Results
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU men's swimming and diving team defeated Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word on Saturday afternoon at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium — with swimmer Jack Hoagland earning a top time in the country as well as setting a program record in the 1000 free.
In their first dual meet of the season, the Mustangs came out with a dominant showing against OCU and UIW — earning nine first place finishes. Hoagland's time of 8:55.63 in the 1000 free ranks first in the nation and made him SMU's all-time fastest performer in the event.
"We don't look as closely at the finishes as we do the times from the guys," head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh said. "The classic was a great place to start with the eight that were in that meet, but now the other guys that got to race and perform."
"Jack swam really well and was aggressive going out, and that's going to help them later in the season," Rhodenbaugh said. "That's a phenomenal time for right now. First time you swim that race for SMU this year, to get the top time the nation — it'll only get faster for him."
SMU opened the meet with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay, with Niclas Pedersen, Angus Corbeau, Russell Exum and Lance Butler combining to touch the wall in 1:30.26
Sophomore Connor McClintic posted his first career win in the 100 free, touching the wall with a time of 45.34. Teammate Harold Lockhart secured the runner up position coming in just behind McClintic with a time of 45.38.
In the 200 fly, Sage Sungail claimedfirst with a time of 1:49:08, followed by teammate Ryan Peckham who claimed second (1:49.27).
"As soon as I jumped in, I felt my underwaters feeling better. I have been working hard all week and it felt great to experience the results," Sungail said. "Even halfway through the race, I was feeling strong. Only thing going through my mind was, 'I am floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.'"
Senior Tyler Coffey earned an NCAA Zone Mark with a score of 321.75 and finished second place in the 3 meter. John Dymond took third place on the same event — totaling off of six dives — with a score of 275.78. Also on 3 meter, teammate Ethan Hunter claimed fifth place with a 244.80 score.
"They both dove well — Tyler and John were very consistent and it is good momentum for us moving forward," head coach Darian Schmidt said.
In the 500 free, Christopher Mykkanen placed first, touching the wall in 4:28.91.
As for the 100 backstroke, graduate student Jack Easton (48.51) and junior Russell Exum (48.61) secured a one-two punch for the Mustangs, only a tenth of a second off from each other.
The 400 free relay closed out the night for the Mustangs, with Hoagland, Sungail, John Culver and Lance Butler finishing first place with a final time of 3:02.46.
Final Scores
SMU 190.00
UIW 105.00
SMU 199.00
OCU 90.00
Up Next
The Mustangs will host Minnesota on Friday (6:00 p.m.) and Saturday (11:00 a.m.), Oct. 20 and 21, for their final competition in the month of October.
"We kind of look at this as prelims and next week as finals," Rhodenbaugh said. "We will go faster in most places next week because the guys will wear suits specifically for certain races instead of just wearing one suit for the entire meet."
