Luke Hobson, Emma Sticklen Shine as Texas Defeats Indiana in Marquee Mixed Twin Meet
The College of Texas swim groups welcomed the Indiana Hoosiers to Austin Friday for a two-part meet: an unscored morning session consisting of largely longer occasions plus diving after which a “marquee” twin meet within the night, the place the Longhorns placed on a full manufacturing for a sprint-focused competitors the place girls’s and males’s remaining scores can be mixed.
The meet produced some exceptional performances, with Texas Olympians Luke Hobson and Erin Gemmell plus fifth-year swimmer Emma Sticklen on the middle of these efforts, and Texas gained the night meet by a mixed rating of 212 to 105.
Hobson took first within the 100 freestyle within the early session, clocking 42.53, and he returned to win the 200 freestyle in a while in 1:31.86, by far the quickest time thus far within the nation this season. Hobson was the Olympic bronze medalist within the 200-meter free in Paris, and he owns the quickest time ever within the yards occasion at 1:28.81.
As for Texas’ different star males’s swimmer, 200-meter again Olympic gold medalist Hubert Kos, he grabbed two wins within the night session, topping the 100 butterfly in 44.93 after which taking the 200 IM in 1:40.51. Earlier within the day, he needed to accept second within the 200 again earlier within the day because of a powerful effort from Owen McDonald, Kos’ former teammate at Arizona State earlier than each males transferred this offseason. McDonald touched out Kos by one hundredth, 1:38.13 to 1:38.14.
Emma Sticklen — Picture Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Sticklen, already off to a powerful begin in her remaining collegiate season after clocking 1:49.77 within the 200 butterfly in opposition to LSU three weeks in the past, snuck below 1:50 once more in her signature occasion within the early session (1:49.99), however that was only a warm-up for what she would blast at night time. Sticklen gained the 100 fly in 49.62, her finest time and the Texas workforce file by eight hundredths. Sticklen moved up one spot on the all-time checklist within the occasion, leaping to eleventh in historical past.
Sticklen additionally performed a key position in two profitable medley relays. The workforce of Emma Kern, Piper Enge, Sticklen and Gemmell gained the 400 medley relay in 3:27.98, after which Kern, Enge, Sticklen and Grace Cooper clocked 1:34.72 to win the 200 medley.
Gemmell overtook Indiana’s Anna Peplowski to win the 200 free, with Gemmell’s closing break up of 26.10 bringing her to the wall in 1:43.22, forward of Peplowski’s 1:43.48. Gemmell helped the U.S. girls win Olympic silver within the 800 free relay in Paris, with Peplowski additionally incomes a medal after she swam on the prelims relay.
Additionally spectacular for the Longhorn girls was freshman Jillian Cox, a finalist within the 800-meter free on the 2023 World Championships who positioned third within the occasion on the U.S. Olympic Trials this summer time. Cox gained the 1000 free in 9:29.66 and got here again later to clock 4:34.41 within the 500 free. The latter time broke the varsity file and would have been ok for fourth finally yr’s NCAA Championships.
Notably, fellow freshman Kate Hurst was additionally spectacular within the longer races, with occasions of 9:31.69 within the 1000 and 4:38.16 within the 500, the latter quicker than the time required to attain finally yr’s NCAA Championships.
Coming off a powerful freshman yr for Texas, Will Modglin took sixth within the 100-meter again and eighth within the 200-meter IM on the U.S. Olympic Trials. Now, he’s the primary swimmer to clock 44 within the 100-yard again this season, with the sophomore initially from Zionsville, Ind., profitable the occasion in opposition to the Hoosiers in 44.82.
Modglin had really been a tick quicker earlier within the day when he led off the Longhorns’ 400 medley relay in 44.81, combing with Nate Germonprez, Kos and Hobson to win in 3:03.69. Modglin, Germonprez, Kos and Camden Taylor took first-place factors within the 200 medley relay in 1:23.58.
Rex Maurer, who transferred to Texas from Stanford this season, shined within the night as he completed second to Hobson within the 200 free in 1:32.13 after which gained the five hundred free in 4:11.20. Earlier within the day, Maurer had posted a time of three:40.90 to win the 400 IM. Veteran David Johnston, returning to the Longhorns after qualifying for the U.S. Olympic workforce within the 1500-meter free, out-dueled Indiana’s Zalan Sarkany to win the 1000 free, 8:39.25 to eight:39.44, and he later edged out Sarkany once more to take second within the 500 (4:12.45 to 4:12.56).
Germonprez posted a blazing time of 51.60 within the 100 breast as he chased down Indiana fifth-year swimmer Brian Benzing, who ended up six hundredths again. Logan Walker gained the 200 fly in 1:41.70,
Indiana’s Mikkel Lee had the Hoosiers’ solely males’s win within the night session, taking the 50 free in 19.32. Earlier within the day, Jassen Yep took the 200 breast in 1:51.94, with teammate and 200-meter breast Olympic finalist Josh Matheny taking second (1:52.28), whereas diver Carson Tyler gained 1-meter (407.03) and 3-meter (441.60).
Finn Brooks, Luke Barr, Lee and Dylan Smiley had Indiana’s solely relay win, clocking 1:16.57 within the 200 free relay. The Indiana 200 medley relay of Miroslav Knedla, Benzing, Tomer Frankel and Brooks would have additionally gained, however this workforce was disqualified for a false begin.
On the ladies’s aspect, Enge is off to a powerful begin in her freshman season for the Longhorns. She gained each breaststroke occasions Friday, clocking 2:09.27 within the 200 early within the day earlier than going 59.26 within the 100 in a while. Enge additionally break up 58.62 (100) and 26.77 (50) as she contributed to a pair of profitable medley relays.
Angie Coe was the winner of the 200 IM in 1:54.33, a mark that may have been fast sufficient to make the B-final finally yr’s NCAA Championships. Campbell Stoll led the way in which within the 400 IM in 4:07.22. Hailey Hernandez gained 1-meter diving (345.90) whereas Bayleigh Crawford completed first on 3-meter (318.68). The workforce of Cooper, Sticklen, Abby Arens and Ava Longi have been winners of the 200 free relay in 1:26.50.
For Indiana, Kristina Paegle was the winner of the 50 free (21.92) and 100 free (48.11), and Miranda Grana gained each backstroke occasions, clocking 1:50.50 over 200 yards and 51.04 within the 100.
Heading into the ultimate occasion of the day, Texas had already clinched the win, however the workforce of Taylor, Hobson, Sticklen and Gemmell punctuated the spectacular efficiency with a time of two:59.35 to win the blended 400 free relay.
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