Friday, October 25 at 5 PM
[24/RV] SMU at TCU
University Recreation Center – Fort Worth, Texas
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For the first time this season, the 24th-ranked SMU men's swimming & diving team is set to hit the road when it faces crosstown rival TCU on Friday evening at University Recreation Center.

This also marks the first head-to-head matchup the Mustangs will have this season after hosting the SMU Classic and a double-dual against Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word.

SMU defeated both Oklahoma Christian and Incarnate Word in its last meet.

ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1-meter Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
3-meter Diving
200 IM
400 Free Relay

IN THE POLLS
The October edition of the CSCAA Top 25 placed the Mustangs at No. 24, and SMU was the first team out of the SwimSwam Preseason Power Rankings. SMU has a loaded slate this season, facing off against nine programs ranked in both polls. Including SMU, 11 ACC programs were either ranked or received votes in one of the polls in the preseason.

RETURNING TO THE HILLTOP
SMU returns three All-American swimmers from last season. Graduate student Jack Hoagland picked up All-America honors in the 500 free, 1650 free, 400 IM and 800 free relay last season. Joining him on the 800 free relay was graduate student Chris Mykkanen and junior Jack Forrest.

HIGH-LEVEL DIVING IN DALLAS
Freshman diver Luke Sitz has earned back-to-back ACC Diver of the Week accolades. In his first collegiate meet, Sitz recorded two wins and two NCAA zone standard scores during the SMU Classic. He continued his success during the double dual against OCU and UIW, when he re-upped his top scores for the season.

MUSTANGS REACHING NCAA STANDARDS
During the SMU Classic, Jack Hoagland and Luke Sitz both achieved NCAA standards. Hoagland earned 'B' cut times in the 400 IM and 500 free, while Sitz achieved zone standards on 1-meter and 3-meter.

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Following the first two meets of the season, the Mustangs have 13 swimmers ranked in the top-10 of an individual event. In addition, six sit in the top-20 nationally.

LASZLO IN THE RECORD BOOK
Freshman Laszlo Galicz threw down the third fastest time in program history in the 1000 free during his SMU debut against OCU and UIW.