Three-way Tie Stuns Day 3 of Pac-12 Men’s Championships
Night three of the Pac-12 Men’s Championships had some fireworks.
As Cal and Stanford battled with top-end speed and depth, a three-way tie to win the 100 backstroke stunned the entire conference.
USC’s Ralf Tribuntsov, Robert Glinta and Utah’s Paul Ungur touched the wall together at 45.52 to split the points three ways.
Meanwhile in the team scoring, Cal leads with 677 points, followed by Stanford (544), USC (411.33), Arizona State (285), Arizona (259) and Utah (221.66).
400 IM
Cal’s Andrew Seliskar opened the night with a victory in the 400 IM. He broke the Pac-12 Championship meet record with a time of 3:38.65.
Meanwhile, Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine was disqualified, which will cost the Cardinal some points.
Stanford still got some points in the event as Curtis Ogren (3:40.25) finished second.
Cal’s Sean Grieshop was third (2:42.06), followed by Stanford’s Alex Liang (3:43.89), Cal’s Michael Thomas (3:44.25), Arizona’s Nick Thorne (3:44.53) and Cal’s Ken Takahashi (3:46.55).
Event 10 Men 400 Yard IM ========================================================================= NCAA: N 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia Pac-12: M 3:38.58 2014 Josh Prenot, CAL Pac 12 Champ: P 3:38.83 2015 Josh Prenot, CAL 3:39.95 A Standard 3:54.49 B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Seliskar, Andre JR CAL-PC 3:44.03 3:38.65PA 20 23.02 49.69 (26.67) 1:17.98 (28.29) 1:45.85 (27.87) 2:16.45 (30.60) 2:47.29 (30.84) 3:13.68 (26.39) 3:38.65 (24.97) 2 Ogren, Curtis SR STAN-PC 3:41.63 3:40.25 B 17 23.25 50.34 (27.09) 1:18.35 (28.01) 1:45.61 (27.26) 2:16.94 (31.33) 2:48.26 (31.32) 3:14.88 (26.62) 3:40.25 (25.37) 3 Grieshop, Sean FR CAL-PC 3:44.07 3:42.06 B 16 24.30 51.91 (27.61) 1:20.45 (28.54) 1:48.30 (27.85) 2:19.75 (31.45) 2:51.40 (31.65) 3:17.27 (25.87) 3:42.06 (24.79) 4 Liang, Alex FR STAN-PC 3:44.25 3:43.89 B 15 23.80 51.29 (27.49) 1:19.67 (28.38) 1:47.78 (28.11) 2:19.81 (32.03) 2:52.55 (32.74) 3:18.55 (26.00) 3:43.89 (25.34) 5 Thomas, Michael JR CAL-PC 3:45.46 3:44.25 B 14 23.46 50.58 (27.12) 1:19.29 (28.71) 1:47.24 (27.95) 2:19.65 (32.41) 2:52.56 (32.91) 3:19.15 (26.59) 3:44.25 (25.10) 6 Thorne, Nick SR U of A-AZ 3:44.26 3:44.53 B 13 23.48 50.68 (27.20) 1:19.37 (28.69) 1:47.46 (28.09) 2:19.84 (32.38) 2:52.60 (32.76) 3:19.00 (26.40) 3:44.53 (25.53) 7 Takahashi, Ken JR CAL-PC 3:45.11 3:46.55 B 12 23.97 51.20 (27.23) 1:19.64 (28.44) 1:47.94 (28.30) 2:20.03 (32.09) 2:52.70 (32.67) 3:19.75 (27.05) 3:46.55 (26.80) -- DeVine, Abrahm JR STAN-PC 3:44.41 DQ 23.15 50.45 (27.30) 1:17.85 (27.40) 1:44.59 (26.74) 2:15.56 (30.97) 2:47.74 (32.18) 3:14.70 (26.96) DQ (24.80)
100 Fly
Cal kept the winning going, going 1-2 in the 100 butterfly. Justin Lynch kept his first seed in tact by cruising to a win in 45.14.
Teammate Matthew Josa was tied with another teammate Zheng Quah in prelims for the second seed. Josa ended up second (45.37) and Quah was fifth (45.60).
Arizona’s Chatham Dobbs took third (45.40) and Stanford’s Andrew Liang was fourth (45.48).
Stanford’s Brad Zdroik was sixth (45.79), followed by Cal’s Pawel Sendyk (46.35) and Utah’s Ben Scott (46.53).
Event 11 Men 100 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= NCAA: N 43.58 3/24/2017 Caeleb Dressel, Florida Pac-12: M 44.18 2009 Austin Staab, STAN Pac 12 Champ: P 44.66 2011 Austin Staab, STAN 45.49 A Standard 48.29 B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Lynch, Justin SR CAL-PC 45.25 45.14 A 20 9.48 20.96 (11.48) 32.93 (11.97) 45.14 (12.21) 2 Josa, Matthew SR CAL-PC 45.66 45.37 A 17 9.38 21.07 (11.69) 32.80 (11.73) 45.37 (12.57) 3 Dobbs, Chatham JR U of A-AZ 45.72 45.40 A 16 9.34 20.84 (11.50) 32.87 (12.03) 45.40 (12.53) 4 Liang, Andrew SR STAN-PC 46.07 45.48 A 15 9.61 21.09 (11.48) 33.23 (12.14) 45.48 (12.25) 5 Quah, Zheng SO CAL-PC 45.66 45.60 B 14 9.69 21.33 (11.64) 33.29 (11.96) 45.60 (12.31) 6 Zdroik, Brad JR STAN-PC 45.84 45.79 B 13 9.78 21.30 (11.52) 33.29 (11.99) 45.79 (12.50) 7 Sendyk, Pawel SO CAL-PC 46.26 46.35 B 12 9.50 21.22 (11.72) 33.58 (12.36) 46.35 (12.77) 8 Scott, Ben SR UTAH-UT 46.28 46.53 B 11 9.79 21.58 (11.79) 34.06 (12.48) 46.53 (12.47)
200 Free
Arizona State’s Cameron Craig broke the Cal and Stanford win streaks, holding his top seed in the 200 free and winning in 1:33.09.
USC’s Dylan Carter was second (1:33.15), followed by Arizona State’s Grant House (1:33.58).
Cal’s Kyle Coan was fourth (1:34.97), followed by teammates Trenton Julian (1:34.62) and Bryce Mefford (1:34.67). Arizona’s Jorge Iga Cesar was seventh (1:34.86) and Utah’s Liam O’Haimhirgin was eighth (1:36.60).
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= NCAA: N 1:30.46 3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas Pac-12: M 1:31.20 2006 Simon Burnett, ARIZ Pac 12 Champ: P 1:31.71 2017 Cameron Craig, USC 1:32.54 A Standard 1:37.99 B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Craig, Cameron SO ASU-AZ 1:33.97 1:33.09 B 20 21.80 45.34 (23.54) 1:09.25 (23.91) 1:33.09 (23.84) 2 Carter, Dylan SR USC-CA 1:34.32 1:33.15 B 17 21.67 45.35 (23.68) 1:09.56 (24.21) 1:33.15 (23.59) 3 House, Grant FR ASU-AZ 1:34.14 1:33.58 B 16 21.92 45.84 (23.92) 1:09.95 (24.11) 1:33.58 (23.63) 4 Coan, Kyle SR CAL-PC 1:34.96 1:34.07 B 15 21.71 45.21 (23.50) 1:09.36 (24.15) 1:34.07 (24.71) 5 Julian, Trenton FR CAL-PC 1:34.74 1:34.62 B 14 21.97 45.69 (23.72) 1:10.28 (24.59) 1:34.62 (24.34) 6 Mefford, Bryce FR CAL-PC 1:34.57 1:34.67 B 13 22.34 46.26 (23.92) 1:10.39 (24.13) 1:34.67 (24.28) 7 Iga Cesar, Jorg SO U of A-AZ 1:34.81 1:34.86 B 12 22.06 46.16 (24.10) 1:10.45 (24.29) 1:34.86 (24.41) 8 O'Haimhirgin, L SO UTAH-UT 1:34.72 1:36.60 B 11 22.17 46.56 (24.39) 1:11.50 (24.94) 1:36.60 (25.10)
100 Breast
Cal’s Connor Hoppe won the 100 breaststroke in 51.91, overtaking first seed Carsten Vissering (52.00) from USC.
Stanford’s Matt Anderson finished third (52.37), followed by teammate Hank Poppe (52.66), Arizona’s Matthew Salerno (52.84), Cal’s Matt Whittle (53.06), Stanford’s Brennan Pastorek (53.14) and USC’s Mario Koenigsperger (53.21).
Event 13 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= NCAA: N 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, ARIZ Pac-12: M 50.04 2014 Kevin Cordes, ARIZ Pac 12 Champ: P 51.23 2014 Kevin Cordes, ARIZ 51.74 A Standard 55.39 B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Hoppe, Connor SR CAL-PC 52.32 51.91 B r:+0.69 11.17 24.51 (13.34) 37.97 (13.46) 51.91 (13.94) 2 Vissering, Cars JR USC-CA 52.03 52.00 B r:+0.66 10.83 23.98 (13.15) 37.61 (13.63) 52.00 (14.39) 3 Anderson, Matt JR STAN-PC 52.73 52.37 B r:+0.63 11.01 24.58 (13.57) 38.23 (13.65) 52.37 (14.14) 4 Poppe, Hank SO STAN-PC 52.92 52.66 B r:+0.71 11.33 24.70 (13.37) 38.35 (13.65) 52.66 (14.31) 5 Salerno, Matthe JR U of A-AZ 53.09 52.84 B r:+0.75 11.27 24.73 (13.46) 38.48 (13.75) 52.84 (14.36) 6 Whittle, Matt SR CAL-PC 52.87 53.06 B r:+0.61 11.27 24.90 (13.63) 38.90 (14.00) 53.06 (14.16) 7 Pastorek, Brenn FR STAN-PC 52.89 53.14 B r:+0.66 11.20 24.81 (13.61) 38.77 (13.96) 53.14 (14.37) 8 Koenigsperger, SO USC-CA 52.95 53.21 B r:+0.66 11.26 24.79 (13.53) 38.68 (13.89) 53.21 (14.53)
100 Back
With Ryan Murphy graduated from Cal, the backstroke was wide open. It still is as an incredible three-way tie stunned the Pac-12.
USC’s Ralf Tribuntsov, Robert Glinta and Utah’s Paul Ungur touched the wall together at 45.52 to split the points three ways.
Arizona’s Chatham Dobbs was fourth (45.98), followed by Stanford’s Ryan Dudzinski (46.02), Arizona’s Thomas Anderson (46.18), Cal’s Daniel Carr (46.26) and Arizona State’s Zach Poti (46.99).
Event 14 Men 100 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= NCAA: N 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, CAL Pac-12: M 44.17 2015 Ryan Murphy, CAL Pac 12 Champ: P 44.76 2017 Ryan Murphy, CAL 45.25 A Standard 48.49 B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Tribuntsov, Ral SR USC-CA 45.47 45.52 B 7.6666 10.88 22.21 (11.33) 33.91 (11.70) 45.52 (11.61) 1 Ungur, Paul SR UTAH-UT 46.32 45.52 B 7.6666 10.32 21.33 (11.01) 33.33 (12.00) 45.52 (12.19) 1 Glinta, Robert FR USC-CA 45.77 45.52 B 7.6666 10.75 22.04 (11.29) 33.88 (11.84) 45.52 (11.64) 4 Dobbs, Chatham JR U of A-AZ 45.69 45.98 B 15 10.62 22.23 (11.61) 34.26 (12.03) 45.98 (11.72) 5 Dudzinski, Ryan JR STAN-PC 45.84 46.02 B 14 10.98 22.32 (11.34) 34.17 (11.85) 46.02 (11.85) 6 Anderson, Thoma SO U of A-AZ 46.16 46.18 B 13 10.96 22.56 (11.60) 34.35 (11.79) 46.18 (11.83) 7 Carr, Daniel FR CAL-PC 46.35 46.26 B 12 10.83 22.50 (11.67) 34.49 (11.99) 46.26 (11.77) 8 Poti, Zachary SO ASU-AZ 46.37 46.99 B 11 10.97 22.32 (11.35) 34.58 (12.26) 46.99 (12.41)
400 Medley Relay
Cal’s Daniel Carr, Andrew Seliskar, Matthew Josa and Justin Lynch won the 400 medley relay to close the evening session, finishing in 3:03.91.
USC was second (3:04.95), followed by Stanford (3:04.95).
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