Snyder Clinches NCAA Zone Cut, No. 21 SMU Completes Meet At No. 6 Arizona State

Thursday, October 22

Tempe, Ariz.

4 PM CT

SMU

90.00

210.00

Arizona State

Oct 22 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Final Results

TEMPE, Ariz. (SMU) - No. 21 SMU Men's Swimming and Diving dropped to No. 6 Arizona State, 210-90, in its short-course meters dual meet at Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday.

RJ Snyder qualified for NCAA Zone cuts on 3-meter for his second season in a row with a score of 336.08.

Luke Sitz continues to dominate competition, sweeping diving events on 1-meter and 3-meter. Francis Brennan clinched first in the 200-meter free.

Final Scores
No. 6 Arizona State - 210
No. 21 SMU - 90

Event Wins
1-meter - Luke Sitz - 331.13
3-meter - Luke Sitz - 390.75
200-meter free - Francis Brennan - 1:44.08

Notable Results
200-meter Medley Relay
Jack Berube, Kristaps Mikelsons, Tate Bacon and Maks Minichowski posted a total time of 1:37.19 to finish in fourth.

800-meter Freestyle
In second, Leo Pelaez touched the wall at 8:08.93. Followed right behind in third was Mark Van Eybergen with a time of 8:12.78

200-meter Freestyle
Francis Brennan took home first place with a time of 1:44.08. Aubrey Jaya finished fifth (1:46.99) and Jack Moore in seventh (1:51.81).

100-meter Backstroke
Andy Baklanov came in fifth (52.81), Thad Austin sixth (53.14), followed by Jack Berube in seventh (53.73).

100-meter Breaststroke
Maks Minichowski shines in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing second with a time of 59.41. Trey Clervi finished fifth (1:00.90) and Mikelsons in sixth (1:01.13).

200-meter Butterfly
Within the 200-meter butterfly, Zach Power completed the event with a time of 1:59.22. Aidan Arie finished fifth with a time of 2:01.61, followed by Bacon in sixth touching the wall at 2:02.41.

50-meter Freestyle
George Gonzalez (21.99), Eli Likens (22.81) and Josh Heydt (23.18) all finished consecutively in fifth, sixth and seventh.

3-meter Diving
The Mustangs swept the podium with Luke Sitz (390.75), Grant Cates (371.33) and Robert (RJ) Snyder (336.08).

100-meter Freestyle
Gonzalez (48.19) and Minichowski (48.37) come in fourth and fifth, respectively. Touching the wall seventh, Benjamin Chateigner with a time of 49.96.

200-meter Backstroke
Coming in third, Baklanov threw down a time of 1:54.11 to come in third. Good finished in sixth (2:00.90), followed by Berube in seventh (2:03.31).

200-meter Breaststroke
Within the 200-meter breaststroke, Roberto Bonilla Flores touched the wall fourth for a time of 2:13.71. Mikelsons (2:15.91) and Guzman (2:20.03) finished right after in fifth and sixth.

400-meter Freestyle
Brennan checks in at third with a time of 3:45.26. Leo Pelaez touched the wall at 3:53.38 to finish fifth, followed by Jaya in sixth with a time of 3:53.40.

100-meter Butterfly
Bacon (53.32), Berube (53.99) and Arie (54.06) finish consecutively in fifth, sixth and seventh places, respectively.

1-meter Diving
Sitz completed a clean sweep of diving events, on 1-meter earning a final score of 331.13. Cates and Snyder earned final scores of 296.10 and 268.65 to round out competition on diving.

200-meter IM
With a second place finish, Baklanov finished the 200-meter IM with a time of 1:59.26. Moore touches the wall fourth with a time of 2:02.53. Followed by Mikelsons in fifth with a time of 2:02.66.

200-meter Free Relay
Gonzalez, Minichowski, Bacon and Brennan finished fourth with a time of 1:28.48.

Up Next
The Mustangs will compete against (RV) Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, at 2:30pm CT on Friday.

Schedule of Events
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM
400 Free Relay