Meet of the Week Recap: Texas vs. Georgia Men

By Jason Marsteller

AUSTIN, Texas, January 12. CLOSING out the first SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week of 2008, the Texas men upended Georgia, 157-135. Overall, the Longhorns claimed nine titles against Georgia's seven.

Ricky Berens led the way for UT with three titles. He clocked a B-cut time to win the 200 free in 1:37.56, while also surfacing triumphant from the 500 free in 4:27.92. He also helped the 200 medley relay of Dan Rohleder (22.74), Matt Lowe (25.63), Berens (21.21) and Matt McGinnis (20.19) to a win in 1:29.77.

Meanwhile, Rohleder finished with a pair of titles. On top of the relay win, he posted a B-cut time of 48.57 in the 100 back.

Lowe swept the breaststroke events en route to three crowns. With the medley relay already in his grasp, he claimed the 100 (55.61) and 200 (2:01.46) breaststroke events.

Other winners for Texas included Michael Klueh in the 1000 free (9:01.89), Caleb McDermott in the 100 free (45.58) and McGinnis in the 200 back (1:47.37).

Gil Stovall paced the Georgia attack. He recorded a B-cut time of 1:47.32 in the 200 fly, while also winning the 100 fly in 49.01. He also helped the 400 free relay of Nathan Bibliowicz (45.96), Stovall (45.10), Craig Jennings (45.67) and Martin Kata (46.10) to a win in 3:02.83.

Meanwhile, Chris Colwill swept the diving events with wins in the 1m (430.12) and 3m (459.29), while Jennings took home the 50 free crown (20.82) and Sebastien Rouault wound up with the 400 IM title (3:57.22) thanks to Klueh's swim of 3:56.97 being exhibitioned.

Georgia Head Coach Jack Bauerle
"We got waxed. We swam a little ragged to be honest, but even if we had swam well we would have had a rough time. Texas is a really good team, and certainly to put a little pressure on Eddie, they have a viable shot this year. Even though it was a little bit rough, we still love coming down here to swim. It's a great facility, they are great people to be around and its always great competition, obviously. We were having a rough time, but we had a few bright spots with Gil Stovall in the fly and Chris Colwill in diving. They were tired and we were tired, but they were the better team."

Texas Head Coach Eddie Reese
"The most important thing at this time of year with dual meets is to determine where you are in your training. We need to determine whether we're working some too hard or others not enough. But, if we're going to swim slow, it's better to go ahead and win. We improved on our turns and breakouts in the meets this weekend. We're more tired at this time of year than we have been."

Final Score
Texas 157, Georgia 135

Event Winners
Texas
200 medley relay: Dan Rohleder (22.74), Matt Lowe (25.63), Ricky Berens (21.21), Matt McGinnis (20.19); 1:29.77
1000 free: Michael Klueh (9:01.89)
200 free: Ricky Berens (1:37.56)
100 back: Dan Rohleder (48.57)
100 breast: Matt Lowe (55.61)
100 free: Caleb McDermott (45.58)
200 back: Matt McGinnis (1:47.37)
200 breast: Matt Lowe (2:01.46)
500 free: Ricky Berens (4:27.92)

Georgia
200 fly: Gil Stovall (1:47.32)
50 free: Craig Jennings (20.82)
3m: Chris Colwill (459.29)
100 fly: Gil Stovall (49.01)
1m: Chris Colwill (430.12)
400 IM: Sebastien Rouault (3:57.22)
400 free relay: Nathan Bibliowicz (45.96), Gil Stovall (45.10), Craig Jennings (45.67), Martin Kata (46.10); 3:02.83

NCAA Cuts
Texas

B
200 free: Ricky Berens (1:37.56)
100 back: Dan Rohleder (48.57)

Georgia

B
200 fly: Gil Stovall (1:47.32)

MOTW, Georgia at Texas

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