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The Texas Longhorns are well on their way to sweeping the Big 12 Championship titles.
It will be the men’s 20th Big 12 title, while the women will claim their 14th overall.
Women’s 200 back
Texas’ Tasija Karosas, already the school record holder in the event with a 1:50.49 from the Texas Invite, popped the second-fastest 200 back in UT history with a 1:51.75 during prelims. That swim broke Dominique Bouchard’s 2011 meet record of 1:52.02.
Texas’ Quinn Carrozza qualified second in 1:54.31 with Iowa State’s Marissa Engel clocking a third-seeded 1:57.87.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Tasija Karosas JR TEX 1:50.49 1:51.75Aq
26.26 54.45 (28.19)
1:23.25 (28.80) 1:51.75 (28.50)
2 Quinn Carrozza FR TEX 1:53.47 1:54.31Bq
27.12 55.71 (28.59)
1:25.03 (29.32) 1:54.31 (29.28)
3 Marissa Engel SR ISU 1:58.68 1:57.87Bq
27.95 57.80 (29.85)
1:28.00 (30.20) 1:57.87 (29.87)
4 Rebecca Baxley JR TEX 1:59.44 1:58.52Bq
27.94 57.31 (29.37)
1:27.68 (30.37) 1:58.52 (30.84)
5 Yulduz Kuchkaro KANS 1:55.87 1:58.74Bq
27.70 57.40 (29.70)
1:27.91 (30.51) 1:58.74 (30.83)
6 Sammie Schurig KANS 2:00.20 1:59.05Bq
28.39 57.96 (29.57)
1:28.20 (30.24) 1:59.05 (30.85)
7 Madison Ibrahim FR TCU 2:00.73 1:59.52 q
28.23 58.41 (30.18)
1:29.18 (30.77) 1:59.52 (30.34)
8 Taylor Gill WVU 2:01.48 2:00.43 q
29.40 1:00.84 (31.44)
1:31.42 (30.58) 2:00.43 (29.01)
Men’s 200 back
Texas’ Ryan Harty topped qualifying in a time of 1:42.95. That swim is still well back of the NCAA A cut of 1:40.33, and Harty will need to drop some serious time tonight. Texas’ Jonathan Roberts (1:43.92) and John Shebat (1:44.58) qualified second and third out of prelims.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ryan Harty FR TEX 1:40.39 1:42.95Bq
24.88 51.69 (26.81)
1:17.65 (25.96) 1:42.95 (25.30)
2 Jonathan Robert SO TEX 1:50.07 1:43.92Bq
24.19 50.23 (26.04)
1:16.92 (26.69) 1:43.92 (27.00)
3 John Shebat FR TEX 1:45.19 1:44.58Bq
24.30 50.59 (26.29)
1:18.05 (27.46) 1:44.58 (26.53)
4 Ian Lemaistre SR TEX B 1:44.18 1:45.25Bq
24.31 50.59 (26.28)
1:17.83 (27.24) 1:45.25 (27.42)
5 Jay Hickey WVU 1:51.08 1:47.56 q
25.21 52.43 (27.22)
1:19.99 (27.56) 1:47.56 (27.57)
6 Nate Carr WVU 1:47.49 1:48.25 q
26.09 53.79 (27.70)
1:21.25 (27.46) 1:48.25 (27.00)
7 Leonardo Sanche FR TCU 1:52.61 1:48.42 q
24.62 51.50 (26.88)
1:19.48 (27.98) 1:48.42 (28.94)
8 Tommy Thach FR TCU 1:51.50 1:49.51 q
25.81 53.37 (27.56)
1:21.41 (28.04) 1:49.51 (28.10)
Women’s 100 free
Texas’ Rebecca Millard just missed the meet record with a 47.96 in qualifying. That swim came up a bit shy of Julia Wilkinson’s 47.74 from 2010, but now stands at ninth all time in UT history.
Texas’ Brooke Hansen qualified second in 49.92 with teammates Mimi Schneider (50.11) and Sam Sutton (50.34) placing third and fourth.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Rebecca Millard SO TEX 48.41 47.96Bq
r:+0.78 11.08 23.12 (12.04)
35.58 (12.46) 47.96 (12.38)
2 Brooke Hansen FR TEX 48.77 49.92Bq
r:+0.78 11.35 23.91 (12.56)
36.83 (12.92) 49.92 (13.09)
3 Mimi Schneider SO TEX 49.87 50.11 q
r:+0.69 11.34 24.10 (12.76)
37.19 (13.09) 50.11 (12.92)
4 Sam Sutton SO TEX 50.29 50.34 q
r:+0.80 11.55 24.12 (12.57)
37.12 (13.00) 50.34 (13.22)
5 Jaimee Gillmore WVU 51.50 50.66 q
r:+0.71 11.77 24.48 (12.71)
37.67 (13.19) 50.66 (12.99)
6 Nora McCullagh FR TEX 50.32 50.78 q
r:+0.73 11.48 24.22 (12.74)
37.50 (13.28) 50.78 (13.28)
7 Breonna Barker KANS 50.90 50.81 q
r:+0.69 11.71 24.55 (12.84)
37.69 (13.14) 50.81 (13.12)
8 Sammie Hashbarg SO TEX B 51.86 50.94 q
r:+0.75 11.72 24.48 (12.76)
37.76 (13.28) 50.94 (13.18)
Men’s 100 free
Texas’ Brett Ringgold threw down a 42.89 to top qualifying in the sprint freestyle event. Teammates Tate Jackson (43.47), Townley Haas (43.82) and John Murray (44.08) qualified second through fourth.
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Women’s 200 breast
Texas’ Olivia Anderson turned in a 2:11.82 to lead the way in prelims. Madisyn Cox (2:12.33) and fellow Longhorn Bethany Leap (2:13.26) earned the second and third seeds.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Olivia Anderson FR TEX 2:11.59 2:11.82Bq
r:+0.75 29.60 1:02.86 (33.26)
1:37.22 (34.36) 2:11.82 (34.60)
2 Madisyn Cox JR TEX 2:07.86 2:12.33Bq
r:+0.79 29.76 1:03.00 (33.24)
1:37.42 (34.42) 2:12.33 (34.91)
3 Bethany Leap SO TEX 2:14.00 2:13.26Bq
r:+0.77 30.05 1:03.83 (33.78)
1:38.24 (34.41) 2:13.26 (35.02)
4 Emma Harris WVU 2:21.73 2:13.94Bq
r:+0.81 30.27 1:03.51 (33.24)
1:37.95 (34.44) 2:13.94 (35.99)
5 Kasey Roberts SO ISU 2:14.61 2:16.28 q
r:+0.82 30.10 1:03.98 (33.88)
1:39.68 (35.70) 2:16.28 (36.60)
6 Jordan Surhoff JR TEX 2:13.20 2:16.34 q
r:+0.74 29.87 1:04.50 (34.63)
1:40.54 (36.04) 2:16.34 (35.80)
7 Gretchen Pocisk KANS 2:18.81 2:17.24 q
r:+0.70 30.95 1:05.34 (34.39)
1:40.90 (35.56) 2:17.24 (36.34)
8 Ashley Dyke JR TCU 2:19.72 2:17.47 q
r:+0.79 31.33 1:06.38 (35.05)
1:42.05 (35.67) 2:17.47 (35.42)
Men’s 200 breast
Texas’ Will Licon looks good going into finals with a 1:53.83, nearly four seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Liam Lockwood, swimming for the non-scoring Texas B squad, posted a 1:57.49. West Virginia’s Max Spencer clocked a third-seeded 1:58.76.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Will Licon JR TEX 1:52.82 1:53.83Bq
r:+0.75 25.96 54.95 (28.99)
1:24.64 (29.69) 1:53.83 (29.19)
2 Liam Lockwood SR TEX B 2:03.23 1:57.49Bq
r:+0.67 26.71 56.26 (29.55)
1:26.59 (30.33) 1:57.49 (30.90)
3 Max Spencer WVU 1:58.39 1:58.76Bq
r:+0.74 27.47 57.94 (30.47)
1:28.31 (30.37) 1:58.76 (30.45)
4 Casey Melzer FR TEX B 1:59.93 1:58.93Bq
r:+0.69 26.47 56.50 (30.03)
1:27.15 (30.65) 1:58.93 (31.78)
5 Hayden Henry JR TEX B 1:58.66 1:59.97 q
r:+0.74 27.29 57.69 (30.40)
1:28.11 (30.42) 1:59.97 (31.86)
6 Jared Butler SO TEX B 2:02.34 1:59.99 q
r:+0.83 27.22 57.08 (29.86)
1:28.20 (31.12) 1:59.99 (31.79)
7 Cameron Rattray SR TCU 2:04.11 2:02.65 q
r:+0.71 27.64 58.48 (30.84)
1:30.13 (31.65) 2:02.65 (32.52)
8 Jake Armstrong WVU B 2:15.23 2:02.67 q
r:+0.63 26.98 58.35 (31.37)
1:30.07 (31.72) 2:02.67 (32.60)
Women’s 200 fly
Texas’ Remedy Rule turned in a 1:59.20, just ahead of teammate Maggie D’Innocenzo’s 1:59.55 that qualified her second. Kansas’ Libby Walker earned third in 1:59.70.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Remedy Rule FR TEX 1:55.89 1:59.20Bq
r:+0.70 26.22 56.13 (29.91)
1:27.11 (30.98) 1:59.20 (32.09)
2 Maggie D'Innoce JR TEX 1:58.68 1:59.55Bq
r:+0.72 27.21 57.51 (30.30)
1:28.52 (31.01) 1:59.55 (31.03)
3 Libby Walker KANS 2:03.17 1:59.70 q
r:+0.80 27.34 57.98 (30.64)
1:28.52 (30.54) 1:59.70 (31.18)
4 Chelsie Miller KANS 2:00.25 2:00.19 q
r:+0.78 26.97 57.14 (30.17)
1:28.41 (31.27) 2:00.19 (31.78)
5 Haley Bishop KANS 2:01.69 2:01.60 q
r:+0.75 26.93 57.26 (30.33)
1:28.32 (31.06) 2:01.60 (33.28)
6 Catherine Rash SR TCU 2:03.16 2:02.51 q
r:+0.71 27.55 57.96 (30.41)
1:29.92 (31.96) 2:02.51 (32.59)
7 Margaret Burkha SR TCU 2:07.17 2:02.92 q
r:+0.84 27.06 57.99 (30.93)
1:29.86 (31.87) 2:02.92 (33.06)
8 Natalie Johnsen WVU 2:02.98 2:03.35 q
r:+0.79 27.87 59.18 (31.31)
1:30.55 (31.37) 2:03.35 (32.80)
Men’s 200 fly
Max Holter, swimming for non-scoring Texas B squad, turned in a 1:43.33 for the top seed heading into tonight. Texas’ Jack Conger, the American record holder in this event with a 1:39.31 from time trials during Big 12s last year, cruised into the second seed in 1:44.40. Texas’ John Martens clocked a third-seeded 1:44.44.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Max Holter FR TEX B 1:47.83 1:43.33Bq
r:+0.77 22.86 49.39 (26.53)
1:16.03 (26.64) 1:43.33 (27.30)
2 Jack Conger JR TEX 1:41.40 1:44.40Bq
r:+0.68 23.25 49.71 (26.46)
1:16.79 (27.08) 1:44.40 (27.61)
3 John Martens SR TEX 1:44.52 1:44.44Bq
r:+0.68 23.60 49.99 (26.39)
1:16.79 (26.80) 1:44.44 (27.65)
4 Mason Tenney FR TEX B 1:46.93 1:47.17Bq
r:+0.70 23.87 50.93 (27.06)
1:18.44 (27.51) 1:47.17 (28.73)
5 Carlos Hunnicut SO TCU 1:49.26 1:47.66Bq
r:+0.69 23.76 51.32 (27.56)
1:19.63 (28.31) 1:47.66 (28.03)
6 Matthew Spallas SO TCU 1:49.23 1:48.14 q
r:+0.69 24.62 51.58 (26.96)
1:19.58 (28.00) 1:48.14 (28.56)
7 Will Glass JR TEX 1:43.91 1:48.29 q
r:+0.68 23.43 50.79 (27.36)
1:19.05 (28.26) 1:48.29 (29.24)
8 Chase Williams WVU 1:50.98 1:48.61 q
r:+0.69 24.70 52.38 (27.68)
1:20.28 (27.90) 1:48.61 (28.33)
