BYU, New Mexico vs. TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 28. TCU's swimming and diving teams each recorded wins Friday evening at the TCU University Rec Center Natatorium on the night dedicated to the program's 16 seniors.

The men's team used a 400-freestyle relay win in the meet's last event to power past the Cougars, 156-144, while the women were victorious over New Mexico, 154-121.

TCU (4-1, 4-1 Mountain West Conference) appeared in control of the meet at the second break as it clung to an 18-point lead. However, BYU surged within seven points when it went 1-2 in the 200-individual medley going into the 400-freestyle relay.

The Horned Frogs' "A" 400-freestyle relay, featuring seniors Rourke Barrett and Dan Bodin, wasn't going to let the Cougars (3-3, 1-3) spoil their senior night. Those two, along with Laszlo Gyurko and Devin Price clocked a 3:03.84 to seal the win for TCU.

Another Frog senior's performance highlighted the night for TCU. Kyle Callens racked up 380.15 points on the 3-meter springboard. The Deer Park, Texas, native's score is a TCU record and he will leave the program with school records on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards.

TCU also got into the record books with its win in the 200-medley relay. Gyurko, Edgar Crespo, Andy Garcia-Montes and Price's time of 1:30.20 is the third-fastest in TCU history.

Gyurko and Crespo each picked up two wins individually for TCU, as well. Gyurko won the 100-backstroke in 49.18 and the 100-freestyle in 45.95. The Szekszard, Hungary, native garnered his second four-win meet of the season.

Crespo was a winner in the 100-breaststroke in 56.37 and the 200-breaststroke in 2:04.20. The Panama City, Panama, native has 10 individual wins this season to lead the Frogs.

Other TCU winners were Garcia-Montes in the 200-freestyle (1:41.70), Friedrich Grott in the 200-butterfly (1:54.63) and Price in the 50-freestyle (21.20).

TCU's women's team improved to 4-4 overall and 4-4 in the MWC after downing New Mexico, but falling to BYU.

Against New Mexico, TCU claimed wins in 13 of the 16 events, including all five freestyle events. Sophomore Sabine Rasch was a winner in the 50-freestyle and 100-freestyle, Katie Scarsella won the 200-freestyle and senior Maria Paula Alvarez won the 500-freestyle and 1000-freestyle.

Rasch clocked a 23.29 in the 50-free and a 51.49 in the 100-free. The Luckenwalde, Germany native has 11 wins this season.

Alvarez notched a 5:03.93 for the 500-free and a 10:18.60 in the 1000-free. The Cali, Colombia, native also has 11 wins this season.

Freshman Michelle Fleming won both breaststroke events, clocking a 1:06.76 in the 100-breaststroke and a 2:22.60 in the 200-breaststroke. Another freshman, Amanda Vincent, won both butterfly events.

She clocked a 2:02.68 in the 200-butterfly and a 57.47 in the 100-butterfly.

Other TCU winners were Jenny Oster in the 200-backstroke (2:07.28) and Ashley Bolin in the 200-individual medley (2:10.61).

TCU returns to action next Friday at 6 p.m. against Centenary College at the TCU University Rec Center Natatorium.

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