2017 MEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 1-Saturday March 4
- Federal Way, WA (Pacific Time Zone)
- Defending Champion: Stanford (results)
- Psych sheets
- Live results
- Live Video (if available)
- Pac-12 Record Book
- Championship Central
Arizona State freshman Cameron Craig moved up to 4th in the country with a 1:32.16 relay leadoff on Wednesday evening at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships. The team ultimately placed 4th, but Craig’s leadoff was second-best in the field, just .01 behind USC All-American Dylan Carter. Craig is part of a group of high-powered middle distance freshmen nationally this season – along with Dean Farris and Maxine Rooney, 3 of the 6 best middle-distance 200 freestylers in the country this year are in their first NCAA seasons. A couple of more, Felix Auboeck from Michigan and Grant Shoults from Stanford, aren’t far behind either.
In a post-race interview, second-year Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman said he was “very pleased” with the results, and Craig echoed that sentiment – saying that he’s going to focus on continuing to improve his turns and underwaters. That’s a familiar echo, as underwaters are a huge reason why Bowman’s most famous charge, Michael Phelps, became the best swimmer in the world.
Craig then placed 4th in the 200 IM final individually with a 1:42.75. After that race, Bowman lauded Craig’s physical talent and his “knowing how to race,” but also said that the 200 IM was a “good education” for the young swimmer about what it takes to compete at the elite level.
See the full video, featuring interviews with Bowman and Craig, below.
Hey there, “No Medal Mel”.
I think that if you’re going to post snide cheap shots at a coach or a swimmer or anyone else in a public forum, you ought to sign off with your real name. There’s certainly a place for anonymous exchanges and a straight up disagreement on some philosophical point of view doesn’t require such courtesy, but rude and mean-spirited comments do. Time to own up for such opinions as the one you made – or, as my dearly departed mother used to tell my brother and I, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it”.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/opinions/trump-complains-about-leaks-begala/index.html
Cameron Craig, an ASU freshman just swam a 1:31.71 in the 200 Free and is the PAC-12 CHAMPION! Craig, an ASU swimmer under Bob Bowman is the NEW PAC-12 Record Holder!
Cameron Craig of ASU is also ranked #3 in the country with that blazing fast time of 1:31.71. He swims for ASU under the legendary coach, Bob Bowman!
Get used to seeing ASU because you’ll see more of this in the years to come!
#DontCountUsOut #MostImprovedTeamIndeed #BowmanEffect
3rd year med student here: First year of med school (depending on how smart you are), you could potentially have time to train for competition. Second year it would be very very hard. I wish him the best of luck though!
Oh this was supposed to be for the Seth Stubblefield interview…whoops
That’s nice – he certainly isn’t getting one at ASU
Rude
Ouchhhhh
Ouchhhh for ‘No Medal Mel’!
Cameron Craig just swam a 1:31.71 in the 200 Free and is the PAC-12 CHAMPION and the NEW PAC-12 Record Holder! He is also ranked #3 in the country with that blazing fast time. I
So…No Medal Mel!
Who is your 2017 PAC-12 Swimmer of the Meet now? You want to guess…hahaha! He is the Champion in the 100 Free, 200 Free and the 400 Free Relay! Still need a clue…?
Yep, it’s no other than the ASU freshman, Cameron Craig!!!
Congratulations to Cameron Craig and to his legendary coach at ASU, Bob Bowman…??????
#BowmanEffect #DontCountASUOut #BestIsYetToCome