Patrick Sammon wins NCAA Elite 90 Award
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Sun Devil senior Patrick Sammon was awarded the Elite 90 at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Thursday evening, presented annually by the NCAA to the student-athlete at each sport's championship site with the highest cumulative GPA.
The NCAA Elite 90 award recognizes student-athletes' achievements, celebrating outstanding individuals who showcase their athletic skills and academic excellence.
Sammon boasts a 4.0 GPA and will graduate with a degree in business finance and has been a key contributor to the rise of the program, being one of the country's best sprinters. The four-year Sun Devil won a national title in the 400 free relay in 2024 and helped the team win its first national championship in program history as a junior. He became a six-time All-American last night with a ninth-place finish in the 800 free relay.
The California native is a three-time Big 12 champion in the 800 free relay, 400 free relay and the 200 free, helping the Sun Devils win three-straight conference titles and its first Big 12 championship. Sammon also guided the team to two straight Pac-12 championships in 2023 and 2024 and was a three-time Pac-12 champion in the 800 free relay and the 200 free relay.
The Elite 90 award adds to Sammon's stacked resume after being named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll and a CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American selection as a freshman.
It's the second-straight year a Sun Devil Swimmer has won the Elite 90 award after Tiago Behar won the honor in 2024. Sammon is the second men's swimmer to earn the recognition and Arizona State's eighth Elite 90 recipient since the inception of the award in 2009. Last year, Lindsay Looney won the Elite 90 award for Women's Swim and Dive.
Past ASU Elite 90 Winners
2009-10 – Andy Workman (Baseball), Finance, 3.903
2012-13 – Bailey Wigness (Softball), Communication & Political Science, 4.00
2013-14 – Ianeta Hutchinson (Water Polo), Psychology, 4.00
2017-18 – Roberta Liti (Women's Golf), Management/Business (Sports & Media Studies), 4.00
2023-24 – Lindsay Looney (Women's Swim and Dive), Family and Human Development, MS, 4.00
2023-24 – Tiago Behar (Men's Swim and Dive), Computer Science, 4.00
2023-24 – Adriana Nieves Papaleo (Beach Volleyball), Industrial Engineering, 4.00
2024-25 – Patrick Sammon (Men's Swim and Dive), Business Finance, 4.00
For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.com/elite-90.
The Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will continue tonight, Friday and Saturday with the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and the 200 free relay finals commencing tonight.
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