Mustangs To Battle TCU In First Dual Meet Of Season
Nov 11 | Men's Swimming & Diving
| SMU (0-0) vs. TCU (2-0) | |
| Date & Start Time | Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:15 p.m. CT |
| Location | Mansfield, Texas - Mansfield ISD Natatorium ( Directions) |
| SMU Meet Notes | Meet Notes (.pdf) |
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DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU men's swimming and diving team opens up its dual meet schedule on Wednesday with a meet against cross-town rival TCU. The Mustangs will host the meet at the Mansfield ISD Natatorium in Mansfield, Texas, at 7:15 p.m. CT.
About The Mustangs
Coming off of a second-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship last season, the Mustangs return seven all-conference performers and welcome in a promising freshman class.
Four returning swimmers earned all-conference honors for the Mustangs a year ago. Seniors Tyler Rauth, Matas Andriekus and Eastman Holloway, along with sophomore Ziga Cerkovnik, all garnered all-conference accolades.
The diving team also had a successful 2013-14 season. Senior diver Devin Burnett was named The American's Diver of the Year in 2014 after sweeping the diving events at the conference championship. Burnett then went on to grab the bronze medal in the platform dive at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship, while also finishing seventh in the one-meter and eighth in the three-meter.
Sophomore Bryce Klein gives the Mustangs a formidable one-two punch in diving. Klein put together an impressive freshman campaign, finishing second in both the one-meter and three-meter dives at the conference championship. The Southlake, Texas, native went on to place fifth in the one-meter and three-meter at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship.
Senior diver Hayden Hodges also earned all-conference honors. For the diving team's accomplishments last year, diving coach Jim Stillson was named the conference's Diving Coach of the Year.
SMU All-Time vs. TCU
The Mustangs are 24-1-1 all-time against their Metroplex rival in dual meets. The only loss came last year, when TCU edged SMU,177.5-122.5, in Fort Worth. In that meet, Burnett and Hodges finished first and second, respectively, in the one-meter and three-meter dives. Justin Gibson helped lead the 400 freestyle relay team to a first-place finish and Rauth finished second in the 200 butterfly.
About The Horned Frogs
TCU is off to a 2-0 start in duals this season, earning victories over Texas-Permian Basin (118-83) and North Dakota (169-126). The Horned Frogs return two All-Big 12 performers in junior swimmer Ford Story and senior diver Ricky Bradley. Story clocked a second-place in the 200 breast at the Big 12 Championships last season, while Bradley finished third in the platform and qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championship.
Summer Success
Several Mustangs also enjoyed success over the summer. Incoming freshman Matt Ackman won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii, in August.
Christian Scherübl, another incoming freshman, competed for Austria in the European Championships in August. Scherübl swam the 100m and 200m freestyle, along with the 200m freestyle relay, for the Austrian national team.
Burnett, Klein and junior Parker Meinecke all competed in the USA Diving National Championships in August. With a third-place finish in the one-meter and a second-place finish in the three-meter synchronized, Klein was the men's high point award winner. Burnett finished fifth in the one-meter and Meinecke finished 19th in the platform prelims, narrowly missing the cut for the finals.
Looking Ahead
After Wednesday's meet, the Mustangs return to the pool for the Texas A&M Invitational, beginning on Thursday, Nov. 20. The three-day event in College Station, Texas, concludes on Saturday, Nov. 22.
