The 2021 Big 12 swimming and diving championships continued Thursday from Austin, Texas as the Longhorns continued their winning ways in their home pool. With three weeks until women’s NCAAs and four weeks until the men’s meet, the Texas team is using this as a tune-up meet before the national championships.
Freshmen Carson Foster and Coby Carrozza took wins in the 200 IM and 500 respectively as this Texas team doesn’t seem to have a weakness.
Carrozza ran down junior Drew Kibler in the 500 with a 24.30 on his last 50 to catch him at 4:14.98 to Kibler’s 4:15.00. Kibler was a 4:08 already this season and will have a chance to race the SEC duo of Kieran Smith and Jake Magahey at NCAAs in four weeks from today in Greensboro. John Thomas Larson also factored into the finish with a 4:15.04 for third place.
Kibler went out well but was reeled in by the other two on the final 100 as that shows Kibler is not all the way polished with his swim
Event 8 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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4:11.82 A Ncaa Auto
4:16.49 I 2020 Invited
4:23.34 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Coby Carrozza 19 Texas 4:19.78 4:14.98 I 20
r:+0.76 23.31 48.86 (25.55)
1:14.84 (25.98) 1:40.83 (25.99)
2:07.08 (26.25) 2:33.40 (26.32)
2:59.47 (26.07) 3:25.86 (26.39)
3:50.68 (24.82) 4:14.98 (24.30)
2 Drew Kibler 20 Texas 4:19.91 4:15.00 I 17
r:+0.61 22.29 47.16 (24.87)
1:12.75 (25.59) 1:38.76 (26.01)
2:04.81 (26.05) 2:31.26 (26.45)
2:57.58 (26.32) 3:23.84 (26.26)
3:50.04 (26.20) 4:15.00 (24.96)
3 JohnThomas Lars 22 Texas 4:15.46 4:15.04 I 16
r:+0.65 23.06 48.41 (25.35)
1:14.23 (25.82) 1:40.26 (26.03)
2:06.62 (26.36) 2:32.85 (26.23)
2:59.06 (26.21) 3:25.14 (26.08)
3:50.77 (25.63) 4:15.04 (24.27)
4 David Johnston 19 Texas 4:18.45 4:16.63 B 15
r:+0.71 23.60 49.01 (25.41)
1:14.80 (25.79) 1:40.75 (25.95)
2:06.87 (26.12) 2:33.04 (26.17)
2:59.28 (26.24) 3:25.51 (26.23)
3:51.61 (26.10) 4:16.63 (25.02)
5 Brendan William 19 West Virginia 4:30.34 4:28.17 14
r:+0.73 24.14 50.59 (26.45)
1:17.66 (27.07) 1:45.11 (27.45)
2:12.20 (27.09) 2:39.81 (27.61)
3:07.09 (27.28) 3:34.92 (27.83)
4:02.14 (27.22) 4:28.17 (26.03)
6 Max Gustafson 21 West Virginia 4:27.95 4:28.31 13
r:+0.68 24.02 50.50 (26.48)
1:17.45 (26.95) 1:44.53 (27.08)
2:11.97 (27.44) 2:39.43 (27.46)
3:06.90 (27.47) 3:34.74 (27.84)
4:03.33 (28.59) 4:28.31 (24.98)
7 Logan McFadden 19 West Virginia 4:30.48 4:28.76 12
r:+0.74 24.89 52.30 (27.41)
1:20.12 (27.82) 1:47.67 (27.55)
2:14.83 (27.16) 2:41.97 (27.14)
3:08.81 (26.84) 3:35.96 (27.15)
4:03.41 (27.45) 4:28.76 (25.35)
8 Zach Boley 20 West Virginia 4:30.17 4:28.77 11
r:+0.69 24.76 52.10 (27.34)
1:19.75 (27.65) 1:47.64 (27.89)
2:15.02 (27.38) 2:42.53 (27.51)
3:09.57 (27.04) 3:36.45 (26.88)
4:02.96 (26.51) 4:28.77 (25.81)
Fellow freshman Carson Foster swam the opposite race strategy to Carrozza as he led the 200 IM from start to finish with a 1:41.46 which puts him third nationally with four weeks until NCAAs as he also lowered his season best of 1:41.9.
Jake Foster finished in second at 1:43.43 as he had been a second quicker already this season.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard IM
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1:41.34 A Ncaa Auto
1:43.79 I 2020 Invited
1:46.77 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Carson Foster 19 Texas 1:43.13 1:41.46 I 20
r:+0.65 21.77 46.64 (24.87)
1:16.22 (29.58) 1:41.46 (25.24)
2 Jake Foster 20 Texas 1:43.12 1:43.43 I 17
r:+0.66 22.39 48.70 (26.31)
1:18.08 (29.38) 1:43.43 (25.35)
3 Andrew Koustik 21 Texas 1:45.78 1:44.78 B 16
r:+0.63 22.58 49.05 (26.47)
1:19.43 (30.38) 1:44.78 (25.35)
4 Caspar Corbeau 19 Texas 1:44.66 1:45.16 B 15
r:+0.72 22.94 49.62 (26.68)
1:20.46 (30.84) 1:45.16 (24.70)
5 David Dixon 22 West Virginia 1:50.21 1:45.58 B 14
r:+0.74 22.50 50.07 (27.57)
1:20.12 (30.05) 1:45.58 (25.46)
6 Dusan Babic 20 TCU 1:49.17 1:47.79 13
r:+0.65 23.55 50.49 (26.94)
1:22.27 (31.78) 1:47.79 (25.52)
7 Vitauts Silins 20 TCU 1:51.12 1:49.50 12
r:+0.68 23.96 52.10 (28.14)
1:22.62 (30.52) 1:49.50 (26.88)
8 Philip Kay 21 West Virginia 1:50.39 1:49.60 11
r:+0.67 23.96 51.44 (27.48)
1:23.08 (31.64) 1:49.60 (26.52)
In the 50 free, junior Daniel Krueger swam a 19.10 to win the Big 12 title as he set a new best time and nearly cracked 19 seconds in the process. Krueger is one of the top sprinters in the country as his 100 free will be his best shot at an individual national title in four weeks. Luke Bowman was second at 19.67.
Event 12 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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18.96 A Ncaa Auto
19.32 I 2020 Invited
19.96 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Daniel Krueger 21 Texas 19.33 19.10 I 20
r:+0.73 9.39 19.10 (9.71)
2 Luke Bowman 21 Texas 19.74 19.67 B 17
r:+0.65 9.60 19.67 (10.07)
3 Zac Van Zandt 18 Texas 19.99 19.71 B 16
r:+0.63 9.54 19.71 (10.17)
4 Ryen Van Wyk 22 West Virginia 20.01 19.92 B 15
r:+0.63 9.71 19.92 (10.21)
5 Roberts Zemturi 20 West Virginia 20.17 20.09 14
r:+0.57 9.62 20.09 (10.47)
6 Jake Sannem 22 Texas 20.14 20.14 13
r:+0.72 9.72 20.14 (10.42)
7 Noah Cumby 20 TCU 20.26 20.20 12
r:+0.63 9.68 20.20 (10.52)
8 Stefan Varga 20 TCU 20.33 20.21 11
r:+0.63 9.75 20.21 (10.46)
The Longhorns closed out the night with a season best in the 400 medley relay, touching with the top time in the nation with a 3:02.11, as the team of Chris Staka (45.20), Caspar Corbeau (51.49), Alvin Jiang (44.24) and Daniel Krueger (41.18) sit at the top of the national rankings, ahead of Florida’s 3:02.6 from earlier tonight at SECs.
Event 14 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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3:05.95 A Ncaa Auto
3:07.74 B Ncaa Cons
Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Texas 3:02.53 3:02.11 A 40
1) Chris Staka 22 2) r:+0.24 Caspar Corbeau 19
3) r:+0.36 Alvin Jiang 22 4) r:+0.15 Daniel Krueger 21
21.91 45.20 (45.20)
1:09.16 (23.96) 1:36.69 (51.49)
1:56.99 (20.30) 2:20.93 (44.24)
2:40.30 (19.37) 3:02.11 (41.18)
2 TCU 3:10.90 3:09.44 34
1) Stefan Varga 20 2) r:+0.15 Vitauts Silins 20
3) r:+0.11 Piotr Sadlowski 21 4) r:+0.30 Noah Cumby 20
22.94 47.75 (47.75)
1:12.00 (24.25) 1:40.18 (52.43)
2:01.24 (21.06) 2:25.98 (45.80)
2:46.66 (20.68) 3:09.44 (43.46)
3 West Virginia 3:19.20 3:13.84 32
1) Justin Heimes 18 2) r:+0.41 Fausto Huerta 21
3) r:+0.17 David Dixon 22 4) r:+0.39 Ryen Van Wyk 22
23.39 49.26 (49.26)
1:14.25 (24.99) 1:43.38 (54.12)
2:04.95 (21.57) 2:30.25 (46.87)
2:50.72 (20.47) 3:13.84 (43.59)
In the women’s meet, Evie Pfeifer won the 500 free with a solid time of 4:36.35, leading from start to finish as she was already a 4:35 this season, solidifying her spot in the national championships and using this meet as a tune-up. She won ahead of Mary Smutny (4:45.67).
Event 7 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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4:35.76 A Ncaa Auto
4:41.20 I 2020 Invited
4:47.20 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Evie Pfeifer 21 Texas 4:41.91 4:36.35 I 20
r:+0.76 25.88 53.23 (27.35)
1:20.71 (27.48) 1:48.46 (27.75)
2:16.26 (27.80) 2:44.27 (28.01)
3:12.41 (28.14) 3:40.69 (28.28)
4:08.79 (28.10) 4:36.35 (27.56)
2 Mary Smutny 20 Texas 4:52.05 4:45.67 B 17
r:+0.70 26.02 54.02 (28.00)
1:22.42 (28.40) 1:50.89 (28.47)
2:19.54 (28.65) 2:48.31 (28.77)
3:17.41 (29.10) 3:46.86 (29.45)
4:16.52 (29.66) 4:45.67 (29.15)
3 Ella Tierney 21 Texas 4:49.82 4:46.18 B 16
r:+0.78 26.22 54.36 (28.14)
1:22.75 (28.39) 1:51.49 (28.74)
2:20.43 (28.94) 2:49.54 (29.11)
3:18.53 (28.99) 3:47.83 (29.30)
4:17.14 (29.31) 4:46.18 (29.04)
4 Kara Church 18 Kansas 4:51.85 4:48.27 15
r:+0.78 26.37 55.18 (28.81)
1:24.37 (29.19) 1:53.61 (29.24)
2:22.97 (29.36) 2:52.40 (29.43)
3:21.63 (29.23) 3:50.73 (29.10)
4:19.89 (29.16) 4:48.27 (28.38)
5 Grace Ritch 22 Texas 4:51.32 4:48.67 14
r:+0.67 26.74 55.01 (28.27)
1:23.95 (28.94) 1:52.99 (29.04)
2:22.23 (29.24) 2:51.60 (29.37)
3:21.00 (29.40) 3:50.56 (29.56)
4:19.88 (29.32) 4:48.67 (28.79)
6 Luisa Winkler 22 West Virginia 4:53.78 4:51.88 13
r:+0.80 27.53 56.51 (28.98)
1:26.15 (29.64) 1:55.94 (29.79)
2:25.71 (29.77) 2:55.45 (29.74)
3:25.09 (29.64) 3:54.38 (29.29)
4:23.56 (29.18) 4:51.88 (28.32)
7 Brinley Horras 18 Iowa State 4:50.86 4:53.08 12
r:+0.70 26.33 54.92 (28.59)
1:24.08 (29.16) 1:53.51 (29.43)
2:23.16 (29.65) 2:52.94 (29.78)
3:23.07 (30.13) 3:53.41 (30.34)
4:23.69 (30.28) 4:53.08 (29.39)
8 Abby Reardon 18 West Virginia 4:53.17 4:54.70 11
r:+0.73 26.60 55.65 (29.05)
1:24.98 (29.33) 1:54.54 (29.56)
2:24.44 (29.90) 2:54.60 (30.16)
3:24.82 (30.22) 3:55.13 (30.31)
4:25.44 (30.31) 4:54.70 (29.26)
Sophomore Kelly Pash won the 200 IM with a season best of 1:55.13 as she won handily over Kansas’ Kate Steward (1:58.00) and Iowa State’s Lucia Rizzo (2:00.13).
Event 9 Women 200 Yard IM
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1:53.66 A Ncaa Auto
1:57.31 I 2020 Invited
1:59.94 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Kelly Pash 19 Texas 1:57.43 1:55.13 I 20
r:+0.71 24.69 53.52 (28.83)
1:27.55 (34.03) 1:55.13 (27.58)
2 Kate Steward 21 Kansas 1:58.70 1:58.00 B 17
r:+0.70 26.40 57.15 (30.75)
1:29.41 (32.26) 1:58.00 (28.59)
3 Lucia Rizzo 21 Iowa State 2:01.22 2:00.13 16
r:+0.72 26.21 56.74 (30.53)
1:31.76 (35.02) 2:00.13 (28.37)
4 Megan Morris 20 TCU 2:01.17 2:00.96 15
r:+0.73 25.89 55.71 (29.82)
1:32.03 (36.32) 2:00.96 (28.93)
5 Jordan Buechler 18 West Virginia 2:02.49 2:01.15 14
r:+0.77 26.00 56.49 (30.49)
1:32.71 (36.22) 2:01.15 (28.44)
6 Dannie Dilsaver 22 Kansas 2:02.03 2:01.42 13
r:+0.77 27.16 58.57 (31.41)
1:32.51 (33.94) 2:01.42 (28.91)
7 Kaeleigh Rice 21 TCU 2:03.30 2:01.98 12
r:+0.68 26.71 57.28 (30.57)
1:33.06 (35.78) 2:01.98 (28.92)
8 Ellie Wehrmann 19 Kansas 2:02.94 2:03.89 11
r:+0.73 26.28 57.25 (30.97)
1:34.14 (36.89) 2:03.89 (29.75)
In a race that came down to the last stroke, freshman Grace Cooper won the 50 freestyle at 22.50, just a tick ahead of freshmen Olivia Bray (22.55) and Emma Sticklen (22.56) and Bridget Semenuk (22.57). That bodes well for Texas’ 200 free relay tomorrow as the Longhorns will be looking to get its relay inside the top eight for NCAAs in three weeks.
Event 11 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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21.66 A Ncaa Auto
22.21 I 2020 Invited
22.76 B Ncaa Cons
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Grace Cooper 18 Texas 22.61 22.50 B 20
r:+0.70 10.93 22.50 (11.57)
2 Olivia Bray 19 Texas 22.66 22.55 B 17
r:+0.70 11.02 22.55 (11.53)
3 Emma Sticklen 18 Texas 22.62 22.56 B 16
r:+0.67 10.73 22.56 (11.83)
4 Bridget Semenuk 19 Texas 22.44 22.57 B 15
r:+0.68 11.06 22.57 (11.51)
5 Kyla Leibel 19 Texas 22.99 22.99 14
r:+0.73 11.05 22.99 (11.94)
6 Manon Manning 21 Kansas 23.03 23.02 13
r:+0.79 11.05 23.02 (11.97)
7 Harna Minezawa 20 West Virginia 23.03 23.17 12
r:+0.63 11.08 23.17 (12.09)
8 Emily Haimes 19 West Virginia 23.03 23.20 11
r:+0.70 11.11 23.20 (12.09)
The Longhorns closed the night with a win in the 400 medley relay with the team of Julia Cook (51.55), Anna Elendt (57.80), Olivia Bray (51.19) and Kelly Pash (47.72) taking the race at 3:28.26 ahead of Kansas (3:37.94) and TCU (3:41.53).
Texas has already been a 3:26 this season.
Event 13 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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3:31.66 A Ncaa Auto
3:33.78 B Ncaa Cons
Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Texas 3:26.86 3:28.26 A 40
1) Julia Cook 20 2) r:+0.28 Anna Elendt 19
3) r:+0.23 Olivia Bray 19 4) r:+0.13 Kelly Pash 19
24.71 51.55 (51.55)
1:18.30 (26.75) 1:49.35 (57.80)
2:12.72 (23.37) 2:40.54 (51.19)
3:03.40 (22.86) 3:28.26 (47.72)
2 Kansas 3:41.50 3:37.94 34
1) Manon Manning 21 2) r:+0.34 Kate Steward 21
3) r:+0.41 Autumn Looney 19 4) r:+0.60 Dewi Blose 20
25.62 52.71 (52.71)
1:21.32 (28.61) 1:53.55 (1:00.84)
2:18.53 (24.98) 2:47.47 (53.92)
3:11.37 (23.90) 3:37.94 (50.47)
3 TCU 3:42.06 3:41.53 32
1) Ashleen O'Brien 20 2) r:+0.26 Lauren Halliburton 22
3) r:+0.09 Megan Morris 20 4) r:+0.15 Katelyn Kenchel 22
26.38 54.45 (54.45)
1:23.36 (28.91) 1:57.05 (1:02.60)
2:22.16 (25.11) 2:51.77 (54.72)
3:15.09 (23.32) 3:41.53 (49.76)
4 Iowa State 3:46.50 3:42.82 30
1) Emily Haan 21 2) r:+0.37 Lehr Thorson 22
3) r:+0.18 Lucia Rizzo 21 4) r:+0.20 Martha Haas 22
26.64 56.46 (56.46)
1:25.06 (28.60) 1:57.82 (1:01.36)
2:23.43 (25.61) 2:52.35 (54.53)
3:16.24 (23.89) 3:42.82 (50.47)
5 West Virginia 3:45.42 3:42.92 28
1) Jordan Buechler 18 2) r:+0.18 Shelby Gerving 19
3) r:+0.29 Harna Minezawa 20 4) r:+0.55 Emily Haimes 19
26.55 54.97 (54.97)
1:24.84 (29.87) 1:59.54 (1:04.57)
2:24.91 (25.37) 2:53.58 (54.04)
3:17.17 (23.59) 3:42.92 (49.34)
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