SMU women’s swimming and diving falls to Auburn and Texas A&M

by PegNews wire

SMU diver Britney Yancey took first in the three-meter board against No. 1 Auburn and No. 6 Texas A&M Saturday, highlighting several strong performances by the No. 12 Mustangs in College Station.

Yancey beat two Aggie divers and a diver from Auburn to take first in the competition. Her score of 288.90 was over 17 points higher than the second-place finisher's. Freshman Audra Egenolf earned second in the one-meter board, totaling 242.95. Egenolf was less than six points behind the first-place competitor.

The swimmers finished in the top five in eight events. Both relays finished fourth, with the 200 medley relay squad of Anja Carman, Devon Callaghan, Angela San Juan Cisneros and Petra Klosova completing the course in 1:44.45, just over three seconds behind the first-place finishers. The 400 free relay team of Candace Blackman, Jennifer Blackman, Klosova and San Juan Cisneros touched in at 3:22.89.

C. Blackman took third in the 200 free, stopping the clock in 1:48.28. J. Blackman finished fifth in the same event, clocking a time of 1:49.39. Klosova swam the 100 back in 56.56, good for fifth place. Devon Callaghan earned fourth in the 100 breast, touching in at 1:04.66. C. Blackman finished the 50 free in 23.46, taking fourth in the event.

After the diving break, Klosova swam the 100 free in 50.49, earning her a third-place finish, while C. Blackman came in at 50.81, good for fifth. Carman took fifth in the 200 back, stopping the clock at 1:59.72. Jennifer Basel continued the streak, placing fifth in the 200 breast in 2:21.76. J. Blackman earned a fifth-place finish in the 500 free, touching in at 4:52.87.

SMU lost to top-ranked Auburn, 218-72 and to No. 6 Texas A&M, 211-84.

The Mustangs are back in action next Friday, Jan. 18 at 6pm and Saturday, Jan. 19 at 1pm at the Perkins Natatorium as they host C-USA rivals Rice and Houston, respectively.

Source: SMU