AUSTIN, Texas, January 10. NO. 1 Texas picked up two wins apiece from junior Michael Klueh and sophomore Ricky Berens, and Berens added a key anchor leg in the meet's final relay, as the Longhorns dealt five-time defending NCAA Champion Auburn a 129.5-113.5 defeat Thursday at UT's Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.<\/p>\n
"This was a team victory, and everybody played a part," said UT coach Eddie Reese, now in his 30th season with the Longhorns. "Auburn did a great job today. It's tough to travel and swim fast, but they did a super job. Both teams would like to have swum faster, but both teams kept working hard throughout the meet." <\/p>\n
Klueh (Evansville, Ind.) scored UT's initial victory in the 1000 freestyle, where he was victorious in 9:14.36. Sophomore Dave Walters (Yorktown, Va.) led a dominant first-through-fourth Longhorns showing in the 200 freestyle, winning in 1:35.84 to edge senior teammate Matt McGinnis (Raleigh, N.C.), who touched the wall in 1:35.89. Junior Ryan Verlatti (Tacoma, Wash.) took third in 1:39.43, and sophomore Peter Jameson (Indianapolis, Ind.) took fourth in 1:39.84. <\/p>\n
Berens (Charlotte, N.C.) scored his first victory of the afternoon in the 200 IM, taking first in 1:49.29, while junior Caleb McDermott (Canyon Lake, Texas) took third in 1:51.03. Freshman diver Matt Cooper (Bethesda, Md.) landed another impressive showing in the one-meter event, taking first in 350.10 to top 2007 NCAA Championship competitors Dan Mazzaferro and Kelly Marx of Auburn. <\/p>\n
"Matt Cooper did a great job in the one-meter," Texas diving coach Matt Scoggin said. "Matt Cardell had a nice inward two-and-a-half pike, and Mike Wong had a nice inward three-and-a-half tuck. Overall, it was a solid night with a lot of promise."<\/p>\n
Berens notched his second victory in the 200 butterfly, winning in 1:46.42, while Klueh, better known for his proficiency in the distance freestyle and individual medley events, took second in a NCAA "B" cut mark of 1:47.07. Senior Daniel Rohleder (Austin, Texas) led a one-two Texas finish in the 200 backstroke, as he took first in 1:46.26. Sean Patton (Charlotte, N.C.) continued his solid junior campaign with a second-place showing in 1:46.34. <\/p>\n
Klueh scored his second victory in the 500 freestyle in 4:23.91, as Walters took second in 4:29.02. Auburn stood within striking distance of the Longhorns heading into the meet's final event, the 400 freestyle relay, but Texas, bolstered by a crowd-pleasing 43.39 anchor leg from Berens, erased Auburn's lead in the relay to deny the Tigers in the end. UT captured the relay in a NCAA "B" cut time of 2:56.56. <\/p>\n
Special thanks to Texas for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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