Big 12 Championships, Day 3 Finals: Ilya Kharun Shines in 100 Fly; Arizona State Women Continue Domination
The Arizona State Sun Devils remain the clear standout team at the Big 12 Championships in Greensboro, N.C., having won every women’s individual event thus far while star junior Ilya Kharun is the clear top performer in the men’s competition.
Kharun added a meet record in the men’s 100 butterfly Thursday while teammate Remi Fabiani also set a championship mark in the 200 free. The Sun Devil women picked up victories from Julia Ullmann, Alexa Reyna and Albane Cachot, giving their squad a 262-point lead over Arizona.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 21 1. Arizona State University 896.5 2. University of Arizona 634.5 3. University of Houston 516.5 4. University of Utah 423 5. University of Cincinnati 409 6. University of Kansas 375.5 7. Texas Christian University 365 8. Brigham Young University 276 9. Iowa State University 252 10. West Virginia University 178
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 20 1. Arizona State University 935.5 2. University of Utah 741 3. University of Arizona 729.5 4. Brigham Young University 372 5. Texas Christian University 333 6. University of Cincinnati 275 7. West Virginia University 257
Men’s 1-Meter Diving
A tight finish in the men’s 3-meter event Wednesday saw Arizona’s Luke Hernandez beat Utah’s Elias Peterson by just over two points. The rematch on the 1-meter board Thursday was even more competitive, and this time it was Petersen coming out on top by less than a point. Peterson scored 400.10 points to defeat Hernandez (399.15). The Wildcats did go 2-3-4 in the event with Gage Dubois (396.10) and Bo Bridges (386.90) also securing top finishes.
Event 14 Men 1 mtr Diving
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Big 12: * 469.85 3/1/2021 Jordan Windle, Texas
Meet: # 469.85 3/1/2021 Jordan Windle, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Petersen, Elias SR UTAH 359.65 400.10 32
2 Hernandez, Luke FR ARIZ 342.65 399.15 28
3 Dubois, Gage SR ARIZ 362.20 396.10 27
4 Bridges, Bo SO ARIZ 327.30 368.90 26
5 Ekdahl, David GS TCU 372.45 366.45 25
6 Agor, Colin SO ARIZ 327.20 366.15 24
7 Llop, Marti SO BYU 312.45 352.65 23
8 Dillon, Elliott JR TCU 322.30 340.85 22
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Arizona State’s women won every individual swimming event contested Wednesday, and the run continued into Thursday. Julia Ullmann, previously the third-place finisher in the 200 IM, overtook teammate Miriam Sheehan on the second length of the event and pulled away to win by a half-second in 51.97. The time qualified Ullmann for the NCAA Championships, surpassing the cut of 52.52.
Sheehan grabbed second in 52.48, holding off Arizona’s Mariam Sheikhalizadeh (52.50) by two hundredths.
Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA D1: ! 46.97 3/21/2025 Gretchen Walsh
American: $ 46.97 2/21/2025 Gretchen Walsh
US Open: & 46.97 3/21/2025 Gretchen Walsh
Big 12: * 49.70 3/22/2024 Emma Sticklen, Texas
Meet: # 50.07 2/24/2023 Olivia Bray, Texas
NCAA Qualify: A 52.52
NCCA Invit25: 51.87
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Ullmann, Julia SO ASU 52.41 51.97A 32
r:+0.65 11.39 24.18 (12.79)
37.94 (13.76) 51.97 (14.03)
2 Sheehan, Miriam JR ASU 52.38 52.48A 28
r:+0.66 11.04 24.31 (13.27)
38.30 (13.99) 52.48 (14.18)
3 *Sheikhalizadehkhangh JR ARIZ 52.67 52.50A 27
r:+0.71 11.29 24.46 (13.17)
38.31 (13.85) 52.50 (14.19)
4 Lafferty, Lydia SR KANS 53.24 53.12 26
r:+0.68 11.45 24.54 (13.09)
38.69 (14.15) 53.12 (14.43)
5 Mardis, Kate SO CINC 53.60 53.37 25
r:+0.66 11.50 25.00 (13.50)
38.95 (13.95) 53.37 (14.42)
6 Kinsey, Emma JR ARIZ 53.63 53.43 24
r:+0.71 11.60 25.22 (13.62)
39.46 (14.24) 53.43 (13.97)
7 El Gendy, Noor SR UH 53.38 53.70 23
r:+0.68 11.51 25.03 (13.52)
39.28 (14.25) 53.70 (14.42)
8 Crye, Joleigh SR CINC 53.22 53.78 22
r:+0.75 11.14 24.65 (13.51)
38.95 (14.30) 53.78 (14.83)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Ilya Kharun has his second individual win of the competition after a dominant performance in the 100 fly. Kharun, the Olympic bronze medalist in both butterfly events in Paris, blasted a time of 43.77 to lower the Big 12 meet record of 44.06 set by Joseph Schooling in 2017. Kharun was a bit short of his season best of 43.38 from December, but he is in position to challenge for an NCAA title in the event next month. The only other swimmers to crack 44 this season are Florida’s Josh Liendo, Georgia’s Luca Urlando and Tennessee’s Gui Caribe.
Arizona’s Haakon Naughton swam a strong second-place time of 44.69 while Kharun’s ASU teammate Filip Senc-Samardzic placed third in 44.95. ASU’s men picked up more big points in this race as Jordan Tiffany, Tommy Palmer and Tolu Young also raced in the championship heat.
Event 16 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA D1: ! 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel
American: $ 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel
US Open: & 42.80 3/23/2018 Caeleb Dressel
Big 12: * 43.43 3/28/2025 Ilya Kharun, Arizona State
Meet: # 44.06 2/24/2017 Joseph Schooling, Texas
NCAA Qualify: A 46.11
NCCA Invit25: 45.12
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Kharun, Ilya JR ASU 44.25 43.77# 32
r:+0.66 9.38 20.24 (10.86)
31.99 (11.75) 43.77 (11.78)
2 Naughton, Haakon SR ARIZ 45.80 44.69A 28
r:+0.62 9.69 20.83 (11.14)
32.62 (11.79) 44.69 (12.07)
3 Senc-Samardzic, Filip JR ASU 45.52 44.95A 27
r:+0.67 9.59 20.97 (11.38)
32.78 (11.81) 44.95 (12.17)
4 Tiffany, Jordan GS ASU 46.19 45.61A 26
r:+0.66 9.94 21.27 (11.33)
33.48 (12.21) 45.61 (12.13)
5 VanBrocklin, Evan SR UTAH 46.12 45.69A 25
r:+0.61 9.65 21.25 (11.60)
33.22 (11.97) 45.69 (12.47)
6 Palmer, Tommy SR ASU 46.33 45.84A 24
r:+0.69 9.53 21.12 (11.59)
33.22 (12.10) 45.84 (12.62)
7 Young, Tolu SO ASU 46.16 46.24 23
r:+0.62 9.47 21.16 (11.69)
33.52 (12.36) 46.24 (12.72)
8 Mizrahi, Lior JR TCU 46.45 46.83 22
r:+0.65 9.83 21.65 (11.82)
33.89 (12.24) 46.83 (12.94)
Women’s 400 IM
Arizona State’s Alexa Reyna picked up a victory in the 400 IM after a back-and-forth race with teammate Soni Vaishnani. Both swimmers were coming off strong performances in Wednesday’s session, with Vaishnani taking out the 200 IM while Reyna was second in the 500 free. In this matchup, Vaishnani led after butterfly and again after breaststroke, with a 1:10.42 split on that leg, but Reyna dominated the long-axis strokes to pick up the win by more than a second.
Reyna recorded a time of 4:09.22, well under the NCAA qualifying time of 4:13.20. Vaishnani was second in 4:10.52, having already secured her ticket to Atlanta. BYU’s Lucy Warnick ended up third in 4:15.78.
Event 17 Women 400 Yard IM
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NCAA D1: ! 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin
American: $ 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin
US Open: & 3:54.60 3/16/2018 Ella Eastin
Big 12: * 4:00.97 3/17/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas
Meet: # 4:01.15 2/24/2017 Mdison Cox, Texas
NCAA Qualify: A 4:13.20
NCCA Invit25: 4:09.26
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Reyna, Alexa JR ASU 4:19.20 4:09.22A 32
r:+0.74 26.64 56.68 (30.04)
1:28.35 (31.67) 1:59.17 (30.82)
2:35.31 (36.14) 3:11.95 (36.64)
3:41.19 (29.24) 4:09.22 (28.03)
2 Vaishnani, Sonia JR ASU 4:13.01 4:10.52A 28
r:+0.74 26.05 55.79 (29.74)
1:27.94 (32.15) 2:00.29 (32.35)
2:34.60 (34.31) 3:10.71 (36.11)
3:40.71 (30.00) 4:10.52 (29.81)
3 Warnick, Lucy SO BYU 4:17.06 4:15.78 27
r:+0.62 27.21 58.46 (31.25)
1:32.57 (34.11) 2:06.13 (33.56)
2:41.47 (35.34) 3:17.34 (35.87)
3:47.14 (29.80) 4:15.78 (28.64)
4 Nethercutt, Sydney JR UH 4:16.05 4:16.57 26
r:+0.79 27.11 57.40 (30.29)
1:30.69 (33.29) 2:02.87 (32.18)
2:40.24 (37.37) 3:18.05 (37.81)
3:48.12 (30.07) 4:16.57 (28.45)
5 Michel, Libby JR CINC 4:15.78 4:17.55 25
r:+0.69 27.09 58.52 (31.43)
1:32.65 (34.13) 2:05.81 (33.16)
2:41.90 (36.09) 3:18.30 (36.40)
3:48.30 (30.00) 4:17.55 (29.25)
6 Derby, Ella JR UTAH 4:19.42 4:18.63 24
r:+0.71 26.91 57.56 (30.65)
1:30.53 (32.97) 2:03.41 (32.88)
2:39.78 (36.37) 3:16.85 (37.07)
3:48.03 (31.18) 4:18.63 (30.60)
7 Ortiz, Alondra SR UH 4:19.83 4:22.36 23
r:+0.66 26.84 57.69 (30.85)
1:30.42 (32.73) 2:03.60 (33.18)
2:40.51 (36.91) 3:18.84 (38.33)
3:51.35 (32.51) 4:22.36 (31.01)
8 Csulak, Lia JR ASU 4:20.04 4:22.50 22
r:+0.77 28.18 59.38 (31.20)
1:33.29 (33.91) 2:06.80 (33.51)
2:44.44 (37.64) 3:22.21 (37.77)
3:53.24 (31.03) 4:22.50 (29.26)
Men’s 400 IM
Brigham Young University has its first victory of the competition thanks to the efforts of Tanner Nelson, who took down Arizona State’s Reece Grady by less than a tenth. Grady took over the lead after the backstroke leg and narrowly held off Nelson on the breaststroke, but Nelson responded with a 51.22 freestyle leg to come over the top of Grady and take the win.
Nelson finished in 3:44.46 to qualify for NCAAs, with Grady second in 3:44.55. Utah’s Strahinja Maslo picked up third in place in 3:45.89.
Event 18 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA D1: ! 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand
American: $ 3:33.42 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz
US Open: & 3:28.82 3/24/2023 Leon Marchand
Big 12: * 3:33.79 3/25/2022 Carson Foster, Texas
Meet: # 3:35.49 2/24/2023 Carson Foster, Texas
NCAA Qualify: A 3:46.19
NCCA Invit25: 3:41.61
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Nelson, Tanner JR BYU 3:46.29 3:44.46A 32
r:+0.72 23.89 51.26 (27.37)
1:20.70 (29.44) 1:49.51 (28.81)
2:21.07 (31.56) 2:53.24 (32.17)
3:19.60 (26.36) 3:44.46 (24.86)
2 Grady, Reece JR ASU 3:49.74 3:44.55A 28
r:+0.77 24.25 51.74 (27.49)
1:20.35 (28.61) 1:48.49 (28.14)
2:20.88 (32.39) 2:53.23 (32.35)
3:19.68 (26.45) 3:44.55 (24.87)
3 Maslo, Strahinja SO UTAH 3:47.48 3:45.89A 27
r:+0.66 23.43 50.54 (27.11)
1:19.78 (29.24) 1:48.42 (28.64)
2:19.55 (31.13) 2:52.20 (32.65)
3:19.14 (26.94) 3:45.89 (26.75)
4 Parnham, Beck 5Y ARIZ 3:47.66 3:47.16 26
r:+0.61 23.93 51.92 (27.99)
1:21.82 (29.90) 1:50.80 (28.98)
2:22.69 (31.89) 2:55.44 (32.75)
3:21.71 (26.27) 3:47.16 (25.45)
5 Suchanski, Filip SO TCU 3:49.37 3:48.07 25
r:+0.69 22.86 49.53 (26.67)
1:18.57 (29.04) 1:46.11 (27.54)
2:20.84 (34.73) 2:54.97 (34.13)
3:22.52 (27.55) 3:48.07 (25.55)
6 Bumgardner, Kyle JR CINC 3:50.04 3:50.56 24
r:+0.72 24.73 52.74 (28.01)
1:22.76 (30.02) 1:51.73 (28.97)
2:23.91 (32.18) 2:56.50 (32.59)
3:24.32 (27.82) 3:50.56 (26.24)
7 Sexton, Matthew SO UTAH 3:49.99 3:50.75 23
r:+0.70 24.23 51.55 (27.32)
1:21.30 (29.75) 1:49.77 (28.47)
2:22.81 (33.04) 2:55.84 (33.03)
3:23.75 (27.91) 3:50.75 (27.00)
8 Miller, Brandon SR UTAH 3:48.68 3:53.00 22
r:+0.65 24.13 52.11 (27.98)
1:20.92 (28.81) 1:48.97 (28.05)
2:22.80 (33.83) 2:57.16 (34.36)
3:25.60 (28.44) 3:53.00 (27.40)
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Day three of the Big 12 meet will conclude with ASU still undefeated in women’s individual swimming events. Albane Cachot, the native of France who arrived in Tempe at midseason, took her second triumph of the meet in the 200 free. Cachot built a lead of more than a second at the halfway point and gave back only a little ground down the stretch on the way to a time of 1:44.58. Having now won the 50 and 200-yard races, Cachot will be the big favorite for a third win in the 100 free.
Arizona’s Kayman Neal was the best swimmer on the back half of the event, and that allowed her to come home for second place in 1:45.33, two hundredths ahead of Grace Lindberg of the rival Sun Devils (1:45.35). That finish cost ASU one point, but the team still came up big here with Cachot, Lindberg, Gerde Szilagyi (fourth), Ella Guilfoil (fifth) and Jordan Greber (seventh) in the top heat.
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin
American: $ 1:39.10 3/20/2015 Missy Franklin
US Open: & 1:39.10 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin
Big 12: * 1:42.38 3/18/2022 Kelly Pash, Texas
Meet: # 1:42.70 2/24/2021 Kelly Pash, Texas
NCAA Qualify: A 1:45.53
NCCA Invit25: 1:44.74
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 *Cachot, Albane FR ASU 1:45.05 1:44.58A 32
r:+0.66 23.76 49.82 (26.06)
1:17.23 (27.41) 1:44.58 (27.35)
2 Neal, Kayman SO ARIZ 1:47.41 1:45.33A 28
r:+0.67 24.47 51.09 (26.62)
1:18.12 (27.03) 1:45.33 (27.21)
3 Lindberg, Grace JR ASU 1:46.67 1:45.35A 27
r:+0.69 24.49 50.88 (26.39)
1:17.90 (27.02) 1:45.35 (27.45)
4 Szilagyi, Gerda SR ASU 1:47.61 1:46.75 26
r:+0.69 25.03 52.09 (27.06)
1:19.49 (27.40) 1:46.75 (27.26)
5 Guilfoil, Ella SR ASU 1:47.33 1:46.98 25
r:+0.60 25.18 52.08 (26.90)
1:19.38 (27.30) 1:46.98 (27.60)
6 Dillon, Avery FR TCU 1:47.35 1:47.27 24
r:+0.77 25.54 52.73 (27.19)
1:20.13 (27.40) 1:47.27 (27.14)
7 Greber, Jordan SO ASU 1:47.12 1:47.86 23
r:+0.71 24.83 51.78 (26.95)
1:19.43 (27.65) 1:47.86 (28.43)
8 Vroom, Taira FR CINC 1:47.85 1:47.89 22
r:+0.71 25.16 52.29 (27.13)
1:19.82 (27.53) 1:47.89 (28.07)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Arizona State’s Remi Fabiani put on a show in the 200 free, going out fast and holding off a pair of swimmers from the University of Arizona to take the title. Fabiani, previously the runnerup to teammate Ilya Kharun in the 50 free, posted a time of 1:31.24. Fabiani has actually been one hundredth quicker already this season, his best time of 1:31.23 sitting at No. 6 in the national rankings.
Wildcats swimmers went 2-3 here, with Tomas Lukminas second in 1:32.04 and Daleiden Ciuferri placing third in 1:32.43. The two schools from the desert dominated this final with seven out of eight swimmers overall; ASU also had Quin Seider, Jonny Kulow and Mattia Mauri in the A-final while Arizona’s Ben Butler joined his two top-three-placing teammates.
Event 20 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 1:28.33 3/28/2025 Luke Hobson
American: $ 1:28.33 3/28/2025 Luke Hobson
US Open: & 1:28.33 3/28/2025 Luke Hobson
Big 12: * 1:28.81 3/29/2024 Luke Hobson, Texas
Meet: # 1:31.48 2/25/2025 Ralph Daleiden Ciuferr, Arizona
NCAA Qualify: A 1:33.93
NCCA Invit25: 1:32.37
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Fabiani, Remi GS ASU 1:32.68 1:31.24# 32
r:+0.64 20.77 43.67 (22.90)
1:07.40 (23.73) 1:31.24 (23.84)
2 *Lukminas, Tomas SO ARIZ 1:34.51 1:32.04A 28
r:+0.70 21.31 44.95 (23.64)
1:08.56 (23.61) 1:32.04 (23.48)
3 *Daleiden Ciuferri, R SR ARIZ 1:33.25 1:32.43A 27
r:+0.63 21.07 44.26 (23.19)
1:08.06 (23.80) 1:32.43 (24.37)
4 Seider, Quin SO ASU 1:33.71 1:33.05A 26
r:+0.67 21.60 45.01 (23.41)
1:08.84 (23.83) 1:33.05 (24.21)
5 Kulow, Jonny SR ASU 1:33.11 1:33.06A 25
r:+0.63 20.99 44.68 (23.69)
1:08.72 (24.04) 1:33.06 (24.34)
6 Chirafisi, Nick JR UTAH 1:34.10 1:33.60A 23.5
r:+0.68 21.51 45.16 (23.65)
1:09.46 (24.30) 1:33.60 (24.14)
6 Mauri, Mattia FR ASU 1:34.02 1:33.60A 23.5
r:+0.73 21.92 45.76 (23.84)
1:09.72 (23.96) 1:33.60 (23.88)
8 Butler, Ben FR ARIZ 1:34.39 1:35.32 22
r:+0.66 22.20 46.39 (24.19)
1:10.98 (24.59) 1:35.32 (24.34)
Women’s 1-Meter Diving
Houston joined the win column for the first time this week as Maisey Wolosyzn claimed first place in 1-meter diving with 332.15 points. Shiyun Lai, who had previously finished first on 3-meter, took second with 326.80 points, and Utah’s Callie Eagleston was just behind in third (326.25).
Event 21 Women 3 mtr Diving
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Big 12: * 418.50 2/25/2022 Hailey Hernandez, Texas
Meet: # 418.50 2/25/2022 Hailey Hernandez, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Wolosyzn, Maisey FR UH 281.75 332.15 32
2 Lai, Shiyun JR KANS 360.30 326.80 28
3 Eagleston, Callie SO UTAH 303.95 326.25 27
4 Ayazi, Zara SR ARIZ 310.30 323.15 26
5 Van Leeuwen, Lize SR KANS 298.40 303.25 25
6 McLeod, Michelle JR UH 307.00 284.70 24
7 Roelen, Caroline SO UH 286.80 272.00 23
8 Bendell, Maggie SO ISU 291.60 257.05 22
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
