Sitz and Brennan Bring Home Wins, No. 21 Mustangs Finish Third At SMU Classic

Saturday, October 10

Dallas, Texas

10 AM CT

SMU

Day Two

Oct 10 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

DALLAS (SMU) – No. 21 SMU Men's Swimming & Diving finished third at the SMU Classic at Robson and Lindley Aquatics Center this Saturday.

Francis Brennan (500 free) and Luke Sitz (3-meter) both bring home first place finishes for the Mustangs. Other notable finishes include Kristaps Mikelsons who finished second in the 200 IM and Andy Baklanov placed third in the 200 back.

The Mustangs moved two spots to third after placing fifth overall last season at the same meet.

Final Scores

Arizona State - 324
Virginia Tech - 256
SMU - 234
Missouri - 229
Arizona - 183

Event Wins:
500 Free - Francis Brennan, 4:18.54
3-meter - Luke Sitz, 427.25

Notable Results:
200 Medley Relay:
In fourth place, Jack Berube, Maks Minichowski, Tate Bacon and George Gonzalez finished with a time of 1:26.55.

500 Free:
Francis Brennan placed on the podium in first within the A final with a time of 4:18.54. In the B final, Aubrey Jaya won with a time of 4:24.47.

200 Breast:
Kristaps Mikelsons touched the wall in the A final with a time of 1:58.84.Maks Minichowski finished with a time of 1:58.74 in the B final.

200 Back:
Andy Baklanov placed third within the A final with a time of 1:41.95. Berube touched the wall with a time of 1:42.59 in the B final.

3-Meter Diving:
Luke Sitz gained a final score of 427.25 to place first.

100 Free:
Gonzalez touched the wall at 43.52 to finish fourth in the A final. Brennan finished in the B final with a time of 44.04.

200 Fly:
Bacon finished fourth in the B final with a time of 1:48.11. Jaya finished with a time of 1:54.18 in the B final.

200 IM:
Mikelsons touched the wall second with a time of 1:48.08. Baklanov won the B final, touching the wall at 1:48.32.

200 Free Relay:
The relay team of Gonzalez, Minichowski, Bacon and Brennan finished fourth with a time of 1:19.76.

Up Next:
The Mustangs will compete on two consecutive days, Oct. 22 and 23, at No. 22 Arizona and No. 18 Arizona State.