By Pac 12 Network | Sept. 24, 2015, 5:27 p.m. (ET)
SAN FRANCISCO (September 24, 2015) – This winter, the Pac-12 Networks will feature a combined fifteen events across men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and wrestling, including all Pac-12 Championship meets.
Wrestling will start its season on the Networks on Sunday, November 22 when Penn State travels to Stanford at 1 p.m. PT. The Cardinal, including 2015 Freestyle Junior World Champion bronze medalist Nathan Butler, will appear on the schedule four times prior to the Conference championship. The Arizona State Sun Devils will receive their first telecast date on Friday, January 15 against the Iowa State Cyclones at 7 p.m. PT. Three additional ASU matches and three Oregon State matches round out the regular season schedule. The Pac-12 Championship will air live from ASU on Saturday, February 27 at 5 p.m. PT.
2015-2016 Pac-12 Networks Wrestling Telecast Schedule
Date/Matchup/Time (PT)
11/22 Penn State at Stanford 1:00 PM
12/17 CSU Bakersfield at Stanford 5:00 PM
1/15 Iowa State at ASU 7:00 PM
1/16 Wyoming at Oregon State 1:30 PM
1/23 West Virginia at ASU 10:00 AM
1/23 West Virginia vs Stanford (at ASU) 12:00 PM
1/23 Stanford at ASU 2:00 PM
1/29 Oregon State at ASU 4:00 PM
2/21 Boise State at Oregon State 11:00 AM
2/27 Pac-12 Championships at ASU 5:00 PM
Both men’s and women’s swimming and diving will make their season debut on Friday, January 22 when ASU and Stanford compete in a co-ed meet. The televised portion of the men’s schedule will resume on Friday, February 5 at 2 p.m. PT when national powers California and USC go head-to-head.
In addition to appearing in the co-ed meet, women’s swimming and diving will be on the Pac-12 Networks when Stanford and UCLA compete on Friday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m. PT and when cross-town rivals USC and UCLA face each other on Friday, February 12 at 2 p.m. PT. The Pac-12 Championships, which will be held from Thursday, February 25 to Saturday, February 27and will air on tape delay, will feature the defending national champions, the California Golden Bears.
Four-time NCAA individual national champion Ryan Murphy (California) and the rest of the Conference’s stars will vie for NCAA tournament bids at the Pac-12 Championship, which will be held in Federal Way, Wash. from Thursday, March 3 to Saturday, March 5. The event will air on tape delay.
2016 Pac-12 Networks Men’s Swimming & Diving Telecast Schedule
Date/Matchup/Time (PT)
1/22 ASU at Stanford (co-ed) 1:00 PM
2/5 California at USC 2:00 PM
3/3 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
3/4 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
3/5 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
2016 Pac-12 Networks Women’s Swimming & Diving Telecast Schedule
Date/Matchup/Time (PT)
1/22 ASU at Stanford (co-ed) 1:00 PM
1/29 Stanford at UCLA 2:00 PM
2/12 USC at UCLA 2:00 PM
2/25 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
2/26 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
2/27 Pac-12 Championships at Federal Way, WA TBD
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