Cats Finish Third in Pac-12

Saturday, March 9

Federal Way, WA

7:30 PM

University of Arizona

Pac-12 Championships Day Four

Complete Results (PDF)

03/09/2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving

By: Arizona Athletics

FEDERAL WAY, Wash.– Arizona men's swimming finished third in the Pac-12 with 570 points, over 100 points greater than Arizona State in fourth. In the final day of championships, 21 Wildcats competed in finals with two top-three finishes.

Head Coach Augie Busch is very pleased with the performance displayed tonight and throughout the entire competition, "These men came together and had a great meet. I am so proud of they way they competed every session."

The Wildcats' third-place finish was the men's top finish in the Pac-12 Championship since 2012 (3rd).

Personal Bests
David Schlicht earned bronze in the 200 breast with 1:53.50. The freshman swam a personal best and tied-for-fourth fastest in school history.

Sam Iida finished fifth in the prelims of the 200 breast with 1:53.79. The sophomore earned a personal best and moved up to sixth-fastest in school history.

Season Bests
Thomas Anderson placed eighth in the 200 back with 1:43.29, an NCAA B cut and season-best.

In the 100 free, Jorge Iga finished eighth with 42.91. Marin Ercegovic placed third in the B final with a season-best 43.10.

Brendan Meyer placed sixth in the 200 fly with 1:43.23, a season-best.

The 400 free relay A team earned silver with 2:50.45. Iga, Chatham Dobbs, Anderson, and Ercegovic earned an NCAA A cut in a season-best swim.

Additional Results
Brooks Fail finished fifth in the 1,650 free with 14:50.88. Jerad Kaskawal (15:13.24) placed eleventh and Christian Imbus (15:19.47) thirteenth.

Mathias Oh placed eighth in the 200 fly with 1:45.16.

Up Next: Arizona men's swimming heads to Austin, Texas for NCAA Championships from March 27 – 30.

Busch notes his excitement about NCAAs in a couple of weeks, "We take a strong team to the next stage, the NCAA championships, for which we are extremely excited."

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