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2024 PAC-12 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Heat sheet for Wednesday’s timed finals (with relay lineups)
The 2024 Pac-12 Men’s Championship begins tonight in Federal Way, Washington. Tonight we will see timed finals of the 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle, with individual action beginning tomorrow morning.
California is the top seed in both relays tonight, but will be missing some key swimmers here in Federal Way. Jack Alexy, Destin Lasco, Dare pinkand Gabriel Jett They will all compete in the Westmont Pro Swim Series (LCM) in lieu of this competition. Cal has been as fast as 1:21.67 in the 200 medley relay this season, but ASU has been 1:21.77 this season (just 0.10 behind Cal) and will have its full team at these championships.
TO ITS Leon Marchand She will appear in both relays tonight as she will swim the breaststroke in the medley relay and lead the 800 freestyle relay. Marchand also led the ASU relay at this meet last year, where he posted his current best time of 1:30.77. Cal (6:10.38) and Stanford (6:12.28) take first and second place in this relay, with ASU (6:13.66) in third place. ASU holds the meet record and the overall Pac-12 record in the event, with times of 6:05.08 and 6:06.30.
MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINAL
NCAA Record: 1:20.67, North Carolina State – 2023 NCAA ChampionshipsPac-12 Record: 1:21.07, Arizona State – 2023 NCAA ChampionshipPac-12 Championship Record: 1:21.69, Arizona State – 2023 Pac-12 Championship- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:23.71
Full results:
- Arizona State – 1:20.55 *NCAA record*
- Arizona – 1:22.90 (NCAA ‘A’ Court)
- Stanford – 1:23.14 (NCAA ‘A’ Court)
- Cal – 1:24.63
- USC – 1:25.84
- Utah – 1:27.03
The Arizona State men opened the 2024 Pac-12 Championship in record fashion. Hitting the wall in 1:20.55 to win the 200 medley relay, the Sun Devil quartet of Jack Dolan, Leon Marchand, Ilya Kharunand Jonny Kulow recorded the fastest time in history.
Their time undermines the previous NCAA record of 1:20.67 by 0.12, which NC State posted on its way to the 2023 NCAA title. Dolan and Marchand put them 0.30 off the pace in the first 100, and Kharun and Kulow held firm in the second half to sneak under the record.
In the post-race interview, Kulow mentioned that the team is fully prepared for these Pac-12 Championships, but that there is “a lot more to do” in this relay. You can read more about ASU’s NCAA record relay here.
Comparison of divisions:
| ASU’s new NCAA record: | NC State’s previous NCAA record: | |
| Reverse | Jack Dolan – 8:30 p.m. | Kacper Stokowski – 20.36 |
| Breaststroke | Leon Marchand — 22.71 | Mason Hunter – 22.95 |
| Butterfly | Ilya Kharun — 7:30 p.m. | Nyls Korstanje — 19.15 |
| free style | Jonny Kulow — 18.24 | David Curtiss – 18.21 |
| Total Time | 1:20.55 | 1:20.67 |
The Arizona Wildcats hit the wall with an NCAA ‘A’ cut for second place, as ryan purdy (21.26), Ryan Foote (23.37), Seth Miller (19.94), and Tommy Palmer (18.33) came together for a final time of 1:22.90. They shaved more than a second off his entry time of 1:24.03, which was recorded at the Minnesota Invite earlier in the season. His swim was also a new school record.
Stanford completed the podium, as his quartet of Rex Maurer (20.94), Ron Polonsky (23.17), rafael gu (19.97), and Jonathan Tan (19.06) finished with a time of 1:23.14. The Golden Bears were fourth in 1:24.63.
Race video and interview, courtesy of Pac-12 Network on YouTube:
MEN’S 800 FREE RELAY — FINAL
- NCAA Record: 6:03.42, Texas – 2023 NCAA Championships
- Pac-12 Record: 6:05.08, Arizona State – 2023 NCAA Championships
Pac-12 Championship Record: 6:06.30, Arizona State – 2023 Pac-12 Championship- NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 6:16.02
Full results:
- Arizona State – 6:06.14 *Championship record*
- Stanford – 6:10.08 (NCAA ‘A’ Court)
- Cal – 6:10.53 (NCAA ‘A’ Court)
- Arizona – 6:15.72 (NCAA ‘A’ Court)
- USC – 6:20.70
- Utah – 6:27.28
The Sun Devils completed their sweep of the first day relays as they won the 800 free relay in a new championship record. By hitting the touchpad in 6:06.14, they shaved 0.16 off their own meet record from a year ago. Leon Marchand gave them a great start, as he opened a new personal best time of 1:30.43. His previous best was 1:30.77, which he recorded opening the previous meet’s record relay.
Patrick Sammon (1:31.97), owen mcdonald (1:32.00), and Julian Hill (1:31.74) joined Marchand in the record relay tonight. Hill’s consistency in the 1:31 range for ASU has been key, as he clocked a 1:31.86 as a Pac-12 anchor last year and split a 1:31.96 in his second-place NCAA relay finish.
Comparison of divisions:
Stanford shaved more than two seconds off its entry time to place second (6:10.08). Andrés Dupont Cabrera (1:32.42), Andrei Minakov (1:33.88), Lucas Maurer (1:32.91), and Henry Mc Fadden (1:30.87) represented the Cardinals tonight, with Rex Maurer noticeably missing from the lineup. Maurer participated in the third-place 200 medley relay earlier in the evening. Dupont Cabrera’s first split (1:32.42) is a personal best of almost a full second.
Cal came in third tonight in 6:10.53, with Robin Hanson (1:31.95), Keaton Jones (1:32.49), dylan hawk (1:34.10), and Trent Frandson (1:31.99) participating in his quartet. Frandson’s anchor was particularly impressive, as he owns a best flat start time of 1:34.96.
The Arizona Wildcats secured their second NCAA ‘A’ cut of the night, finishing fourth in 6:15.72.
Team scores (after first day)
- The jumps, which took place last week, are factored into the first day’s scoring.
- USC: 183 points
- California: 175 points
- Arizona: 154 points
- Arizona State: 150 points
- Stanford: 106 points
- Utah: 75 points