Sun Devils take-on bay area teams in weekend showdown
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Arizona State men’s and women’s swimming and diving team will host fellow Pac-10 competitors California on Friday at 1 p.m. and Stanford on Saturday with the women competing at 11 a.m. and men following at 1 p.m.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The 26th-ranked Sun Devil women’s team (3-2) will be up against the No. 1 ranked Stanford Cardinal and the fourth ranked California Golden Bears.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">With the women’s swimming team coming off of a victory over both Utah and Oregon State and a third place finish at the Arena Invitational in Long Beach, Calif., the Sun Devils are ready to prove they can compete against two of the top-ranked teams in the nation.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ASU women last faced the Bay Area schools at the Arena Invitational hosted by UCSD in Long Beach, California. Juniors <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/ejdervik_rebecca00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Rebecca Ejdervik</span></a> and <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/kyle_kelli00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Kelli Kyle</span></a>, sophomore <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/kuczynski_caroline00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Caroline Kuczynski</span></a> and senior <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/haron_katie00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Katie Haron</span></a> set a new Arena Invitational record of 1.38.93 in the 200-medley relay beating out both relay teams from Cal and Stanford.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Additionally, Ejdervik set an Arena Invitational meet record in the 100-yard breaststroke and for which she is currently ranked sixth in the nation in the event.</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The ASU men’s team (0-3) faces conference opponents at home for the first time this season. The Sun Devils last competed in the Arena Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. Freshman <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/thomas_hayden00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Hayden Thomas</span></a> has made an initial impact for ASU. The former State Champion has consistently swam well in the distance freestyle events. Senior <a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/ruane_nolan00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Nolan Ruane</span></a> also looks to have a stand out meet in his last home meet of the season.</span></p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Results will be available following the meets at www.thesundevils.com.</span></p><separator></separator><p> </p><se… class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Individual Women’s National Rankings in Events:</strong></span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/morrice_cassie00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Cassie Morrice</span></a>:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>11th in 500 feet </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/baxter_tristin00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Tristin Baxter</span></a>: 11th in 1650 Free and 23rd in 1000 Free </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/ejdervik_rebecca00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Rebecca Ejdervik</span></a>: 6th in 100 Breast </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="/sports/c-swim/mtt/kuczynski_caroline00.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Caroline Kuczynski</span></a>:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>12th in 100 fly and 11th in the 200 & 400 Medley Relay </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>CSCAA Rankings Women: </strong></span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stanford: 1</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">California: 4 </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Arizona State: 26 </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>CSCAA Rankings Men: </strong></span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Stanford: 3</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">California: 4</span></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Arizona State: Not Ranked</span></p>