Arizona State Men, Stanford Women Claim Avery Double Duals
The Arizona State men’s team and Stanford women claimed titles at the Avery Double Duals with California on Saturday, the concluding day of a two-day meet featuring five top-10 teams.
Arizona State, ranked third in the men’s top 25, bested No. 4 Cal and No. 8 Stanford. The Cardinal women, entered ranked No. 3, bested No. 5 Cal and No. 18 ASU, at their home Avery Aquatic Center.
Women’s Scores
- Stanford 190.5, California 147.5
- Stanford 233, Arizona State 105
- California 233, Arizona State 107
Men’s Scores
- Arizona State 204, Stanford 134
- Arizona State 198, California 134
- Stanford 205, California 134
Caroline Bricker led the way for Stanford with three individuals wins. After claiming the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley on Friday, she added the 200 breaststroke crown Saturday in 2:09.18, just .36 ahead of Cal’s fast freshman Silje Slyngstadli. Torri Huske followed a best time in the 100 back on Friday with a win in the 100 fly in 51.05. Freshman Annam Olasewere won the 50 free in 22.25, just .06 ahead of Cal’s Mary-Ambre Moluh.
Stanford added a Saturday relay title by going 1:27.96 in the 200 free with the quartet of Huske (leading off in 22.05), Olasewere, Gigi Johnson and Lucy Thomas.
Cal’s Teagan O’Dell celebrated her birthday with a pair of victories. Her time of 1:51.83 in the 200 back beat the field by nearly four seconds and moved her into the eighth-fastest time in Golden Bears history. She bested Lucy Bell and Bricker in the 200 individual medley in 1:55.19.
O’Dell also split 1:43.30 off the 800 free relay as the Bears went 6:55.18 to win. Mia West, Claire Weinstein and Ella Cosgrove joined her on that team, holding off a Stanford squad that started with Huske’s 1:43.00 flat start.
Weinstein doubled up on wins in freestyle by claiming the 500 free in 4:39.23, augmenting her 200 free title from Friday. Teammate Camille Henveaux was second with Cosgrove third. West, the 100 free co-champ with Johnson, was second to Huske in the 100 fly.
Arizona State’s sprinters and transfers shined. The Sun Devils started the day by sweeping the top three in the 50 free. Adam Chaney led the way in 18.98, followed by Remi Fabiani’s 19.05 and Tolo Young’s 19.15. (Fifth, in an unscoring exhibition, was usual sprint leader Jonny Kulow.)
With that depth, ASU went 1-2 in the 200 free relay. Young, Fabiani, Filip Senc-Samardzic and Kulow went 1:15.52 to win, with Kulow delivering an 18.36 anchor leg. The B relay featured Chaney and Tommy Palmer. Senc-Samardzic won the 100 fly in 45.84 with Palmer second by .08.
NC State transfer J.T. Ewing won he 200 back in 1:41.19, a time that slots seventh in program history. He was second in the 200 IM behind fellow transfer Jordan Tiffany’s 1:44.56.
Arizona State set the fastest 800 free relay in the nation via Fabiani, Senc-Samardzic, Quin Seider (1:32.92) and Kulow in 6:13.37.
Cal’s Yamato Okadome finished off the breaststroke double by going 1:51.66 in the 200. Ryan Erisman won the 500 free in 4:15.76. Humberto Najera and Casper Puggaard finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 back.
