By Dan D’Addona.
Starting the season on a high note, Arizona State swimming & diving earned a pair of victories over Utah, the No. 8 men winning 197-103 and the women topping the Utes, 207.5-92.5.
ASU’s Caitlyn Wilson won the 1000 (10:08.91) and Benjamin Olzewski won the men’s race (9:15.71). Olzewski won the 500 (4:28.91) and the 400 IM (3:58.07).
In the 200 free, ASU winners were Erica Laning (1:50.28) and Cameron Craig (1:35.71). Craig won the 100 free (44.46) along with Katherine Wagner (51.17).
In the 50 free, Claire Fisch won in 23.51 and Evan Carlson won in 20.39.
Mara Aiocoboae won 3-meter diving (341.55) and Youssef Selim won (41.15). Selim won 1-meter (351.98) as did Ashley McCool (289.58).
In the 200 breaststroke, Silja Kansakoski (1:01.92) and Christian Lorenz (55.08) won. Kansakoski won the 200 breast in 2:14.95) and Lorenz won in 2:01.09.
Patrick Park won the 200 fly (1:47.79). Chloe Kennedy Isleta won the 200 back (2:00.53) as did Zachary Poti (1:45.55). Kendall Dawson won the 500 free (4:54.87).
Utah’s Sarah Lott won the 100 backstroke (55.12) as did Paul Ungur (46.59). Jordan Anderson won the 200 fly (2:01.91).
USC women top Washington State
Sophomore Catherine Sanchez won the 100y and 200y butterfly to lead the No. 4 USC women’s swimming and diving team to a 162-100 victory Thursday at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
USC improved to 4-0 on the season, 2-0 in the Pac-12.
Sophomore Becca Mann won the 1000 free in 10:02.99. Tatum Wade (1:51.26) won the 200 free. Freshman Marta Ciesla sprinted to a win in the 50y free with a 23.17.
Washington State’s Emily Cook captured the 100 back (55.23)and 200 back 2:00.96, Clothilde Peseux then took the 100 breast (1:04.45), touching just ahead of USC junior Kirsten Vose (1:04.57). Vose won the 200 breast in 2:16.6.
Did ASU women need to score so much more than either Cal or Stanford?
David ..certain meets dont let MONSTER teams like Stanford crush their rivals…thats why when they are ahead by a lot the other race scores dont count they are XED out…but some meets they let the scores go to what they should be…. i forget the reasons….but I rem last year during on of Stanford’s meets someone ask the same question…think it was USC and since it was televised or something Stanford killed them the same way 200 plus to 98