No. 6/18 Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive notch pair of victories over UNLV to open season

TEMPE –  Sun Devil swim and dive opened its 2026-27 season with two wins over UNLV, Friday night at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center. (MPAC) The No. 6 men’s team won 245-55 over UNLV and the No. 18 women’s team were victorious, 231-68. 

In the win, sophomore Albane Cachot opened her year by breaking her own school record in the 100 free in 47.23, beating her previous record by .19 hundredths of a second. Cachot also touched the wall first in the 50 free in 22.03 and was part of both the 400 free and the 200 medley relays which placed first.

Sophomore Noah Mudadu set a personal best in the 1,000 free with a time of 8:48.87, winning by nearly 15 seconds. The time is the second fastest in school history and is the third fastest at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.

Two-season opening dubs for the Sun Devils! 😈

ASU Men: 245, UNLV Men, 55
ASU Women: 231, UNLV Women, 68#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/kz9F6hOADI

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) October 3, 2026

In diving, freshman Saeren Brett earned first in both 1m and 3m events, scoring 245.85 points in 1m springboard and 247.73 in 3m springboard. Senior Mario Del Valle made his Sun Devil debut and earned zone cuts in both his events, for diving zones set for Flagstaff. Del Valle was victorious in 1m (326.25) and in 3m (330.98).

In the men’s 50 free, junior Tolu Young tied his personal best with an 18.76, which is sixth best in program history. Freshman Tyler Porter (19.19), Jake Lloyd (19.28) and Dillon Albertyn (19.88) were second, third and fourth respectively, in the event.

Senior Ilya Kharun made his debut with a pair of wins in the 100 fly (44.10) and the 200 fly (1:40.29). Freshman Alyssa Albertyn made her collegiate debut with a pair of victories in the 200 free (1:45.92) which is good for sixth-best in program history. Junior Quin Seider set a personal best in the 100 free, hitting the wall in 41.61 for the win. A full list of results from Sun Devils can be found below.

Up Next
ASU will head to Texas for two days of competition at the SMU Classic starting October 9-10, while the women’s team will travel north to face Northern Arizona on Oct. 9th at 3:30 p.m. MST.

Final Team Scores:
No. 6 ASU Men 245, UNLV Men 55
No. 18 ASU Women 231, UNLV Women 68

Diving Results:
Women’s 1M Diving
1. Saeren Brett – 245.85
4. Kayden Hayes – 230.63

Women’s 3M Diving:
Saeren Brett – 247.73
3. Kayden Hayes – 229.50

Men’s 1M Diving:
1. Mario Del Valle – 326.25
4. Cody Smith – 238.95
5. Carson Christansen –  237.83

Men’s 3M Diving: 
1. Mario Del Valle – 330.98
3. Cody Smith – 271.80
5.  Carson Christansen – 235.05

Final Results:
200 Medley Relay
Women:
1. ASU A: 1:36.22 
2. ASU B: 1:37.97 
3. ASU C: 1:38.76 
4. ASU D: 1:40.56

Men:
1. ASU A: 1:21.73 
2. ASU B: 1:24.84 
3. ASU C: 1:25.51 
4. ASU D: 1.26.80

1,000 Freestyle
Women:
1. Alexa Rayna: 10:00.05
3. Lia Csulak: 10:12.65
4. Lilly Jayne Allison: 10:13.55
5. Belis Sakar: 10:22.26

Men:
1. Noah Mudadu: 8:48.87
2. Reece Grady: 9:12.27
5. Ethan LInville: 9.25.15

200 Freestyle
Women:
1. Alyssa Albertyn: 1:45.92
2. Grace Lindberg: 1:46.27
3. Jordan Greber: 1:47.97
4. Haddie Vohs: 1:49.64

Men:
1. London Rising: 1:33.95
2. Kristupas Trepocka: 1:34.14
3. Mattia Mauri: 1:34.37
4. Filip Senc-Samardzic: 1:35.03

100 Backstroke
Women:
1. Miriam Sheehan: 51.89
2. Alexia Sotomayor: 54.19
4. Payden Rafferty: 54.72
4. Olivia Colombo: 55.51

Men:
1. Nick Simons: 45.81
2. Nathan Muratory: 46.52
3. Parker Deshayes: 46.63
4. Jack Troy: 46.98

100 Breaststroke
Women:
1. Lucie Vasquez: 1:00.23
2. Cali Watts: 1:00.28
3. June Selin Tran-Hansen: 1:01.76
4. Ariel Beltran: 1:02.56

Men:
1. Oliver Munn: 51.86
2. Daniel Marinov: 53.95
3. Brayden Taivassalo: 54.36
5. Ian Disosway: 55.07

200 Butterfly
Women:
2. Sonia Vaishnani 1:58.57
3. Monica Leydar: 1:58.10
4. Maya Hetland 1:59.80
5. Eleaunah Phillips: 2:02.55

Men:
1. Ilya Kharun: 1:40.29
2. Michael Hochwalt: 1:43.65
3. Jake Mason: 1:44.49

50 Freestyle
Women:
1. Albane Cachot: 22.03 
2. Ellie Chalupsky: 22.51
3. Shane Golland: 22.73
4. Rowynn Biffart: 23.22

Men:
1. Tolu Young: 18.76
2. Tyler Porter: 19.19
3. Jake Lloyd: 19.28
4. Dillon Albertyn: 19.88

100 Freestyle
Women:
1. Albane Cachot: 47.23 (School record)
2. Ellie Chalupsky: 48.58
3. Shane Golland: 49.74
5. Olivia Colombo: 51.45

Men:
1. Quin Seider: 41.61
2. Mattia Mauri: 43.03
3. Kristupas Trepocka: 43.05
4. London Rising: 43.63

200 Backstroke
Women:
1. Alyssa Albertyn: 1:55.20
2. Alexia Sotomayor: 1:57.74
4. Payden Rafferty: 1:59.95
5. Eleaunah Phillips: 2:02.01

Men:
3. Nathan Muratory 1:41.11
2. JT Ewing: 1:41.35
4. Nick Simons: 1:42.18
1. Hayden Hakes: 1:44.27

200 Breaststroke
Women:
1. Lucie Vasquez: 2:11.99
2. June Selin Tran-Hansen: 2:13.54
3. Cali Watts: 2:13.59
4. Sonia Vaishnani: 2:13.95

Men:
1. Oliver Munn: 1:53.67
2. Daniel Marinov: 1:55.84
3. Brayden Taivassalo: 1:57.52
4. Ian Disosway: 2:00.17

500 Freestyle
Women:
1. Alexa Reyna: 4:49.15
2. Grace Lindberg: 4:50.44
5. Haddie Vohs: 5:00.08
6. Belis Sakar: 5:03.52

Men:
1. Noah Madadu: 4:16.02
2. Saadeddin Saadeddin: 4:18.63
3. Kuba Shaw: 4:22.15
4. Reece Grady: 4:25.23

100 Butterfly
Women:
1. Julia Ullmann: 52.43
2. Miriam Sheehan: 52.47
4. Maya Hetland: 54.33
5. Ariel Beltran 54.35

Men:
1. Ilya Khurun: 44.10
2. Filip Senc-Samardzic: 46.55
3. Henry Lyness: 46.87
4. August Vetsch: 46.95

200 IM
Women:
Heat 1:
1. Jordan Greber: 1:58.63
2. Rowyn Biffart: 2:00.92
3. Lucie Vasquez: 2:04.83
Heat 2:
Monica Leydar: 2:04.34
Lilly Jayne Allison: 2:05.79
June Selin Tran-Hansen: 2:08.79

Men:
1. JT Ewing: 1:44.43
2. Michael Hochwalt: 1:47.01
3. Hayden Hawkes: 1:47.86
4. Jake Mason: 1:48.61

400 Free Relay
Women:
1. ASU A: 3:13.65 
2. ASU B: 3:19.40 
3. ASU C: 3:23.81 

Men:
1. ASU A: 2:48.64 
2. ASU B: 2:50.46 
3. ASU C: 2:55.37 

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