COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- Texas A&M redshirt freshman diver Tyler Henschel's runner-up finish in the one-meter dive highlighted the Aggie men's swimming and diving team's first day at the 2014 Art Adamson Invitational on Thursday.
Henschel, from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, dueled three-time NCAA Champion Kristian Ipsen of Stanford, but couldn't pull off the upset as Ipsen took the win with a score of 413.55 and Henschel was second with a 381.10. Aggie sophomore Zach Stockton took sixth with a score of 319.40.
In the pool, junior captain Cory Bolleter took fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best time 20.13, which was an NCAA “B” cut. Sophomore Jacob Gonzales placed 12th in 20.50.
Junior Mateo Muzek finished seventh in the 500 freestyle in 4:30.05 in the “A” final, while junior Antoine Marc was 13th (4:29.05) and freshman Gonzalo Carazo was 14th (4:30.30) in the “B”.
Marc won the consolation final in the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.38, while Carazo was 15th in 1:51.48.
The Aggies closed out the day with a seventh-place finish in the 400 medley relay with the foursome of junior Alexandros Theocharidis, Carazo, senior Luke Shaw and Bolleter touching in 3:18.24.
Texas A&M Men's Results
Top 16 finishers
1-Meter Dive
Tyler Henschel, 2nd, 381.10
Zachary Stockton, 6th, 319.40
500 freestyle
Mateo Muzek, 7th, 4:30.05
Antoine Marc, 13th, 4:29.05
Gonzalo Carazo, 14th, 4:30.30
200 IM
Antoine Marc, 9th, 1:49.38
Gonzalo Carazo, 15th, 1:51.48
50 Freestyle
Cory Bolleter, 4th, 20.13 B
Jacob Gonzales, 12th, 20.50
400 Medley Relay
Texas A&M (Alexandros Theocharidis, Gonzalo Carazo, Luke Shaw and Cory Bolleter)
7th, 3:18.24