Keeping a reputation as elite while showing improvement in just one year's time, the men earned the same ranking in the preseason poll in 2018 while the women were unranked this time last year.

In a competition that came down to the final race, Sun Devil swimming kicked off their season on Friday with their annual Intrasquad.

Action at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center kicks off at 3 p.m., and as with ASU swimming and diving meets, the event is free to the public.

Freshmen Claire Nguyen (Open Water), Lindsay Looney (200 fly) and Julian Hill (200 free) were among those that made the cut.

The new season also brings a new Mona Plummer Aquatic Center, as the off season brought a newly renovated deck and brand-new record board.

Hirka spent the last four years under Bowman at Arizona State, with titles ranging from undergraduate student manager to volunteer assistant to now assistant.