SEC Weekly Recap: Texas A&M Splits With Auburn

Beryl Gastaldello Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

By Dan D’Addona.

The Auburn and Texas A&M swim teams split a dual meet on Saturday. The Auburn men won 162-138 and the Texas A&M women won 171-122.

In the men’s meet, Auburn’s distance trio of Bryan Lee, Grant Shenk and Russell Noletto scored big points, finishing 1-3-4 in both the 1000 and 500 freestyles.

Lee took top honors in the 1000 (9:18.46) and was third in the 500 (4:33.60) while Noletto won the 500 (4:30.88) and was fourth in the 1000 (9:32.87). Shenk went 9:28.82 in the 500 to take fourth and 4:35.65 in the 1000 to take third.

Peter Holoda touched in 20.23 in the 50 and 44.22 in the 100 to win both events.

Zach Apple picked up an individual win in the 200 free in 1:38.15.

Luis Martinez swept the butterfly events, winning the 200 in 1:47.48 and the 100 in 47.66. Hugo Gonzalez rounded out the individual wins on the men’s side with a 1:47.66.

Texas A&M’s Brock Bonetti won the 100 backstroke (47.39) and the 200 back (1:44.18). Mauro Castillo Luna won the 100 breaststroke (54.55) and 200 back (1:59.85). Jing Quah won the 200 butterfly (1:58.88). Sam Thornton won 1-meter diving (382.65).

In the women’s meet, Lisa Bratton won the 200 backstroke (1:55.90) for the Aggies. Haley Yelle won the 1000 (9:59.37) and the 500 (4:50.89). Claire Rasmus won the 200 free (1:47.96). Jorie Caneta won the 100 breast (1:00.93) and 200 breast (2:11.95). Beryl Gastaldello won the 50 free (22.51) and the 100 free (49.15).

Auburn earned six wins, with Aly Tetzloff picking up three of them.

Tetzloff took first in the 100 back (53.37), the 100 fly (53.16) and 200 IM (2:00.43).

LSU finishes behind Virginia, Pitt

The LSU swimming and diving team finished third after day two of their tri-meet versus Pitt and Virginia. The women came up short to Pitt, 212-141, and Virginia, 251-97, while the men fell to Pitt, 203-150, and Virginia, 222-131.

Like yesterday, the Tigers got off to a fast start, winning both diving events. Sophomore Juan Celaya-Hernandez won the men’s three-meter springboard with a score of 413.20, winning both diving events at the meet. Lizzie Cui also won both women’s diving events this weekend, taking home gold in the women’s one meter springboard with a season-best score of 293.85.

Both Cui and Celaya-Hernandez qualified for NCAA Zones.

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