FULL RESULTS

DALLAS (SMU) – No. 25 SMU Men's Swimming and Diving team fought hard before falling to ninth-ranked Texas on Friday at the Robson And Lindley Aquatics Center. The Mustangs lost 162-137 to the Longhorns while also honoring their seniors before the meet in a ceremony.

Final Men's Team Scores
No. 9 Texas: 162
No. 25 SMU: 137

NCAA B Cuts
Jack Hoagland – 200 Free – 1:34.14 (B Standard), 500 Free – 4:15.69 (B Standard/Program Record), 200 IM – 1:45.33 (B Standard)
Danny Kovac – 200 Fly – 1:42.15 (B Standard), 100 Fly – 45.86 (B Standard)
Cotton Fields – 200 Fly – 1:44.39 (B Standard)
Russell Exum – 200 Back – 1:44.33 (B Standard)
 
Event Wins
200 Free – Hoagland (1:34.14)
200 Fly - Kovac (1:42.15)
50 Free – Lance Butler (19.86)
500 Free – Hoagland (4:15.69)
100 Fly – Kovac (45.86)
 
Notable Results
200 Medley Relay
The A relay team of Exum, Butler, Kovac, and Colin Feehery posted a second-place finish at 1:25.11 and the team of Jack Easton, Evan McCormick, Nico Sobenes and Chris Mykkanen took third, touching the wall at 1:27.03.

1000 Free
Jack Forrest picked up a runner-up finish with a time of 9:05.40, a new top time in the event for him this year.

200 Free
Hoagland dialed it up, picking up a win while setting the third fastest time in program history at 1:34.14 (NCAA B Standard).

Jack Moore also picked up a top-three finish, placing third at 1:37.15.

100 Back
Easton recorded a runner-up finish with a time of 47.83.  

100 Breast
Feehery (53.88) and Kristaps Mikelsons (53.97) went 2-3 in the event. Feehery set a new personal best time in the event this season.

200 Fly
Kovac made his mark again for the Mustangs, posting the second fastest time in program history at 1:42.15 (NCAA B Standard) while securing the victory.

Cotton Fields dialed up a special effort, taking second at 1:44.39 (NCAA B standard), fifth fastest time in program history.

50 Free
Butler scored a first-place victory in the event with a time of 19.86.

100 Free
Butler (44.0) and Leif Bouwman (44.29) went 2-3 in the event coming out of the first break of the evening.

200 Back
Exum threw out the ninth fastest time in program history on the way to a runner-up finish, coming in at 1:44.33 (NCAA B Standard), while John Culver was right behind, finishing third at 1:45.50.

200 Breast
Feehery (1:57.78) and Mikelsons (1:58.68) picked up a second 2-3 finish on the evening.

500 Free
Hoagland set a new program record while recording his second victory of the meet at 4:15.69 (NCAA B Standard).

100 Fly
Kovac broke his own top time, posting the second-best time in program history on the way to his second win on Friday at 45.86 (NCAA B standard).

200 IM
Hoagland turned in the fifth fastest time in program history while taking second at 1:45.33 (NCAA B Standard).

Fields was right behind his teammate in third at 1:47.66.

200 Free Relay
The Mustangs closed out the event strong, with the A relay team of Kovac, Butler, Sage Sungail and Feehery (1:17.91) and B team of Easton, Exum, Mykkanen and Hoagland (1:20.50) placing second and third, respectively.

Diving

1m Diving
Tyler Coffey placed fourth in the event with a score of 332.63, good for an NCAA qualifying total.

3m Diving
Coffey (328.58) and John Dymond (316.13) took sixth and seventh in the field.

Up Next
The Mustangs stay home to have pre conference time trials on Saturday at 11 a.m.