COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M will seek to “Pack the Pool” for Friday’s breast cancer awareness dual meet at 6 p.m. at the Student Recreation Natatorium on the A&M campus.
The Aggie women’s squad will compete in a “double dual” against Incarnate Word and Miami (Fla.), while the men’s team will face off against Incarnate Word. Both Aggie squads are unbeaten this season with the women’s team owning wins over Kentucky and North Texas and the men having a win over Kentucky.
In conjunction with the #BTHO Breast Cancer meet, the Aggies are selling pink t-shirts ($15) and accepting admission donations ($5) to raise funds for the Pink Alliance, which serves as the Brazos Valley’s advocate for breast health and cancer support. Additionally, the Aggies are in a competition with nine schools (Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Kansas, UCLA, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Utah and Tennessee) to see which program can raise the most money for its local charity at its designated breast cancer awareness competition. The team with the largest donation will earn a $9,000 “pot” for their chosen charity. The pot will be comprised of funds contributed by nine donors, as each team was responsible for finding a donor to provide $1,000 toward the overall total.
PREVIEWING THE TEXAS A&M WOMEN: The Aggies were ranked No. 15 in the initial CSCAA poll of the 2015-16 season. Texas A&M has logged a program-high fourth-place NCAA finish in three consecutive seasons … The Aggies are coached by Hall of Fame head coach Steve Bultman, who is in his 17th season at the helm of the swimming and diving program. Bultman, a two-time U.S. Olympic coach, was inducted into the American Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier this year. … Texas A&M won 11 of 16 events in its season-opening road victory over SEC foe Kentucky, 179-121, on Oct. 14; and the Aggies swept all 16 events in a 180-110 win over North Texas in College Station on Oct. 23.
PREVIEWING THE TEXAS A&M MEN: The Aggies were ranked No. 19 in the most recent CollegeSwimming.com Top 50 … Overseeing the Texas A&M swimming and diving program is head coach Jay Holmes, who is in his 12th season at the helm of the Aggies. As a swimmer, assistant coach and head coach, Holmes has been involved with the Aggies for over 30 years. … New to the program in 2015-16 is assistant swim coach Jason Calanog, who came to the Aggies from the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. … The Aggies won nine of 16 events in their 155-145 win over Kentucky in Lexington on Oct. 14 with underclassmen Brock Bonetti, Mauro Castillo and Sam Thornton winning a pair of invidual events each.
BROADCAST INFO: The Aggies’ dual meets with UIW and Miami (Fla.) are available digitally on mobile devices, tablets, PCs and connect-TVs for SEC Network subscribers whose cable/satellite packages allow access to SEC Network+ through the WatchESPN app and SECSports.com.
LIVE RESULTS: Fans can follow the action by accessing the live results link on 12thMan.com at:
< http://www.sidearmstats.com/tamu/swim/UIW-UM2015/index.htm > or via Meet Mobile.
Swimming news courtesy of Texas A&M Swimming & Diving.