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Aggies Head To Missouri for First Conference Meet
Oct 30, 2024 | Swimming and Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Texas A&M swimming & diving program is set to begin conference competition with a trip to Columbia for a dual meet with Missouri at the Mizzou Aquatic Center Nov. 1. The women's team is fresh off a dual meet victory a week ago against Houston, and the men's team returns to action after notching victories against BYU and TCU in a tri meet.
Travis Gulledge made a big impact for the Aggies in the tri-meet, going 54.93 in the 100 breast to place second. Gulledge, along with Baylor Nelson, Chase Swearingen and Connor Foote contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:16.03.
The men also dominated in the 50 free, sweeping the top three spots. Foote led the charge, clocking a 20.26, followed by Collin Fuchs (20.38) and Ben Scholl (20.42).
Chloe Stepanek added a pair of top times for the Maroon & White against Houston, recording a 1:44.90 in the 200 free and a 1:55.86 in the 200 back. Hayden Miller dominated the distance events, going 9:40.57 in the 1000 free and 4:46.31 in the 500 free. Stepanek, along with her teammates recorded season-best times in the 400 medley relay and 400 free relay, going 3:32.96 and 3:20.09, respectively.
Else Praasterink and Mayson Richards each picked up first-place scores on the springboards against Houston, as Praasterink delivered a near personal-best score of 328.30 on the 3-meter and Richards scored 289.28 on the 1-meter.
Leonardo Garcia and Rhett Hensley led the Aggies to a sweep on the springboards at the BYU-TCU tri meet. Garcia led the 3-meter scores with a 392.10 and placed second on the 1-meter with a 356.25. Hensley reigned supreme on the 1-meter with a near-personal best score of 378.75 and notched second on the 3-meter with a 357.65.
Missouri holds a 1-1 record on the women's side with a 174-125 win against Arkansas and the men's team is 0-1. Texas A&M secured wins for both the men's and women's teams in College Station the last time they faced Missouri in 2018.
Action at the Mizzou Aquatic Center begins at 10 a.m. Results can be found in the Meet Mobile app and streaming can be found here.
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