Saturday, October 14
South Bend, Ind.
10 a.m.
Texas A&M
193.5
at
159.5
Notre Dame
Texas A&M Swimming & Diving teams sweep Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Oct 14, 2017 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Texas A&M swimming and diving teams both improved to 2-0 with dual meet victories over Notre Dame on Saturday at the Rolfs Aquatic Center on the Notre Dame campus.
The No. 5 Texas A&M women's team downed the No. 25 Irish, 211-136, while the No. 15 Aggie men tallied a 193.5-159.5 victory over the No. 17 Notre Dame men's squad.
The Aggie women were dominant on day two against the Irish with victories in six of the first seven of the day. Texas A&M swept at least the top two spots in five events and the top four spots in the 400 IM and 200 breaststroke.
The Aggie women opened the day by taking the top two spots in the 200 medley with the foursome of senior Lisa Bratton, senior Jorie Caneta, senior Beryl Gastaldello and sophomore Amy Miller leading the way with a time of 1:39.34.
The lone Aggie posting multiple individual wins was Gastaldello, who was victorious in the 100 butterfly and the 50 free. Gastaldello led a 1-2 finish in the 100 fly with a time of 53.43 and another 1-2 finish in the 50 free with a time of 22.40.
Other Aggies grabbing race victories for the women's team were senior Bethany Galat in the 400 IM in 4:13.81, Caneta in the 200 breast in 2:12.08 and Bratton in the 100 backstroke in 55.23.
On the men's side, the Aggies grabbed the top spot in four of nine events. The Aggies swept the top three spots in the 200 breaststroke and the three-meter dive.
Leading the way in the 200 breaststroke was senior Mauro Castillo, who touched first in 1:58.56. Castillo was trailed by senior Jonathan Tybur and freshman Tanner Olson. Junior Sam Thornton paced the Aggie dive crew in the three-meter dive with a 370.95 point total with senior Tyler Henschel and junior Skylar Lake rounding out the top-three.
The Aggie men opened the day with a victory in the 200 medley relay with the foursome of senior Brock Bonetti, Castillo, junior Angel Martinez and sophomore Adam Koster leading a 1-2 finish in a time of 1:29.08.
Coming through with a big win was sophomore Ben Walker, who out-classed the field in the 400 IM with a time of 3:53.10.
Both Texas A&M squads return to action next Saturday (Oct. 21) with a 1 p.m. dual meet against the Auburn Tigers in Auburn, Ala.
The No. 5 Texas A&M women's team downed the No. 25 Irish, 211-136, while the No. 15 Aggie men tallied a 193.5-159.5 victory over the No. 17 Notre Dame men's squad.
The Aggie women were dominant on day two against the Irish with victories in six of the first seven of the day. Texas A&M swept at least the top two spots in five events and the top four spots in the 400 IM and 200 breaststroke.
The Aggie women opened the day by taking the top two spots in the 200 medley with the foursome of senior Lisa Bratton, senior Jorie Caneta, senior Beryl Gastaldello and sophomore Amy Miller leading the way with a time of 1:39.34.
The lone Aggie posting multiple individual wins was Gastaldello, who was victorious in the 100 butterfly and the 50 free. Gastaldello led a 1-2 finish in the 100 fly with a time of 53.43 and another 1-2 finish in the 50 free with a time of 22.40.
Other Aggies grabbing race victories for the women's team were senior Bethany Galat in the 400 IM in 4:13.81, Caneta in the 200 breast in 2:12.08 and Bratton in the 100 backstroke in 55.23.
On the men's side, the Aggies grabbed the top spot in four of nine events. The Aggies swept the top three spots in the 200 breaststroke and the three-meter dive.
Leading the way in the 200 breaststroke was senior Mauro Castillo, who touched first in 1:58.56. Castillo was trailed by senior Jonathan Tybur and freshman Tanner Olson. Junior Sam Thornton paced the Aggie dive crew in the three-meter dive with a 370.95 point total with senior Tyler Henschel and junior Skylar Lake rounding out the top-three.
The Aggie men opened the day with a victory in the 200 medley relay with the foursome of senior Brock Bonetti, Castillo, junior Angel Martinez and sophomore Adam Koster leading a 1-2 finish in a time of 1:29.08.
Coming through with a big win was sophomore Ben Walker, who out-classed the field in the 400 IM with a time of 3:53.10.
Both Texas A&M squads return to action next Saturday (Oct. 21) with a 1 p.m. dual meet against the Auburn Tigers in Auburn, Ala.
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