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Mustang Swimmers Wrap Up Action At American Short Course Championships

Mar 5

Final ResultsĀ 

DALLAS (SMU)--
SMU men's swimming team wrapped up competition at the American Short Course Championships. The three-day meet serves as a final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Championships.Ā 

The Mustangs competed against Texas, Arizona State, BYU, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Texas A&M.

The Mustangs earned several NCAA B Standards at the event. Colin Feehery and Joe Rusnock both posted career-best times in the 100 breaststroke. Feehery swam a time of 52.67, and Rusnock clocked in at 53.05. Feehery is SMU's fourth fastest all-time performer in the event, and Rusnock is the fifth. Angus Corbeau (53.51) and Lance Butler (53.58) posted a 4-5 finish and earned NCAA B Standards.Ā 

Cotton Fields earned an NCAA B Cut in the 200 butterfly with a career-best time of 1:43.06. Russell Exum posted a career-best time of 46.27 in the 100 butterfly. Exum is second on SMU's all-time fastest performer list in the event.

In the 200 breaststroke, Corbeau moved to sixth all-time on SMU's all-time fastest performer list in the event with a time of 1:55.86.

Butler was a champion in the 50 freestyle after touching the wall at 19.65 (NCAA B Cut)

Fields earned a B Cut in the 400 IM (3:45.97) and Corbeau covered the distance in the 200 IM in 1:45.58

SMU's divers compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships starting Tuesday. The Mustang swimmers await Wednesday's selection for the NCAA Championships set for March 22-25 in Minneapolis.

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