Final Women's Team Standings:
1. Texas A&M University 1204.5
2. Stanford University 1137.5
3. Louisiana State University 634
4. Boise State University 367
5. Arizona State University 272
6. Southern Methodist University 237
7. Grand Canyon University 87
8. Texas Christian University 56
Final Men's Team Standings
1. Stanford Men's Swimming 1523
2. Louisiana State University 573
3. Grand Canyon University 468
4. Texas A&M University 460
5. Arizona State University 401
6. Texas Christian University 296
7. Southern Methodist University 279
Women's 200-Yard Backstroke
Texas A&M freshman Lisa Bratton (1:53.19) passed junior teammate Claire Brandt (1:53.22) in the final 25 to squeak out the win. Stanford freshman Ally Howe (1:53.36, third) got out fast and battled much of the race as did Grand Canyon's Iryna Glavnik (1:55.50, fifth).
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke
Stanford's David Nolan (1:41.03) was in total command throughout in this one, winning easily. TCU's Cooper Robinson (1:43.87) and Josh Mangus (1:44.42) got TCU a rare double medal finish this weekend.
Women's 100-Yard Freestyle
Stanford's Simone Manuel did not disappoint settiing an American record and clipping more than a half second off Dana Vollmer's pool record of 47.17 done at NCAAs in the suits in 2009. Manuel's teammate Lia Neal was more than a body length back at 48.12 for second while A&M senior Sammie Bosma was third in 48.27.
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle
Stanford's Thomas Stephens (43.66) spearheads a 1-2-3 Stanford finish with Connor Black (43.81) and Sam Perry (44.22) serving as back-up. Grand Canyon's Mazen El Kamesh was the first non-Cardinal to hit the wall, doing so in 44.23.
Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke
Stanford's Heidi Poppe (2:11.45, fifth) got out to a fast start but A&M's tag team of Bethany Galat and Ashley McGregor chaesd her down by the halfway point, making it race between teammates. The freshman Galat (2:09.02) stole one at the wall from her junior teammate McGregor (2:09.17) while SMU's Rachel Nicol took third with a solid swim (2:10.74).
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke
Stanford's Max Williamson (1:56.98) charges over the last 50 to finally shake off a strong challenge from Arizona State's Thibaut Capitain (1:58.06). A&M freshman Mauro Castillo grabbed the last podium spot in 1:58.35.
Women's 200-Yard Butterfly
Stanford's Janet Hu was the class of the field during prelims (1:56.18) and the evening proved no different as she won fairly easily in 1:55.31, beating out teammate Mackenzie Stein (1:57.09). LSU's Kara Kopsco, who has put together a solid meet for herself, took third (1:57.17) to keep the Cardinal from sweeping the medals (Lindsay Engel, 1:57.26).
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly
Stanford junior Gray Umbach dominated this event from the start, winning in 1:43.20. A charging Frank Greef of LSU (1:45.09, second) kept the Cardinal from sweeping the podium as Tom Kremer (1:45.37) and Jimmy Oder (1:46.42) rounded out the top four.
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
Stanford mauled the field, one leg after other, to win in 3:10.77. Simone Manuel ended her incredible weekend by anchoring in 46.38. The host Aggies came in second in 3:15.44 with Boise State third (3:18.17).
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
Much like the 800 free relay the night before, it was all Stanford, all the time. The 'A' squad waylaid the field to the tune of 2:53.01 while 'B' squad had their back in 2:55.84. Grand Canyon ended a great meet by taking third in 2:56.82 while Arizona State was fourth (2:57.10).
Texas A&M
The top-ranked Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving squad cruised to the team crown at the 2014 Art Adamson Invitational on Saturday at the Student Recreation Natatorium.
Head coach Steve Bultman’s Aggies lived up the No. 1 ranking from the College Swim Coaches Association of America by out-distancing the field at the Adamson. The Aggies held off No.3-ranked Stanford Cardinal to win the team crown with 1,204.5 points, while the Cardinal was second with 1,137.5 points. Rounding out the team standings were LSU (634), Boise State (367), Arizona State (272), SMU (237), Grand Canyon (87) and TCU (56).
The Aggies logged a trio of individual wins on the final day of the meet with victories from freshman Lisa Bratton, senior Sarah Henry and freshman Bethany Galat.
Bratton, from Richland, Wash., held off the hard charge of junior teammate Claire Brandt for the win in the 200 backstroke. Bratton touched the wall in 1:53.19, which was the second-fastest in school history, while Brandt took second in 1:53.22 (No. 4 in school history).
Henry, from Garner, N.C., reeled in her fourth individual win of the meet with an easy victory in the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 16:02.93. Henry also posted wins in the 500 free, 200 IM and 400 IM. Taking third and fourth in the race were teammates Colleen Konetzke and Sarah Gibson.
Galat, from Mishawaka, Ind., dueled teammate Ashley McGregor for bragging rights in the 200 breaststroke. Galat trailed her teammate by .09 at the 150 mark, but charged for the win in 2:09.02, while McGregor touched in 2:09.17. Sophomore Sycerika McMahon took sixth with a time of 2:13.44.
The Aggies had a trio of swimmers in the Championship final of the 100 free with senior Sammie Bosma taking third in 48.27, Gibson placing sixth (49.60) and junior Meredith Oliver finishing eighth (49.70).
In the 200 fly, McMahon placed fifth in a time of 1:57.53 and freshman Nancy Schuchhardt won the consolation final in 1:59.42.
The Aggies closed out the night with a runner-up finish in the 400 free relay with the quartet of Bosma, Gibson, Oliver and freshman Beryl Gastaldello touching in a NCAA “A” cut time of 3:15.44.
The Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving team’s freshmen class shined on the final day of the 2014 Art Adamson Invitational on Saturday at the Student Recreation Natatorium.
The Aggies finished the three-day meet in fourth place with 460 points, behind Stanford (1,523), LSU (573) and Grand Canyon (468). Rounding out the team standings were Arizona State (401), TCU (296) and SMU (279).
Highlighting the Aggies’ final day at the Adamson were the freshman trio of Tyler Henschel, Brock Bonetti and Mauro Castillo.
Henschel, from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, earned the Aggies’ first individual win of the meet with a victory in the platform dive. Henschel had finished as runner-up in the springboard dives the first two days, but emerged victorious in the platform with a score of 398.35. Henschel’s score ranks as the fourth-best in Texas A&M history. Teammate Zach Stockton took seventh with a score of 285.55.
Bonetti, from Bakersfield, Calif., sped to a NCAA “B” cut time of 1:44.85 in the 200-yard backstroke while earning a fourth place finish. Bonetti’s time makes him the No. 5 performer in the race in school history.
Castillo, from Zacatecas, Mexico, was seeing his first action at the Adamson after returning from the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, but he was impressive with a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a NCAA “B” cut time of 1:58.35. It also ranks No. 5 on A&M’s all-time 200 breaststroke list.
Also logging a “B” cut was senior Hayden Duplechain, who swam a lifetime best of 1:47.98 in the 200-yard butterfly. His time was just out of the Aggies’ all-time top 10 list in the race.
Junior captain Mitch Glander earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,625 freestyle with a time of 15:45.30.
The Aggies closed out the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay with the foursome of senior Luke Shaw, junior Cory Bolleter, junior Antoine Marc and freshman Justin Morey touching the wall in 2:57.21.
Stanford
No. 10 Stanford boat raced the field at the three-day Art Adamson Invitational hosted by Texas A&M, wrapping up the event Saturday with 1,523 points for the top billing.
The Cardinal, which led wire-to-wire, earned nearly 1,000 more points than LSU (573), which finished second among the seven-team field.
“The team got going this weekend,” said Ted Knapp, Stanford’s Goldman Family Director of Men’s Swimming. “We saw much improvement in many of the areas we’ve been working on. While there were some best times, it’s easy to look at the guys that placed near the top. But as a team, I was pleased with our efforts in each of the relays. Many, many swims were better than this point last year, and several freshmen contributed lifetime bests.
“I’m quite happy for this November performance, but March is always on our mind.”
The event concluded the first half of the 2014-15 men’s swimming and diving schedule, which also saw the Cardinal win a pair of dual meets. Stanford returns to action Jan. 10 for an 11 a.m. (PT) home meet with Pacific.
David Nolan narrowly missed an NCAA A-cut mark in the 200-yard backstroke, cruising ahead of the pack after the first 100 yards to a 1:41.03 win.
Thomas Stephens posted a standout 43.66 in the 100-yard freestyle with Connor Black contributing a 43.81 for second. Sam Perry put in a 44.22 for third.
Max Williamson’s 1:56.98 won the 200-yard breaststroke, including a 30.22 split on the last 50 yards.
Gray Umbach was on pace for an NCAA A-cut through 150 yards of the 200-yard butterfly, and his 1:43.20 was good enough for gold. Tom Kremer took third in 1:45.37.
Stanford went 1-2-3 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, headlined by Danny Thomson’s 15:06.40.
Nolan led off the 400-yard freestyle relay in 43.15 as the squad combined to go 2:53.01 for an NCAA A-cut to put a wrap on the championship-style format. Even more, Stanford’s B-unit went 2:55.84 for second.
LSU
In her first collegiate platform competition, Madison Sthamann posted the second-highest score (306) in program history to earn the win on the final day of the Art Adamson Invitational.
“I’m really proud of Madison’s performance,” LSU Diving coach Doug Shaffer said. “Her last two performances have been stellar. Overall though there were some things I really liked. I’m really optimistic with what we’ve done. We’re only half way through the season so this gives us a blue print for the rest of the season.”
Daniel Helm tallied 386.85 points on platform, enough for second place. Andrew Suchla also finished in sixth place with a score of 291.95. Behind Sthamann on platform, Alex Bettridge finished third with a final score of 248.15. Cassie Weil also finished fourth with a score of 246.20
The LSU women’s team ended the event in third place with 634 total points, while the men finished second behind Stanford with 573 points.
“Overall I was pleased with our performances throughout the invite,” LSU Swimming coach Dave Geyer said. “It was a long three days with a lot of racing but that’s what we came here to do. There is a ton of potential with this team, and I am really looking forward to the second half of the season.
Freshman Jane MacDougall finished sixth in the 1650 free with a time of 16:45.34. MacDougall’s time is the fifth-fastest time in program history. Elliott Dewlen also finished sixth in the mile with a time of 15:51.40.
To start the individual events, Danielle Stirrat (1:55.36) finished fourth and Caley Oquist (1:55.53) finished sixth in the championship final of the 200 back.
Brandon Goldman touched the wall second in the ‘B’ final of the 200 back with a time of 1:47.59. Also in the ‘B’ final, Michael Young (1:47.80) finished fourth and Daniel Swietlicki finished fifth (1:47.87).
Amber Carter finished fifth in the ‘B’ final of the 100 free with a time of 49.76. Megan Cox also touched the wall fourth in the ‘C’ final with a time of 50.49.
Alex Linge (44.38) touched the wall sixth in the championship final and Marco Gonzalez (44.83) won the ‘C’ final of the 100 free.
In the ‘B’ final of the 200 breast, Colleen O’Neil (2:16.43) finished fourth and Taryn MacKenzie (2:17.77) finished seventh.
Silas Dejean finished sixth in the championship final of the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.09. That time for Dejean is a personal best. Harry Ackland also won the 100 breast ‘C’ final with a time of 2:02.59.
Sophomore Kara Kopcso touched the wall third in the championship final of the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.17. In the ‘B’ final of the 200 fly, Sophie Weber finished second with a time of 2:01.09.
Three LSU men swam to second-place finishes in the 200 fly. Frank Greeff touched the wall second in the championship final with a time of 1:45.09. Jake Markham (1:49.75) finished second in the ‘B’ final and Rysemus (1:50.89) finished second in the ‘C’ final.
The women’s team of Leah Troskot, Carter, Danielle Stirrat and Megan Cox rounded out competition with a fourth-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:19.25). The team of Linge, Joao Mescolote, Marco Gonzalez and Greeff finished sixth in the 400 free relay with a time of 2:57.53.
The swim team takes the next six weeks off from competition before returning to Texas to take on SMU Jan. 3. The divers return to competition mid December when they split for the USA Diving Winter Championships and the LSU Diving Invitational.
TCU
The TCU men’s & women’s swimming and diving teams concluded action for the fall by setting another school record on Saturday, Nov. 22, in College Station and Austin. The swimming teams participated in the Art Adamson Invitational and the diving squads competed at the UT Diving Invite.
The record came in the men’s 400 free relay, as the team of Garrett Hills, Corey Nix, Sebastian Arispe and Josh Mangus tallied a time of 2:57.87. The time earned the tandem a seventh-place finish, beating the previous-best of 2:58.08 set last season.
Seniors Cooper Robinson and Mangus, who helped set the school record in the 200 medley relay on Friday night, opened the men’s 200 back prelims with a pair of NCAA “B” cut times. The duo finished second and third overall in the race with times of 1:43.97 and 1:44.76, respectively.
The duo repeated their success in the championship round, as Robinson and Mangus placed second and third again. Robinson recorded a time of 1:43.87 and Mangus finished with 1:44.42, both improving their times from the prelims and earning “B” cut times.
The team of Sanders, Mackenzie Schuler, Emily Gibson and Ali Bleasdell posted a time of 3:25.38 in the women’s 400 free relay.
In the women’s 200 back prelims, senior Ali Bleasdell led the way for TCU with a time of 2:01.71. In the consolation round, she put up a time of 1:59.85 en route to a second-place finish. It’s the fastest time set by a Horned Frog this season.
Sophomore Julia Grace Sanders posted the team’s best mark in the women’s 100 free prelims, clocking in at 50.61, improving her season-best by 1.78 seconds. Her time in the bonus round of 50.08 moved her to No. 2 all-time in the TCU record books.
On the men’s side, senior Sebastian Arispe recorded a time of 45.05 in the 100 free prelims. He improved his mark in the consolation round with a time of 44.97. It is the top time in the event this season.
It was the last individual swim of his TCU career.
A trio of Horned Frogs finished together in the women’s 200 breast prelims. Ashley Dyke, Michelle Garland and Devin Newton put up times of 2:20.93, 2:21.22 and 2:22.34, respectively.
In the consolation round of the women’s 200 breast, Dyke and Lindsay Shabet finished back-to-back with times of 2:19.35 and 2:19.46, respectively.
Senior Mitch Adshead posted the team’s best mark in the men’s 200 breast prelims, finishing with a time of 2:02.65. In the consolation round, Adshead and sophomore John Remetta finished sixth and seventh, with times of 2:03.18 and 2:03.59, respectively.
Junior Catherine Rash recorded the top time for TCU in the women’s 200 fly prelims, clocking in at 2:03.11, the best mark this season in the event. She improved her time in the consolation heat, clocking in at 2:02.15.
In the men’s 200 fly prelims, freshman Carlos Hunnicutt placed ninth with a time of 1:50.13. He finished third in the consolation round at 1:49.76. It is the fastest time in the event by a Horned Frog this season.
Junior Mikayla Winkler led the team in the women’s 1650 free with a time of 17:13.06.
On the men’s side, freshmen Owen Pink and Connor Dobbs claimed seventh and eighth-place times in the 1650 free. Pink finished with a time of 15:59.73 and Dobbs put up a time of 16:03.46.
The team of Sanders, Mackenzie Schuler, Emily Gibson and Ali Bleasdell posted a time of 3:25.38 in the women’s 400 free relay. On the men’s side, Garrett Hills, Corey Nix, Sebastian Arispe and Mangus finished seventh with a time of 2:57.87. Both times were the fastest recorded by a Horned Frog tandem this season.
The Horned Frogs wrapped up the fall slate of the schedule and will be back in action on Jan. 8, with a double dual with Florida International and Connecticut State in Miami, Fla.
