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Mustangs Host West Virginia Friday, UIW Saturday

Jan 15

Live Results / Meet Mobile ($) | Diving Results 

Live Video: West Virginia | UIW

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The Mustangs host a pair of dual meets this weekend, welcoming West Virginia to town Friday evening at 5 p.m. and UIW on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Both events will stream live on PonyUp TV, with live results available at SMUMustangs.com and on the Meet Mobile App ($).

Last Time Out
The Mustangs last competed as a team at the SMU Invitational Nov 21-23 and came away with a dominating victory over the field. Caleb Rhodenbaugh (100 & 200 breast), Colin Feehery (400 IM) and Daniel Forndal (100 free) posted NCAA B cuts at the event, while divers Parker Hardigree and Peter Smithson continued to post NCAA Zone qualification scores.

At the Tennessee Diving Invite Jan. 3-5, Smithson led the Mustangs, winning 1 meter and finishing third on platform. Hardigree also represented SMU in all three event finals.

Conference Favorites
SMU has swept the American Athletic Conference weekly honors twice this season. Petar Bozhilov and Hardigree were named performers of the week on Nov. 5 after leading the Mustangs in dual meets against LSU and TCU, while Rhodenbaugh and Smithson were recognized on Nov. 26 following the SMU Invite.

Against the Competition
The Mustangs currently have four times that lead the conference, and seven that rank in the top three. Forndal currently paces the league in the 100 (43.75) and 200 (1:36.65) freestyles, while Rhodenbaugh leads the 200 breast (1:55.60) and Feehery the 400 IM (3:51.31).

Top 10 Performers
Seven Mustangs currently account for eight spots on SMU's all-time top-10 performer lists, including four in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Daniel Forndal
100 free

9 | 43.75 | 11/23/2019

Ralph Koo
100 back

9 | 48.22 | 2/16/2018

Matan Segal
200 back

8 | 1:45.42 | 3/2/2018
Connor Dalbo
200 breast

5 | 1:58.54 | 11/23/2019

Brayden Rudd
200 breast

7 | 1:58.71 | 11/23/2019

Colin Feehery
200 breast

9 | 1:58.94 | 11/23/2019
Caleb Rhodenbaugh
100 breast

7 | 54.10 | 11/22/2019

200 breast
3 | 1:55.60 | 11/23/2019

 
 

 
 
NCAA Qualifiers
2020 Swimming B Standards
Daniel Forndal | 100 free
Caleb Rhodenbaugh | 100 breast, 200 breast
Colin Feehery | 400 IM

2020 Zone Diving
Parker Hardigree | 1 meter, 3 meter
Peter Smithson | 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform

Scouting the Mountaineers
West Virginia is 1-1 in dual action this season with a win over Pitt and a loss at Penn State. The Mountaineers picked up a victory at the Virginia State Games in November and won the mid-season WVU Invitational.

Hunter Armstrong (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back) and David Dixon (100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM) have posted a total of seven NCAA B cuts in 2019-20 to lead West Virginia.

Scouting the Cardinals
UIW has picked up dual meet wins over UTPB, Ouachita Baptist and Southwestern University this season, while falling to TCU, Cal Baptist and Air Force. The Mustangs first saw the Cardinals this season at the SMU Invitational in November, where UIW placed fifth of five teams.

Oleksandr Karpenko (100 breast, 200 breast) and Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz (200 fly, 400 IM) have posted NCAA B cuts for the Cardinals this season.

SMU last saw UIW in dual action on Jan. 11, 2017 and defeated the Cardinals, 177-114.
 
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