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No. 4 Women’s Swimming and Diving Preview: No. 9 California, No. 1 Stanford
11.10.2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Unbeaten Longhorns head for the west coast to meet the Golden Bears and Cardinal.
WHAT: Nine-time national champion No. 4 Texas (6-0) resumes fall dual-meet competition on the west coast this weekend with challenges from No. 9 California and No. 1 Stanford.
WHEN/WHERE:
#4 Texas at #9 California
Friday, Nov. 11 – 2 p.m. PT
Spieker Aquatics Complex – Berkeley, California
#4 Texas at #1 Stanford
Saturday, Nov. 12 – Noon PT
Avery Aquatics Center – Stanford, California
LAST MEETINGS
Texas dealt Stanford its last home loss on Oct. 30, 2014, as the Longhorns knocked off the Cardinal by a 156-144 count. UT defeated California by a 161-139 margin on Oct. 31, 2014 at Berkeley.
LAST TIME OUT
Texas improved to 6-0 last week by way of victories over No. 14 Texas A&M (166.5-128.5) and No. 4 N.C. State (166.5-127.5) in Austin. All-America senior Madisyn Cox won all five of her individual events in the two victories and was selected as CollegeSwimming.com's National Swimmer of the Week for her efforts.
MORE ON THE LONGHORNS
- Fifth-year head coach Carol Capitani returns 22 swimmers and divers, including 10 All-Americans, from the 2015-16 squad that swept the Big 12 Championship and placed 15th at the NCAA Championships.
- The Longhorns return a talented senior class headed by Madisyn Cox and Tasija Karosas. Cox, a member of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 USA Swimming National Teams, placed fourth in the 200m and 400m individual medley events at the U.S. Olympic Trials. The Lubbock native is a two-time All-American in the 200-yard individual medley and boasts 10 All-America certificates overall.
- Karosas, a 10-time All-American and 13-time Big 12 champion, reached the semifinals of the 100m and 200m backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials. She holds school and Big 12 records in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events.
- Senior Jordan Surhoff picked up her first individual All-America honor last season in the 100 breaststroke. She added a second All-America recognition in the 200 medley relay alongside Karosas and juniors Rebecca Millard and Mimi Schneider.
- Senior Brynne Wong returns as a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Championships qualifier.
- Millard returns as the leader of the Longhorns' sprint group. The U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier is a nine-time All-American who won the 100 freestyle consolation final last March at the NCAA Championships.
- Schneider brings seven All-America honors into her junior season at Texas. A reliable competitor on relays, Schneider helped four relays to All-America honors as a sophomore. She returns as the defending Big 12 champion in the 100 butterfly.
- Junior diver Murphy Bromberg returns to collegiate competition after redshirting last season. The All-American has represented the United States at the last two FINA World Championship meets. She leads a strong Texas diving corps that includes sophomores Meghan O'Brien and Sofia Rauzi in addition to talented newcomer Alison Gibson of Austin. O'Brien qualified to compete in the one-meter and three-meter events as a freshman at the 2016 NCAA Championships.
- Sophomore Joanna Evans represented The Bahamas over the summer at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She placed 13th in the 400m freestyle, 23rd in the 800m freestyle and 37th in the 200m freestyle in Rio. The 2016 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, Evans returns as the Big 12 champion in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle events.
- Olivia Anderson brings momentum into her sophomore campaign after reaching the semifinals of the 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the U.S. Olympic Trials. The Minnesotan qualified for the 2016 NCAA Championships and won the Big 12 title in the 100 breaststroke.
- All-American Quinn Carrozza put together a productive summer during which she reached the semifinals of the 200m backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials. The Austin native won the 200 freestyle as a freshman at the 2016 Big 12 Championships.
- Sophomore Nora McCullagh earned All-America honors in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays for Texas at the NCAA Championships.
- Texas welcomes one of the nation's premier freshman classes. Claire Adams, Lauren Case and Kaitlin Harty all are current or former members of the USA Swimming National Junior Team. Adams is a former world junior record holder in the 100m backstroke.
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