FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Seventeen Wildcats competed in individual finals in the first full day of Pac-12 Championships. Arizona earned two podium spots as the Cats currently sit in fourth place with 223 points.
 
Head Coach Augie Busch comments on the performances tonight and looks ahead to the rest of the competition, "This was a really fun night for the team.  The 500 guys set the tone and we just kept it rolling.  Most swims were faster than prelims, which is always the mark of a good team.  The relay at the end was great, too, almost breaking the school record.  I am really excited about what I am seeing so far and could not be prouder of the cohesion and toughness our men are exhibiting."
 
Personal Bests
Daniel Namir won the C final (4:20.11) and Aldan Johnston finished runner-up (4:22.05) in the 500 free. Both men earned NCAA B cuts and personal bests.
 
David Schlicht earned silver in the 200 IM with 1:42.38, a one-second improvement from prelims and third-fastest in school history. Thomas Anderson won the B final of the 200 IM with 1:44.91 and Etay Gurevich finished seventh (1:45.50). Both men earned NCAA B cuts and personal bests.
 
Jorge Iga finished runner-up in the 50 free B final with 19.60, improving from prelims. Noah Reid placed eighth (20.04). Marin Ercegovic placed second in the C final with 19.87 and Tai Combs (20.12) finished sixth, both improvements from prelims. All men set personal bests in this race.
 
Season Bests
Jerad Kaskawal finished third in the C final with 4:23.05 to earn an NCAA B cut and set a season best.
 
Matt Lujan (1:48.92) finished fourth in the C final of the 200 IM, setting a season best.
 
The 200 free relay took silver with 1:17.05. Chatham Dobbs, Anderson, Iga, and Ercegovic earned an NCAA A cut in their season-best performance. 
 
Additional Results
Brooks Fail finished fourth in the 500 free with 4:14.94, an NCAA B cut and one-second improvement from prelims. In the B final, Isaac Stump (4:18.76) finished fifth and Brendan Meyer (4:23.41) eighth. 
 
Mathias Oh (1:49.06) improved from prelims and finished fifth in the C final of the 200 IM.
 
Dobbs placed fifth in the B final of the 50 free with 19.77.
 
Up Next: Action returns tomorrow at 12 p.m. (noon) MST with prelims and finals follow at 7 p.m. MST.

• 400 IM
• 100 fly
• 200 free
• 100 breast
• 100 back
• 400 medley relay (finals only)

 
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