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SMU women's swimming and diving is back at home Friday when it hosts New Mexico State at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

Action begins at 5 p.m., and live video will be available on PonyUp TV with results on SMUMustangs.com, the Meet Mobile App and DiveMeets.

Conference Favorites
SMU swept American Athletic Conference Weekly awards after last Friday's dual-meet win at TCU, with Gabi Grobler and Johanna Holloway earning nods.

Grobler won the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley against the Horned Frogs and placed second in the 100-yard backstroke. She also helped the Mustangs to a runner-up finish in the 200-yard medley relay.

Holloway led the field on 3 meter and finished second on 1 meter, posting NCAA Zone scores in both events.

This is already the second honor of the season for Grobler and third career honor for both Grobler and Holloway.

Scouting The Aggies
New Mexico State is 1-1 in dual action after a 197-156 win over New Mexico Oct. 29-30. NM State opened the season with a 167-131 setback to Northern Colorado.

SMU and NM State last met at the 2008 Mean Green Duals where the Mustangs came away with a 205-95 victory.
 
Last Time Out
The Mustangs defeated TCU in dual action, 177-123, on Oct. 29.

Mustang divers had a strong showing, sweeping 1 (Nicole Stambo) and 3 meter (Johanna Holloway) and posting three NCAA Zone qualifying scores.

SMU swept a pair of swimming events at the meet, led by Olivia Grossklaus in the 200 fly and Gabi Grobler in the 200 IM. Grossklaus also won the 500 free, Grobler the 200 back, Valentina Becerra the 100 fly and Annabelle Corcoran the 1,000 free.

The Mustangs took the closing 200-yard freestyle relay as Alex Stevens, Indra Vandenbussche, Johanna Gudmundsdottir and Tiffanie Ruan paced the field.

Making The Cut
Valentina Becerra and Gabi Grobler posted their first NCAA B Cuts of the season at the SMU Classic. Becerra's 53.36 in the 100-yard butterfly gives her the first NCAA standard of her career and makes her the ninth fastest performer all time in the program. Grobler's 1:59.12 in the 200 IM came in under the mark and makes her the sixth fastest performer in program history.
 
On the diving side, Johanna Holloway and Nicole Stambo both have NCAA Zone Scores on 1 and 3 meter after successful performances at the SMU Classic and against TCU.
 
League Leaders
The Mustangs lead The American in 10 of 13 individual swimming events this season and three of five relays. They also have 24 top-three individual times.

Vote Getters
The Mustangs are listed among those receiving votes in the 2021-22 College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Top 25 Division I Preseason Poll.
 
All-American Returners
Five members of the SMU women's swimming and diving program earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors for their work in the pool and in the classroom following the 2020-21 season.

To be selected as a member of the CSCAA Scholar All-America first team as an individual, swimmers and divers must have achieved a grade-point-average of 3.50 or higher and have participated in their respective NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Honorable mention selections have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at their respective qualifying meets.

Three Mustang divers, who all competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, picked up accolades, including Johanna Holloway, Taylor Ohlhauser and Nicole Stambo. On the swimming side, Olivia Grossklaus and Gabi Grobler were honored. The pair of captains combined for four total relay all-conference performances, while Grobler was the conference champion in the 200 fly.
 
Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool Is Coming To The Hilltop
With a $2.5M gift from the Hickman family, SMU will soon break ground for a new eight-lane, 50-meter by 25-yard outdoor pool, with 1- and 3-meter diving boards. The $11M project will also include a 20-foot by 40-foot instructional pool that will be used for lessons and rehab/therapy. The addition of the outdoor pool will complete the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center, making SMU the only University in the country with both indoor and outdoor Olympic pools in one facility, further cementing SMU's swimming and diving facility as one of the finest in college athletics.

American Championships Return to Dallas
For the second consecutive year, SMU will host the American Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. The event is set to take place Feb. 16-19, 2022 at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

Up Next
The Mustangs host the SMU Invite, which also features Fresno State, Hawaii and Drury, Nov. 18-20. Live video and results will be available.