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Friday, February 7, 2003
SPORTS
THE BATTALION
Aggies dominate SMU at swim meet
By Marcus White
THE BATTALION
The No. 16 Texas A&M
men’s swimming and diving
leam trounced the Southern
Methodist University Mustangs
141.5-96.5 Thurday night at the
Student Recreation Center
Natatorium. The Aggies have
lien three consecutive meets
from the Mustangs in what has
tome one of the NCAA’s best
swimming and diving rivalries.
The Aggies dominated the
SMU swimmers and divers, cap
turing top honors in 11 of the
meet’s 13 events.
In a meet that was over before
it began, the Aggies performed
strongly across the board. A&M
Head Coach Mel Nash was
extremely pleased with the way
his team has performed with the
start of the championship season
just around the comer.
“To have the number of life
time and season best times that
we had tonight is really gratify-
ing," Nash said.
Especially impressive this sea-
has been the Aggie under
classmen, who were among the
top finishers in each of the night’s
events.
Freshman Scott Newmann
was among several Aggie swim
mers to have a career night in the
pool. Newmann took first place
in the 200 yard freestyle with a
time of 1:39.22.
“I’ve never been able to per-
form like that during the season,”
Newmann said of his career-set
ting performance. “It really
shows the upperclassmen and the
nation what we’re capable of.”
In what many thought would
be a rebuilding year, A&M has
performed beyond everyone’s
expectations, something Nash
credits to the maturation of his
freshmen.
“In order to be the team that
we’ve become, the freshmen have
had to become sophomores
quickly,” Nash said after
Thursday’s meet. “We’ve really
seen the freshmen step up across
the board.”
Led by Junior Matt Rose, the
Aggie upperclassmen also
impressed against the Mustangs.
The meet showcased the talents
of Rose and SMU’s Jonathon
Newton, both of whom are
among the nation’s top sprinters.
The two first faced off in the
50-yard freesyle, an event in
which both swimmers are ranked
in the top 15 in the country.
Newton took first in the event,
posting a remarkable NCAA
qualifying 19.98 that is the fifth
best time recorded during the
dual meet season.
To have the num
ber of lifetime and
season-best times
that we had tonight
is gratifying.
— Mel Nash
A&M Head Coach
Rose edged out Newton by 2
hundredths of a second in the
100-yard freestyle, posting a sea
son-best NCAA provisional qual
ifying time of 44.38. Rose would
earn his third provisional qualify
ing time of the night as a member
of the 400-yard freestyle relay
team that finished in 2:58.92.
After the meet. Rose was
proud of the way his team had
prepared for the championship
season.
“We had a really good team
perfonnance with the freshmen
and sophomores really stepping
up,” Rose said. “We've put the
work in, and we're looking really
good going into conference
(championship).”
The Aggie divefs also
improved on several season and
career marks. Freshman
Christian Picard produced a
whopping score of 342 in 1-
meter diving, qualifying for the
zone championships by more
than 50 points. Picard’s scorq
also marked his personal best
and A&M’s second highest
ever. Junior Adam Morgan sur
passed his career mark and
qualified for the zone champi
onships with a score of 314.85.
Next up for the Aggies is the
Big 12 Championship in Austin
on Feb. 19-22.
Softball team prepares for Arizona trip
By Pete Burks
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give A&M a good gauge of where the team
really stands.
“We are very excited to be playing a
perennial power, like Arizona,” Evans said.
“We just have to go out and play relaxed with
the attitude that we have nothing to lose.”
In addition, the Aggies already have
three games under their belts which should
help this weekend, as some of the teams
they are facing have yet to play. A&M
should go into this weekend with a lot of
confidence as the pitchers have allowed
just one earned run this season, and the
offense is filled with a combination of
speed and power.
Arizona Head Coach Mike Candrea said
he was not surprised by the Aggies' hot
start and that he anticipates a challenging
weekend.
“I expect to get some stiff competition
from the A&M squad,” Candrea said.
“This game will be a great way for our
younger girls to gain experience because at
this point in the season, every weekend is
a test for us.”
After playing Arizona, it doesn’t get
any‘easier for the Aggies. The night cap of
the Friday doubleheader will be No. 10
Cal State Fullerton (2-L), which has an all-
time record of 18-5 against A&M and
recently upset No. 1 UCLA. Even with
these accolades Head Coach Michelle
Gromacki knows the Aggies are not to be
taken lightly since “A&M beat us a couple
of times last year. They are a team that
battles (innings) one through seven. They
are a good club that can really hit the ball.”
Saturday will not be a bed of roses
either, as A&M will have to prepare for
No. 15 Fresno State and Utah. Neither
team has played yet this season.
The Aggies round out the weekend by
tussling with a veteran Mississippi State
(1-0) squad.
The busy weekend could provide early
momentum to an A&M team that made it to
the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament
last season.
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