No. 25 Mustangs Fall At No. 1 Texas

Friday, February 5

Austin, Texas

12 p.m.

SMU

170

115

Texas

RESULTS

Feb 5 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Complete Results

AUSTIN, Texas (SMU) – The 25th-ranked SMU men's swimming and diving team went on the road to face the No. 1 team in the country in the University of Texas and was defeated on Friday afternoon.

Mustang breaststrokers continued to shine, posting a 1-2 finish in the 100 distance with top finishers Caleb Rhodenbaugh (54.11) and Connor Dalbo (54.24) leading the charge and staying under the NCAA's B qualifying standard.

In the 200, Mustangs went 1-3-4, all coming in under the NCAA B cut. Rhodenbaugh (1:56.14) finished off the breaststroke sweep, while Colin Feehery posted a season-best 1:56.99 for third and Dalbo came in at 1:57.10 for fourth.

Feehery also earned runner-up honors in the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best 1:37.51 and was third in the 200-yard individual medley, staying under the NCAA B standard at 1:46.51.

Ryan Aroesty had a career day to lead the Mustangs in butterfly events. He placed third in the 100 with a personal-best time of 49.32. In the 200, his 1:46.79 topped his career mark by over three seconds and placed him fifth.

In sprint freestyle events, Justin Baker (3rd, 50 free) and Daniel Forndal (3rd, 100 free) led SMU, while Jack Easton was the top finisher in backstroke races (3rd, 200 back).

The Mustangs closed out the day with a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, narrowly getting out-touched by .08 seconds. Baker, Lance Butler, Forndal and Charlie Kaye combined for a 1:20.59 finish.

Peter Smithson led Mustangs divers on 1 meter with a third-place finish and a six-round 375.98. The NCAA A score was just off his personal best of 378.98 set last week. On 3 meter, Parker Hardigree placed fifth, with a career-best and NCAA A score of 403.58.

SMU trailed the Longhorns, 170-115, in the final team score.

The Mustangs return to action to host the American Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 18-20 at The Nat. The event is closed to the public, but will stream live on ESPN+.