Aztec Swimmers Prep for Second Straight Meet at USD

SAN DIEGO – For the second time in seven days, San Diego State swimmers will sq. off towards the University of San Diego when the Aztecs invade USD Sports Center Pool for a twin meet on Friday, Sept. 26, starting at 1 p.m. PT. Admission is free.

Friday’s conflict will characteristic eight scored occasions, beginning with the 200 medley relay and 150 freestyle, adopted by the 150 butterfly, 150 backstroke, 150 breaststroke, 400 freestyle, 300 particular person medley and 200 freestyle relay.

The Aztecs have already confronted the Toreros this season, rolling to a 33-24 triumph within the annual pentathlon meet between the 2 colleges at USD’s residence facility on Sept. 19. With the victory, SDSU has captured all 14 conferences towards the Toreros in pentathlon competitors courting again to 2011.

San Diego State featured the highest 11 pentathlon finishers, together with freshman Roni Black, who hoisted the person crown with an combination time of 4:59.01, edging defending champion Reka Nyiradi (4:59.50) and sophomore Liv Peebles (4.59.81) by lower than one second, whereas freshman Sierra Tallman (5:01.35) and sophomore Alli Mann (5:02.60) rounded out the highest 5.

Mann emerged victorious in a pair of pentathlon occasions, together with the 100 free (50.96) and 100 fly (56.62), whereas senior Abby Storm was triumphant within the 100 again (57.27), becoming a member of fellow classmate Moa Bergdahl, who received the 100 breast (1:03.53). Not to be outdone, Tallman bested the sphere within the 100 IM (59.89).

Friday’s crosstown battle marks the second of 4 scheduled conferences vs. USD this season. The Scarlet and Black will have interaction the Toreros and Vanderbilt in a triangular meet at Aztec Aquaplex on Monday, Jan. 5, earlier than renewing acquaintances in one other twin meet on the identical venue on Friday, Jan. 23.

Including their annual pentathlons, SDSU has been victorious in 37 straight conferences towards the Toreros courting again to the 2000-01 marketing campaign. In their regular-season finale final 12 months, the Aztecs knocked off USD on the Aquaplex by a 117-86 rely, posting the quickest time in all 10 swimming occasions, together with two relays.

Individually, the Aztecs obtained pool document occasions from Mann (100 free, 49.73) and Kaydence Bispo (50 free, 22.77) to assist lengthen the staff’s successful streak to 75 consecutive twin meets courting again to Jan. 8, 2018.

In addition, Mann (fly) and Bispo (free) swam the ultimate two segments of SDSU’s victorious 400 medley relay staff that day, becoming a member of forces with Storm and Bergdahl to set an Aztec Aquaplex commonplace of their very own at 3:43.09.

Following Friday’s motion, San Diego State returns to the competitors pool on Thursday, Oct. 9, when it heads up the coast to face Pepperdine at 10:30 a.m. PT, earlier than persevering with north to the Central Valley for its annual look within the Fresno State Invitational, Oct. 10-11, in Fresno, California.