Staff Correspondent
Copyright 2015 Phoenix Area Sports
TEMPE, ARIZONA (January 10, 2015) Arizona State University’s Men Swimming and Diving team squeeze
out a victory by taking first and second place in the final event of the meet,
the 400 Free Relay, against Brigham Young University Cougars for a final score
151 -148 at Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex on Saturday, January 10, 2015.
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| Men's 400 Free Relay (Photograph by Mike Stockman) |
Going into the
final event, the 400 Free Relay, ASU’s Men were down by 10 points. ASU had two
relay teams and BYU fielded three. It would take a stellar performance by both
relay teams, requiring them to place first and second to take the meet.
ASU’s “A” team,
consisting of Patrick Park, Tadas Duskinas, Sean Kao, and Joe Worrick, took the
lead and never looked back.
ASU’s “B” team,
consisting of Thomaz Martins, Cole Miller, Juhan Hong, and Narkley Perry, was
on “A” teams’ heels but were never able to gain ground, finishing a comfortable
lead in front of BYU’s “B” team, consisting of Seth Russell, Levi Jensen, Matt
Abernethy, and Michael King.
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| Men's 3 meter warm-ups (photo by Mike Stockman) |
ASU Men’s Diving contributed to the
team’s comeback victory against BYU when David Hoffer placed third in one meter
diving and first place in the three meter diving. Hunter Atha placed third in
the three meter event bringing the total diving contribution to 15 points.
ASU’s Women defeated BYU by a score of
182 – 111. Key performances by the women included first place finishes in 200
yard medley relay, 1000 yard free, 200 yard free, 100 yard back, 100 yard
breast, 200 yard fly, 50 yard free, 100 yard free, 200 yard back, 200 yard
breast, 500 yard free, 100 yard fly, 1 meter diving, 200 yard Individual
Medley, and the 400 yard free relay.
The Cougars will be hosting Denver on
Saturday January 24 at the Richards Building Pool in Provo.
ASU’s next home appearance is against
PAC-12 rivals Cal and Stanford on Jan 23 and 24 at 12 P.M. AZ Time.
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