No. 7 Texas (3-2) won 11 of 12 events and cruised to a 133-88 victory over Big 12 Conference foe TCU Friday evening at TCU’s University Natatorium.
Texas kicked off the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as seniors Austin Surhoff and Dax Hill, sophomore Tripp Cooper and junior Charlie Moore took the victory in 1 minute, 31.77 seconds. Sophomore Jake Ritter led a one-two Texasfinish in the 200 freestyle in 1:41.30. Freshman Sam Lewis took second in 1:41.89.
Hill led the Longhorns in the 50 freestyle with a winning mark of 20.83 seconds. Surhoff followed with a victory in the 200 individual medley in 1:50.11. Surhoff is a former NCAA champion in the event.
Freshman Cory Bowersox led a one-two-three-four Texas finish in the one-meter diving event with 359.63 points. Junior William McCraney took second with 355.80 points. Sophomore Tripp Cooper added a win in the 100 butterfly in 50.26. Lewis held off his teammate Ritter in the 500 freestyle and came away with the win in 4:33.38.
Sophomore Will Chandler led another one-two-three-four Texas diving finish, as he claimed the three-meter event with 432.53 points. He out-distanced UT’s Bowersox, the second-place finisher, by over 40 points.
Texas closed the meet with wins in the final two events, but with the meet outcome in hand, the Longhorns declined the points and completed the events as exhibitions. Hill clocked 57.44 to win the 100 breaststroke, and UT closed out the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:23.45.
Texas resumes its dual-meet schedule when it hosts Arizona and SMU on Friday, Feb. 1 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
No. 7 Texas (4-3) swept all 12 events en route to a 147-74 victory over Big 12 Conference foe TCU Friday evening at TCU’s University Natatorium.
Texas opened the meet by taking the win in the 200-yard medley relay, as senior Jessica Guro, sophomores Gretchen Jaques and SkylarSmith and junior Ellen Lobb finished in 1 minute, 42.84 seconds. Junior Alex Hooper led a one-two Texas finish in the 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:49.75.
Lobb claimed the 50 freestyle in 22.99 and was followed by Jaques in 23.31. Smith and junior Sarah Denninghoff led a one-two Texas showing in the 200 individual medley with Smith getting the win in 2:03.98. Denninghoff finished in 2:04.82.
Freshman Meghan Houston led a one-two-three Texas finish in the one-meter diving event with 314.33 points. Senior Diana Wilcox placed second at 285.90, while freshman KristinaHoffmann took third with 260.93 points. Junior Marylyn Toledo led a similar finish in the 100 butterfly with a win in 56.13. Sophomore KaitlinPawlowicz took second in 56.52, while Hooper placed third in 57.23.
Junior Samantha Tucker added to UT’s win total by claiming the 100 freestyle in 51.44. Sophomore Kelsey LeNeave followed in second at 51.57. Junior Lily Moldenhauer led a one-two-three Longhorns finish in the 100 backstroke in 55.52. Lobb took second in 56.76, while Guro placed third in 56.82.
Denninghoff returned to win the 500 freestyle in 4:55.34, and Houston completed a sweep of the diving events by taking the three-meter event with 310.28 points. With Texas’ team victory in hand, the Longhorns declined the points in the remaining two events and swam them as exhibitions. Smith captured the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.85, and UT closed out the meet by taking the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.24.
Texas resumes dual-meet competition on Friday, Feb. 1 when it hosts Arizona and SMU at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
TCU and Texas’ first Big 12 showdown was highlighted by an impressive win in the men’s 100 free Friday evening at the University Recreation Center Natatorium. The Longhorns men beat the Horned Frogs 133-88 while the UT women prevailed 147-74.
“We competed really well,” TCU head coach Richard Sybesma said. “We competed against one of the top programs in the country. we are where we need to be as we near the end of the season.”
TCU’s performance of the night came from freshman Adam Szilagyi in the men’s 100 back. The Hungarian put the Horned Frogs’ first win of the evening on the board with a dazzling performance in the 100 back, touching the wall first in 49.05. Cooper Robinson came in third in the event in 49.88.
“They both swam well,” Sybesma said. “Cooper has never been under 50 seconds in a dual meet and Adam obviously got a win. In the pool, that was the highlight of the night.”
In the diving well, Ricky Bradley’s 3-meter score of 343.50 moved him into the all-time top-five for the event.
“The divers did great,” diving coach Wayne Chester said. “Ricky has been consistent all year, and he did really well again. We are going to be in good shape for the Big 12 Championships.”
The men’s competition featured many entertaining races. Ford Story and Dax Hill of Texas had a gripping race with Hill edging out Story 57.44-to-57.58. Hill was also locked in a tight 50 free with TCU’s Devin Price, but UT’s NCAA champion came out on top again 20.83-to-21.00. Thor Stenfjord made a late charge at Sam Lewis and Jake Riter of Texas in the 500 free, but came up just a few yards short, finishing third in 4:34.56. Luiz Azarias also had a good run in the 100 fly, taking second in 50.69.
On the women’s side, Sara Brzozowski and Mikayla Winkler turned in solid performance again in the 500 free. Brzozowski turned in her sixth sub-5:00 500 free of the season in 4:58.56 to finish second and Winkler just missed the sub-5:00 barrier by finishing third in 5:00.40.
In the diving well, Katie Lybbert posted another solid effort on 3-meter, finishing third with 282.68.
Among the highlights of the evening was the crowd that made their way to the URC Natatorium. The stands were overflowing with purple.
“We had a huge crowd here,” Sybesma noted. “There were fans all around the deck. They were awesome tonight.”
Prior to the meet the swimming and diving program honored the nine senior student-athletes. The men’s squad competed in their final home meet Friday.
“They have been an extraordinary group,” Sybesma noted. “They have helped us improve as a program each year and we are better because of them. I am going to miss this group.”
The TCU women will return to the URC Natatorium pool Wednesday for a 6 p.m. dual meet against North Texas. The Horned Frogs men’s team will be in competition again on Feb. 27 at the Big 12 Championships in Austin.
