Big 12 Championships, Day 2 Finals: Texas Freshman Erin Gemmell, Will Modglin Claim First Conference Titles
The Texas women and men are facing little competition in their quest to add to long winning streaks at their final Big 12 Championships before departing the conference. Thus, even without posting many times that rank highly in the national standings and with some top swimmers (such as Luke Hobson) sitting out the meet, Texas has won every event so far to open up huge leads in both
On the first day of individual swimming action, Longhorn veterans Coby Carrozza, Kelly Pash and Grace Cooper all scored individual wins while a pair of highly-touted freshman, Erin Gemmell and Will Modglin, won titles in their first championship meet as college athletes. Currently, those performances have the Texas women leading by 254 points while the men are up by 179.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 11 1. University of Texas 571 2. Texas Christian University 317 3. University of Houston 273.5 4. Brigham Young University 258 5. University of Cincinnati 257 6. West Virginia University 251 7. Iowa State University 194 7. University of Kansas 194
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 12 1. University of Texas 548 2. Texas Christian University 369 3. Brigham Young University 330 4. University of Cincinnati 327.5 5. West Virginia University 317.5
Men’s 1-Meter Diving
Diving has proved the difference in numerous national titles for the Texas men under legendary coach Eddie Reese, and they are likely to again send a loaded group on the boards to the NCAA Championships. The men’s 1-meter event went to Brendan McCourt with 435.35 points, which was just seven tenths of a point ahead of teammate Nick Harris (434.65). Third went to the Longhorn’s Noah Duperre (419.65).
Event 14 Men 1 mtr Diving
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Big 12: * 469.85 3/1/2021 Jordan Windle, Texas
Meet: # 469.85 3/1/2021 Jordan Windle, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 McCourt, Brendan SR TEX 387.25 435.35 32
2 Harris, Nick SO TEX 397.85 434.65 28
3 Duperre, Noah SR TEX 369.50 419.65 27
4 Strauss, Mickey SR BYU 342.05 407.20 26
5 Borowski, Manny JR TEX 363.55 378.40 25
6 Braunton, Tanner FR TEX 343.35 375.05 24
7 Brooke, Pierce FR TEX 351.35 332.75 23
8 Hubbard, Alec JR TCU 320.10 331.50 22
Women’s 500 Freestyle
In a furious sprint to the finish, Texas freshman Erin Gemmell held off veteran teammate Erica Sullivan for the conference title. Gemmell led by almost a half-second with 100 yards remaining, but Sullivan, the 2021 Olympic silver medalist in the 1500-meter free, came home in 55.23 to come with in six hundredths of Gemmell at the finish. However, Gemmell held on to touch in 4:40.09, ahead of Sullivan in 4:40.15.
The times don’t rank particularly high in the national rankings, with Gemmell moving into a tie for 24th and Sullivan coming in 26th. However, with Texas likely swimming through the Big 12 meet with an eye toward the national level, we can expect both to be in the A-final conversation at the NCAA Championships next month. Sullivan placed fourth in the 500 at last year’s NCAAs.
TCU got a swimmer into the top three as Kara Church touched in 4:46.12.
Event 7 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky
American: $ 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky
US Open: & 4:24.06 3/16/2017 Katie Ledecky
Big 12: * 4:35.02 3/18/2021 Evie Pfeifer, Texas
Meet: # 4:36.35 2/25/2021 Evie Pfeifer, Texas
NCAA "A": A 4:37.89
NCAA "B": B 4:47.20
NCCA Invit23: 4:41.09
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Gemmell, Erin FR TEX 4:47.03 4:40.09B 32
25.23 53.19 (27.96)
1:21.60 (28.41) 1:50.22 (28.62)
2:18.70 (28.48) 2:47.14 (28.44)
3:15.69 (28.55) 3:44.47 (28.78)
4:13.02 (28.55) 4:40.09 (27.07)
2 Sullivan, Erica JR TEX 4:46.06 4:40.15B 28
25.74 53.38 (27.64)
1:21.67 (28.29) 1:50.09 (28.42)
2:18.72 (28.63) 2:47.47 (28.75)
3:16.27 (28.80) 3:44.92 (28.65)
4:13.31 (28.39) 4:40.15 (26.84)
3 Church, Kara SR TCU 4:52.74 4:46.12B 27
26.13 54.65 (28.52)
1:23.32 (28.67) 1:51.92 (28.60)
2:20.71 (28.79) 2:49.51 (28.80)
3:18.52 (29.01) 3:47.90 (29.38)
4:17.03 (29.13) 4:46.12 (29.09)
4 Popham, Mikayla GS TCU 4:52.67 4:48.92 26
25.78 54.24 (28.46)
1:23.46 (29.22) 1:52.68 (29.22)
2:22.26 (29.58) 2:51.83 (29.57)
3:21.36 (29.53) 3:50.97 (29.61)
4:20.47 (29.50) 4:48.92 (28.45)
5 Humphrey, Eden SO UH 4:50.16 4:48.98 25
26.37 54.65 (28.28)
1:23.22 (28.57) 1:52.43 (29.21)
2:21.48 (29.05) 2:50.94 (29.46)
3:20.43 (29.49) 3:50.21 (29.78)
4:19.93 (29.72) 4:48.98 (29.05)
6 Edwards, Jordan JR TCU 4:51.63 4:50.63 24
26.39 55.03 (28.64)
1:24.09 (29.06) 1:53.33 (29.24)
2:22.72 (29.39) 2:52.42 (29.70)
3:21.92 (29.50) 3:51.60 (29.68)
4:21.48 (29.88) 4:50.63 (29.15)
7 Inman, Sydney FR TCU 4:51.69 4:50.76 23
26.94 55.69 (28.75)
1:24.70 (29.01) 1:53.96 (29.26)
2:23.38 (29.42) 2:52.89 (29.51)
3:22.57 (29.68) 3:52.29 (29.72)
4:21.97 (29.68) 4:50.76 (28.79)
8 Geldmacher, Regan JR BYU 4:54.05 4:57.06 22
26.44 55.74 (29.30)
1:25.65 (29.91) 1:55.83 (30.18)
2:26.18 (30.35) 2:56.60 (30.42)
3:27.15 (30.55) 3:57.31 (30.16)
4:27.71 (30.40) 4:57.06 (29.35)
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Fresh off a sub-1:32 leadoff leg on the Texas men’s 800 free relay Tuesday night, Coby Carrozza was dominant in the 500 free final, leading by one-and-one-quarter seconds after just 100 yards on the way to topping the field by more than seven seconds. Carrozza clocked 4:11.95 to take the win, moving himself into seventh in the national rankings. With decorated teammate Luke Hobson likely to return for the NCAA Championships, the Longhorns will have a strong duo in the event that could produce two A-finalists.
The Longhorns ended up sweeping the top-three spots in this race as Alec Enyeart grabbed second in 4:19.33 and Manning Haskal placed third in 4:22.07, just holding off TCU’s Milan Fabian (4:22.35).
Event 8 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith
American: $ 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith
US Open: & 4:06.32 2/19/2020 Kieran Smith
Big 12: * 4:07.37 3/23/2023 Townley Haas, Texas
Meet: # 4:11.11 2/23/2017 Clark Smith, Texas
NCAA "A": A 4:10.74
NCAA "B": B 4:21.99
NCCA Invit23: 4:14.36
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Carrozza, Coby SR TEX 4:19.92 4:11.95B 32
22.74 47.57 (24.83)
1:13.01 (25.44) 1:38.92 (25.91)
2:04.94 (26.02) 2:30.98 (26.04)
2:56.79 (25.81) 3:22.58 (25.79)
3:47.37 (24.79) 4:11.95 (24.58)
2 Enyeart, Alec SO TEX 4:20.34 4:19.33B 28
23.32 48.82 (25.50)
1:14.87 (26.05) 1:40.96 (26.09)
2:07.21 (26.25) 2:33.38 (26.17)
2:59.77 (26.39) 3:26.61 (26.84)
3:53.20 (26.59) 4:19.33 (26.13)
3 Haskal, Manning SO TEX 4:22.39 4:22.07 27
23.83 49.39 (25.56)
1:15.49 (26.10) 1:42.03 (26.54)
2:08.73 (26.70) 2:35.67 (26.94)
3:02.37 (26.70) 3:29.05 (26.68)
3:55.86 (26.81) 4:22.07 (26.21)
4 Fabian, Milan JR TCU 4:24.83 4:22.35 26
24.09 49.98 (25.89)
1:16.24 (26.26) 1:42.83 (26.59)
2:09.34 (26.51) 2:35.92 (26.58)
3:02.77 (26.85) 3:29.79 (27.02)
3:56.83 (27.04) 4:22.35 (25.52)
5 Kohalmi, Kornel SO TCU 4:25.40 4:25.43 25
24.27 50.31 (26.04)
1:16.78 (26.47) 1:43.62 (26.84)
2:10.94 (27.32) 2:38.36 (27.42)
3:05.57 (27.21) 3:32.86 (27.29)
3:59.98 (27.12) 4:25.43 (25.45)
6 Wilmes, Aaron SO TCU 4:26.67 4:25.83 24
24.42 50.68 (26.26)
1:17.20 (26.52) 1:43.91 (26.71)
2:11.16 (27.25) 2:38.10 (26.94)
3:05.67 (27.57) 3:32.72 (27.05)
3:59.82 (27.10) 4:25.83 (26.01)
7 Gonzalez, Alex SR CINC 4:24.65 4:25.87 23
23.94 49.62 (25.68)
1:16.11 (26.49) 1:42.94 (26.83)
2:09.95 (27.01) 2:37.06 (27.11)
3:04.24 (27.18) 3:31.29 (27.05)
3:58.71 (27.42) 4:25.87 (27.16)
8 McKinney, Ian FR WVU 4:25.53 4:27.88 22
24.26 50.45 (26.19)
1:16.89 (26.44) 1:43.67 (26.78)
2:10.49 (26.82) 2:37.67 (27.18)
3:05.18 (27.51) 3:32.97 (27.79)
4:00.55 (27.58) 4:27.88 (27.33)
Women’s 200 IM
In her fifth year swimming for Texas, Kelly Pash could again be a three-event A-finalist on the national level while also playing a central role in the Longhorns’ relays. In the Big 12 final, Pash pulled away from teammate Emma Sticklen to move into the top-10 in the country in the race. Sticklen led by three tenths after butterfly before Pash pulled ahead by four hundredths on backstroke and then distanced herself with splits of 33.92 on breaststroke and 27.24 on freestyle.
Pash came in at 1:53.80, with Sticklen taking second at 1:55.05. Texas ended up with the top-five spots in the event, with a pair of freshman coming in next with Angie Coe (1:55.98) and Campbell Stoll (1:56.76). Both have likely done enough to earn their spots at NCAAs.
Event 9 Women 200 Yard IM
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NCAA D1: ! 1:48.37 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass
American: $ 1:50.08 3/17/2022 Alex Walsh
US Open: & 1:48.37 3/16/2023 Kate Douglass
Big 12: * 1:52.58 3/16/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas
Meet: # 1:52.82 2/23/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas
NCAA "A": A 1:53.66
NCAA "B": B 1:59.56
NCCA Invit23: 1:56.90
Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== Championship ===
1 Pash, Kelly GS TEX 1:56.20 1:53.80B
24.72 52.64 (27.92)
1:26.56 (33.92) 1:53.80 (27.24)
2 Sticklen, Emma SR TEX 1:59.87 1:55.05B
24.45 52.68 (28.23)
1:27.42 (34.74) 1:55.05 (27.63)
3 Coe, Angie FR TEX 1:58.90 1:55.99B
25.20 53.82 (28.62)
1:27.93 (34.11) 1:55.99 (28.06)
4 Stoll, Campbell FR TEX 1:57.74 1:56.76B
25.46 54.16 (28.70)
1:28.56 (34.40) 1:56.76 (28.20)
5 Wilson, Alicia GS TEX 1:58.69 1:57.98B
25.33 54.66 (29.33)
1:29.53 (34.87) 1:57.98 (28.45)
6 Gavin, Grace SO CINC 2:01.12 1:58.82B
26.06 56.14 (30.08)
1:30.73 (34.59) 1:58.82 (28.09)
7 Rose, Julie FR CINC 1:59.94 1:59.21B
26.45 57.79 (31.34)
1:30.90 (33.11) 1:59.21 (28.31)
8 Cheatwood, Mia SO WVU 2:00.22 2:01.04
26.37 56.37 (30.00)
1:30.89 (34.52) 2:01.04 (30.15)
Men’s 200 IM
On the opening night of Big 12s, Texas freshmen Will Modglin and Nate Germonprez both played key roles on the Texas men’s 200 medley relay, a group which swam a quicker-than-expected time of 1:22.46. Modglin swam an elite 20.49 backstroke split while Germonprez went 19.82 on butterfly. One day later, the two men clashed in a 200 IM final that went back-and-forth until Modglin pulled ahead at the end.
Germonprez was superior on the short-axis strokes while Modglin got his advantage on breaststroke and freestyle. Germonprez was a tenths ahead with 50 yards remaining before Modglin came home in 24.26 to secure the win in 1:41.01, less than three tenths clear of Germonprez in 1:41.29.
Those times rank fifth and sixth in the country, respectively, trailing only Arizona State world champion duo of Leon Marchand and Hubert Kos, Cal’s American-record holder Destin Lasco and NC State’s Arsenio Bustos. While the Texas men have been hurt by key departures in recent seasons, including Carson Foster after last year and Drew Kibler the year before, but this freshman duo should have Texas fans feeling optimistic looking forward.
BYU’s Jordan Tiffany placed third in 1:41.88, good for 12th nationally.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard IM
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NCAA D1: ! 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand
American: $ 1:38.13 2/15/2018 Caeleb Dressel
US Open: & 1:36.34 3/23/2023 Leon Marchand
Big 12: * 1:39.63 3/25/2019 John Shebat, Texas
Meet: # 1:40.42 2/23/2023 Carson Foster, Texas
NCAA "A": A 1:41.03
NCAA "B": B 1:46.16
NCCA Invit23: 1:43.14
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Modglin, Will FR TEX 1:43.97 1:41.01A 32
22.20 47.09 (24.89)
1:16.75 (29.66) 1:41.01 (24.26)
2 Germonprez, Nate FR TEX 1:42.99 1:41.29B 28
21.97 47.12 (25.15)
1:16.65 (29.53) 1:41.29 (24.64)
3 Tiffany, Jordan FR BYU 1:42.84 1:41.88B 27
21.34 46.76 (25.42)
1:17.25 (30.49) 1:41.88 (24.63)
4 Filipovic, Alec SO TEX 1:44.97 1:43.44B 26
22.64 48.71 (26.07)
1:18.78 (30.07) 1:43.44 (24.66)
5 Berlitz, Danny SR WVU 1:44.92 1:43.94B 25
23.04 49.29 (26.25)
1:18.67 (29.38) 1:43.94 (25.27)
6 Freri, Geremia JR TCU 1:45.60 1:44.71B 24
22.35 49.60 (27.25)
1:19.29 (29.69) 1:44.71 (25.42)
7 Prolo, Brad BYU 1:44.52 1:45.34B 23
22.27 48.95 (26.68)
1:19.50 (30.55) 1:45.34 (25.84)
8 Gubeno, Hunter SR CINC 1:45.48 1:45.75B 22
22.93 48.33 (25.40)
1:19.83 (31.50) 1:45.75 (25.92)
Women’s 50 Freestyle
The Texas women secured another 1-2-3 sweep in the splash-and-dash, with Grace Cooper getting the win in 22.01, 15-hundredths clear of her closest competition. Cooper previously split 21.40 on Texas’ winning 200 medley relay squad Tuesday evening. Ava Longi took second in 22.16, with Sienna Schellenger third in 22.36.
Event 11 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 20.57 2/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh
American: $ 20.57 2/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh
US Open: & 20.57 2/21/2024 Gretchen Walsh
Big 12: * 21.66 11/17/2023Grace Cooper, Texas
Meet: # 21.87 2/26/2009 Hee-Jin Chang, Texas
NCAA "A": A 21.63
NCAA "B": B 22.67
NCCA Invit23: 22.15
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Cooper, Grace SR TEX 21.96 22.01B 32
10.62 22.01 (11.39)
2 Longi, Ava SR TEX 22.29 22.16B 28
10.84 22.16 (11.32)
3 Schellenger, Sienna SO TEX 22.55 22.36B 27
10.84 22.36 (11.52)
4 Davis, Jessica SR CINC 22.43 22.38B 26
10.90 22.38 (11.48)
5 Fulton, Alexa FR TEX 22.80 22.55B 25
11.03 22.55 (11.52)
6 Davidson, Emma GS TEX 22.65 22.70 24
11.03 22.70 (11.67)
7 Williams, Halli JR BYU 22.88 22.74 23
10.94 22.74 (11.80)
8 Rhodes, Olivia JR TCU 22.66 22.80 22
10.88 22.80 (11.92)
Men’s 50 Freestyle
Texas does not have an overly-strong sprint freestyle group this season, but fifth-year swimmer Cole Crane had enough in the tank to get the better of the field at the conference meet, touching in 19.36 to win by 16-hundredths. Peter Paulus took second by touching out teammate Camden Taylor, 19.52 to 19.58.
Event 12 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA D1: ! 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel
American: $ 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel
US Open: & 17.63 3/22/2018 Caeleb Dressel
Big 12: * 18.60 2/24/2022 Drew Kibler, Texas
Meet: # 18.76 2/23/2017 Joseph Schooling, Texas
NCAA "A": A 18.82
NCAA "B": B 19.79
NCCA Invit23: 19.21
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Crane, Cole GS TEX 19.64 19.36B 32
9.41 19.36 (9.95)
2 Paulus, Peter SR TEX 19.85 19.52B 28
9.32 19.52 (10.20)
3 Taylor, Camden FR TEX 19.78 19.58B 27
9.50 19.58 (10.08)
4 Osa, Jon GS CINC 19.71 19.68B 26
9.58 19.68 (10.10)
5 Camacho Salgado, Dieg JR BYU 19.88 19.86 25
9.61 19.86 (10.25)
6 Wuilliez, Jadon JR TCU 20.04 19.95 24
9.64 19.95 (10.31)
7 Artmann, Sam GS TEX 19.90 20.02 23
9.68 20.02 (10.34)
-- Edwards, Tanner FR BYU 19.92 DQ
Head did not break the surface by 15 meters
9.61 DQ (10.28)
Women’s Team Diving
The Texas women claimed first in team diving with 376.20 points, well clear of the rest of the conference, but it was a tight battle for second as Kansas edged out Houston by four tenths of a point, 324.80 to 324.40.
vent 3 Women Team Diving
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Meet: # NP
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Texas, Team Diving TEX NP 376.20# 64
2 Kansas, Team Diving KANS NP 324.80# 56
3 Houston, Team Diving UH NP 324.40# 54
4 Brigham Young, Team D BYU NP 286.55# 52
5 Iowa State, Team Divi ISU NP 281.90# 50
6 Texas Christian, Team TCU NP 281.50# 48
7 Cincinnati, Team Divi CINC NP 255.35# 46
8 West Virginia, Team D WVU NP 251.05# 44
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