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The SMU men's swimming and diving team opens the 2022-23 season with the SMU Classic held at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8.

Friday's action is slated to begin at 6 p.m., while Saturday's competition is set for 11 a.m. The meet can be seen on PonyUp TV and live results will be available on SMUMustangs.com, DiveMeets and on the Meet Mobile App.

Event Format
The event welcomes top competition from around the country and features eight swimmers and one diver from each competing institution. Each swimmer may compete in three events per day, and events will be contested in two heats, with one swimmer from each school in each heat. Divers will compete on 1 and 3 meter.

Representing The Mustangs
Lance Butler
Angus Corbeau
Jack Easton
Russell Exum
Colin Feehery
Cotton Fields
Joe Rusnock
Sage Sungail
Peter Smithson

The Competition
The 2022 edition of the Classic features five teams that finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships. Texas finished second, while Louisville (12^th), Texas A&M (19th), Michigan (22nd) and Missouri (25^th) round out the group.

Schedule

Friday 400 medley relay 400 IM 200 free 50 free 1 meter 100 fly 100 back 100 breast 800 free relay

Saturday 200 medley relay 500 free 200 breast 200 back 3 meter 100 free 200 fly 200 IM 200 free relay

All-American Returners
Eight members of the SMU men's swimming and diving team earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors for their combined academic and athletic efforts throughout last 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.

2021-22 CSCAA Selections
Lance Butler (2nd Team) - Applied Physiology & Sports Management
Tyler Coffey (2nd Team) - Management Science
Angus Corbeau (2nd Team) - Undeclared
Jack Easton (2nd Team) - Computer Engineering
Russell Exum (2nd Team) - Undeclared
Cotton Fields - Undeclared
Dominic Hoefer (2nd Team) - Management Science
Joe Rusnock (2nd Team) - Undeclared

Back-To-Back Champs
SMU men's swimming and diving won its second consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship last season. Caleb Rhodenbaugh was named co-Most Outstanding Swimmer, Greg Rhodenbaugh was awarded Coach of the Year, Cotton Fields was named Freshman of the Year, Peter Smithson Most Outstanding Diver, and Darian Schmidt was awarded Diving Coach of the Year.

This was the Mustangs second overall AAC title and 43^rd conference championship in program history. They have won 18 titles since 1997. SMU won its second consecutive AAC championship and sent five athletes to the NCAA Championships.

NCAA Championships Recap
At the NCAA Championships SMU set two school records, four personal records, and named one Honorable Mention All-American, Parker Hardigree on 1-meter diving. Hardigree's 1-meter 13^th place finish was the highest for the Mustang divers, while Caleb Rhodenbaugh's 17^th place 200 breaststroke was the highest finish for the swimmers.
Caleb Rhodenbaugh and Colin Feehery went one, two in the SMU record book in their 200 breaststroke races. Freshman Cotton Fields competed in his third event of the NCAA Championships in the 200 backstroke, setting a personal best of his own and landing third all-time at SMU.

Qualifiers
Colin Feehery | 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breaststroke
Cotton Fields | 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke
Caleb Rhodenbaugh | 200 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke
Parker Hardigree | 1-meter
Peter Smithson | 3-meter, platform

Welcome To The Hilltop
The Mustangs welcomed eight student-athletes to the program for the 2022-23 season.

Christian Bouchillon  | Lake Orchard, Michigan | University of Detroit Jesuit High School | IM / Backstroke
Jack Forrest | Little Rock, Arkansas | Little Rock Central | IM / Freestyle / Butterfly
Graham Hohnbaum | Charlotte, North Carolina | Myers Park High School | IM / Freestyle / Backstroke
Kaleb Ikbal | The Colony, Texas | The Colony High School | IM / Freestyle
Hunter Lund | Houston, Texas | Klein Oak | IM / Freestyle
Ryan Nordheim | Boca Raton, Florida | Saint Andrews / Mercersburg Academy | IM / Freestyle / Butterfly / Backstroke
Sage Sungail | Altamonte Springs, Florida| Lake Brantley | IM / Freestyle
Carson Witte | Chanhassen, Minnesota | Minnetonka High School | IM / Breaststroke

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.

SMU Athletics Launches New Student-Athlete Success Department
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announced the creation of a new Student-Athlete Success Department. This new department encompasses all student-development-centered efforts such as Life After Ball, SAAC and community service initiatives. Additionally, it will house NIL Education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programming. Due to a generous donation from Suzanne and Glenn Youngkin, SMU Athletics will be able to grow staffing in these critical areas in our support of our student-athletes.

SMU Athletics Celebrates Record Fundraising Year
The SMU Mustang Club broke the all-time fundraising record with $73 million in gift receipts and new commitments for the 2022 fiscal year, which ended May 31. The totals represent an increase of nearly $47 million from the previous fiscal year. It is the first fiscal year in which cash donations and commitments have eclipsed $70 million since the Mustang Club was founded in 1935. Through the generosity of Mustang donors, cash gifts rose 71% from fiscal year 2021 and totaled $36 million. The best-ever performance resulted from the contributions of 3,105 donors.

Mustang Student-Athletes & NIL
SMU  student-athletes benefit from Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) opportunities through SMU Athletics' conference-leading BOLD NIL program. SMU topped the AAC for NIL Deals among INFLCR partners, ranking No. 1 in Total Transactions, Total Transaction Value and Average Transaction Value. To date, SMU student-athletes overall have more than 200 total transactions totaling over $535,000 with an average transaction value of over $2,500.

Up Next
The Mustangs hit the road to Minnesota for a two-day Meet starting Oct. 20.