- The Aggies tally first win of season with victory over Fighting Illini.
- Freshmen Fernanda Elizondo Cabrera and Ella McWhorter grabbed pair of wins vs. Illini and Razorbacks.
- Texas A&M opened and closed the meet with relay wins over the Illini.
FAYETTEVILLE – The Texas A&M women’s swimming & diving earned its first dual meet victory of the 2026-27 season with a 182.5-112.5 over the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday at the University of Arkansas Natatorium. In the other half of the double dual, the Aggies dropped a 181.0-115.0 decision to the host Razorbacks.
The Aggies won 13 of 16 events against the Illini, including both relays, and tallied four individual victories against the Hogs.
Leading the way were freshmen Fernanda Elizondo Cabrera and Ella McWhorter, who both logged a piar of wins against the Illini and Razorbacks. Cabrera, from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, swept the 500 and 1,000 freestyles with times of 4:56.01 and 10:01.78, respectively, while McWhorter, from Midland, Texas, won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes in 1:00.54 and 2:11.73.
The Aggies received multiple individual victories against the Illini from senior Halina Panczyszyn in the 100 and 200 backstroke in 53.85 and 1:58.56 and senior transfer Sydney Guidara in the 1m and 3m dives with scores of 302.55 and 324.50. Grabbing solo wins vs. Illinois were freshman Hannah Krueger in the 200 free (1:48.65) and freshman Sophia Pero in the 200 butterfly (2:01.64).
Texas A&M opened and closed the meet with relay victories over the Illini. The Aggies won the 200 medley relay as the foursome of Panczyszyn, McWhorter, senior Katie Walker and sophomore Reagan Sherrard finished in 1:39.61 and earned the victory in the 400 free relay in 3:21.50 with the quartet of Krueger, sophomore Celina Springer, freshman Cora Skoog and Sherrard.
UP NEXT: The Aggies return to action next week with the divers heading to Austin for the Texas Diving Invitational Nov. 12-14 at the Jamail Texas Swim Center.
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