Mustangs Set To Kick Off 4-Day SMU Invite

Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. | Thursday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. (Prelims) 5 p.m. (Finals)

Friday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. (Prelims) 5 p.m. (Finals) | Saturday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. (Prelims) 2:30 p.m.

SMU Classic (Drury, Hawai’i, Utah, Air Force, Stanford, Notre Dame (Diving))

Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center – Dallas, Texas

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DALLAS (SMU) – [-/RV] SMU males’s swimming and diving is about to host its largest meet of the season on Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 19-22, on the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center. 

The Mustangs are welcoming Drury, Hawai’i, Utah, Air Force, Stanford and Notre Dame (Diving). At final yr’s invite, SMU positioned second, nabbing three new college information and 21 NCAA cuts (20 ‘B’ cuts, 1 ‘A’ minimize).

LAST TIME OUT

At their most up-to-date meet, the Mustangs took on TCU and [RV/-] Arizona, falling to Arizona and defeating the Horned Frogs 225.50-108.50. On the primary day, Kristaps Mikelsons earned the victory within the 100 breast, throwing down a time of 54.05. In the 100 free, Benjamin Chateigner earned third place, touching the wall in 43.08. This time locations him seventh on the SMU All-Time Top Performers listing. 

On the second day of competitors, SMU claimed 4 occasion wins. Jack Forrest took house the five hundred free win, posting a time of 4:22.95. Posting a time of 1:58.54, Joe Umhofer secured first place within the 200 breast. Winning the 400 IM for the Mustangs was Andy Baklanov, posting a time of three:52.80. Baklanov additionally positioned second within the 200 again, throwing down a time of 1:43.29. This efficiency beats his earlier time of 1:43.81, now placing him eighth on SMU’s All-Time Top Performers listing. On 1-meter, Luke Sitz earned his third consecutive win, posting a mark of 361.00.

TOP OF THE CHARTS

Currently, the Mustangs have eight performances on this season’s NCAA top-25 occasions listing. In the 800 free relay, the squad consisting of Sungail/Chateigner/Forrest/Brennan at present holds sixth place within the nation and third within the ACC with a time of 6:25.10. Three Mustangs rank within the prime 10 nationally within the 1650 free: Jack Forrest (15:24.48, sixth NCAA, 2nd ACC), Mark Van Eybergen (15:26.39, eighth NCAA, third ACC), Leo Pelaez (15:29.25, tenth NCAA, fifth ACC).

The workforce of Chateigner/Sungail/Lockhart/Brennan threw down a time of two:53.86 within the 400 free relay, incomes them twenty fourth nationally. In the 400 medley relay, Berube/Mikelsons/Sobenes/Chateigner touched the wall in 3:10.28, good for 18th within the nation. In the nation, Luke Sitz holds eleventh place on 1-meter (389.10) and fourth place on 3-meter (408.25), each conference-leading performances.

 

ORDER OF EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

FINALS – 5 p.m.

200 Medley Relay

800 Free Relay

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

PRELIMS – 10 a.m.

100 Fly

400 IM

200 Free

100 Breast

1-Meter Diving

FINALS – 5 p.m.

1-Meter Diving

100 Fly

400 IM

200 Free

100 Breast

200 Free Relay

FRIDAY, NOV. 21

PRELIMS – 10 a.m.

100 Back

200 Breast

500 Free

50 Free

3-Meter Diving

FINALS – 5 p.m.

3-Meter Diving

100 Back

200 Breast

500 Free

50 Free

400 Medley Relay

SATURDAY, NOV. 22

PRELIMS – 10 a.m.

200 IM

100 Free

200 Fly

200 Back

FINALS – 2:30 p.m.

Platform Diving

1650 Free

200 IM

100 Free

200 Fly

200 Back

400 Free Relay