COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team scored a pair of runner-up relay finishes to highlight the Aggies' first day at the 2016 SEC Championships on Tuesday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
The No. 5-ranked Aggies stand in fifth place in the team standings with 132 points. Ahead of the Aggies in the standings were Kentucky (154 points), Tennessee (154), Georgia (149) and LSU (133). Rounding out the standings were Florida (127), Missouri (122), Arkansas (112), South Carolina (112), Auburn (106), Alabama (99) and Vanderbilt (62).
The Aggies opened the evening finals with a narrow second-place finish to Tennessee in the 200-yard medley relay. The A&M foursome of sophomore Beryl Gastaldello, junior Sycerika McMahon, junior Sarah Gibson and freshman Lexie Lupton touched in a time of 1:36.13 just behind the Lady Vols' winning time of 1:35.86. The time moved the A&M quartet to No. 3 on the school's all-time performers list.
A&M were also second in the 800-yard free relay with the foursome of freshman Claire Rasmus, senior Meredith Oliver, sophomore Kristin Malone and Gibson turning in a season-best time of 7:01.00.
The Aggies also received first-day points from junior diver Madison Hudkins, who placed ninth in the one-meter dive with a score of 274.80.
The No. 5-ranked Aggies stand in fifth place in the team standings with 132 points. Ahead of the Aggies in the standings were Kentucky (154 points), Tennessee (154), Georgia (149) and LSU (133). Rounding out the standings were Florida (127), Missouri (122), Arkansas (112), South Carolina (112), Auburn (106), Alabama (99) and Vanderbilt (62).
The Aggies opened the evening finals with a narrow second-place finish to Tennessee in the 200-yard medley relay. The A&M foursome of sophomore Beryl Gastaldello, junior Sycerika McMahon, junior Sarah Gibson and freshman Lexie Lupton touched in a time of 1:36.13 just behind the Lady Vols' winning time of 1:35.86. The time moved the A&M quartet to No. 3 on the school's all-time performers list.
A&M were also second in the 800-yard free relay with the foursome of freshman Claire Rasmus, senior Meredith Oliver, sophomore Kristin Malone and Gibson turning in a season-best time of 7:01.00.
The Aggies also received first-day points from junior diver Madison Hudkins, who placed ninth in the one-meter dive with a score of 274.80.