Three Sun Devils qualify for tonight's finals at the Pac-10 Championships

March 06, 2008

Three Sun Devils qualified for tonight's championship final and five others will compete in consolation finals at tonight's finals of the men's swimming Pac-10 Championships. The championships begin at 6:00 p.m. PT.<separator></separator>C.J. Nuess qualified for tonight's 500 free championships after clocking in the morning's seventh fastest time. The senior All-American touched in at an NCAA consideration time of 4:24.18. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/waked_vinicius00.html">V… Waked</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/kirkpatrick_adrian00.htm… Kirkpatrick</a> will compete in tonight's "A" consolation final for the 500 free. Waked touched the wall at 4:29.06 while Kirkpatrick came in at 4:30.10. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/pierson_brandon00.html">… Pierson</a> will also swim the 500 free tonight. Pierson qualified for tonight's "B" consolation with a time of 4:37.52.<separator></separator>In the 200 IM, freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/gladys_collin00.html">Co… Gladys</a> will compete in tonight's championship final. His NCAA consideration time of 1:48.10 puts him at sixth on ASU's all-time list.<separator></separator>Senior captain <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/neuwert_steve00.html">St… Neuwert</a> will represent ASU in the championship final of the 50 free tonight. The Australian native was just .03 seconds off his personal record with an NCAA consideration time of 19.84. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/madwa_mohammed00.html">M… Madwa</a> and Sean Boyle will both compete in the "B" consolation final of the 50 free. Madwa touched in a time of 20.40 while Boyle clocked in a time of 20.73.<separator></separator>Along with the events listed above, the Sun Devils will also compete in the 200 free relay tonight. The Sun Devils are currently in fourth place.