NCAA Men’s Championships: Arizona State Depth on Display (Day 2 Up-Downs)

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NCAA Men’s Championships: Arizona State Depth on Display (Day 2 Up-Downs)

Arizona State showed up Thursday at the NCAA Championships with its top-line talent. But the depth might well make the difference.

Arizona State has nine swimmers in finals Thursday night, with six A finalists. Leon Marchand is the top seed in the 500 free. Hubert Kos is a contender in the 200 individual medley.

But their title hopes were boosted in the morning by David Schlicht and Owen McDonald pushing into the A final in the 200 IM, and Jonny Kulow and Jack Dolan added A final results in the 50 free.

Finals Heat Sheets

California has four A finalists, in part thanks to a great swim by Bjorn Seeliger to bump up from an early heat to the A final. Texas has three A finalists, with Luke Hobson hunting the 500 free title.

NCAA Day 2 Up-Downs

Here is how many swimmers each school has up (in the A final) and down (in the B final):

Arizona State 6-3
California 4-0
Texas 3-0
Tennessee 2-0
Florida 1-5
NC State 1-3
Georgia 1-1
SMU 1-1
Michigan 1-1
Auburn 1-0
Alabama 1-0
Texas A&M 1-0
Notre Dame 1-0
Indiana 0-2
Minnesota 0-1
Ohio State 0-1
Stanford 0-1
BYU 0-1
Virginia 0-1
Wisconsin 0-1
LSU 0-1
Virginia Tech 0-1

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