TEMPE, Ariz. – This weekend brings the nation's top-ranked teams to Mona Plummer Aquatic Center as the Sun Devils also celebrate their seniors in the class' final two career home meets.
Saturday's Senior Day presentation will start at 11:45 am on the pool deck.
THE DETAILS
Friday's meet vs. Stanford starts at 2 pm while Saturday's meet vs. Cal starts at 12 noon. Both will be at Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex (601 S College Ave. Tempe, AZ 85287) and are free to the public.
The Sun Devil men are ranked #12 in the most recent TYR/CSCAA polls while Stanford's women are #2 and men are #8. Additionally, Cal's men are #1 and women are #6.
This weekend's meets will feature one of the most significant tests for the Sun Devils this season.
SCOUTING STANFORD
The #8 Stanford men are 1-0 in their only countable meet of the season vs. Pacific, 162-82. To finish the fall season at the Texas Invitational, 11 swimmers qualified for NCAA championships including True Sweetser, Patrick Conaton, Matt Anderson, and Andrew Liang.
Over the winter break, Sweetser and Abrahm DeVine earned top-eight finishes at the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Canada while diver Cameron Thatcher competed at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kazan, Russia.
On the women's side, the #2 Cardinal are 3-0 this season with a dual win at Oregon State and home wins vs. Washington State and Texas. To end 2016, the team also finished first at the Ohio State Invitational in Columbus.
In Windsor at the FINA event over break, Ella Eastin took home two silver medals.
Notably, 2016 Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel swim for the top-ranked Cardinal.
SCOUTING CAL
The nation's top-team, the Cal men earned a 172-52 win in their only dual meet of the season thus far (vs. Pacific to open the season).
The Bears won the Georgia Fall Invitational in December for which backstroker Ryan Murphy garnered Pac-12 Male Swimmer of the Month accolades.
On the women's side, also winning the Georgia Invitational, the #6 team in the nation is 3-1 with dual wins over Oregon State, Washington State, and San Jose State. The team's lone loss was in a narrow #5 Texas victory, 152-148 in mid-November.
Phoebe LaMay was named Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Month for November after setting school records for the 1-mtr dive (dual meet vs. Texas) and 3-mtr dive (Texas Diving Invitational).
Over the winter training break, Yuri Suguiyama led a Team USA squad that took home 30 combined medals between the women and men at FINA championships in Canada.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tickets are now on sale for the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Wash and can be purchased by clicking HERE.
The women's swimming and men's/women's diving Pac-12 Championships are Feb. 22-25 while the men's swimming championships are Mar. 1-4.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devil women hosted two meets over the winter training period, one non-conference vs. NAU and one Pac-12 vs. Oregon State, both meets they won easily (172-114 vs NAU/164-89 vs OSU).
Against the Beavers, ASU touched first in 11 of 12 individual events, starting and finishing strong with 1-2 touches in the 200 medley and 400 free relays.
Spreading the wealth, nine different Sun Devils posted top finishes, with Chloe Isleta (200 fly, 200 back) and Marlies Ross (200 breast, 400 IM) leading the way with two wins apiece.
In one of the most anticipated matchups of the afternoon, freshman Chloe Isleta finished nearly 22 seconds ahead of sister Czsarina Isleta, an Oregon State senior, in the 400 IM.
The meet improved ASU to 9-0 all-time vs. the Beavers.
NEXT UP
After this weekend, the Sun Devils close their regular season against cross-state rival Arizona on Saturday Feb. 4 at 1 pm in Tucson. The end of February and early March brings Pac-12 championships for b
Saturday's Senior Day presentation will start at 11:45 am on the pool deck.
THE DETAILS
Friday's meet vs. Stanford starts at 2 pm while Saturday's meet vs. Cal starts at 12 noon. Both will be at Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex (601 S College Ave. Tempe, AZ 85287) and are free to the public.
The Sun Devil men are ranked #12 in the most recent TYR/CSCAA polls while Stanford's women are #2 and men are #8. Additionally, Cal's men are #1 and women are #6.
This weekend's meets will feature one of the most significant tests for the Sun Devils this season.
SCOUTING STANFORD
The #8 Stanford men are 1-0 in their only countable meet of the season vs. Pacific, 162-82. To finish the fall season at the Texas Invitational, 11 swimmers qualified for NCAA championships including True Sweetser, Patrick Conaton, Matt Anderson, and Andrew Liang.
Over the winter break, Sweetser and Abrahm DeVine earned top-eight finishes at the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships in Windsor, Canada while diver Cameron Thatcher competed at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Kazan, Russia.
On the women's side, the #2 Cardinal are 3-0 this season with a dual win at Oregon State and home wins vs. Washington State and Texas. To end 2016, the team also finished first at the Ohio State Invitational in Columbus.
In Windsor at the FINA event over break, Ella Eastin took home two silver medals.
Notably, 2016 Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel swim for the top-ranked Cardinal.
SCOUTING CAL
The nation's top-team, the Cal men earned a 172-52 win in their only dual meet of the season thus far (vs. Pacific to open the season).
The Bears won the Georgia Fall Invitational in December for which backstroker Ryan Murphy garnered Pac-12 Male Swimmer of the Month accolades.
On the women's side, also winning the Georgia Invitational, the #6 team in the nation is 3-1 with dual wins over Oregon State, Washington State, and San Jose State. The team's lone loss was in a narrow #5 Texas victory, 152-148 in mid-November.
Phoebe LaMay was named Pac-12 Women's Diver of the Month for November after setting school records for the 1-mtr dive (dual meet vs. Texas) and 3-mtr dive (Texas Diving Invitational).
Over the winter training break, Yuri Suguiyama led a Team USA squad that took home 30 combined medals between the women and men at FINA championships in Canada.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tickets are now on sale for the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Wash and can be purchased by clicking HERE.
The women's swimming and men's/women's diving Pac-12 Championships are Feb. 22-25 while the men's swimming championships are Mar. 1-4.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devil women hosted two meets over the winter training period, one non-conference vs. NAU and one Pac-12 vs. Oregon State, both meets they won easily (172-114 vs NAU/164-89 vs OSU).
Against the Beavers, ASU touched first in 11 of 12 individual events, starting and finishing strong with 1-2 touches in the 200 medley and 400 free relays.
Spreading the wealth, nine different Sun Devils posted top finishes, with Chloe Isleta (200 fly, 200 back) and Marlies Ross (200 breast, 400 IM) leading the way with two wins apiece.
In one of the most anticipated matchups of the afternoon, freshman Chloe Isleta finished nearly 22 seconds ahead of sister Czsarina Isleta, an Oregon State senior, in the 400 IM.
The meet improved ASU to 9-0 all-time vs. the Beavers.
NEXT UP
After this weekend, the Sun Devils close their regular season against cross-state rival Arizona on Saturday Feb. 4 at 1 pm in Tucson. The end of February and early March brings Pac-12 championships for b