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Peter Smithson, Dominic Hoefer and Tyler Coffey will represent the SMU men's swimming and diving program at the Georgia Diving Invitational starting Tuesday. The three-day event is being held at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on the campus of the University of Georgia. SMU's swimming team faces Boston College in dual action Wednesday at 1 p.m. (CT) in Miami, Florida.

Georgia Diving Invite
The event features competition from Georgia, Miami (Ohio), Tennessee, Minnesota, NC State, Virginia, South Carolina and Iowa State.

Diving Schedule
Tuesday
Event 2- 12:39 p.m. CT
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men 1m Championship- Qualification Rule 
Final Men 1m Championship

Wednesday
Event 4-  11:35 a.m. CT
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men 3m Championship- Qualification Rule 
Final Men 3m Championship

Thursday
Event 6- 12:09 p.m. CT
Prelim/Quarterfinal Men Platform- Qualification Rule
Final Men Platform

Scouting Boston College
Boston College is 1-6 on the season in dual action. The Eagles enter Wednesday's meet after winning the Terrier Invitational at Boston University in November.

Up To This Point
The Mustangs are 3-1 in dual action and enter the Boston College meet after defeating TCU 207-93. Prior to the TCU meet, the Mustangs won the SMU Invitational. SMU opened the season hosting the SMU classic, followed by a loss at Minnesota. SMU picked up a pair of victories against UIW and OCU. Eight Mustangs have earned NCAA B Cuts and three divers have posted NCAA Zone Standards.

Mustangs In The Recordbooks
Three Mustang relays broke the program record at the SMU Invite. 

The Mustangs 200 freestyle relay consisting of Justin Baker, Lance Butler, Cole Bruns and Charlie Kaye set the program and pool record with a time of 1:17.17. The time ranks seventh nationally and earned an NCAA provisional standard. Bruns, Feehery, Russell Exum and Butler broke the SMU program record in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:08.66. Bruns, Butler, Kaye and Sage Sungail broke the SMU school record in the 400 freestyle relay after swimming a time of 2:52.95.

Several Mustangs have moved up on the all-time fastest performer list this season.

Feehery broke a pair of his own records on SMU's all-time fastest performer list in the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke. Feehery's time of 1:43.45 in the 200 IM remains first on the list in the event and his time of 1:53.17 lands at second in the 200 breaststroke. Feehery became the program's fastest all-time performer in the 200 freestyle after covering the distance in 1:34.48. Additionally, Feehery claimed the top spot in the 100 IM and moved to fifth all-time in the 100 breaststroke.

In the 50 freestyle, Butler moved to No. 3 and Bruns landed in the sixth spot. Butler moved to No. 10 all-time in the 100 freestyle. Tyler Barfield is the 10th all-time fastest performer in the 200 breaststroke and Exum moved to No. 2 on the list in the 100 butterfly.

Last Time Out
The SMU men's swimming and diving team dominated metroplex rival TCU 207-93. Several Mustang swimmers posted NCAA B Cuts. On the diving side, Dominic Hoefer (1m and 3m) and Peter Smithson (3m) each achieved NCAA Zone Standards.   

Making The Cut
Eight Mustangs have earned NCAA B Cuts this season. Three Mustang divers have earned Zone Standards on 1 meter, while two have earned the accolade on both 1 and 3 meter. SMU's 200 freestyle relay time of 1:17.17 achieved an NCAA Provisional Cut and ranks seventh in the nation. 

Colin Feehery
B Standard- 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 IM, 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 200 free

Lance Butler
200 IM
50 freestyle
100 breaststroke

Russell Exum
100 freestyle

Justin Baker
50 freestyle

Cole Bruns
50 freestyle
100 freestyle

Angus Corbeau
200 breaststroke
400 IM
200 IM

Cotton Fields
400 IM
200 butterfly
200 back

Evan McCormick
100 breaststroke

200 freestyle relay (School Record) (Provisional Cut)
Justin Baker, Lance Butler, Cole Bruns and Charlie Kaye (1:17.17) 

Peter Smithson
Zone Standard- 1 meter, 3 meter

Dominic Hoefer
Zone Standard-1 meter, 3 meter

Tyler Coffey
Zone Standard- 1 meter

Conference Accolades
Colin Feehery-AAC Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 11)(Nov. 25)                                                                                                      
 Angus Corbeau- AAC Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 6)
Peter Smithson- AAC Diver of the Week (Oct. 11) (Oct. 25)
Dominic Hoefer- AAC Diver of the Week (Nov. 25)(Dec.6)

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 Jan. 27 vs. Texas A&M in Dallas.