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Friday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. CT | Saturday, Jan. 3 at 12 p.m.
Oklahoma Christian Eagles at [20/-] SMU Mustangs – Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center – Dallas, Texas
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DALLAS (SMU) – No. 20 SMU Men’s Swimming and Diving is about to host the Oklahoma Christian Eagles for the second time this season on Friday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. CT and Saturday, Jan. 3 at 12 p.m. CT on the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.
The Mustangs might be celebrating their 5 seniors on the second day of competitors: John Dymond, Jack Forrest, Harold Lockhart, Ryan Peckham and Sage Sungail. The Eagles and the Mustangs met earlier this season, competing in a double twin meet together with Incarnate Word. SMU gained each duals, strolling away with 15 occasion wins and 4 NCAA Diving Zone Cuts.
LAST TIME OUT
At the Mustangs’ most up-to-date meet, they took on No.7 / No.8 Stanford, Drury, Utah, Air Force, Hawai’i and Notre Dame (diving solely) on the SMU Invite. The Mustangs completed second total with 833.5 factors. SMU completed the meet with 9 new additions to this system’s all-time high 5 performers listing, 4 occasion wins and three new data. Jack Berube secured two victories: 100 again (46.07) and 200 again (1:40.15, college file). Divers Luke Sitz and Grant Cates completed first on 1-meter and platform, respectively. Sitz’s 404.5-scoring efficiency within the preliminary spherical marked a brand new pool file. Finishing second, the 400 free relay staff of Sage Sungail/Eli Likins/Harold Lockhart/Benjamin Chateigner touched the wall in 2:48.72, one of the best time in SMU historical past.
FRESH INK IN THE RECORD BOOK
The 2025-26 roster has made its mark in SMU program historical past, with eight data being owned by energetic members of the squad. Last season, junior Jack Berube broke his father, Ryan Berube’s, 100 again file, throwing down a time of 45.74. At the 2025 SMU Invite, the Dallas native shattered his personal 200 again file of 1:40.37 after recording a time of 1:40.15. Berube was additionally a member of the SMU record-holding relay squads, swimming the quickest 200 medley (1:24.35) and 400 medley relay (3:05.89) in program historical past in 2024.
On 1-meter, sophomore Luke Sitz earned a brand new pool file on the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center with a 404.5 mark on the SMU Invite. On 3-meter, the All-American broke a private and SMU file on the 2025 USA Diving Winter Nationals with a rating of 437.50. Along with the data, Sitz nabbed medals on the 2025 USA Diving Winter Nationals on 3-meter (third, 800.55), 1-meter (2nd, 745.10) and synchronized 3-meter (2nd, 792.21).
Seniors Sage Sungail and Ward Lockhart have made Mustang historical past with each being key members of the record-breaking 200 free relay (1:16.74), 400 free relay (2:48.72) and 800 free relay (6:14.24). Senior Jack Forrest was additionally part of the 800 free relay with Sungail and Lockhart. Sungail additionally joined Jack Berube within the quickest 400 medley relay at SMU. The second half of the 400 free relay staff was junior Eli Likins and sophomore Benjamin Chateigner.
At the 2025 European Aquatics Short Course Championships, junior Kristaps Mikelsons set three new Latvian data: 100m breast (58.91), 200m breast (2:07.91) and 200m IM (1:56.73). Freshman Aubrey Jaya set an Indonesian file on the Southeast Asian Games, recording a 7:27.17 within the 800m free relay.
TOP OF THE CHARTS
Currently, the Mustangs have 12 performances on this season’s NCAA top-30 occasions listing, together with all 5 relays. In the 800 free relay, the squad consisting of Brennan/Chateigner/Forrest/Sungail at present holds twelfth place within the nation and fourth within the ACC with a time of 6:16.30. The staff of Sungail/Lockhart/Likins/Chateigner threw down a college record-breaking time of two:48.72 within the 400 free relay, incomes them twelfth nationally. The identical relay staff ranks twenty second within the nation with a 200 free relay time of 1:16.95. In the 400 medley relay, Berube/Mikelsons/Sungail/Chateigner touched the wall in 3:05.89, good for twenty second within the nation. The identical squad ranks twenty fifth within the NCAA within the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:24.51.
Two Mustangs rank within the high 30 nationally within the 200 again: Jack Berube (1:40.15, sixteenth NCAA, fifth ACC) and Andy Baklanov (1:41.02, twenty ninth NCAA, eleventh ACC).
In the NCAA, Luke Sitz holds twenty first place on 1-meter (404.05) and eighth place on 3-meter (433.05), each conference-leading performances. Freshman Grant Cates threw down a mark of 371.40 on 3-meter, inserting him thirtieth within the NCAA. Currently, three of the highest 4 1-meter performances this season within the ACC belong to Mustangs: Luke Sitz (1st ACC, 404.05), Grant Cates (third ACC, 359.80), John Dymond (4th ACC, 335.65).
ORDER OF EVENTS
Friday, Jan. 2
400 Medley Relay
400 Fly Relay
400 Back Relay
400 Breast Relay
400 Free Relay
Saturday, Jan. 3
200 Medley Relay
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM
200 Free Relay
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