – 800 free relay (6:09.00, Second-Team)
Morning Prelims:
200 Back: Jack Wadsworth (34th, 1:42.96), Michael Hochwalt (35th, 1:42.98)
100 Free: Jonny Kulow (6th, 40.83), Patrick Sammon (9th, 41.17), Tommy Palmer (35th, 42.29), Filfip Senc-Samardzic (40th, 42.41), Tiago Behar (49th, 42.70)
200 Breast: Oscar Bilbao (28th, 1:53.68), Andy Dobrzanski (30th, 1:54.13)
200 Fly: Ilya Kharun (2nd, 1:38.81)
Men’s Big 12 Champions: (16)
50 Free: Jonny Kulow (18.64) – Meet Record
100 Fly: Ilya Kharun (44.13)
100 Breast: Andy Dobrzanski (51.75)
100 Back: Jack Wadsworth (45.01)
100 free: Jonny Kulow (41.07) – Meet Record
200 Free: Patrick Sammon (1:31.57)
200 fly: Ilya Kharun (1:39.41)
200 breast: Andy Dobrzanski (1:51.93)
500 Free: Daniel Matheson (4:14.37)
200 IM: Cale Martter (1:42.94)
400 IM: Michael Hochwalt (3:41.40)
200 medley relay: Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrazanski, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow (1:21.16) – Big 12 record
400 medley relay: Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow (3:00.55) – Meet Record
400 Free Relay: Kharun , Sammon, Palmer, Kulow (2:44.03 – Big 12 Record
800 free relay: Tiago Behar, Quin Seider, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Patrick Sammon (6:08.54) – Meet record
RECORDS SET AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Men’s 200 medley relay: Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrazanski, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow (1:21.16) – Big 12 record
Men’s 800 free relay: Tiago Behar, Quin Seider, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Patrick Sammon (6:08.54) – Meet record
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