Behm, Kharun, Sammon and Ullmann take home Big 12 yearly awards

IRVING, Texas  – After winning two conference titles, Sun Devil Swim and Dive were honored with five Big 12 awards with head coach Herbie Behm winning Big 12 Coach of the Year on the men's side, and co-coach of the year for the women's side. Ilya Kharun earned Big 12 men's swimmer of the year, Julia Ullmann won Big 12 women's freshman of the year and Patrick Sammon won men's scholar-athlete of the year.

In addition, 20 different Sun Devils from the men's and women's team took home All-Big 12 first and second team honors which is the most among Big 12 schools. It marks the fourth consecutive year a Sun Devil has earned men's swimmer of the year honors, and the second straight season ASU has won coach of the year honors. The full list of Sun Devils can be found below and in the official conference release.

Ullmann's freshman of the year honor is the first in program history on the women's side and Patrick Sammons Scholar-Athlete of the year honor adds to his list of accolades after winning the NCAA Elite 90 Award last March for highest cumulative GPA among qualified teams.

Head coach Herbie Behm earns Coach of the Year honors on the men's side for his first coaching honor, and its the second consecutive year ASU has taken home the award. For the women, he shares the honor with BYU's head coach Tamber McAllister. It's the first coaching of the year honor on the women's team since Tim Hill won Pac-10 coach of the year in 1995. Behm led the Sun Devils to two Big 12 Championships, including the first conference title for the women's team in program history.

Ilya Kharun's sophomore season was astounding earning two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and earning a world championship in the 200 fly in December. The Canadian set Big 12 records in six different events during the season and had a runner-up finish at NCAA Championships last month in the 100 fly and the 50 free. Kharun earned six first-team All-American honors and won five Big 12 championships to cap off his sophomore year.

Helping pace the women's team, Julia Ullmann placed in the top-3 in all her individual events at Big 12 Championships and set a school record of 51.40 in the 100 fly winning her first conference title. She made her first NCAA championships appearance helping the 200 medley relay claim first-team All-American honors which placed eighth at NCAA championships.

In his final year donning the maroon and gold Sammon was named the Elite 90 Award winner at NCAA Championships for the athlete with the highest culminate GPA. The Real Estate Development major carries a 4.00 GPA and won Big 12 titles in the 400 and 800 free relays and snagged a conference championship in the 200 free with a career best time in 1:31.57. Sammon also appeared at NCAA Championships earning five All-American honors with a runner-up finish in the 200 and 400 free relays.

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2024-25 Big 12 Swimming and Diving of the Year Award Winners
Men's Swimmer of the Year - Ilya Kharun, Arizona State
Women's Swimmer of the Year - Mackenzie Miller Lung, BYU
Men's Diver of the Year - Elias Petersen, Utah
Women's Diver of the Year - Shiyun Lai, Kansas
Men's Freshman of the Year - Tomas Lukminas, Arizona
Women's Freshman of the Year - Julia Ullmann, Arizona State
Men's Swimming Coach of the Year - Herbie Behm, Arizona State
Women's Swimming Co-Coaches of the Year - Herbie Behm, Arizona State and Tamber McAllister, BYU
Men's Diving Coach of the Year - Richard Marschner, Utah
Women's Diving Coach of the Year - Allen Feng, Kansas
Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year - Patrick Sammon, Arizona State
Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year - Hedda Grelz, Houston

Men's All-Big 12 First Team
Oscar Bilbao, Arizona State
Andy Dobrzanski, Arizona State
Dylan Gravely, Arizona State
Michael Hochwalt, Arizona State
Ilya Kharun, Arizona State
Jonny Kulow, Arizona State
Cale Martter, Arizona State
Daniel Matheson, Arizona State
Tommy Palmer, Arizona State
Jacob Pins, Arizona State
Patrick Sammon, Arizona State
Filip Senc-Samardzic, Arizona State
Lane Stallworth, Arizona State
Lucien Vergnes, Arizona State
Jack Wadsworth, Arizona State

Women's All-Big 12 First Team
Caroline Bentz, Arizona State
Charli Brown, Arizona State
Deniz Ertan, Arizona State
Kayden Hayes, Arizona State
Grace Lindberg, Arizona State
Erin Milligan, Arizona State
Alexa Reyna, Arizona State
Elli Straume, Arizona State
Zoe Summar, Arizona State
Julia Ullmann, Arizona State
Sonia Vaishnani, Arizona State

Men's All-Big 12 Second Team
Jono Adam, Arizona State
Tiago Behar, Arizona State
Reece Grady, Arizona State
Cale Martter, Arizona State
Jake Mason, Arizona State
Quin Seider, Arizona State
Filip Senc-Samardzic, Arizona State
Lane Stallworth, Arizona State
Lucien Vergnes, Arizona State
Jack Wadsworth, Arizona State

Women's All-Big 12 First Team
Iza Adame, Arizona State
Charli Brown, Arizona State
Lia Csulak, Arizona State
Hana Edwards, Arizona State
Emma Gehlert, Arizona State
Jordan Greber, Arizona State
Ella Guilfoil, Arizona State
Erin Milligan, Arizona State
Katherine Randall, Arizona State
Alexa Reyna, Arizona State
Miriam Sheehan, Arizona State
Elli Straume, Arizona State
Zoe Summar, Arizona State
Sonia Vaishnani, Arizona State