Men Swimmers Reach 12 NCAA B Cuts On Final Day Of SMU Invite

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Mustangs Reach 12 NCAA B Cuts On Final Day Of SMU Invite

DALLAS (SMU) – The 21st-ranked SMU men's swimming & diving team earned 12 NCAA B Cuts on the final day of the SMU Invite on Saturday at Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.

Team Standings
1. [8/10] Stanford – 1043.5
2. [RV/21] SMU – 957.5
3. Drury – 727
4. Hawai'i - 545

Saturday NCAA Cuts (12)
1650 Free – Laszlo Galicz – 14:54.77 (B Cut)
1650 Free – Jack Forrest – 15:04.70 (B Cut)
1650 Free – Mark Van Eybergen – 15:13.21 (B Cut)
200 Back – Eric Stelmar - 1:42.63 (B Cut)
200 Back – Jack Berube – 1:43.04 (B Cut)
200 Back – Rob McCall – 1:43.75 (B Cut)
100 Free – Harold Lockhart – 42.73 (B Cut)
200 Breast – Joe Rusnock – 1:56.00 (B Cut)
200 Breast – Angus Corbeau – 1:56.76 (B Cut)
200 Breast – Kristaps Mikelsons – 1:56.77 (B Cut)
200 Fly – Cotton Fields – 1:43.56 (B Cut)
100 Free – Sage Sungail – 43.12 (B Cut)
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1650 Free
In the mile, Laszlo Galicz led the Mustangs with a mark of 14:54.77 to make himself the second-

200 Back
In the A final, Jack Berube and Rob McCall both earned B cut times of 1:43.04 and 1:43.75 to place fourth and sixth. Berube's time makes him the sixth-fastest performer in program history.

100 Free
Harold Lockhart became the second-fastest performer in SMU history with a B cut time of 42.73 as
Leif Bouwman (44.19), Kaleb Ikbal (44.85), Connor McClintic (45.10), Graham Hohnbaum (45.46) and Cameron Thompson (45.45) also made appearances in the evening finals.

200 Breast
Three Mustangs earned B Cut times in the event, wi Kristaps Mikelsons also reached the B Cut with a mark of 1:56.77.

200 Fly
Cotton Fields led the Mustangs with a B cut time of 1:43.56 to take second. Nico Sobenes and Ryan Peckham also competed in the A final, touching the wall in 1:45.48 and 1:46.12, respectively, to take fifth and sixth.

400 Free Relay
The Mustangs A relay squad of Sage Sungail, Harold Lockhart, Chris Mykkanen and Lance Butler placed second with a time of 2:51.18. Sungail's leadoff split of 43.12 was a B Cut in the 100 free 4.

Up Next
The Mustangs return as a team in the new year, where the diving squad will open up 2025 at the Georgia Diving Invitational on January 3-5. The full team will be back in action on January 11 to face top-ranked Texas in Austin.