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Men's swimming and diving sinks TCU, 207-93

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:49 pm
by PonyPride
From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Defeats TCU 207-93

DALLAS (SMU)– The (RV) SMU men's swimming and diving team defeated Metroplex rival TCU, 207-93, Friday night at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

SMU opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay with Cole Bruns, Lance Butler, Riley Hill and Justin Baker combining for a 1:26.00.

Colin Feehery, Sage Sungail and Jack Forrest claimed the top three spots in the 200 freestyle. Feehery became SMU's fastest all-time performer in the event with a time of 1:34.48 and earned an NCAA B Cut. Sungail swam a time of 1:36.27 and Forrest touched the wall at 1:38.83.

Feehery earned his second NCAA B Standard of the night in the 200 breast after touching the wall at 1:54.75. Angus Corbeau posted a career-best time of 1:56.21 for a runner-up finish and an NCAA B Mark.

Corbeau won the 200 IM and achieved his second B Standard of the night with a career-best time of 1:45.47. Feehery (1:47.46) and Cotton Fields (1:47.65) finished 2-3 in the race.

Dominic Hoefer took the top spot on 3 meter with a six-round NCAA Zone score of 350.93, on 1 meter, he claimed first place with a 315.68 Zone score. Teammate Peter Smithson posted a Zone-qualifying 337.58 to finish second on 3 meter.

Baker, Butler and Bruns claimed the top three spots in the 50 freestyle. Baker achieved an NCAA B Cut with a time of 19.82. Butler (19.85) was the runner-up and Bruns' 19.94 was good for a third place finish. Additionally, Butler and Bruns finished back-to-back in the 100 free. Butler (43.64) checked in second and Bruns touched the wall at 43.66.

Fields earned an NCAA B Standard in the 200 fly after swimming a 1:44.59. Ryan Peckham placed second (1:48.28) and Ryan Aroesty touched the wall at 1:48.54 to earn third place.

Fields earned his second B Standard of the night in the 200 backstroke (1:44.72). Tyler Barfield claimed third place with a time of 1:46.66.

In the 100 fly, Russell Exum covered the distance in 47.08 to earn an NCAA B Cut. Jack Easton swam a time of 48.43 in the same event.

Exum and Joshua Miller earned a 2-3 finish in the 1000 freestyle. Exum touched the wall at 9:15.33 and Miller swam a career-best time of 9:24.90.

In the 500 freestyle, Sungail covered the distance in 4:25.73 to earn a runner-up finish and Davis Edwards time of 4:28.39 placed third.

Sungail, Hill, Evan McCormick and Feehery earned first place in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 2:54.98 to close out the night for the Mustangs.

Up Next:
Mustang divers are back in action at the Georgia Diving Invite Jan. 3-5. SMU swimmers compete at Boston College on Jan. 4.

Re: Men's swimming and diving sinks TCU, 207-93

PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:00 pm
by Charleston Pony
And there's that, too. Always good to beat TCU...at anything

Re: Men's swimming and diving sinks TCU, 207-93

PostPosted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:27 pm
by Water Pony
Delighted to see a dominant win. Our depth is becoming a source of strength throughout the roster with a couple of national caliber-level swimmers and divers. More to do, but we have a brighter future and are trending upward thanks to Coach Greg. 8)