The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Big 12 Championships
No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving holds commanding lead after day two of Big 12 Championships
02.27.2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Daniel Krueger brings home win in competitive 50 Free, anchors a-cut 400 Medley Relay
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The No. 1 Texas men's swimming and diving program swept all the events on Thursday evening, maintain a strong hold on the team scoring lead at the 2020 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships held at the Aquatics Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown, West Virginia.
With a team-score of 382 after the second day of action, the Longhorn maintained their lead. Texas swept all four events on the day. Through the first two days, Texas is seven for seven in events competed to events won.
TEAM SCORES
Texas: 382
WVU: 291
TCU: 228
NOTES
- JohnThomas Larson became the Big 12 Champion in the 500 Free after touching at a time of 4:16.65. In second, Parker Neri touched at 4:18.61, while Sam Pomajevich came in fourth at 4:23.57. Jack Collins added a sixth-place finish with a time of 4:23.71.
- Sophomore Matthew Willenbring took home the 200 IM title in a race that saw the Longhorns finish 1-2-3-5. Willenbring won with a time of 1:43.98. Freshman Jake Foster was right on his heels in second at 1:44.82, while fellow freshman Caspar Corbeau finished in a time of 1:45.43. Braden Vines came in fifth with a time of 1:45.99.
- Texas also went 1-2-3 in the 50 Free with Daniel Krueger hitting a time of 19.19 to take the title. He was followed by teammate Maxime Rooney, who hit the wall at 19.41, while Chris Staka came in third at 19.77.
- With a Big 12 Championship Meet record time of 3:04.13, also an A-cut, Texas took home the title in the 400-medley relay with the group of Staka (46.00), Charlie Scheinfeld (52.57), Alvin Jiang (44.27), and Krueger (41.29).
FRIDAY EVENTS
10:00 AM
#18 Men 100 Fly Prelims
#20 Men 400 IM Prelims
#22 Men 200 Free Prelims
#24 Men 100 Breast Prelims
#26 Men 100 Back Prelims
#16 Men 3 mtr Diving Prelims
6:00 PM
#18 Men 100 Fly Finals
#20 Men 400 IM Finals
#22 Men 200 Free Finals
#24 Men 100 Breast Finals
#26 Men 100 Back Finals
#16 Men 3 mtr Diving Finals
#28 Men 200 Free Relay
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