Texas A&M vs. Texas vs. Georgia Tech
- Nov. 3, 2023
- Texas A&M Natatorium
- College Station, Texas
- SCY (25 yards)
- Dual meet scores:
- Men:
- Texas A&M 143, Texas 119
- Texas 157.5, Georgia Tech 104.5
- Texas A&M 189, Georgia Tech 111
- Women:
- Texas 148, Texas A&M 119
- Texas 186.5, Georgia Tech 74.5
- Texas A&M 192, Georgia Tech 103
- Men:
- PDF results
The Texas A&M men’s swimming and diving team earned its second top-10 victory in a row on Friday, beating Texas in a dual meet for just the second time since 1962.
The No. 13 Aggies took down the No. 6 Longhorns, 143-119, behind an impressive triple from sophomore star Baylor Nelson. The former top-ranked recruit in his class, Nelson continued to live up to his billing by placing 1st in the 200 free (1:33.97), 200 back (1:42.34), and 400 IM (3:46.13) — all in top-10 times this season — while also adding a 46.76 backstroke leadoff on A&M’s 400 medley relay (3:08.35) to cruise past Georgia Tech (3:10.07) and an all-freshmen Texas quartet (3:10.60). Nelson took almost a second off his best 200 free time, dropping almost a second off his previous-best 1:34.76 from last October.
Sophomore Connor Foote and senior Alex Sanchez also picked up two individual wins apiece for the Aggies. Foote won the 50 free (19.92) and 100 fly (46.01), ranking 4th this season in the latter. Sanchez triumphed in the 100 breast (52.86) and 200 breast (1:54.76), ranking 7th and 5th in the NCAA.
The Aggie men were fresh off an upset of No. 6 Tennessee last week (171.5-111.5). Friday marked their first victory over Texas in six years since 2017. Starting next year, the two in-state rivals will both be competing in the SEC together.
The double dual meet featuring Texas, A&M, and Georgia Tech got off to a hot start when Texas junior Erica Sullivan (9:31.77) and Georgia Tech junior Mert Kilavuz (8:49.57) posted nation-leading times in the 1000 free. Texas A&M senior Chloe Stepanek then claimed the women’s 200 free crown in 1:44.15, 3rd in the NCAA this season.
Perhaps the most stunning time drop of the meet came from Aggie freshman Miranda Grana, who shaved more than three seconds off her best 200 back time with a winning mark of 1:53.30, which ranks 3rd in the NCAA. Grana also touched first in the 100 back (52.01), outdueling Texas freshman Berit Berglund (52.45).
Texas fifth-year Kelly Pash highlighted a solid afternoon for the Longhorn women with a nation-leading 200 fly time of 1:53.60. Senior Emma Sticklen added a 100 fly win in 50.48, No. 2 nationally this season. Senior Anna Elendt swept the 100 breast (58.20) and 200 breast (2:08.38), both of which rank 3rd in the NCAA this season. Texas also pulled off a sweep in both 500 free events courtesy of Sullivan (4:42.91, No. 10 in NCAA) and senior Coby Carrozza (4:18.81, No. 9 in NCAA). The Longhorns also flexed their freestyle strength with wins in the 50 free (senior Grace Cooper, 21.83 – No. 3 in NCAA) and 100 free (freshman Erin Gemmell, 48.21 – No. 5 in NCAA).
For the Texas men, Will Modglin continued his promising freshman campaign with wins in the 100 back (45.77, 3rd in the NCAA) and 100 free (43.69). He also led off the Longhorns’ victorious 200 free relay team with a 19.93 split.
The last time the A&M men beat Texas, Texas finished the season national champions. I’m not saying that will happen this year, but to predict the complete fall of the program is ridiculous. Didn’t they finish 7th once in the last 20 or so years. Even if they finish out of the top 3-5, there is no reason to think the program is done. It’s Ed’s last season, so two things wouldn’t surprise me: 1) the men swim out of their mind and send Eddie out a winner, or 2) the men swim overly tight and underperform in trying to give Eddie one last title, placing well out of top 5. Then a new coach makes it their program. Texas… Read more »
There’s delusion, and then there’sTexas fans.
There is no imaginable scenario the men send Eddie out a winner this year. Suggesting that is psychotic.
do you use any logic in your comments?
Is Cole Crane ok? He has not appeared since the TCU meet.
Score summary at top of article is messed up (men’s Texas v. GT; women’s Texas v. A&M – you’ve got Texas v. Texas)
I see you’ve fixed it now. Thanks
Is meet mobile down? I can’t get mine to do anything
yeah its down for me too, rip
no meet scores, but results are there
Why are there no Texas divers at the meet?
Not sure, but apparently they didn’t score diving because of that.
You can look at this as trouble in the Texas program, and maybe they are in a dip. We’ll see in March. But while this is just a November dual meet, if you don’t see that A&M is doing something right, then you really aren’t paying attention.
They hosted their own Diving Invite
Texas Men lost to Georgia Tech??? Wanna make sure I’m reading that correctly
I saw elsewhere that it was Texas 157.5 – GT 104.5
Score format got jumbled since it was a tri-meet and diving only scored in certain spots:
Final Scores were
Women
TEX 148 – TAMU 114
TEX 186.50 – GTCH 74.50
TAMU 192 – GTCH 103
Men
TAMU 143 – TEX 119
TEX 157.50 – GTCH 104.50
TAMU 189 – GTCH 111
Are members of the Texas A&M men’s team still suspended?
They were never suspended
none are suspended
I’d be interested to know why TAMU did not suspend any swimmers for hazing, as news reports said they did. I wonder what changed, or at least what administrators say changed. Maybe Swimswam can get their statement. Should incoming freshman expect to be hazed?
Seems like what I said about Texas men having an Ohio State roster was right, they are finished
This program had Schooling, Conger, Licon, Clark Smith, Shebat, Townley, john Murray, ringgold, Roberts, Kibby, Katz, etc all overlapping and put 6 (yes 6) UP in the 100 fly one of most remarkable college swimming team achievements I’ve seen.
In 5-10 years, (unless something changes) their downfall with be talked about among the downfalls of USC and Michigan men.
Recruiting is NOT trending upward either, it’s time to have some serious conversations about this program.
recruiting isn’t trending upward? Have you seen their freshman class and their 2024 class?
Except are you seeing this year’s freshman carrying quite the load already. With Modglin, Germonprez, and Taivassalo and Scholtz, announce a coach and let it roll.
Texas is missing the one group that you need to win an NCAA championship: freestyle sprinters.
Their current freshman class – which replaces Jake, Caspar, P Larson, Harder, etc – is one of the best in the country. If they progress like their predecessors did, Texas will be fine. The problem is the recruiting misses in the years behind the 2019 class, notable exceptions being Carson, Hobson and Coby.
3 stud freshman in no way replace 148 individual points, 10 A finals, and 8 relay legs (just from Foster x2, Johnston and Corbeau). This isn’t even including Peter Larson, Krueger and Will Chan. Losing this alone knocks Texas firmly out of top 6. I think stud freshman keep them in top 6, but that could even be wishful thinking at this point
I want whatever these Texas fans are smoking
They’ll definitely be top 6.
Texas men are far from finished. Other programs better get their wins now while they can.