Arizona Turns the Tide on Championship Thursday

GREENSBORO, NC – Arizona Swim & Dive flipped the script Thursday evening on the Big 12 Championships, turning an underwhelming preliminary session right into a high-energy finals efficiency.
 
The Wildcats stacked up “A” finals throughout a number of occasions, highlighted by two assertion relays on the finish of the evening and a stacked remaining for the dive squad.
 
On the ladies’s aspect, Maryam — positioned third within the 100 butterfly, and Emma Kinsey at her first convention championships inserting sixth. Kayman Neal had a runner-up end within the 200 free, and the 400-medley relay battled Arizona State right down to the wire, inserting themselves in one of many quickest relays nationally.
 
The males had simply as a lot momentum on their finish. Haakon Naughton earned a silver medal within the 100 fly, whereas Beck Parnham completed fourth within the 400 im. Tomas Lukminas, Ralph Daleiden, and Ben Butler represented Arizona within the 200 free “A” remaining, ending second, third, and sixth. The 400-medley relay practically broke this system report, marking one of many prime performances of the evening.
 
On the boards, Luke Hernandez earned his second podium end as a freshman within the 1-meter occasion. Gage DuBois was proper behind him, incomes bronze for the workforce. Bo Bridges and Colin Agor additionally positioned fourth and sixth. On the ladies’s aspect, Zara Ayazi positioned fourth within the girls’s 3-meter occasion.
 
“We had an underwhelming prelims session today,” stated head coach Ben Loorz. “But I think the team wanted to roll into finals and prove that we are better than that. Happy to say they delivered… A great exclamation point on the day, I want us to carry that momentum into tomorrow. Also, hats off to the men’s dive squad… they just lit it on fire today.”
 
Arizona returns to the pool tomorrow, trying to construct off as we speak’s momentum. The preliminary spherical is scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM MST, and the finals at 4:00 PM MST. Live broadcasting will probably be out there on ESPN+.