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No. 5 Men's Swimming and Diving downs No. 15 Tennessee on the road
11.09.2018 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns earned their second-straight win over a top-20 SEC opponent
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 5 University of Texas Men's Swimming and Diving team rallied for a 156.5-143.5 win over No. 15 Tennessee on Friday afternoon at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville.
Score
Texas 156.5, Tennessee 143.5
Wins
1000 Freestyle – Chris Yeager (9:04.26)
100 Backstroke – Ryan Harty (47.28)
200 Butterfly – Andrew Koustik (1:46.43)
100 Freestyle – Danny Krueger (44.04)
200 Backstroke – Ryan Harty (1:44.18)
500 Freestyle – Townley Haas (4:23.00)
100 Butterfly – Sam Pomajevich (48.33)
200 Freestyle Relay – Danny Krueger, John Shebat, Drew Kibler, Tate Jackson (1:18.48)
Meet Notes
- Texas defeated their second-straight top-20 SEC opponent with the win over the No. 15 Volunteers.
- The Longhorns came from behind to beat Tennessee on the final event of the day with a win in the 200 free relay.
- Chris Yeager topped his previous season-best in the 1000 freestyle and now has the ninth-fastest pace in the NCAA this year with his 9:04.26.
- Ryan Harty and John Shebat continued their dominance in the backstroke events. Harty set the seventh-fastest time this year in the NCAA in the 200 back while Shebat matched his season-best with a 47.34. Its good enough for eighth in the NCAA this year.
- Freshman Andrew Koustik dropped the best time for the Longhorns this year in the 200 fly. His 1:46.43 is good enough for an NCAA 'B' cut and a top-10 time in the NCAA this year.
Next Up
The Texas divers will be back at the Texas Swimming Center for the Texas Hall of Fame Diving Invitational from Nov. 14-16 and the swimmers will compete in the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invitational two weeks later.
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