(Federal Way, WA) No. 4/17 Sun Devil Swim and Dive became the 2025 Big 12 Champions, giving the women’s team their first conference championship in program history and the men’s team their first Big 12 championship in program history on Saturday night.
For the men’s team, this is their third-straight conference championship as they won the last two Pac-12 Championships as well.
Four Conference Titles Already
With the 2025 Big 12 swimming/diving titles clinched, ASU has won four Big 12 titles this year after winning football and volleyball in the fall. It marks the most conference titles ASU has won since 2007-08, when the Sun Devils won five (baseball, co-champions in football, men’s golf, softball and women’s track and field).
Both swim and dive teams combined for 29 Big 12 titles, and set 13 records over the week.
FINAL STANDINGS
WOMEN:
Team: | Points |
Arizona State | 1695 |
Arizona | 1240 |
Houston | 1211.5 |
TCU | 854 |
Utah | 809.5 |
Cincinatti | 800.5 |
BYU | 761.5 |
Kansas | 542 |
West Virginia | 409 |
Iowa State | 397 |
MEN:
TEAM: | Points |
Arizona State | 1,912 |
Arizona | 1,301 |
Utah | 1,153.5 |
TCU | 1,088.5 |
BYU | 960 |
Cincinnati | 623 |
West Virginia | 570 |
Kayden Hayes won her first conference title in platform diving with 251.60 points, becoming the first Sun Devil since 2018 to win a conference championship in platform diving since 2018.
Caroline Bentz got the night started with a victory in the 1:51.89 and setting a school record in the 200 back and her third individual title. Julia Ullmann secured a podium finish in the 100 free in 48.82.
Jonny Kulow and Patrick Sammon placed first and second in the 100 free, Kulow set a personal best and set a meet record in 41.07 and Sammon swam a 41.39. Tommy Palmer was fourth in 42.00.
Andy Dobrzanski and Oscar Bilbao went first and second for the men in the 200 breast, Dobrzanski swam a 1:51.93 and Biobao clocked in a 1:52.31. On the women’s side, Emma Gehlertwas seventh in 2:11.19 and Zoe Summar was eighth in 2:12.30 earning second-team All-Big 12.
The night rounded out with the women’s team winning the 400 free relay with a winning time of 3:13.64 and confirming the first conference title for the women’s team in program history. For the men, the set a Big 12 record in 2:44.03 to close out the meet with a win and securing their first Big 12 championship,
BIG 12 SWIMMERS AND DIVERS OF THE MEE
Women’s Diving Freshman of the Meet
Callie Eaglestone, Utah
Women’s Diver of the Meet
Anna Kwong, TCU
Women’s Swimmer of the Meet
Caroline Bentz, Arizona State
Men’s Swimming Freshman of the Meet
Lucien Vergnes, Arizona State
Men’s Diving Freshman of the Meet
Colin Agor, Arizona
Men’s Diver of the Meet
David Ekdahl, TCU
Men’s Swimmer of the Mee
Jonny Kulow, Arizona State
Big 12 Champions:
Women’s 50 Free: Caroline Bentz (21.77) – School Record
Men’s 50 Free: Jonny Kulow (18.64) – Meet Record
Women’s 100 Fly: Julia Ullmann (51.40) – School Record
Men’s 100 Fly: Ilya Kharun (44.13)
Men’s 100 Breast: Andy Dobrzanski (51.75)
Women’s 100 Back: Caroline Bentz (51.22) – School Record
Men’s 100 Back: Jack Wadsworth (45.01)
Men’s 100 free: Jonny Kulow (41.07) – Meet Record
Women’s 200 Free: Erin MIlligan (1:45.41)
Men’s 200 Free: Patrick Sammon (1:31.57)
Women’s 200 fly: Deniz Ertan (1:54.92)
Men’s 200 fly: Ilya Kharun (1:39.41)
Men’s 200 breast: Andy Dobrzanski (1:51.93)
Women’s 200 back: Caroline Bentz (1:51.89) – School record
Women’s 500 Free: Alexa Reyna (4:39.24) – NCAA ‘B’ Cut
Men’s 500 Free: Daniel Matheson (4:14.37) – NCAA ‘B’ Cut
Women’s 200 IM: Charli Brown (1:57.84) – NCAA ‘B’ Cut
Men’s 200 IM: Cale Martter (1:42.94) – NCAA ‘B’ Cut
Women’s 400 IM: Sonia Vaishnani (4:10.28)
Men’s 400 IM: Michael Hochwalt (3:41.40)
Women’s 200 medley relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz (1:35.63) – School record
Men’s 200 medley relay: Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrazanski, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow (1:21.16) – Big 12 record
Women’s 400 medley relay: Bentz, Adame, Ullmann, Milligan (3:30.09) – School Record
Men’s 400 medley relay: Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow (3:00.55) – Meet Record
Women’s 400 Free Relay: Bentz, Milligan, Ullmann, Brown (3:13.64)
Men’s 400 Free Relay: Kharun , Sammon, Palmer, Kulow (2:44.03 – Big 12 Record
Womens 800 free relay: Erin Milligan, Charli Brown, Grace Lindberg and Alexa Reyna (7:04.24) – NCAA ‘B’ Cut
Men’s 800 free relay: Tiago Behar, Quin Seider, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Patrick Sammon (6:08.54) – Meet record
Women’s platform diving: Kayden Hayes (251.60)
Morning Prelims:
Women’s 200 Back – Caroline Bentz (1st, 1:52.82), Charli Brown (5th, 1:55.52), Hana Edwards(7th, 1:56.30), Jordan Greber (8th, 1:56.30), Payden Rafferty (9th, 1:56.60), Ella Guilfoil (11th, 1:57.12)
Men’s 200 Back – Jono Adam (4th, 1:42.14)
Women’s 100 Free – Erin Milligan (2nd, 48.85), Julia Ullmann (3rd, 48.94), Elli Straume (10th, 49.97)
Men’s 100 Free – Jonny Kulow (1st, 41.22), Patrick Sammon (3rd, 41.59), Tommy Palmer (5th, 42.30), Filip Senc-Samardzic, (6th, 42.38), Quin Seider, (7th 42.55), Tiago Behar – (9th, 42.82), Christian Osterndorf (44.06, T23)
Women’s 200 Breast – Emma Gehlert (2:11.57, 5th), Zoe Summar (2:12.24, 7th), Iza Adame(2:12.90, 9th), Ginger McMahon (2:15.76, 25th)
Men’s 200 Breast – Lucien Vergnes (1:55.65, 6th)
RECORDS SET AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Women’s 50 Free: Caroline Bentz (21.77) – School Record
Men’s 50 Free: Jonny Kulow (18.64) – Meet Record
Men’s 100 free: Jonny Kulow (41.07) – Meet Record
Women’s 100 Back: Caroline Bentz (51.22) – School Record
Women’s 100 fly Prelims: Julia Ullmann (51.41) – School Record
Women’s 100 Fly Final: Julia Ullmann (51.40) – School Record
Women’s 200 back: Caroline Bentz (1:51.89) – School record
Women’s 200 medley relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz (1:35.63) – School record
Men’s 200 medley relay: Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrazanski, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow (1:21.16) – Big 12 record
Women’s 400 medley relay: Bentz, Adame, Ullmann, Milligan (3:30.09) – School Record
Men’s 400 medley relay: Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow (3:00.55) – Meet Record
Men’s 400 Free Relay: Kharun , Sammon, Palmer, Kulow (2:44.03 – Big 12 Record
Men’s 800 free relay: Tiago Behar, Quin Seider, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Patrick Sammon (6:08.54) – Meet record
NCAA ‘A’ CUT TIMES:
Men’s 50 Free: Jonny Kulow (18.64) – Meet Record
Men’s 100 free: Jonny Kulow (41.07) – Meet Record
Women’s 200 medley relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz (1:35.63)
Men’s 200 medley relay: Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrazanski, Ilya Kharun and Jonny Kulow (1:21.16)
Women’s 400 medley relay: Bentz, Adame, Ullmann, Milligan (3:30.09)
Men’s 400 medley relay: Vergnes, Dobrzanski, Kharun, Kulow (3:00.55)
Men’s 800 free relay: Tiago Behar, Quin Seider, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Patrick Sammon (6:08.54)
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Zach Wargo
