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Texas and Cal Men Set for Rare Midseason Battle at Minnesota Invitational<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past decade, the Texas and California men\u2019s teams have dominated college swimming. Those two programs have finished first and second in some order at the last seven NCAA championships and 10 of the last 11<\/a>. The Texas-Cal rivalry is real and exciting \u2014 but friendly, as is often the case in swimming, since Texas and Cal swimmers frequently swim together as representatives of the U.S. national team. But over the years, the rivalry has been confined to the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n

This year, however, we get an early preview. Texas and Cal are set to meet in a midseason invitational this week at the University of Minnesota. The Longhorns have traditionally hosted their own invite the weekend after Thanksgiving, while the Golden Bears have attended various meets, often the Georgia Invitational in recent years. Instead, both teams are heading north less than nine months after Texas beat Cal by just 27 points for the national title. That was close but somehow just the third-closest of the many Texas-Cal 1-2 finishes over the years.<\/p>\n

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Texas sophomore Carson Foster has developed into one of the world’s best IMers — Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

Most of the Texas stars from last year\u2019s national-title winning team are back. That includes Carson<\/strong> Foster<\/strong>, who narrowly missed the U.S. Olympic team but finished the long course season with the world\u2019s fastest time in the 400-meter IM<\/a>. Foster admitted that he may not swim a full schedule in Minnesota as he tunes up for the Short Course World Championships, but Foster has been awesome early on in his sophomore campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Texas also welcomes Drew Kibler<\/strong> back after Kibler swam on the U.S. men\u2019s 800 free relay at the Tokyo Olympics. Fellow freestyle Danny Krueger<\/strong> is always strong in the sprint events, and Caspar Corbeau<\/strong> is a force in the breaststrokes. Foster\u2019s older brother Jake<\/strong>, IMer Braden Vines<\/strong> and distance swimmer David Johnston<\/strong> are part of Texas\u2019 core, and Alvin Jiang<\/strong> is back for a fifth year to continue his significant relay contributions. Watch for sophomore Coby Carrozza<\/strong> to make a leap after a strong fall of dual meets.<\/p>\n

But the Longhorns\u2019 X-factor is diving. Last season, Texas\u2019 only wins at the NCAA Championships were in relays (800 free and 400 medley) and in diving from Olympian Jordan<\/strong> Windle<\/strong>. Texas scored 82 total points in diving, so the Bears out-scored Texas in swimming by 55 \u2014 and that\u2019s not the first time that Cal has missed out on a national title despite having the country\u2019s top group of swimmers.<\/p>\n

This season, the Bears lose sprint star Ryan<\/strong> Hoffer<\/strong>, their only NCAA individual champion last season (a three-time winner, in fact), but Bjorn Seeliger<\/strong> had success in the sprints as a freshman and should be ready to step in. Cal brings back Olympic finalist Hugo Gonzalez<\/strong> as an NCAA-title contender in multiple events, and Daniel Carr<\/strong> and Destin Lasco<\/strong> will each contend in the backstrokes, as will Reece Whitley<\/strong> in breaststroke. However, 200 back Olympic finalist Bryce<\/strong> Mefford<\/strong> is currently not on Cal\u2019s roster despite being eligible for a fifth year, so it\u2019s unclear if Mefford will compete for the college team this year.<\/p>\n

Of course, no championships will be decided this weekend in Minneapolis, and midseason results don\u2019t tell the full picture about a team\u2019s potential. Legendary coaches Eddie Reese<\/strong> (Texas) and Dave Durden<\/strong> (Cal) each have a plan for their teams, and no college coaches have been more successful at having their teams ready for the end of the season, when the results really matter.<\/p>\n

Still, enjoy the chance to see the Longhorns<\/a> and the Bears<\/a>\u00a0go head-to-head. The weekend before Thanksgiving, the consensus top-two women\u2019s programs in college swimming, Virginia and Stanford, competed at midseason invitationals separated by just 300 miles on I-40. That\u2019s close, especially for two teams from opposite sides of the country, but the top men\u2019s teams in the same pool in December should be a treat for swimming fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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