Big 12 Championships, Night 1: Post-Texas Era Dawns With Biggest Field
The 57th and 58th Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships will bestowed this week, to the top men’s and women’s team in the conference.
For the first time since 2012, they will go to a team that isn’t Texas.
For the first time since 1998, one could go to a team not from the Lonestar State.
And for the first time ever, a team that is not Texas will win the Big 12 men’s title, the Longhorns under Eddie Reese winning all 28 titles in conference history. The Longhorns women’s were no slouch, winning 22 titles, interrupted four times by current SEC rival Texas A&M. You have to go back to titles by Nebraska in the conference’s first two seasons, in 1997 and 1998, for a non-Texas school.
Instead of focusing on who won’t be at the first neutral-site Big 12 Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, it’s just as notable who is in the rampant reshuffle of college swimming. The Big 12 will feature a meet-record seven men’s teams and 10 women’s, up from five and eight, respectively, a year ago. The new members include the reigning NCAA men’s champion, Arizona State, though much more than just the conference has changed in Tempe since last year’s title.
New blood will shine: Only three athletes have the chance to defend their titles from last year, through the Texas exodus (Texodus?) and the graduation of BYU’s 200 fly champ Brad Prolo. Kansas diver Shiyun Lai, last year’s women’s diving newcomer of the meet, was the only non-Texas female athlete to win a title last year. That leaves plenty of opportunity for Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as they emerge from the ashes of the Pac-12.
The five-day meet kicks off Tuesday night. All the action:
Women’s 200 medley relay
Three A cuts and a silver medal tie have the meet off to a flying start. Arizona State picked up its maiden Big 12 Championships win, going 1:35.63. That’s a season-best, .06 quicker than their seed time. Miriam Sheehan, Iza Adame, Julia Ullmann and Caroline Bentz took the title.
Second was a tie between Cincinnati and Arizona, both in A cuts of 1:36.16. Lexi Duchsherer rallied the Wildcats to get to the wall even with a 21.55 off the end. Joleigh Crye’s 25.75 on breaststroke is one to watch this week.
Event 1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA D1: ! 1:31.73 2/14/2023 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, A Cuomo, K Douglass
American: $ 1:31.73 2/14/2023 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, A Cuomo, K Douglass
US Open: & 1:31.73 2/14/2023 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, A Cuomo, K Douglass
Big 12: * 1:33.22 3/15/2023 University of Texas
Bray, Elendt, Sticklen, Cooper
Meet: # 1:34.04 2/23/2022 University of Texas
J Cook, A Elendt, O Bray, E Sticklen
NCAA "A": A 1:36.24
NCAA "B": B 1:36.76
NCCA Invit24: 1:36.79
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Arizona State 1:35.69 1:35.63A 64
1) Sheehan, Miriam SO 2) Adame, Iza SR
3) Ullmann, Julia FR 4) Bentz, Caroline SR
12.12 24.61 (24.61)
36.66 (12.05) 51.56 (26.95)
1:01.78 (10.22) 1:14.20 (22.64)
1:24.29 (10.09) 1:35.63 (21.43)
2 Cincinnati 1:36.90 1:36.16A 55
1) Schrank, Ellie FR 2) Crye, Joleigh JR
3) Mardis, Kate FR 4) Davis, Jessica GS
12.26 24.69 (24.69)
36.21 (11.52) 50.44 (25.75)
1:00.83 (10.39) 1:14.13 (23.69)
1:24.56 (10.43) 1:36.16 (22.03)
2 Arizona 1:37.44 1:36.16A 55
1) Armstrong, Paige JR 2) Gewalt, Eleni JR
3) *Sheikhalizadehkhangh, Maryam 4) Duchsherer, Lexi SR
11.87 24.50 (24.50)
36.73 (12.23) 51.49 (26.99)
1:01.73 (10.24) 1:14.61 (23.12)
1:24.95 (10.34) 1:36.16 (21.55)
4 Houston 1:39.06 1:37.85 52
1) Cullen, Lottie FR 2) Fangli, Henrietta SR
3) El Gendy, Noor JR 4) Kerkman, Jenna JR
12.25 24.57 (24.57)
36.58 (12.01) 51.29 (26.72)
1:02.16 (10.87) 1:15.16 (23.87)
1:25.86 (10.70) 1:37.85 (22.69)
5 Texas Christian 1:39.48 1:38.26 50
1) Moore, Rylee SR 2) Chahbandour, Claire SR
3) Dahmen, Jeanne SR 4) Rhodes, Olivia SR
12.57 25.36 (25.36)
37.43 (12.07) 52.48 (27.12)
1:02.99 (10.51) 1:15.87 (23.39)
1:26.41 (10.54) 1:38.26 (22.39)
6 Brigham Young 1:39.56 1:38.94 48
1) Marusakova, Emma JR 2) Miller, Mackenzie JR
3) Eliason, Sarah FR 4) Williams, Halli SR
12.82 25.72 (25.72)
37.70 (11.98) 52.36 (26.64)
1:03.27 (10.91) 1:16.34 (23.98)
1:27.06 (10.72) 1:38.94 (22.60)
7 Utah 1:40.03 1:38.98 46
1) Hay, Norah SR 2) Sorensen, Alyssa SR
3) Even, Sydney JR 4) Palmer, Erin JR
25.04 (25.04)
53.33 (28.29)
1:17.37 (24.04)
1:38.98 (21.61)
8 Kansas 1:40.53 1:39.33 44
1) Sisung, Lezli SR 2) Johnston, Ryan SO
3) Lafferty, Lydia JR 4) Blake, Caroline JR
12.21 24.89 (24.89)
37.81 (12.92) 53.24 (28.35)
1:03.84 (10.60) 1:16.70 (23.46)
1:27.24 (10.54) 1:39.33 (22.63)
9 Iowa State 1:41.51 1:39.96 40
1) Kuhn, Emma SO 2) Swoboda, Grace FR
3) Caughron, Carley SR 4) Quirke, Andie GS
12.80 25.88 (25.88)
38.03 (12.15) 53.18 (27.30)
1:03.92 (10.74) 1:16.99 (23.81)
1:27.81 (10.82) 1:39.96 (22.97)
10 West Virginia 1:43.05 1:41.00 34
1) Whittall, Natasha JR 2) Deste, Sofia SO
3) Kidney, Victoria SO 4) Kraus, Olivia GS
12.62 25.51 (25.51)
38.06 (12.55) 53.60 (28.09)
1:04.17 (10.57) 1:17.39 (23.79)
1:28.73 (11.34) 1:41.00 (23.61)
Men’s 200 medley relay
The first adjustment to the Big 12 record board was provided by Arizona State, the Sun Devils going 1:21.16 to take down the meet and conference records. Lucien Vergnes, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun (splitting 19.21) and Jonny Kulow (in 18.19) got the win. They were two tenths quicker than the conference record set in 2022 by Texas and more than a second quicker than the time that quartet set at Big 12s that year (1:22.24).
Arizona finished second in 1:23.79, .17 off the A cut. TCU was third in 1:24.41.
Event 2 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA D1: ! 1:20.15 3/27/2024 Florida
Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff
American: $ 1:20.94 3/27/2024 North Carolina State
Hayes, Hoover, Miller, McCarty
US Open: & 1:20.15 3/27/2024 Florida
Chaney, Smith, Liendo, McDuff
Big 12: * 1:21.36 3/23/2022 University of Texas
Grimm, Corbeau, Jiang, Auchnachie
Meet: # 1:22.24 2/23/2022 University of Texas
A Grimm, C Corbeau, A Jiang, C Auchinachie
NCAA "A": A 1:23.62
NCAA "B": B 1:23.90
NCCA Invit24: 1:24.25
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Arizona State 1:21.63 1:21.16* 64
1) Vergnes, Lucien FR 2) Dobrzanski, Andy JR
3) Kharun, Ilya SO 4) Kulow, Jonny JR
10.25 20.66 (20.66)
31.10 (10.44) 43.76 (23.10)
52.22 (8.46) 1:02.97 (19.21)
1:11.41 (8.44) 1:21.16 (18.19)
2 Arizona 1:25.29 1:23.79B 56
1) Hardy, Ryan JR 2) Young, Daniel 5Y
3) Naughton, Haakon JR 4) Ingram, Hunter 5Y
10.53 21.38 (21.38)
31.54 (10.16) 44.69 (23.31)
53.63 (8.94) 1:04.95 (20.26)
1:13.85 (8.90) 1:23.79 (18.84)
3 Texas Christian 1:24.82 1:24.41 54
1) Cicanci, Edgar JR 2) Wuilliez, Jadon SR
3) Forbes, Nigel SO 4) Horton, Peter JR
10.70 21.52 (21.52)
31.71 (10.19) 44.68 (23.16)
53.91 (9.23) 1:05.37 (20.69)
1:14.09 (8.72) 1:24.41 (19.04)
4 Brigham Young 1:26.49 1:24.57 52
1) Kleinman, Max FR 2) Etzold, Peter FR
3) Riva, Luigi SR 4) Eliason, Nathaniel FR
10.87 21.91 (21.91)
32.29 (10.38) 45.54 (23.63)
54.28 (8.74) 1:05.49 (19.95)
1:14.37 (8.88) 1:24.57 (19.08)
5 Utah 1:28.66 1:26.73 50
1) McOmber, Parker GS 2) Gallagher, Caleb SO
3) McKean, Durgan SO 4) Stachelek, Davis JR
22.17 (22.17)
46.36 (24.19)
1:07.31 (20.95)
1:26.73 (19.42)
6 Cincinnati 1:27.27 1:26.90 48
1) Gubeno, Hunter GS 2) McIntosh, Corban GS
3) Hansen, Levi SO 4) Chiles, Owen FR
10.91 21.82 (21.82)
32.72 (10.90) 46.05 (24.23)
55.79 (9.74) 1:07.43 (21.38)
1:16.67 (9.24) 1:26.90 (19.47)
7 West Virginia 1:27.20 1:27.18 46
1) Heimes, Justin SR 2) McDonald, Adam JR
3) Osborn, Braden SR 4) McBeth, Conner SR
10.68 21.43 (21.43)
32.94 (11.51) 46.89 (25.46)
56.02 (9.13) 1:07.96 (21.07)
1:17.09 (9.13) 1:27.18 (19.22)
Women’s 800 freestyle relay
Arizona State took control early and stamped its authority on the race, going 7:04.24 to shave nearly six seconds off its season-best and beat the field by just shy of seven seconds. Erin Milligan (1:44.49), Charli Brown, Grace Lindberg and Alexa Reyna rounded out the quartet.
Arizona was second in 7:11.07 with Houston clawing back to 7:11.96 for third. Only ASU’s is a B cut.
Event 5 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA D1: ! 6:44.13 2/18/2025 Virginia
G. Walsh, A. Walsh, Canny, Curzan
American: $ 6:45.91 3/15/2017 Stanford
Manuel, Neal, Eastin, Ledecky
US Open: & 6:44.13 2/18/2025 Virginia
G Walsh, A Walsh, Canny, Curzan
Big 12: * 6:53.42 3/14/2018 University of Texas
Carrozza, Adams, Pfeifer, Millard
Meet: # 6:56.49 2/22/2023 University of Texas
K Pash, K Leibel, O Bray, E Sullivan
NCAA "A": A 7:00.86
NCAA "B": B 7:05.56
NCCA Invit24: 7:05.77
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Arizona State 7:09.91 7:04.24B 64
1) Milligan, Erin SR 2) Brown, Charli SR
3) Lindberg, Grace SO 4) Reyna, Alexa SO
24.35 50.95 (50.95)
1:17.90 (1:17.90) 1:44.49 (1:44.49)
2:08.65 (24.16) 2:35.36 (50.87)
3:02.75 (1:18.26) 3:30.19 (1:45.70)
3:54.49 (24.30) 4:20.88 (50.69)
4:48.55 (1:18.36) 5:17.19 (1:47.00)
5:41.70 (24.51) 6:08.56 (51.37)
6:36.28 (1:19.09) 7:04.24 (1:47.05)
2 Arizona 7:15.41 7:11.07 56
1) Rausch, Malia JR 2) *Mortensen, Amalie 5Y
3) Neal, Kayman FR 4) Wozniak, Julia SO
25.24 52.15 (52.15)
1:19.86 (1:19.86) 1:47.49 (1:47.49)
2:13.22 (25.73) 2:40.35 (52.86)
3:08.43 (1:20.94) 3:36.62 (1:49.13)
4:01.02 (24.40) 4:27.80 (51.18)
4:55.38 (1:18.76) 5:23.26 (1:46.64)
5:47.43 (24.17) 6:15.06 (51.80)
6:43.42 (1:20.16) 7:11.07 (1:47.81)
3 Houston 7:17.40 7:11.96 54
1) Goupil, Liya JR 2) Entrekin, Evelyn SO
3) Jimenez, Elizabeth SO 4) Bruner, Sienna FR
25.28 52.58 (52.58)
1:19.95 (1:19.95) 1:47.66 (1:47.66)
2:12.90 (25.24) 2:40.15 (52.49)
3:07.78 (1:20.12) 3:35.71 (1:48.05)
4:00.82 (25.11) 4:28.32 (52.61)
4:56.29 (1:20.58) 5:24.08 (1:48.37)
5:48.52 (24.44) 6:15.77 (51.69)
6:43.87 (1:19.79) 7:11.96 (1:47.88)
4 Cincinnati 7:15.98 7:13.85 52
1) Rose, Julie SO 2) Worrell, Lindi SO
3) Kucera, Lexi GS 4) Woodring, Payton JR
25.35 52.20 (52.20)
1:19.95 (1:19.95) 1:48.51 (1:48.51)
2:12.55 (24.04) 2:39.72 (51.21)
3:08.28 (1:19.77) 3:36.58 (1:48.07)
4:01.47 (24.89) 4:28.62 (52.04)
4:56.22 (1:19.64) 5:24.67 (1:48.09)
5:49.60 (24.93) 6:17.08 (52.41)
6:45.22 (1:20.55) 7:13.85 (1:49.18)
5 Brigham Young 7:27.34 7:13.87 50
1) Tiffany, Haylee FR 2) Martinson, Kara SO
3) Geldmacher, Regan SR 4) Schreiber, Victoria JR
25.17 52.31 (52.31)
1:20.51 (1:20.51) 1:48.65 (1:48.65)
2:13.87 (25.22) 2:41.58 (52.93)
3:09.24 (1:20.59) 3:37.39 (1:48.74)
4:02.36 (24.97) 4:29.92 (52.53)
4:58.03 (1:20.64) 5:25.77 (1:48.38)
5:50.64 (24.87) 6:17.79 (52.02)
6:45.96 (1:20.19) 7:13.87 (1:48.10)
6 Utah 7:19.84 7:14.71 48
1) Riso, Isabella SO 2) Derby, Ella SO
3) Thompson, Chloe JR 4) Even, Sydney JR
26.07 52.91 (52.91)
1:20.13 (1:20.13) 1:47.93 (1:47.93)
2:12.63 (24.70) 2:40.01 (52.08)
3:08.46 (1:20.53) 3:37.29 (1:49.36)
4:02.46 (25.17) 4:29.41 (52.12)
4:57.52 (1:20.23) 5:26.39 (1:49.10)
5:51.31 (24.92) 6:18.62 (52.23)
6:46.41 (1:20.02) 7:14.71 (1:48.32)
7 Texas Christian 7:20.41 7:16.86 46
1) Gould, Serena GS 2) Snyder, Amelia JR
3) Kotsar, Karolin Victoria FR 4) Edwards, Jordan SR
25.87 53.37 (53.37)
1:21.11 (1:21.11) 1:49.32 (1:49.32)
2:14.18 (24.86) 2:41.16 (51.84)
3:09.00 (1:19.68) 3:37.30 (1:47.98)
4:02.11 (24.81) 4:29.87 (52.57)
4:58.40 (1:21.10) 5:27.61 (1:50.31)
5:52.48 (24.87) 6:19.97 (52.36)
6:48.24 (1:20.63) 7:16.86 (1:49.25)
8 West Virginia 7:21.80 7:17.18 44
1) Smutny, Maddie SO 2) Martin De La Torre, Gabriela
3) Kirtley, Miranda SR 4) Busch, Olivia JR
25.08 52.37 (52.37)
1:20.38 (1:20.38) 1:48.59 (1:48.59)
2:13.09 (24.50) 2:40.89 (52.30)
3:09.16 (1:20.57) 3:37.47 (1:48.88)
4:02.42 (24.95) 4:30.00 (52.53)
4:58.37 (1:20.90) 5:26.84 (1:49.37)
5:52.15 (25.31) 6:20.10 (53.26)
6:48.65 (1:21.81) 7:17.18 (1:50.34)
9 Kansas 7:26.08 7:19.56 40
1) Kotzamanis, Eleni SR 2) Dyer, Gabi FR
3) Farrell, Hailey JR 4) Haag, Tait FR
24.90 52.33 (52.33)
1:20.14 (1:20.14) 1:48.45 (1:48.45)
2:13.50 (25.05) 2:41.26 (52.81)
3:09.76 (1:21.31) 3:39.13 (1:50.68)
4:03.77 (24.64) 4:31.09 (51.96)
4:58.80 (1:19.67) 5:27.26 (1:48.13)
5:52.43 (25.17) 6:20.51 (53.25)
6:49.91 (1:22.65) 7:19.56 (1:52.30)
10 Iowa State 7:37.71 7:27.25 34
1) DeWitt, Fallon SR 2) Mullica, Keirlyn SO
3) Marquardt, Megan FR 4) Miller, Mallory SR
25.97 54.37 (54.37)
1:23.32 (1:23.32) 1:52.24 (1:52.24)
2:17.24 (25.00) 2:45.13 (52.89)
3:14.10 (1:21.86) 3:43.43 (1:51.19)
4:08.78 (25.35) 4:37.36 (53.93)
5:07.19 (1:23.76) 5:36.38 (1:52.95)
6:01.78 (25.40) 6:29.70 (53.32)
6:58.38 (1:22.00) 7:27.25 (1:50.87)
Men’s 800 freestyle relay
Arizona State took home a second meet record, though they needed a back-half surge to do it. The Sun Devils took the lead on the final handoff between Filip Senc-Samardzic to Patrick Sammon to swim past Arizona and get the win in 6:08.54. Tiago Behar and Quin Seider were the front half.
That downs the meet mark set in 2022 by Texas.
Arizona was first most of the way but ended up second in 6:10.62. That’s still an A cut for the Wildcats. Utah was third.
Event 6 Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NCAA D1: ! 6:02.26 3/27/2024 California
Jett, Lasco, Alexy, Hanson
American: $ 6:03.24 2/18/2025 Texas
Honson. Guiliano, Maurer, Carrozza
US Open: & 6:02.26 3/27/2024 California
Jett. Lasco, Alexy, Hanson
Big 12: * 6:03.42 3/22/2023 University of Texas
Hobson, Carrozza, Larson, C. Foster
Meet: # 6:08.76 2/23/2022 University of Texas
D Kibler, C Carrozza, L Hobson, C Foster
NCAA "A": A 6:15.80
NCAA "B": B 6:18.42
NCCA Invit24: 6:18.50
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Arizona State 6:13.18 6:08.54# 64
1) Behar, Tiago SR 2) Seider, Quin FR
3) Senc-Samardzic, Filip SO 4) Sammon, Patrick SR
21.02 44.13 (44.13)
1:08.05 (1:08.05) 1:32.25 (1:32.25)
1:53.07 (20.82) 2:16.50 (44.25)
2:40.27 (1:08.02) 3:04.53 (1:32.28)
3:25.46 (20.93) 3:49.12 (44.59)
4:13.18 (1:08.65) 4:36.65 (1:32.12)
4:57.05 (20.40) 5:20.45 (43.80)
5:44.35 (1:07.70) 6:08.54 (1:31.89)
2 Arizona 6:13.31 6:10.62A 56
1) *Daleiden Ciuferri, Ralph JR 2) *Lukminas, Tomas FR
3) *Kuljus, Lars FR 4) Naughton, Haakon JR
20.76 43.50 (43.50)
1:07.17 (1:07.17) 1:31.48 (1:31.48)
1:52.18 (20.70) 2:15.22 (43.74)
2:38.68 (1:07.20) 3:02.72 (1:31.24)
3:23.96 (21.24) 3:47.72 (45.00)
4:11.98 (1:09.26) 4:37.02 (1:34.30)
4:58.03 (21.01) 5:21.55 (44.53)
5:45.68 (1:08.66) 6:10.62 (1:33.60)
3 Utah 6:26.38 6:18.04B 54
1) Chirafisi, Nick SO 2) Walter, Jakub SO
3) Lambert, Jones FR 4) VanBrocklin, Evan JR
21.38 44.81 (44.81)
1:09.21 (1:09.21) 1:34.34 (1:34.34)
1:55.76 (21.42) 2:19.51 (45.17)
2:44.05 (1:09.71) 3:08.99 (1:34.65)
3:30.63 (21.64) 3:54.86 (45.87)
4:19.44 (1:10.45) 4:43.67 (1:34.68)
5:04.97 (21.30) 5:28.58 (44.91)
5:52.90 (1:09.23) 6:18.04 (1:34.37)
4 Brigham Young 6:27.30 6:19.94 52
1) Nelson, Tanner SO 2) Eliason, Nathaniel FR
3) Reed, Joshua SO 4) Plumb, Payton JR
21.64 45.43 (45.43)
1:10.02 (1:10.02) 1:35.58 (1:35.58)
1:56.37 (20.79) 2:20.12 (44.54)
2:44.93 (1:09.35) 3:09.83 (1:34.25)
3:31.13 (21.30) 3:55.20 (45.37)
4:19.93 (1:10.10) 4:45.17 (1:35.34)
5:06.60 (21.43) 5:30.99 (45.82)
5:55.41 (1:10.24) 6:19.94 (1:34.77)
5 Texas Christian 6:29.09 6:20.58 50
1) Freri, Geremia SR 2) Fabian, Milan SR
3) Cavic, Luka FR 4) Dimiceli, Luke SR
21.86 45.47 (45.47)
1:10.18 (1:10.18) 1:35.64 (1:35.64)
1:56.99 (21.35) 2:21.31 (45.67)
2:45.87 (1:10.23) 3:10.00 (1:34.36)
3:31.26 (21.26) 3:55.35 (45.35)
4:20.29 (1:10.29) 4:45.78 (1:35.78)
5:06.55 (20.77) 5:30.05 (44.27)
5:54.75 (1:08.97) 6:20.58 (1:34.80)
6 West Virginia 6:30.03 6:24.88 48
1) Berlitz, Danny SR 2) Shirk, Roanoke SR
3) Lugo, Nick FR 4) Simpson, Christian JR
22.24 46.38 (46.38)
1:10.39 (1:10.39) 1:34.93 (1:34.93)
1:56.30 (21.37) 2:20.02 (45.09)
2:44.85 (1:09.92) 3:11.10 (1:36.17)
3:32.61 (21.51) 3:57.41 (46.31)
4:22.81 (1:11.71) 4:49.00 (1:37.90)
5:10.41 (21.41) 5:34.45 (45.45)
5:59.64 (1:10.64) 6:24.88 (1:35.88)
7 Cincinnati 6:36.46 6:25.91 46
1) Gubeno, Hunter GS 2) Bumgardner, Kyle SO
3) Chiles, Owen FR 4) Murray, Max GS
22.07 45.85 (45.85)
1:10.27 (1:10.27) 1:35.41 (1:35.41)
1:57.19 (21.78) 2:21.53 (46.12)
2:47.02 (1:11.61) 3:12.70 (1:37.29)
3:34.30 (21.60) 3:58.65 (45.95)
4:23.49 (1:10.79) 4:48.49 (1:35.79)
5:10.38 (21.89) 5:34.80 (46.31)
6:00.24 (1:11.75) 6:25.91 (1:37.42)
Congratulations Utah 800 Free Relay Men!! Our own Jones Lambert from Lubbock Texas so happy & proud of you & teammates!!