Texas A&M Sweep SMU; Males Go Undefeated for First Time Since 1955-56
Texas A&M swept SMU on Friday night time, the eighth ranked males’s workforce advancing to 9-0 on the twin meet season for its first undefeated marketing campaign since 1955-56.
The Aggies males’s workforce beat No. 25 SMU, 190-109. The No. 11 Texas A&M ladies’s workforce topped 176-111.
For each groups, it was not simply senior day however an farewell for coach Steve Bultman, who this week introduced he would retire after 25 seasons.
Texas A&M took management of the boys’s meet for good with a 1-2-3 end within the 200 backstroke. Baylor Nelson led the way in which with a time of 1:42.44, surging previous teammate Thomas Shomper on the ultimate 50. Alex Sanchez adopted by successful the 200 breaststroke in 1:55.02, main one other podium sweep.
The Aggies additionally swept the diving podiums. Victor Povzner scored 396.98 factors to win 1-meter diving, then 443.78 in 3-meter. Allen Bottego was second on 1-meter and third in 3-meter.
That wasn’t Nelson’s solely win. He went 1:34.07 to win the 200 freestyle and three:45.40 to say the 400 particular person medley. Nelson was on the successful 200 free relay, with Connor Foote becoming a member of from the 200 medley relay win.
Foote received the 50 free in 19.93 seconds. He was second within the 100 butterfly. Shomper received the 100 again in 46.87 forward of teammate Tyler Hulet. Sanchez additionally received the 100 breast. Collin Fuchs received the 100 free.
SMU did most of its scoring within the distance occasions. Jack Hoagland went 14:44.08 within the 1,650 free, obliterating this system report of 15:03.30 set earlier this 12 months by Jack Forrest. Hoagland’s 1,000 cut up of 8:53.80 additionally downed a program report. Forrest received the five hundred free in 4:23.53. Danny Kovac swept the butterfly occasions. Sage Sungail was second within the 100 free and 200 free.
Texas A&M’s ladies’s workforce set the tone with their distance contingent, going 1-2-3 in each the 1,000 free and 200 free to begin the meet. Abby Grottle led the way in which in each, setting season-best occasions of 9:40.14 and 1:46.75 to get the wins. The latter got here forward of Chloe Stepanek, who anchored the successful 200 medley relay.
That medley relay set the tone. Miranda Grana led off, then received the 100 again in 52.95. Bobbi Kennett swam breaststroke, then received the 100 breast in 1:01.54. Grana additionally received the 100 fly in 53.60.
Stepanek received the 200 again. Olivia Theall received the 200 IM; second was 200 breast winner Hannah O’Leary. Hayden Miller was tops within the 500 free. Joslyn Oakley swept diving.
Johanna Gudmundsdottir provided each of SMU’s wins. She went 22.95 to win the 50 free and 49.50 to beat the sphere within the 100 free by 1.5 seconds. She led off the 200 free relay in 23.15, the SMU A squad ending .01 seconds behind Texas A&M.
