Articles by Lauren Neidigh

The Bowman Effect: Arizona State’s Momentum in the Pac-12

Arizona State only earned 2 medals in 2016: A bronze from the 400 free relay and a bronze from Christian Lorenz in the 200 breast. In 2017, they quadrupled that with 8 total medals.

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Utah’s Ungur Posts 20.9 50 Back Split at Pac-12 Last Chance Meet

Ungur led the Utes’ 200 medley relay off in a blistering 20.98.

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Louisville’s Jones Nabs NCAA Bid with 3:43 400 IM at OSU Last Chance

Heading into the meet, Jones was ranked 44th in the nation with his 3:46.62 from the ACC Championships. On Sunday, he took over 3 seconds off of that time, clocking in with a 3:43.36 to move up to 19th in the nation and secure his place at NCAAs.

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Kendall Sweeps Sprints with 48.0 100 Free at American SC Champs

Canyons Aquatic Club’s Amanda Kendall closed out the 2017 American Short Course Championships on a winning note, sweeping the sprint freestyles.

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Ryan Murphy Puts Up 9th Fastest 200 Back Ever for Pac-12 Meet Record

Cal backstroke star Ryan Murphy put up the 9th fastest performance of all time to break his own Championship Record with a 1:38.04 on night 4 of the 2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships.

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True Sweetser Downs Erik Vendt’s Pac-12 Meet Record with 14:35 Mile

Stanford freshman True Sweetser broke a Pac-12 Meet Record that had stood for over a decade on Saturday night at the 2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Washington.

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Weir Claims 200 Free Title on Day 2 of 2017 American SC Champs

U.S. Olympic medalist Amanda Weir took on the 200 free on day 2, using her front half speed to lead from start to finish.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

One of the top races to watch this morning will be the men’s 100 free, as USC’S Dylan Carter and ASU’s Cameron Craig will go head-to-head in heat 6.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist and World Record holder Ryan Murphy will take on the 100 back tonight.

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ASU Freshman Cameron Craig Shreds 1:31.7 200 FR for Pac-12 Meet Record

Arizona State freshman Cameron Craig won a thrilling race with USC’s Dylan Carter on night 3 of the 2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships, setting a new Championship Record in the process.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Day 3 Up/Downs: Cal Set to Close the Gap Again

Both Stanford and Cal landed 17 scoring swims tonight, but the Bears have 11 “ups” while the Cardinal has 9

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Cal’s Andrew Seliskar will look to set up a sweep of the IM events, while teammates Ryan Murphy (100 back) and Justin Lynch (100 fly) seek their first individual titles of the meet.

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2017 Arena PSS Indianapolis: Peaty Sticks with 200 Free on Day 2

After scratching out of the 200 breast on day 1, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 breast, will make an appearance in day 2 prelims.

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Grant Shoults Unleashes 4:10 to Break Pac-12 Meet Record in 500 Free

Shoults turned in a winning time of 4:10.67, taking down the former Meet Record of 4:11.25 done by USC’s Cristian Quintero at the 2015 Pac-12 meet.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

In the 200 IM, Arizona State’s Cameron Craig made a big statement to take the top seed, but he’ll be challenged by Cal’s Ryan Murphy and Andrew Seliskar tonight.

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