BERKELEY – The No. 4 men's swimming & diving team fell to No. 3 Arizona State (139-198) and No. 8 Stanford (134-205) at the two-day tri-day meet, which concluded on Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley.
 
The Golden Bears opened the second day of the meet with a third-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay with A-group of Ryan Erisman, Keaton Jones, Max Goettsch and Nans Mazellier with a time of 6:20.11, the third-fastest time in the country this season.
 
Yamato Okadome secured his second win of the meet after taking first in the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking the fastest time in the county, 1:51.66, this season, which is also an NCAA qualifying time.
 
Two Bears claimed two of the top three spots in the 200-yard backstroke, led by Humberto Najera in second (1:41.61), followed by Casper Puggaard in third (1:42.38). Najera secured the NCAA qualifying time, while Puggaard slightly missed the cut.
 
Ryan Erisman continued his stellar performance throughout the two-day meet after another first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:15.76, the 10th-fastest time of the season and an NCAA qualifying time.
 
Final Scores
Cal (139) vs. Arizona State (198)
Cal (134) vs. Stanford (205)
 
NEXT UP
Cal returns to the pool to face off against Stanford in the Triple Distance Meet on Nov. 7 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The first event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. PT.
 
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