Friday, February 9, 2024 – 5 p.m. CT
SMU vs Texas – Senior Night
Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center – DALLAS
TV: Pony Up TV
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SETTING THE SCENE
SMU is coming off of a weekend on the road, facing No. 11 Texas A&M and then traveling to Houston the following day. Most recently on Feb. 3 against Houston, the Mustangs won nine out of 13 events and had a final team score of 140.5.
The meet against Texas will serve as Senior Night for the Mustangs. SMU will be honoring 13 women's swimmers in the pre-meet ceremony, starting at around 4:30 p.m.
In the preseason conference poll, the Mustangs came in ranked second and received one first place vote.
B'S PLEASE
So far this year, five Mustangs have posted six NCAA B-Cuts.
Valentina Becerra: 100 Fly - 52.54
Maddy Lewis: 100 Breast - 1:01.42
Carlotta Scarpitti: 400 IM - 4:17.20
Jimena Leal: 200 Back - 1:56.13
Johanna Gudmundsdottir: 50 Free - 22.56
Johanna Gudmundsdottir: 100 Free - 49.17
FRESH FACES
For the spring semester, the Mustangs have added two new swimmers - CJ Kovac from the University of Missouri and freshman Isabella Bedoya.
CJ Kovac joins her brother, Danny, who also transferred into the men's program.
RELAYING THE TIMES
Gudmundsdottir, Lucrezia Napoletano, Indra Vandenbussche, Becerra and Bedoya have frequently represented the Mustangs in the relay team.
Gudmundsdottir, Bedoya, Vandenbussche and Napoletano finished the 200 free relay with a win in SMU's most recent meet, touching the wall in 1:32.85.
Leal, Lewis, Becerra and Gudmundsdottir finished the 200 medley relay with a win in the Mustang's most recent meet, combining for 1:40.87.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
Becerra participated in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in October of 2023.
While there, she set a new absolute record for Colombia in the 100 meters fly. She touched the wall in 59.21.
Becerra was selected as one of just five women representing the South American country of Colombia.
She is currently traveling to Qatar to represent Colombia at the World Aquatics Championships.
11 IS HEAVEN
While hosting OCU and UIW, the Mustangs won a total of eleven events.
Gudmundsdottir won three events she competed in, including the 200 medley, 50 free and 400 free relay.
Becerra finished almost two seconds ahead of all other swimmers in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 55.66.
"For them to find ways to race and go about it the way they did, that's pretty good stuff for the future," head coach Ozzie Quevedo said.
NINE, SO FINE
While away at Houston, the Mustangs won nine out of 13 events.
Gudmundsdottir won four events she competed in, including the 200 medley, 50 free, 100 free and 200 free relay.
Leal earned another win for SMU with her 1:59.33 performance in the 200 back.
Mya VanderHagen and Maddy Lewis also secured wins for the Mustangs in the 500 free and the 200 breast, respectively.
IN THE DIVING WELL
Freshman Ava Andersen, senior Jaclynn Fowler and graduate student Nicole Stambo compete for SMU in the diving well.
Nicole Stambo and Jaclynn Fowler earned second and third in SMU's most recent meet on the 1 meter.
Fowler also placed in the top three in the 3 meter competition with a score of 291.30 to notch third place.
UP NEXT
Following their meet against Texas, the Mustangs will be hosting the American Athletic Conference Championship, beginning Feb. 22 and lasting until Feb. 25.
