{"id":497888,"date":"2022-02-20T13:26:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T20:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=497888"},"modified":"2022-02-20T13:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T20:26:32","slug":"2022-aac-championships-houston-wins-sixth-straight-title-by-half-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2022-aac-championships-houston-wins-sixth-straight-title-by-half-point\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 AAC Championships: Houston Wins Sixth Straight Title by Half Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2022 AAC Championships: Houston Wins Sixth Straight Title by Half Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s sixth consecutive American Athletic Conference title couldn\u2019t have been any narrower. The Cougars bested SMU by .5 points at the 2022 AAC Championships, scoring 866.5 points to nudge just past the Mustangs\u2019 866.<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars surged ahead on Day 3 of the meet and trailed briefly on the final day after the 1,650 free. But claiming five of the top eight spots in platform diving neutralized a 1-2 by SMU in the event, which was enough to withstand a late charge.<\/p>\n<p>Houston led by 6.5 points entering the concluding 400 free relay. That meant a finish of second would be good enough to matter what SMU did, which is exactly what the finishing foursome of <strong>Kathryn Power, Emma Wright, Alyssa Bloser<\/strong> and <strong>Mary Catherine Jurica<\/strong> did.<\/p>\n<p>In the two-team men\u2019s race, host SMU won the title with 1,258 points, well ahead of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<h4>2022 AAC Championships Team Standings<\/h4>\n<pre>Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41                     \r\n \r\n  1. University of Houston           866.5   2. Southern Methodist University     866\r\n  3. Tulane University                 641   4. University of Cincinnati          571\r\n  5. East Carolina University        236.5<\/pre>\n<pre> Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42                      \r\n \r\n  1. Southern Methodist University    1258   2. University of Cincinnati         1079<\/pre>\n<p>The men\u2019s race had one most outstanding swimmer of the meet per team, with <strong>Michael Balcerak<\/strong> of Cincinnati and SMU\u2019s <strong>Caleb Rodenbaugh<\/strong> splitting the honor. <strong>Peter Smithson<\/strong> was the diver of the meet, with <strong>Cotton Fields<\/strong> as the freshman of the meet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swmeets.com\/Realtime\/AAC\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 AAC Championships Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theamerican.org\/news\/2022\/2\/19\/swimming-diving-houston-women-claim-sixth-straight-title-smu-men-defend-at-the-2022-american-swim-and-dive-championships.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the women\u2019s side, the top individual swimming award went to <strong>Lilly Byrne<\/strong> of Tulane. Jurica was voted the standout freshman, and SMU\u2019s <strong>Nicole Stambo<\/strong> took home the diver of the meet.<\/p>\n<p>Houston, which has ruled the AAC with an iron fist the last half-decade, didn\u2019t win an individual swimming event until the meet\u2019s penultimate day. But the Cougars went on a run on Friday night. <strong>Adelaide Meuter<\/strong> won the 100 fly in 53.50, with teammate <strong>Abby Jackson<\/strong> third. Jurica followed with a silver medal in the 200 free, then <strong>Henrietta Fangli<\/strong> claimed the 100 breast in 1:00.02. Power capped the evening by finishing second in the 100 back.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_497890\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-497890\" data-attachment-id=\"497890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2022-aac-championships-houston-wins-sixth-straight-title-by-half-point\/smu_men_aac\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1416,797\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SMU_men_AAC\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2-20-22&lt;br \/&gt;\n2022 AAC championships SMU_men_AAC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SMU, the 2022 AAC men&#8217;s champions; Photo Courtesy: SMU Atheltics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-497890\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC.jpg\" alt=\"SMU_men_AAC\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SMU_men_AAC-533x300.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-497890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SMU, the 2022 AAC men&#8217;s champions; Photo Courtesy: SMU Atheltics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Houston then hung on to win the 400 medley relay, with Power building a lead of more than a second on the leadoff leg and Fangli, Meuter and Jurica hanging on to win by .27 seconds in 3:37.91. It completed a medley relay sweep for the Cougars.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Wright was second in the 100 free, Fangli was third in the 200 breast and Hackson and Meuter went 1-4 in the 200 fly to build the cushion it took into the concluding relay. Stambo and <strong>Johanna Holloway<\/strong> went 1-2 in platform diving, but 3-meter champ <strong>Chase Farris<\/strong> finished third to lead five Cougars in the top eight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a team win. We told the girls last week that we had an opportunity to win and would need every member to accomplish their team goal,&#8221; coach <strong>Tanica Jamison<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/news\/2022\/2\/19\/swimming-and-diving-houston-claims-sixth-consecutive-conference-title.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a team statement<\/a>. &#8220;The team believed in themselves and believed in the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SMU built its title chase on its freestyle depth. <strong>Johanna Gudmundsdottir<\/strong> swept the sprint events, winning the 50 in 22.74 and the 100 in 49.44. <strong>Ilektra Lebl<\/strong> finished second in the 500 free, and <strong>Frederica Kizek<\/strong> won the mile to go with third in the 500 free. <strong>Gabi Grobler,<\/strong> the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke champ, joined Gudmundsdottir on both winning free relays. Stambo won platform and 1-meter diving for the Mustangs.<\/p>\n<p>Tulane lacked the depth to contend for the team title but delivered plenty of wins. Byrne led the way, winning the 500 free (4:47.03) and the 200 free (1:47.25). She was also second in the mile and turned in the fastest split in the Green Wave\u2019s winning 800 free relay, vital in edging out Cincinnati by .34 seconds.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/american-athletic-conference-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAC Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Danielle Titus<\/strong> did the backstroke double for the Green Wave, winning the 200 in a 1-2 with <strong>Gianna Spremullo,<\/strong> who won the 400 IM. <strong>Christina Williams<\/strong> was the runner-up in both breaststroke races.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati\u2019s <strong>Camryn Streid<\/strong> finished second in both IMs. Teammate <strong>Erin Shema<\/strong> was third in that event and both backstroke swims.<\/p>\n<p>What the men\u2019s side lacked in teams, it made up for in records, with three meet and two pool records set. SMU started it out in the 200 medley relay, the team of <strong>Cole Bruns,<\/strong> Rhodenbaugh, <strong>Riley Hill<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Baker<\/strong> going 1:24.64 to set meet and pool marks.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodenbaugh set a pool and meet record in the 200 breast in 1:53.13, taking down his own winning time from last year. Rhdoenbaugh also set a meet mark in the 100 breast at 52.42.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colin Feehery<\/strong> set a pool mark to win the 400 IM in 3:44.20, narrowly besting Fields. Fields had outkicked him in the 200 IM with Feehery third. Feehery was also second in the 200 breast. Fields added a win in the 200 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Smithson was the 3-meter and platform diving events. He set meet records in both, 424.40 in the 3-meter and 419.50 on platform. <strong>Parker Hardigree<\/strong> was second on 3-meter after winning 1-meter.<\/p>\n<p>Balcerak won the 500 free, 200 free and finished third in the 200 fly for Cincinnati. He swam fly on the only Cincinnati relay win, the 400 medley, in which the squad of <strong>Blake Hanna, Dominic Poling<\/strong> and <strong>Hunter Gubeno<\/strong> set a meet record of 3:08.56.<\/p>\n<p>Gubeno was second in both backstroke events, finishing behind Hanna in the 200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 AAC Championships: Houston Wins Sixth Straight Title by Half Point Houston\u2019s sixth consecutive American Athletic Conference title couldn\u2019t have been any narrower. 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