Mustangs Open SMU Invitational Thursday

Thursday, November 17

Dallas, Texas

10 a.m.

SMU

SMU Invite

Mustangs Open SMU Invitational Thursday

Nov 14 | Men's Swimming & Diving

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The SMU men's swimming and diving team hosts the SMU Invitational Thursday-Saturday at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium. The competition will take place during three sessions each day, with live video available on PonyUp TV and results on SMUMustangs.com, the Meet Mobile App and Dive Meets.

Participating Teams
SMU
Drury
Hawaii
Wyoming
TCU (Diving Only)

Schedule Of Events:
Prelims: 10 a.m. Diving: 1 p.m. Finals 6 p.m.

Thursday
200 Free Relay Finals Only
100 Fly
500 Free
200 IM
50 Free
1 Meter
400 Medley Relay Finals Only

Friday
200 Medley Relay Finals Only
400 IM
200 Free
100 Breast
100 Back
3 Meter
800 Free Relay Finals Only

Saturday
1650 Free
200 Back
100 Free
200 Breast
200 Fly
Platform
400 Free Relay Finals Only

Finals
Swimming finals will include four heats of each individual event; two Bonus, Consolation and Championship Final. Eight divers will advance to each final.

Up To This Point
The Mustangs are 2-1 in dual action on the season and enter the SMU Invite following victories against UIW/OCU. The Mustangs opened the season hosting the SMU Classic, followed by a loss at Minnesota.

Colin Feehery has posted three NCAA B Cuts on the year. On the diving side, Peter Smithson has posted a Zone Standard on 1 and 3 meter in every competition this season. Dominic Hoefer has added two Zone Marks on 1 meter and another on 3 meter.

Feehery claimed NCAA Swimmer of the Week in October and Smithson was named the Diver of the week in back-to-back weeks.

Last Time Out
The Mustangs picked up a pair of victories against UIW and OCU. SMU defeated UIW 199-97 and OCU 205-83. SMU claimed the top spot in several events. Colin Feehery led the Mustangs with three first place finishes in the 1000 freestyle (9:10.08), 200 breaststroke (1:58.02) and 200 IM (1:47.12).

Sage Sungail continued his impressive freshman season, taking first place in the 200 freestyle, (1:37.83) and 100 fly (48.32). The Mustang relay teams produced a pair of top finishes in the 200 freestyle and medley relays.

On the diving side, Peter Smithson earned a pair of NCAA Zone Standards and Dominic Hoefer earned a Zone Mark on 1 meter.

Making The Cut
Smithson started his senior off in style, picking up valuable points for the Mustangs at the SMU Classic, finishing in third place and hitting an NCAA Zone mark on 1 meter and 3 meter. Smithson has picked up B Cuts in each competition of the 2022-23 season on 1 and 3 meter.
Dominic Hoefer notched a pair of NCAA Zone Standards against Minnesota, and earned second place on 1 meter with a score of 308.40 against UIW/OCU. The cut marked Hoefer's second of the season on 1 meter.
Colin Feehery earned a B Standard in the 400 IM to lead the Mustangs in the event at the SMU Classic, covering the distance in 3:46.44 to finish third in the field. In the 100 backstroke, Feehery posted a time of 53.56. Additionally, Feehery earned fourth place in the 200 breaststroke, covering the distance in 1:57.56. Each B Standard was Feehery's fourth of his career.

Colin Feehery
B Standard- 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 IM
Peter Smithson
Zone Standard- 1 meter (3X), 3 meter (3X)
Dominic Hoefer
Zone Standard-1 meter (2X), 3 meter

Conference Accolades
Colin Feehery-AAC Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 18)
Peter Smithson- AAC Diver of the Week (Oct. 18) (Oct. 25)

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. Greg Rhodenbaugh was awarded Coach of the Year, Cotton Fields was named Freshman of the Year, Peter Smithson earned 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.

Returners at the 2021-22 NCAA Championships
Last season at the NCAA Championships SMU set two school records, four personal records, and named one Honorable Mention All-American. Returner Colin Feehery moved up to second in the SMU record book in the 200 breaststroke race. 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.

Returning Qualifiers
Colin Feehery | 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breaststroke
Cotton Fields | 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstroke
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 nearly 250 total transactions totaling over $572,000 with an average transaction value of just over $2,300.

Up Next
The Mustangs are back in action Friday, Dec. 2 against TCU in Dallas.