It’s the team’s first top-20 finish since 2019
(Federal Way, WA) Sun Devil Women’s Swim and Dive capped off a historic season with a 19th place showing at the NCAA Championships, marking the first time the Sun Devil women finished inside the top-20 since 2019 when the team finished 20th and the best finish at NCAAs since 2012 when ASU placed 12th.
SUN DEVIL WOMEN’S SWIMMING POSTSEASON FINISHES LAST 10 APPEARANCES (PAC-12/BIG 12/NCAA)
2025: 1st (Big 12)/19th
2024: 5th/24th
2023: 5th/27th
2022: 6th/26th
2021: DNC (entire program redshirted due to COVID-19)
2020: 5th/No NCAA due to COVID-19
2019: 4th/20th
2018: 3rd/23rd
2017: 6th/29th
2016: 8th/31st
2015: 7th/34th(T)
2014: 7th/41st
2013: 6th/23rd
2012: 6th/12th
The women’s 400 free relay team of Caroline Bentz, Erin Milligan, Julia Ullmann and Charli Brown placed 19th with a time of 3:13.29, placing third in the second heat of the relay. In the first year competing in the Big 12 Conference, the Sun Devil Women earned its first conference title in program history and was the top Big 12 school at NCAA’s. Five different Sun Devils garnered All-American honors during the week, the most for the ASU women since 2020.
Graduate Caroline Bentz accounted for all 41.5 points for the Sun Devils, earning four All-American honors this week. She now has seven All-American honors in her career. Fifth year Erin Milligan garnered two All-American honors in the 400 medley relay and the 200 free relay this week, making her a four-time All-American as a Sun Devil. Freshman Julia Ullmann wraps her first season as a Sun Devil helping ASU capture their first Big 12 title and earning three All-American nods in the 200 & 400 medley relay and the 200 free relay.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Virginia: 544
17th: UNC: 57
18th: Purdue: 53
19th: Arizona State: 41.5
20th: Virginia Tech 37
21th: Duke: 33
SUN DEVIL SWIM/DIVE WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS:
Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann, Carolina Bentz (200 Medley Relay, 8th place)
Caroline Bentz (50 Free, T11th Place, Second-Team)
Caroline Bentz, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann, Erin Milligan (400 Medley Relay, 12th Place)
Caroline Bentz Julia Ullmann, Miriam Sheehan, Erin Milligan (200 Free Relay, 15th Place)
SCHOOL RECORDS SET AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:
200 Medley Relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann, Carolina Bentz – 1:34.54 (8th place)
400 Medley Relay: Caroline Bentz, Iza Admae, Julia Ullmann, Erin Milligan – 3:29.01 (12th)
Morning Prelims:
200 Back: Caroline Bentz – 1:52.61 (20th), Charli Brown 1:56.61 (46th)
100 Free: Erin Milligan – 49.38 (67th), Julia Ullmann – 49.72 (72nd)
200 Breast: Iza Adame – 2:10.89 – PR (35th)
200 Fly: Sonia Vaishnani – 1:59.28 (44th)
1650 Free: Deniz Ertan – 15:58.70 (19th), Alexa Reyna – 16:14.42 (30th)
WOMEN BIG 12 CHAMPIONS: (14)
50 Free: Caroline Bentz (21.77) – School Record
100 Fly: Julia Ullmann (51.40) – School Record
100 Back: Caroline Bentz (51.22) – School Record
200 Free: Erin MIlligan (1:45.41)
200 fly: Deniz Ertan (1:54.92)
200 back: Caroline Bentz (1:51.89) – School record
500 Free: Alexa Reyna (4:39.24)
200 IM: Charli Brown (1:57.84)
400 IM: Sonia Vaishnani (4:10.28)
200 medley relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz (1:35.63) – School record
400 medley relay: Bentz, Adame, Ullmann, Milligan (3:30.09) – School Record
400 Free Relay: Bentz, Milligan, Ullmann, Brown (3:13.64)
800 free relay: Erin Milligan, Charli Brown, Grace Lindberg and Alexa Reyna (7:04.24)
Women’s platform diving: Kayden Hayes (251.60)
RECORDS SET AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS:
50 Free: Caroline Bentz (21.77) – School Record
100 Fly: Julia Ullmann (51.40) – School Record
100 Back: Caroline Bentz (51.22) – School Record
200 back: Caroline Bentz (1:51.89) – School record
400 medley relay: Bentz, Adame, Ullmann, Milligan (3:30.09) – School Record
200 medley relay: Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz (1:35.63) – School record
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Zach Wargo
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