AUSTIN --- The Texas A&M men's swimming and diving team dropped a 153-115 decision to the Texas Longhorns in the Aggies' 2014-15 season-opener on Friday at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center.
The Longhorns, last year's NCAA team runners-up, were dominant with wins in every race on the day, but they were some bright spots for the Aggies, Texas A&M head coach Jay Holmes said.
"Swimming against the defending national runners-up is always a challenge, and the bottom line is we have a long way to go as a team. This is a hard-working group and they are working extremely hard to get where we need to be for the conference and national meets in the spring. This was a good meet in that we got to race, see where we are and see the things we have to improve."
Holmes praised the effort of veterans Hayden Duplechain and Cory Bolleter, and pointed out the strong performances of freshmen Gonzalo Carazo and Mauro Castillo. Duplechain took fourth in the 200 IM with a solid time of 1:54.26, while Bolleter placed second in the 50 free in 20.53. Carazo placed second in the 500 free by .07 in a time of 4:35.83, and Castillo was third in the 200 breast in 2:05.53.
The Aggies will hit the water again on October 24 when they will take on Incarnate Word in San Antonio.