Saturday, January 23
Baton Rouge, La.
11:00 AM
Texas A&M
158.5
at
141.5
LSU
Brock Bonetti
Aggie men tally road upset of No. 22 LSU
Jan 23, 2016 | Men's Swimming and Diving
BATON ROUGE, La.—The Texas A&M men's swimming and diving team upset Southeastern Conference rival No. 22 LSU 158.5-141.5 on Saturday at the LSU Natatorium.
The win gives Texas A&M a 3-1 advantage over LSU since the Aggies' move to the SEC in 2012. Aggie head coach Jay Holmes is now an impressive 9-3 against the Tigers for his career.
"There is a great history between our programs," Holmes said of the rivalry between Texas A&M and LSU. "Even before we joined the SEC, as long as I've been at A&M, this meet has brought out the best in both teams. Today was another one of those great college dual meets. This was a very close meet."
The Aggies got off to a hot start with a win in the 200 medley relay; the team of sophomore Brock Bonetti, sophomore Mauro Castillo, sophomore Justin Morey and junior Jacob Gonzales finished the race in 1:28.44. "Winning the medley relay was huge for us," Holmes said. "From there we were never behind in points, but they kept challenging us at every event. Texas A&M finished off the day with a strong showing in another relay, with junior Turker Ayar, Morey, Bonetti, and Gonzales finishing the 400 free relay in 3:02.04 for second place.
Texas A&M provided a strong showing in freestyle events, winning three out of five. Senior Mateo Muzek took first in both of his freestyle races, swimming the 1,000 free in 9:28.57 and the 500 free in 4:33.99. Gonzales swam the 50 free in 20.41 for first place honors. Senior Antoine Marc picked up third place in the 200 free (1:40.74) and junior Turker Ayar did the same in the 100 free (45.75) to wrap up freestyle events for the day.
Bonetti swept the backstroke races with a come-from-behind win in the 100 back in 48.11 and a victory in the 200 back in 1:44.39. Also sweeping his specialty was Castillo with victories in the 100 breast in 54.63 and the 200 breast in 1:58.55.
The Aggies had a freshman diver top the leaderboard in both springboard events. Sam Thornton took the one-meter with a 345.30 while classmate Skylar Lake won the three-meter with a 357.60. Thornton finished in second place with a 335.25 in the three-meter.
The Aggies will resume action next Friday, January 29 at 7 p.m. to host the SMU Mustangs for a senior day meet at the Student Recreation Natatorium. There will be a special ceremony honoring the senior members of the men's team.
To learn more about the Texas A&M Men's Swimming and Diving team, log onto 12thman.com and follow @AggieSwimDive
The win gives Texas A&M a 3-1 advantage over LSU since the Aggies' move to the SEC in 2012. Aggie head coach Jay Holmes is now an impressive 9-3 against the Tigers for his career.
"There is a great history between our programs," Holmes said of the rivalry between Texas A&M and LSU. "Even before we joined the SEC, as long as I've been at A&M, this meet has brought out the best in both teams. Today was another one of those great college dual meets. This was a very close meet."
The Aggies got off to a hot start with a win in the 200 medley relay; the team of sophomore Brock Bonetti, sophomore Mauro Castillo, sophomore Justin Morey and junior Jacob Gonzales finished the race in 1:28.44. "Winning the medley relay was huge for us," Holmes said. "From there we were never behind in points, but they kept challenging us at every event. Texas A&M finished off the day with a strong showing in another relay, with junior Turker Ayar, Morey, Bonetti, and Gonzales finishing the 400 free relay in 3:02.04 for second place.
Texas A&M provided a strong showing in freestyle events, winning three out of five. Senior Mateo Muzek took first in both of his freestyle races, swimming the 1,000 free in 9:28.57 and the 500 free in 4:33.99. Gonzales swam the 50 free in 20.41 for first place honors. Senior Antoine Marc picked up third place in the 200 free (1:40.74) and junior Turker Ayar did the same in the 100 free (45.75) to wrap up freestyle events for the day.
Bonetti swept the backstroke races with a come-from-behind win in the 100 back in 48.11 and a victory in the 200 back in 1:44.39. Also sweeping his specialty was Castillo with victories in the 100 breast in 54.63 and the 200 breast in 1:58.55.
The Aggies had a freshman diver top the leaderboard in both springboard events. Sam Thornton took the one-meter with a 345.30 while classmate Skylar Lake won the three-meter with a 357.60. Thornton finished in second place with a 335.25 in the three-meter.
The Aggies will resume action next Friday, January 29 at 7 p.m. to host the SMU Mustangs for a senior day meet at the Student Recreation Natatorium. There will be a special ceremony honoring the senior members of the men's team.
To learn more about the Texas A&M Men's Swimming and Diving team, log onto 12thman.com and follow @AggieSwimDive
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