Aggies seeking 10th straight top 10 finish at NCAA Championships

Mar 15, 2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team will be seeking its 10 straight top 10 national finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships Wednesday through Saturday at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center.

Texas A&M will be represented by 17 swimmers and divers at the Championships – 13 invited swimmers, two divers and two relay-only swimmers. The Aggies' 13 invited swimmers tied for the most in the NCAA with USC and Tennesee.

Name	Cl-Exp	Event (s)	Hometown (High School)
Claire Brandt	Sr.-3L	50 free, 100 back, 200 back	Dallas, Texas / Greenhill School
Lisa Bratton	So.-1L	200 IM, 400 IM, 200 back	Richland, Wash. / Delta
Jorie Caneta	So.-TR	100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM	Bakersfield, Calif. / Frontier / Arizona St.
Bethany Galat	So.-1L	200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM	Mishawaka, Ind. / Penn
Béryl Gastaldello	So.-1L	50 free, 100 free, 100 fly	Miramas, France / Académie de Nice
Sarah Gibson	Jr.-2L	100 fly, 200 fly, 500 free	San Antonio, Texas / Reagan
Esther Gonzalez	So.-1L	100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM	Torreon, Mexico / Ross Sheppard
Madison Hudkins	Jr.-2L	1m dive, 3m dive	Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta
Alaïs Kalonji	Fr.-HS	Platform dive	Rennes, France / Lycée Saint-VincentSy
Lexie Lupton	Fr.-HS	Relay swimmer	Humble, Texas / Kingwood
Kristin Malone	So.-1L	100 free, 200 free, 200 IM	Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood
Sycerika McMahon	Jr.-2L	500 free, 100 breast, 200 breast	Belfast, Northern Ireland / Strathearn
Caitlynn Moon	So.-1L	500 free, 1,650 free	DeKalb, Ill. / Home School
Laura Norman	So.-1L	100 fly, 200 fly, 100 back	Keller, Texas / Keller
Meredith Oliver	Sr.-3L	Relay swimmer	Tyler, Texas / Lee
Sydney Pickrem	Fr.-HS	200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast	Dunedin, Fla. / East Lake
Claire Rasmus	Fr.-HS	100 free, 200 free	New Orleans, La. / The Bolles School

Seeking New Heights
The Aggies have finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, which matches the highest finish in program, in each of the past three seasons.

Fixture in the Top 10
(NCAA finishes under Steve Bultman)
Year         NCAA Finish     Points
2015        4th                      231.0
2014        4th                      336.0
2013        4th                      323.5
2012        6th                      262.0
2011        10th                    182.0
2010        6th                      311.0
2009        8th                      186.0
2008        4th                      315.0
2007        8th                      198.0
2006        11th                    118.0
2005        t14th                  84.0
2004        16th                    100.5
2003        --                         DNS
2002        26th                    21.0
2001        26th                    26.0
2000        25th                    24.0
Bold -- Indicates program bests

Experienced Aggies
Of the 15 Aggies that contributed points to 2015's fourth-place finish, eight will be making return trips to the NCAA Championships in 2014. Two others -- Ashley McGregor and Franko Jonker -- are redshirting while preparing for the 2016 Olympics

Many Happy Returns
(top 16 at 2015 NCAA Championships)