Mustangs Break Two Faculty Data On Remaining Evening Of SMU Invite

FINAL RESULTS

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men’s Swimming and Diving concluded its annual invite with two record-breaking performances, together with Jack Berube’s historic 200 again and the quickest 400 free relay ever at SMU.

SCHOOL RECORDS

Jack Berube – 200 again, 1:40.15

Sage Sungail/Eli Likins/Harold Lockhart/Benjamin Chateigner – 400 free relay, 2:48.72

EVENT WINS

Jack Berube – 200 again, 1:40.15

Grant Cates – Platform, 369.60

SMU ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMERS ADDITIONS

Jack Berube – 200 again, 1:40.15, first

Sage Sungail/Eli Likins/Harold Lockhart/Benjamin Chateigner – 400 free relay, 2:48.72, first

Eli Likins – 100 free, 42.56, second

Mark Van Eybergen – 1650 free, 15:00.15, third

Kristaps Mikelsons – 200 IM, 1:44.16, third

Andy Baklanov – 200 again, 1:41.02, third

Nico Sobenes – 200 fly, 1:44.56, fifth

Francis Brennan – 200 again, 1:43.77, tenth

FINAL TEAM SCORES

Stanford: 972

SMU: 833.5

Utah: 717

Drury: 429.5

Air Force: 366.5

Hawai’i: 334.5

NCAA STANDARDS

Andy Baklanov – 200 again, 1:41.02

Jack Berube – 200 again, 1:40.15

Sage Sungail/Eli Likins/Harold Lockhart/Benjamin Chateigner – 400 free relay, 2:48.72

Mark Van Eybergen – 1650 free, 15:00.15

Notable Results

Platform Diving

Grant Cates dominated on platform, taking first place and the primary win of the day for the Mustangs with a rating of 369.60. RJ Snyder completed fifth, scoring a mark of 288.55.

1650 Free

In the 1650 free finals, Mark Van Eybergen swam a 15:00.15 to take third total and third on SMU’s all-time prime performers record! This time awarded Van Eybergen an NCAA customary.

Senior Jack Forrest positioned seventh after touching the wall in 15:17.73. Leonardo Pelaez completed in 15:23.43, coming in ninth place total.

200 IM

SMU had two swimmers earn spots within the A finals, with Kristaps Mikelsons throwing down a time of 1:45.52 to complete second, and Jack Moore recording a time of 1:45.89 to put fifth. The preliminary efficiency from Mikelsons moved him to ninth on SMU’s all-time prime performers record for the 200 IM.

In the A finals, Mikelsons got here away with a podium end, securing third place and a sooner time of 1:44.16 that ascended him to 3rd on SMU’s all-time prime performers record. In the identical warmth, Jack Moore completed fifth with a time of 1:45.00 and sixth on SMU’s all-time prime performers record.

Junior Asher Good swam a 1:48.75 to put sixteenth total. Joe Umhofer threw down a time of 1:50.88, ending twenty ninth total.

100 Free

Captain Sage Sungail touched the wall in 42.88 to qualify for the A finals and Eli Likins posted a 42.97 to safe his spot. Likins’ time places him sixth on SMU’s all-time prime performers record for the 100 free.

Proving to go even sooner, Likins completed fourth within the A finals with a time of 42.56. The efficiency places him larger on SMU’s all-time prime performers record, now sitting at second. In the identical warmth, Sungail positioned seventh total after ending in 42.80.

Freshmen George Gonzalez and Francis Brennan swam within the B finals, incomes occasions of 43.37 and 43.64, respectively. Aubrey Jaya ended his race at 44.62, coming in twentieth place total. Following immediately behind him was Cameron Thompson, throwing down a time of 44.65.

200 Fly

Senior Ryan Peckham completed second within the 200 fly preliminary race, incomes a lane within the A finals with a time of 1:45.53. Freshman Zach Power additionally made the minimize for A finals, recording a time of 1:46.71.

In the A finals, Peckham completed in 1:45.44, inserting fourth total. Zach Power touched the wall in 1:48.08 to complete seventh. Nico Sobenes got here in first in his warmth (ninth total), incomes fifth on SMU’s all-time prime performers record with a time of 1:44.56. Taking the next two spots behind Sobenes had been Aidan Arie and Ben Longeway, recording occasions of 1:46.17 and 1:46.55, respectively.

200 Back

In the 200 again preliminary, Andy Baklanov completed second, securing one other NCAA customary on the SMU Invite with a time of 1:41.02. Junior Jack Berube adopted with a time of 1:41.20, additionally qualifying for the A closing and the NCAA customary. The third Mustang to qualify was Francis Brennan after throwing down a time of 1:43.77.

In the finals, Jack Berube broke his personal 200 again document of 1:40.37, ending the race in 1:40.15 and securing the win for the Mustangs. Andy Baklanov got here in third after posting a time of 1:42.22.

In the B closing, Thad Austin recorded a time of 1:49.19 to complete 14th total. Asher Good positioned third in his warmth (nineteenth total) after registering a time of 1:50.02.

400 Free Relay

In the ultimate occasion of the SMU Invite, the Mustangs made an announcement with their record-breaking podium end. The squad of Sage Sungail, Eli Likins, Harold Lockhart and Benjamin Chateigner completed the 400 free relay in 2:48.72, dethroning the earlier SMU document of two:50.39 set in 2024 by Chris Mykkanen, Lance Butler, Colin Feehery and Danny Kovac.

SMU’s different relay group, consisting of Jack Moore, Francis Brennan, George Gonzalez and Kristaps Mikelsons, completed fifth total with a closing time of two:51.92.

UP NEXT

The Mustangs host their first meet of 2026 on Friday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. CT and Saturday, Jan. 3 at 12 p.m. CT towards Oklahoma Christian.