(Federal Way, WA) Ilya Kharun earned a runner-up finish in the 100 fly final setting a Big 12 record and breaking his own school record by touching the wall in a blazing 43.43, featuring his third podium finish of the week highlighting day three at NCAA Championships in Federal Way.
Kharun swam a blazing 43.43 100 fly, a personal best to open the night session of NCAA Championships. In the morning prelims he swam a 43.81, which was then a school record shaving four one-hundredths off his own personal best.
In the 400 medley relay to close out the night, the Sun Devil men finished third, setting a Big 12 record in 2:58.97 earning 32 points. Jack Wadsworth, Andy Dobrzanski, Kharun and Jonny Kulow all earned first-team All-American honors.
In the 200 free ‘B’ final Patrick Sammon won the heat securing nine points for the team after touching the wall in 1:31.28, securing second-team All-American honors. Andy Dobrzanski finished in 14th in the 100 breast touching the wall in 51.27.
The final day will feature the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly and the 1650 free with prelims at 10 a.m on ESPN+
STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3
1. Texas: 368
2. California: 312.5
3 Indiana: 304
4. Florida: 233
5. Georgia: 177.5
7. Arizona State: 172
8. Tennessee: 162.5
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.
Morning Prelims
100 Fly: Ilya Kharun (43.81, 3rd), Filip Senc-Samardzic (45.28, 27th), Tommy Palmer (45.44, 32nd)
400 IM: Daniel Matheson (3:41.95, 21st), Michael Hochwalt (3:52.55, 34th),
200 Free: Patrck Sammon (1:31.45, 10th), Tiago Behar (1:33.21, 32nd)
100 Breast: Andy Dobrzanski (51.35, 15th), Oscar Bilbao (51.99, 33rd)
100 Back: Jack Wadsworth (45.28, 18th)
FULL SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 28
1,650 Free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay
SUN DEVIL MEN’S ALL AMERICANS
Ilya Kharun – 50 free (18.31) – School Record, 100 fly (43.43) – Big 12 Record & School record
Jonny Kulow – 50 free (18.74)
Andy Dobrzanski – 100 breast (51.27)
Patrick Sammon – 200 free (1:31.28, Second-Team)
Daniel Matheston – 500 Free (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
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)
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
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Zach Wargo
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