Utah Utes campus briefs

SWIMMING AND DIVING: The Utes got their first win of the season on Friday, upsetting Pac-10 Conference power Arizona State, 187-113, at Ute Natatorium. The Utah women fell to ASU, 194-102.

"I am really impressed with our men's team," said Utah head coach Greg Winslow. "We've been right on the edge, waiting for things to click for them and I think it's finally clicked."

The Utah men finished first in 12 of 16 events. The Utes were led by senior John Baque (Olympia, Wash.), who finished first in the 100 (58.93) and 200 breast (2:08.31), the 200 IM (1:57.78) and helped the 400 medley relay team to a first-place finish (3:29.45).

"I'm really proud of John. He's been outstanding so far in his senior year," said Winslow. "His confidence has grown and he keeps getting better and better. It's exactly what you like to see in an athlete and it makes it fun to work with him."

Also on the winning 400 medley team were sophomore Major Robinson (Missoula, Mont.), and freshmen Karson Applin (Houston) and Bjorn Gunnarsson (Norrkoping, Sweden).

The Utah women had three first-place finishes for the night in the loss to the Sun Devils. Sophomore Hannah Caron (Raleigh, N.C.) finished first in the 100 fly (56.33) for the Utes while sophomore Natalie Edge (South Jordan, Utah) took the first-place spot in the 50 free (24.08).

"ASU is a good team and they showed it here tonight. Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of leadership. Our women's team is still looking for someone to stand up and take the lead for this team," said Winslow.

The final first-place finisher for the Utes was Ellis Walter (Indianapolis) in the 1-meter dive with her score of 273.38.

"ASU is one of the elite diving teams in the country and having Ellis get first against them is outstanding," said Winslow. "Ellis qualified for the zone diving regional as well. She has been exceptional and that's why we recruited her. We're excited for what's to come for her."

SWIMMING & DIVING: The Utes defeated the UNLV Rebels Saturday at Ute Natatorium. The women's meet went down to the final event with Utah women pulling ahead for a 149.5-148.5 victory. The Utah men's team fell to the Rebels, 170-124.

"Today we had some people step up and do unbelievable things for us," said head coach Greg Winslow. "We saw some resiliency out of our women's team, which is what we want and need to be successful this season."