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By Mark Merrel
THE BATTALION
Beating the defending
itional champions in the first
eetof the year is not a typi-
way to start a rebuilding
ar,but that is what the Texas
men's swimming and
, ving team accomplished last
rereabout, he Big l ,, Rl . |ays
Missouri.
The next challenge await-
> both the women’s and
en’s teams is a trip to Fort
'orth, Texas, Thursday for a
atch-up with Texas Christian
niversity, which will be par-
ipating in its first dual
atch of the year.
The men placed first out of
tour teams that included the
University of Texas, last year's
national champions. The meet
marked the first time the
Longhorns have lost in a confer
ence competition since playing
SMU in 1979.
“We swam well,” said A&M
swimming coach Mel Nash. “It
was an early season meet, every
body was tired and I just think
they underestimated us ... 1 just
don’t think they realized we
were as strong as we are.”
Leading the attack for the
Aggies were two All-
Americans, senior Riley Janes
and sophomore Matt Rose. Both
swimmers were a perfect six-
for-six in their relays.
“Those guys are the ones we
CODY WAGES • THE BATTALION
The Texas A&M swimming and diving teams, coming off a win over Texas at the Big 12 Relays in
Missouri, will travel to Fort Worth Thursday to take on Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
were so proud of,” Nash said.
“Even on the ‘B’ relays that
they were on; they went
absolutely all out.”
After ending the Longhorn’s
22-year winning streak, the
Aggies kept the momentum
going on Saturday in their first
dual meet of the year against the
Tigers. The Aggies beat
Missouri 169.5 to 118.5, with a
record-setting performance in
the 400-freestyle relay.
See TCU on page 9-
Aggies’ remaining schedule will be rough
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BRIAN RUFF
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The Texas A&M football team will
ostthe Iowa State Cyclones Saturday
Kyle Field. The Aggies (6-1, 3-1) are
omingoff a 31 -24 win over the Kansas
late Wildcats, and the Cyclones (5
3-1) are riding a 28-14 win over the
Oklahoma State Cowboys. Kickoff is
set for 1 p.m.
Ags’ road one of the roughest
With a record of 6-1, the Aggies have
secured a winning season for the 19th-
straight year, but the schedule for the
next four weeks could be deadly.
The Aggies have the third-toughest
schedule in the nation, with their oppo
nents’ combined record being 21-5.
Only Washington State and Arizona
State have tougher schedules for the
remainder of the season.
The Aggies will host the Iowa State
Cyclones (5-1), travel to Texas Tech
(3-3) and Oklahoma (7-0) and take on
Texas (6-1) at Kyle Field. The Sooners
are ranked No. 1 in Monday's Bowl
Championship Series poll, while the
Longhorns were sixth.
The 19-straight winning seasons is
the 17th-longest streak in the nation.
Nebraska, the only other Big 12 school
ahead of the Aggies, leads the nation
with 40-straight winning seasons.
Penright continues making
impact on Big 12
Junior linebacker Jarrod Penright,
who leads the Big 12 in sacks, also
showed his awareness against Kansas
State. Penright recovered a fumble after
linebacker Christian Rodriguez jarred
the ball loose.
Penright picked up the ball at the
Kansas State 17-yard line and raced to
the endzone. The score ended up being
the deciding factor in the game, with
the Aggies edging out a 31-24 victory.
Big 12
powers to
collide
BIG 12
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TRUE BROWN
Clash of the titans
All eyes will be on
Lincoln, Neb., Saturday when
the University of Nebraska
hosts the University of
Oklahoma in what could be a
precursor to the Big 12 cham
pionship game in December.
Both teams are undefeated,
lead their respective divisions
and the winner will have the
inside track in the conference
to gaining a berth in the Rose
Bowl. Nebraska (8-0, 4-0 Big
12) is ranked No. 3, and OU
(7-0, 4-0) comes in one spot
above at No. 2.
The only other conference
with two undefeated teams is
the Big East Conference,
where the University of Miami
(Fla.) and Virginia Tech own
perfect records.
The stakes of Saturday’s
showdown were upped a little
with the season’s first release
of the Bowl Championship
Series rankings earlier this
week. The Sooners claimed
the No. 1 spot, while the
Huskers are No. 2.
See BlG 12 on page 9.