Jan. 31, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (SMU)-SMU men's swimming and diving defeated Texas A&M by a one-point margin (122-121) on Friday, January 30 at the TAMU Student Recreation Natatorium. The meet came down to the final race, the 400 free relay, with the Mustangs taking the win in a new season-best time.
Freshman Mitchell Thomson swam an exceptional meet to help guide the Mustangs to a win. Thomson blazed to a new career and season-best time in the 1000 free, clocking in at 9:09.89 for the title. Thomson also won the 500 free with a career and season-best time, touching in at 4:30.05.
Junior Ed Downes pulled in a couple first place finishes, as well; Downes captured the 200 IM title with a time of 1:49.12 and edged out the Aggies in the 200 fly, clocking a season-best time of 1:47.85. Downes also finished second in the 200 breast with a new season-best time.
In the 200 back, junior Pontus Renholm earned a win for SMU, and senior Luka Vrtovec took the 50 free title. Vrtovec and freshman Robin Andreasson touched in second in the 100 and 200 free, respectively.
In relay action, the Mustangs placed second in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:17.31. With the meet winding down and the win up for grabs, the quartet of Vrtovec, Andreasson, Renholm, and junior Thomas Fadnes secured the title with a new season-best time of 2:56.85.
The Mustangs will return to action on Saturday, February 7 against the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
Texas A&M Men vs. SMU - 1/30/2009 Results
Event 1 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay=============================================================================== School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Texas A&M University-GU 'A' 3:15.79 11 1) Bergstrom, Jason P 21 2) Lavery, Nathan P 22 3) Loncaric, Boris 19 4) Strange, Casey L 20 23.38 48.87 (48.87) 1:14.19 (25.32) 1:44.10 (55.23) 2:06.19 (22.09) 2:31.73 (47.63) 2:52.10 (20.37) 3:15.79 (44.06) 2 Southern Methodist University-NT 'A' 3:17.31 4 1) Renholm, Pontus T 22 2) Plevelj, Grega 22 3) Shake, James L 19 4) Fadnes, Thomas O 21 23.44 48.44 (48.44) 1:13.65 (25.21) 1:43.54 (55.10) 2:06.70 (23.16) 2:33.24 (49.70) 2:53.94 (20.70) 3:17.31 (44.07) 3 Texas A&M University-GU 'B' 3:19.84 2 1) Holland, Kyle M 22 2) Snowden, Bryan C 19 3) Welch, Tyler J 21 4) VanNatta, John M 21 24.21 50.64 (50.64) 1:16.03 (25.39) 1:44.99 (54.35) 2:07.20 (22.21) 2:33.25 (48.26) 2:54.98 (21.73) 3:19.84 (46.59) 4 Southern Methodist University-NT 'B' 3:35.79 1) Mayer, George J 19 2) Wojcik, JJ J 20 3) Stieb, Jake D 18 4) Witter, Lysle A 19 26.75 55.69 (55.69) 1:22.69 (27.00) 1:53.88 (58.19) 2:18.68 (24.80) 2:47.63 (53.75) 3:10.12 (22.49) 3:35.79 (48.16)
Event 2 Men 1000 Yard Freestyle=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Thomson, Mitchell R 19 Smu Men-NT 9:08.89 9 25.29 52.36 (27.07) 1:19.87 (27.51) 1:47.57 (27.70) 2:15.43 (27.86) 2:43.13 (27.70) 3:11.03 (27.90) 3:38.79 (27.76) 4:06.59 (27.80) 4:34.45 (27.86) 5:01.94 (27.49) 5:29.82 (27.88) 5:57.54 (27.72) 6:25.34 (27.80) 6:52.77 (27.43) 7:20.47 (27.70) 7:48.01 (27.54) 8:15.70 (27.69) 8:43.07 (27.37) 9:08.89 (25.82) 2 Loney, Ryan T 22 Texas A&M-GU 9:26.88 4 25.75 53.83 (28.08) 1:21.90 (28.07) 1:49.92 (28.02) 2:17.85 (27.93) 2:46.09 (28.24) 3:14.59 (28.50) 3:43.30 (28.71) 4:11.81 (28.51) 4:40.73 (28.92) 5:09.15 (28.42) 5:37.71 (28.56) 6:06.62 (28.91) 6:35.72 (29.10) 7:05.00 (29.28) 7:34.27 (29.27) 8:03.80 (29.53) 8:32.28 (28.48) 9:00.23 (27.95) 9:26.88 (26.65) 3 Ginder, Chris C 22 Smu Men-NT 9:27.18 3 26.02 54.10 (28.08) 1:22.64 (28.54) 1:51.06 (28.42) 2:19.82 (28.76) 2:48.81 (28.99) 3:17.50 (28.69) 3:46.41 (28.91) 4:15.47 (29.06) 4:44.57 (29.10) 5:13.04 (28.47) 5:41.81 (28.77) 6:10.50 (28.69) 6:39.20 (28.70) 7:07.96 (28.76) 7:36.58 (28.62) 8:05.15 (28.57) 8:33.35 (28.20) 9:01.61 (28.26) 9:27.18 (25.57) 4 Van Dam, Andres Texas A&M-GU 9:42.97 2 26.19 54.31 (28.12) 1:22.83 (28.52) 1:51.70 (28.87) 2:20.64 (28.94) 2:49.61 (28.97) 3:18.80 (29.19) 3:48.22 (29.42) 4:17.52 (29.30) 4:46.92 (29.40) 5:16.51 (29.59) 5:45.96 (29.45) 6:15.59 (29.63) 6:45.23 (29.64) 7:15.11 (29.88) 7:44.93 (29.82) 8:15.40 (30.47) 8:45.15 (29.75) 9:14.48 (29.33) 9:42.97 (28.49) 5 Brunetti, Fabian J 20 Smu Men-NT 9:49.04 1 26.28 54.86 (28.58) 1:24.05 (29.19) 1:53.39 (29.34) 2:23.05 (29.66) 2:52.50 (29.45) 3:22.53 (30.03) 3:52.49 (29.96) 4:21.88 (29.39) 4:51.75 (29.87) 5:21.33 (29.58) 5:50.74 (29.41) 6:20.45 (29.71) 6:50.69 (30.24) 7:20.47 (29.78) 7:49.89 (29.42) 8:19.93 (30.04) 8:50.17 (30.24) 9:20.03 (29.86) 9:49.04 (29.01)
Event 3 Men 200 Yard Freestyle=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Makany, Balazs 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:36.21 9 21.96 46.76 (24.80) 1:11.30 (24.54) 1:36.21 (24.91) 2 Andreasson, Robin 20 Smu Men-NT 1:40.38 4 23.14 48.46 (25.32) 1:13.74 (25.28) 1:40.38 (26.64) 3 Clarke, Shawn H 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:41.27 3 23.97 50.07 (26.10) 1:16.58 (26.51) 1:41.27 (24.69) 4 Korosec, Blaz 20 Smu Men-NT 1:41.48 2 23.61 49.66 (26.05) 1:16.43 (26.77) 1:41.48 (25.05) 5 Duckworth, Sean H 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:42.72 1 23.42 49.40 (25.98) 1:16.07 (26.67) 1:42.72 (26.65) 6 Ingraham, Colton C 22 Smu Men-NT 1:42.89 23.96 50.01 (26.05) 1:16.59 (26.58) 1:42.89 (26.30)
Event 4 Men 50 Yard Freestyle=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Vrtovec, Luka 22 Smu Men-NT 20.15 9 2 Strange, Casey L 20 Texas A&M-GU 20.18 4 3 Fadnes, Thomas O 21 Smu Men-NT 20.55 3 4 Raiford, Brad M 23 Texas A&M-GU 20.91 2 5 Rumans, Walter D 18 Smu Men-NT 21.04 1 6 Bergstrom, Jason P 21 Texas A&M-GU 21.10 7 Callaghan, Travis C 21 Smu Men-NT x21.49 8 VanNatta, John M 21 Texas A&M-GU x23.38
Event 5 Men 200 Yard IM=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Downes, Ed W 21 Smu Men-NT 1:49.12 9 24.36 52.55 (28.19) 1:23.29 (30.74) 1:49.12 (25.83) 2 Smalley, Maverick R 21 Smu Men-NT 1:49.95 4 24.09 52.11 (28.02) 1:23.99 (31.88) 1:49.95 (25.96) 3 Lavery, Nathan P 22 Texas A&M-GU 1:52.96 3 24.15 54.73 (30.58) 1:26.62 (31.89) 1:52.96 (26.34) 4 Welch, Tyler J 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:53.05 2 24.05 53.38 (29.33) 1:26.06 (32.68) 1:53.05 (26.99) 5 Fonua, Amini T 19 Texas A&M-GU 1:53.71 1 23.91 52.69 (28.78) 1:25.87 (33.18) 1:53.71 (27.84) 6 Veale, Daniel J 21 Smu Men-NT 1:56.25 25.52 2:04.70 (1:39.18) 1:56.25 ( ) 7 Wojcik, JJ J 20 Smu Men-NT x1:57.27 25.55 56.80 (31.25) 1:29.35 (32.55) 1:57.27 (27.92) 8 Holland, Kyle M 22 Texas A&M-GU x1:59.60 26.02 55.30 (29.28) 1:30.55 (35.25) 1:59.60 (29.05)
Event 6 Men 1 mtr Diving=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Sehn, Eric T 24 Texas A&M-GU 391.65 9 2 Nel, Grant 20 Texas A&M-GU 346.13 4 3 McLean, Cam R 18 Texas A&M-GU 298.28 3 4 Culbertson, Matt L 20 Smu Men-NT 280.43 2 5 Stevens, Henry Texas A&M-GU x258.08 6 Berryhill, Bradley R 19 Texas A&M-GU x241.80 7 Cornelius, Richard A 19 Smu Men-NT 207.15 1
Event 7 Men 200 Yard Butterfly=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Downes, Ed W 21 Smu Men-NT 1:47.85 9 1:20.54 ( ) 1:47.85 (27.31) 2 Loncaric, Boris 19 Texas A&M-GU 1:48.04 4 23.84 51.09 (27.25) 1:19.57 (28.48) 1:48.04 (28.47) 3 Korosec, Blaz 20 Smu Men-NT 1:50.64 3 24.34 52.51 (28.17) 1:21.44 (28.93) 1:50.64 (29.20) 4 Welch, Tyler J 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:51.01 2 25.06 53.28 (28.22) 1:22.51 (29.23) 1:51.01 (28.50) 5 Wojcik, JJ J 20 Smu Men-NT 2:03.45 1 27.44 58.39 (30.95) 1:30.95 (32.56) 2:03.45 (32.50)
Event 8 Men 100 Yard Freestyle=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Makany, Balazs 21 Texas A&M-GU 43.73 9 21.28 43.73 (22.45) 2 Vrtovec, Luka 22 Smu Men-NT 43.82 4 20.90 43.82 (22.92) 3 Andreasson, Robin 20 Smu Men-NT 45.61 3 22.33 45.61 (23.28) 4 Clarke, Shawn H 21 Texas A&M-GU 45.72 2 22.08 45.72 (23.64) 5 Rumans, Walter D 18 Smu Men-NT 45.74 1 21.94 45.74 (23.80) 6 Raiford, Brad M 23 Texas A&M-GU 45.99 21.84 45.99 (24.15)
Event 9 Men 200 Yard Backstroke=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Renholm, Pontus T 22 Smu Men-NT 1:47.50 9 25.45 53.34 (27.89) 1:21.43 (28.09) 1:47.50 (26.07) 2 Bergstrom, Jason P 21 Texas A&M-GU 1:49.15 4 25.61 53.44 (27.83) 1:21.82 (28.38) 1:49.15 (27.33) 3 Shake, James L 19 Smu Men-NT 1:51.31 3 26.69 55.28 (28.59) 1:23.96 (28.68) 1:51.31 (27.35) 4 Van Dam, Andres Texas A&M-GU 1:52.02 2 27.03 55.55 (28.52) 1:24.60 (29.05) 1:52.02 (27.42) 5 Ingraham, Colton C 22 Smu Men-NT 1:53.37 1 26.41 55.29 (28.88) 1:24.73 (29.44) 1:53.37 (28.64) 6 Holland, Kyle M 22 Texas A&M-GU 1:54.64 26.73 55.53 (28.80) 1:25.38 (29.85) 1:54.64 (29.26) 7 Brunetti, Fabian J 20 Smu Men-NT x1:55.06 27.28 56.60 (29.32) 1:26.00 (29.40) 1:55.06 (29.06)
Event 10 Men 500 Yard Freestyle=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Thomson, Mitchell R 19 Smu Men-NT 4:30.05 9 25.15 52.19 (27.04) 1:19.71 (27.52) 1:47.23 (27.52) 2:14.63 (27.40) 2:42.40 (27.77) 3:10.29 (27.89) 3:37.79 (27.50) 4:04.55 (26.76) 4:30.05 (25.50) 2 Smalley, Maverick R 21 Smu Men-NT 4:30.61 4 25.61 53.21 (27.60) 1:21.02 (27.81) 1:48.82 (27.80) 2:16.41 (27.59) 2:44.04 (27.63) 3:10.64 (26.60) 3:37.61 (26.97) 4:04.48 (26.87) 4:30.61 (26.13) 3 Loney, Ryan T 22 Texas A&M-GU 4:31.70 3 25.13 52.48 (27.35) 1:19.96 (27.48) 1:47.33 (27.37) 2:14.62 (27.29) 2:42.47 (27.85) 3:10.30 (27.83) 3:37.69 (27.39) 4:04.94 (27.25) 4:31.70 (26.76) 4 Ginder, Chris C 22 Smu Men-NT 4:37.61 2 25.91 53.71 (27.80) 1:21.76 (28.05) 1:50.18 (28.42) 2:18.20 (28.02) 2:45.86 (27.66) 3:13.86 (28.00) 3:42.28 (28.42) 4:10.41 (28.13) 4:37.61 (27.20) 5 Duckworth, Sean H 21 Texas A&M-GU 4:54.63 1 25.89 54.44 (28.55) 1:23.74 (29.30) 1:53.57 (29.83) 2:23.82 (30.25) 2:53.95 (30.13) 3:24.08 (30.13) 3:54.04 (29.96) 4:24.56 (30.52) 4:54.63 (30.07)
Event 11 Men 3 mtr Diving=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Sehn, Eric T 24 Texas A&M-GU 422.18 9 2 Nel, Grant 20 Texas A&M-GU 386.85 4 3 McLean, Cam R 18 Texas A&M-GU 352.51 3 4 Culbertson, Matt L 20 Smu Men-NT 351.30 2 5 Berryhill, Bradley R 19 Texas A&M-GU x264.98 6 Stevens, Henry Texas A&M-GU x260.40 7 Cornelius, Richard A 19 Smu Men-NT 239.11 1
Event 12 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke=============================================================================== Name Age School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Snowden, Bryan C 19 Texas A&M-GU 2:00.07 9 26.91 57.92 (31.01) 1:28.79 (30.87) 2:00.07 (31.28) 2 Downes, Ed W 21 Smu Men-NT 2:01.62 4 28.21 59.84 (31.63) 1:30.28 (30.44) 2:01.62 (31.34) 3 Plevelj, Grega 22 Smu Men-NT 2:04.20 3 27.09 59.14 (32.05) 1:31.19 (32.05) 2:04.20 (33.01) 4 Lavery, Nathan P 22 Texas A&M-GU 2:04.58 2 27.29 59.10 (31.81) 1:31.79 (32.69) 2:04.58 (32.79) 5 Fonua, Amini T 19 Texas A&M-GU 2:07.87 1 27.90 1:00.70 (32.80) 1:33.85 (33.15) 2:07.87 (34.02) 6 Johnson, Mitchell N 22 Smu Men-NT 2:09.05 28.85 1:00.94 (32.09) 1:34.02 (33.08) 2:09.05 (35.03) 7 Stieb, Jake D 18 Smu Men-NT x2:09.40 29.47 1:01.84 (32.37) 1:35.41 (33.57) 2:09.40 (33.99) 7 O'Shea, Sean T 19 Texas A&M-GU x2:09.40 27.67 59.87 (32.20) 1:33.10 (33.23) 2:09.40 (36.30)
Event 13 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay=============================================================================== School Finals Points=============================================================================== 1 Southern Methodist University-NT 'B' 2:56.85 11 1) Vrtovec, Luka 22 2) Andreasson, Robin 20 3) Renholm, Pontus T 22 4) Fadnes, Thomas O 21 21.03 43.86 (43.86) 1:04.67 (20.81) 1:28.23 (44.37) 1:49.90 (21.67) 2:13.87 (45.64) 2:34.12 (20.25) 2:56.85 (42.98) 2 Texas A&M University-GU 'A' 2:57.11 4 1) Makany, Balazs 21 2) Raiford, Brad M 23 3) Strange, Casey L 20 4) Clarke, Shawn H 21 21.10 44.27 (44.27) 1:05.09 (20.82) 1:29.19 (44.92) 1:49.60 (20.41) 2:12.82 (43.63) 2:33.87 (21.05) 2:57.11 (44.29) 3 Texas A&M University-GU 'B' 3:02.74 2 1) Duckworth, Sean H 21 2) Loncaric, Boris 19 3) VanNatta, John M 21 4) Loney, Ryan T 22 22.00 46.56 (46.56) 1:08.06 (21.50) 1:31.57 (45.01) 1:53.10 (21.53) 2:17.48 (45.91) 2:39.17 (21.69) 3:02.74 (45.26) 4 Southern Methodist University-NT 'A' 3:03.46 1) Callaghan, Travis C 21 2) Rumans, Walter D 18 3) Ingraham, Colton C 22 4) Smalley, Maverick R 21 22.14 46.69 (46.69) 1:08.38 (21.69) 1:31.79 (45.10) 1:53.96 (22.17) 2:18.60 (46.81) 2:40.05 (21.45) 3:03.46 (44.86)
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 13
1. Southern Methodist University 122 2. Texas A&M University 121
