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Nel Sweeps, Enriquez Breaks Record in Loss to No. 1 Texas
Feb 05, 2010 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 5, 2010
Texas A&M sophomore All-American Grant Nel swept both dive events and freshman Omar Enriquez broke another school record but it wasn't enough to beat the top-ranked Texas Longhorns on Friday at the Student Recreation Natatorium.
The No. 1 Longhorns lived up to their ranking in the 141-100 victory as Texas improved to 5-1 and the No. 19 Aggies fell to 4-2.
Nel, from Melbourne, Australia, was dominant in the diving events, taking the one-meter board with a season-best score of 353.48 and the three-meter with a 394.43 point total.
Enriquez continued his incredible first season by breaking the school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 15:19.67, which broke the old record of 15:20.01 by Tim Campbell in 1997. Earlier this season, Enriquez shattered the school record in the 1,000 free, which had stood since 1983. Enriquez finished second in the 1,650 to Texas All-American Jackson Wilcox, but went on to score a victory in the 500 free in a season-best 4:27.16 and place second in the 400 IM in a season-best 3:58.46.
Including Enriquez's pair of runner-up finishes, the Aggies placed second in nine races, including both relays. Sophomore Casey Strange in the 50 free (20.40), junior Boris Loncaric in the 100 fly (48.70) and senior Nathan Lavery in the 100 breaststroke (season-best 55.91).
In the relays, the foursome of senior Nikita Denisyako, sophomore Sean Duckworth, freshman Austin Wilson, Lavery and Fonua placed second in the 200 free relay in 1:23.45.
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