The Texas A&M swimming & diving program collected a pair of dual meet wins Friday morning against Missouri as both the men’s and women’s teams delivered 168-132 victories.
Both men’s and women’s 400 medley relay teams picked up top times to get action started. Kaitlyn Owens, Bobbi Kennett, Olivia Theall and Chloe Stepanek notched a 3:33.07 and Thomas Shomper, Travis Gulledge, Connor Foote and Ben Scholl registered a 3:09.60.
Foote (19.94) went sub-20 seconds in the 50 free for the first time this season as Scholl (20.03) and Collin Fuchs (20.13) recorded the next two fastest times. The same trio logged three of the top four times in the 100 free as Foote went 43.82, Fuchs clocked a 44.34 and Scholl recorded a 44.37.
Hayden Miller continued her tear of dominance in the distance events by winning the 1000 free (9:44.60) and 500 free (4:43.31). The Houston native registered a 1:48.45 in the 200 free to place third as Stepanek claimed the top time with a 1:44.23. Earlier in the meet, Stepanek went 48.59 in the 100 free to place first.
Owens added a pair of top finishes in the 100 back (53.34) and 50 free (22.66).
Trey Dickey (9:13.50), Munzy Kabbara (9:13.67) and Batuhan Filiz (9:19.44) completed a sweep of the top three times in the 1000 free. Dickey swam the fastest time in the 500 free with a 4:26.92 as Filiz clocked a 4:29.79 to place third.
The Aggies dominated the 400 IM by claiming the three fastest times. Giulia Goerigk touched the wall first with a B-cut time of 4:11.88. Kaylee Coffey took second with a 4:17.25 and Hannah O’Leary tailed closely with a 4:18.36. Additionally, Goerigk placed second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:13.78.
Shomper posted a B-cut time of 1:43.08 to claim the top time in the 200 back, while Tyler Hulet placed third with a time of 1:46.64. Hulet also took second in the 100 back with a time of 48.16.
Theall led the Texas A&M charge in the butterfly events posting a 52.44 in the 100 and a 1:55.94 in the 200. Katie Walker contributed a third-place time of 1:58.19 in the 200 fly.
Baylor Nelson closed out individual swimming competition after recording a B-cut time of 3:48.66 in the 400 IM. Kabbara placed second, touching the wall at 3:51.15.
Leonardo Garcia posted season-best scores of 371.10 on the 1-meter and 415.80 on the 3-meter springboards, placing first in each event. Mayson Richards recorded a 290.70 on the 3-meter for second place and claimed the top score on the 1-meter with a 283.58. Freshman Julie Moons punched her ticket to zones on the 1-meter with a score of
Missouri’s Philipp Peschke won the 200 free in 1:36.55. Grant Bochenski won the 100 back (46.46) and 100 free (43.68). Logan Ottke won the 100 breast (53.27). Jan Zubik won the 200 fly (1:42.60) and 100 fly (46.94). Alex Oschenbein won the 200 breast (1:57.06).
Lina Bank won the women’s 100 breast (59.81) and 200 breast (2:12.17). Abbey Taute won the 200 back (1:56.40). Gaby Carmona won 3-meter diving (306.15).
