{"id":579198,"date":"2024-02-28T18:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=579198"},"modified":"2024-02-28T18:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:55:13","slug":"big-12-championships-day-2-finals-texas-freshman-erin-gemmell-will-modglin-claim-first-conference-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/big-12-championships-day-2-finals-texas-freshman-erin-gemmell-will-modglin-claim-first-conference-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 Championships, Day 2 Finals: Texas Freshman Erin Gemmell, Will Modglin Claim First Conference Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Big 12 Championships, Day 2 Finals: Texas Freshman Erin Gemmell, Will Modglin Claim First Conference Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Texas women and men are facing little competition in their quest to add to long winning streaks at their final Big 12 Championships before departing the conference. Thus, even without posting many times that rank highly in the national standings and with some top swimmers (such as <strong>Luke Hobson<\/strong>) sitting out the meet, Texas has won every event so far to open up huge leads in both<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of individual swimming action, Longhorn veterans <strong>Coby Carrozza<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Kelly Pash<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Grace Cooper<\/strong> all scored individual wins while a pair of highly-touted freshman,\u00a0<strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Will Modglin<\/strong>, won titles in their first championship meet as college athletes. Currently, those performances have the Texas women leading by 254 points while the men are up by 179.<\/p>\n<pre>Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 11                 \r\n \r\n  1. University of Texas               571   2. Texas Christian University        317\r\n  3. University of Houston           273.5   4. Brigham Young University          258\r\n  5. University of Cincinnati          257   6. West Virginia University          251\r\n  7. Iowa State University             194   7. University of Kansas              194<\/pre>\n<pre>Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 12                  \r\n \r\n  1. University of Texas               548   2. Texas Christian University        369\r\n  3. Brigham Young University          330   4. University of Cincinnati        327.5\r\n  5. West Virginia University        317.5<\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/big-12-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big 12 Championships Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/wvuni\/swimming\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/big12sports.com\/sports\/swim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Stream Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/big-12-championships-day-1-kelly-pash-coby-carrozza-impressive-as-texas-wins-all-four-relays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night 1 Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 1-Meter Diving<\/h2>\n<p>Diving has proved the difference in numerous national titles for the Texas men under legendary coach\u00a0<strong>Eddie Reese<\/strong>, and they are likely to again send a loaded group on the boards to the NCAA Championships. The men&#8217;s 1-meter event went to\u00a0<strong>Brendan McCourt<\/strong> with 435.35 points, which was just seven tenths of a point ahead of teammate\u00a0<strong>Nick Harris<\/strong> (434.65). Third went to the Longhorn&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Noah Duperre\u00a0<\/strong>(419.65).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 14  Men 1 mtr Diving<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n       Big 12: * 469.85  3\/1\/2021  Jordan Windle, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 469.85  3\/1\/2021  Jordan Windle, Texas\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 McCourt, Brendan       SR TEX                387.25     435.35   32  \r\n  2 Harris, Nick           SO TEX                397.85     434.65   28  \r\n  3 Duperre, Noah          SR TEX                369.50     419.65   27  \r\n  4 Strauss, Mickey        SR BYU                342.05     407.20   26  \r\n  5 Borowski, Manny        JR TEX                363.55     378.40   25  \r\n  6 Braunton, Tanner       FR TEX                343.35     375.05   24  \r\n  7 Brooke, Pierce         FR TEX                351.35     332.75   23  \r\n  8 Hubbard, Alec          JR TCU                320.10     331.50   22<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 500 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>In a furious sprint to the finish, Texas freshman\u00a0<strong>Erin Gemmell<\/strong> held off veteran teammate\u00a0<strong>Erica Sullivan<\/strong> for the conference title. Gemmell led by almost a half-second with 100 yards remaining, but Sullivan, the 2021 Olympic silver medalist in the 1500-meter free, came home in 55.23 to come with in six hundredths of Gemmell at the finish. However, Gemmell held on to touch in 4:40.09, ahead of Sullivan in 4:40.15.<\/p>\n<p>The times don&#8217;t rank particularly high in the national rankings, with Gemmell moving into a tie for 24th and Sullivan coming in 26th. However, with Texas likely swimming through the Big 12 meet with an eye toward the national level, we can expect both to be in the A-final conversation at the NCAA Championships next month. Sullivan placed fourth in the 500 at last year&#8217;s NCAAs.<\/p>\n<p>TCU got a swimmer into the top three as\u00a0<strong>Kara Church<\/strong> touched in 4:46.12.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 7  Women 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n      NCAA D1: ! 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky\r\n     American: $ 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky\r\n      US Open: &amp; 4:24.06  3\/16\/2017 Katie Ledecky\r\n       Big 12: * 4:35.02  3\/18\/2021 Evie Pfeifer, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 4:36.35  2\/25\/2021 Evie Pfeifer, Texas\r\n     NCAA \"A\": A 4:37.89\r\n     NCAA \"B\": B 4:47.20\r\n NCCA Invit23:   4:41.09\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Gemmell, Erin          FR TEX               4:47.03    4:40.09B  32  \r\n             25.23        53.19 (27.96)\r\n        1:21.60 (28.41)     1:50.22 (28.62)\r\n        2:18.70 (28.48)     2:47.14 (28.44)\r\n        3:15.69 (28.55)     3:44.47 (28.78)\r\n        4:13.02 (28.55)     4:40.09 (27.07)\r\n  2 Sullivan, Erica        JR TEX               4:46.06    4:40.15B  28  \r\n             25.74        53.38 (27.64)\r\n        1:21.67 (28.29)     1:50.09 (28.42)\r\n        2:18.72 (28.63)     2:47.47 (28.75)\r\n        3:16.27 (28.80)     3:44.92 (28.65)\r\n        4:13.31 (28.39)     4:40.15 (26.84)\r\n  3 Church, Kara           SR TCU               4:52.74    4:46.12B  27  \r\n             26.13        54.65 (28.52)\r\n        1:23.32 (28.67)     1:51.92 (28.60)\r\n        2:20.71 (28.79)     2:49.51 (28.80)\r\n        3:18.52 (29.01)     3:47.90 (29.38)\r\n        4:17.03 (29.13)     4:46.12 (29.09)\r\n  4 Popham, Mikayla        GS TCU               4:52.67    4:48.92   26  \r\n             25.78        54.24 (28.46)\r\n        1:23.46 (29.22)     1:52.68 (29.22)\r\n        2:22.26 (29.58)     2:51.83 (29.57)\r\n        3:21.36 (29.53)     3:50.97 (29.61)\r\n        4:20.47 (29.50)     4:48.92 (28.45)\r\n  5 Humphrey, Eden         SO UH                4:50.16    4:48.98   25  \r\n             26.37        54.65 (28.28)\r\n        1:23.22 (28.57)     1:52.43 (29.21)\r\n        2:21.48 (29.05)     2:50.94 (29.46)\r\n        3:20.43 (29.49)     3:50.21 (29.78)\r\n        4:19.93 (29.72)     4:48.98 (29.05)\r\n  6 Edwards, Jordan        JR TCU               4:51.63    4:50.63   24  \r\n             26.39        55.03 (28.64)\r\n        1:24.09 (29.06)     1:53.33 (29.24)\r\n        2:22.72 (29.39)     2:52.42 (29.70)\r\n        3:21.92 (29.50)     3:51.60 (29.68)\r\n        4:21.48 (29.88)     4:50.63 (29.15)\r\n  7 Inman, Sydney          FR TCU               4:51.69    4:50.76   23  \r\n             26.94        55.69 (28.75)\r\n        1:24.70 (29.01)     1:53.96 (29.26)\r\n        2:23.38 (29.42)     2:52.89 (29.51)\r\n        3:22.57 (29.68)     3:52.29 (29.72)\r\n        4:21.97 (29.68)     4:50.76 (28.79)\r\n  8 Geldmacher, Regan      JR BYU               4:54.05    4:57.06   22  \r\n             26.44        55.74 (29.30)\r\n        1:25.65 (29.91)     1:55.83 (30.18)\r\n        2:26.18 (30.35)     2:56.60 (30.42)\r\n        3:27.15 (30.55)     3:57.31 (30.16)\r\n        4:27.71 (30.40)     4:57.06 (29.35)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 500 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>Fresh off a sub-1:32 leadoff leg on the Texas men&#8217;s 800 free relay Tuesday night,\u00a0<strong>Coby Carrozza<\/strong> was dominant in the 500 free final, leading by one-and-one-quarter seconds after just 100 yards on the way to topping the field by more than seven seconds. Carrozza clocked 4:11.95 to take the win, moving himself into seventh in the national rankings. With decorated teammate\u00a0<strong>Luke Hobson<\/strong> likely to return for the NCAA Championships, the Longhorns will have a strong duo in the event that could produce two A-finalists.<\/p>\n<p>The Longhorns ended up sweeping the top-three spots in this race as\u00a0<strong>Alec Enyeart<\/strong> grabbed second in 4:19.33 and <strong>Manning Haskal<\/strong> placed third in 4:22.07, just holding off TCU&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Milan Fabian<\/strong> (4:22.35).<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 8  Men 500 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n      NCAA D1: ! 4:06.32  2\/19\/2020 Kieran Smith\r\n     American: $ 4:06.32  2\/19\/2020 Kieran Smith\r\n      US Open: &amp; 4:06.32  2\/19\/2020 Kieran Smith\r\n       Big 12: * 4:07.37  3\/23\/2023 Townley Haas, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 4:11.11  2\/23\/2017 Clark Smith, Texas\r\n     NCAA \"A\": A 4:10.74\r\n     NCAA \"B\": B 4:21.99\r\n NCCA Invit23:   4:14.36\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Carrozza, Coby         SR TEX               4:19.92    4:11.95B  32  \r\n             22.74        47.57 (24.83)\r\n        1:13.01 (25.44)     1:38.92 (25.91)\r\n        2:04.94 (26.02)     2:30.98 (26.04)\r\n        2:56.79 (25.81)     3:22.58 (25.79)\r\n        3:47.37 (24.79)     4:11.95 (24.58)\r\n  2 Enyeart, Alec          SO TEX               4:20.34    4:19.33B  28  \r\n             23.32        48.82 (25.50)\r\n        1:14.87 (26.05)     1:40.96 (26.09)\r\n        2:07.21 (26.25)     2:33.38 (26.17)\r\n        2:59.77 (26.39)     3:26.61 (26.84)\r\n        3:53.20 (26.59)     4:19.33 (26.13)\r\n  3 Haskal, Manning        SO TEX               4:22.39    4:22.07   27  \r\n             23.83        49.39 (25.56)\r\n        1:15.49 (26.10)     1:42.03 (26.54)\r\n        2:08.73 (26.70)     2:35.67 (26.94)\r\n        3:02.37 (26.70)     3:29.05 (26.68)\r\n        3:55.86 (26.81)     4:22.07 (26.21)\r\n  4 Fabian, Milan          JR TCU               4:24.83    4:22.35   26  \r\n             24.09        49.98 (25.89)\r\n        1:16.24 (26.26)     1:42.83 (26.59)\r\n        2:09.34 (26.51)     2:35.92 (26.58)\r\n        3:02.77 (26.85)     3:29.79 (27.02)\r\n        3:56.83 (27.04)     4:22.35 (25.52)\r\n  5 Kohalmi, Kornel        SO TCU               4:25.40    4:25.43   25  \r\n             24.27        50.31 (26.04)\r\n        1:16.78 (26.47)     1:43.62 (26.84)\r\n        2:10.94 (27.32)     2:38.36 (27.42)\r\n        3:05.57 (27.21)     3:32.86 (27.29)\r\n        3:59.98 (27.12)     4:25.43 (25.45)\r\n  6 Wilmes, Aaron          SO TCU               4:26.67    4:25.83   24  \r\n             24.42        50.68 (26.26)\r\n        1:17.20 (26.52)     1:43.91 (26.71)\r\n        2:11.16 (27.25)     2:38.10 (26.94)\r\n        3:05.67 (27.57)     3:32.72 (27.05)\r\n        3:59.82 (27.10)     4:25.83 (26.01)\r\n  7 Gonzalez, Alex         SR CINC              4:24.65    4:25.87   23  \r\n             23.94        49.62 (25.68)\r\n        1:16.11 (26.49)     1:42.94 (26.83)\r\n        2:09.95 (27.01)     2:37.06 (27.11)\r\n        3:04.24 (27.18)     3:31.29 (27.05)\r\n        3:58.71 (27.42)     4:25.87 (27.16)\r\n  8 McKinney, Ian          FR WVU               4:25.53    4:27.88   22  \r\n             24.26        50.45 (26.19)\r\n        1:16.89 (26.44)     1:43.67 (26.78)\r\n        2:10.49 (26.82)     2:37.67 (27.18)\r\n        3:05.18 (27.51)     3:32.97 (27.79)\r\n        4:00.55 (27.58)     4:27.88 (27.33)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h2>\n<p>In her fifth year swimming for Texas,\u00a0<strong>Kelly Pash<\/strong> could again be a three-event A-finalist on the national level while also playing a central role in the Longhorns&#8217; relays. In the Big 12 final, Pash pulled away from teammate\u00a0<strong>Emma Sticklen<\/strong> to move into the top-10 in the country in the race. Sticklen led by three tenths after butterfly before Pash pulled ahead by four hundredths on backstroke and then distanced herself with splits of 33.92 on breaststroke and 27.24 on freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Pash came in at 1:53.80, with Sticklen taking second at 1:55.05. Texas ended up with the top-five spots in the event, with a pair of freshman coming in next with\u00a0<strong>Angie Coe\u00a0<\/strong>(1:55.98) and\u00a0<strong>Campbell Stoll<\/strong> (1:56.76). Both have likely done enough to earn their spots at NCAAs.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 9  Women 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n      NCAA D1: ! 1:48.37  3\/16\/2023 Kate Douglass\r\n     American: $ 1:50.08  3\/17\/2022 Alex Walsh\r\n\r\n      US Open: &amp; 1:48.37  3\/16\/2023 Kate Douglass\r\n       Big 12: * 1:52.58  3\/16\/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 1:52.82  2\/23\/2017 Madisyn Cox, Texas\r\n     NCAA \"A\": A 1:53.66\r\n     NCAA \"B\": B 1:59.56\r\n NCCA Invit23:   1:56.90\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals        \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Pash, Kelly            GS TEX               1:56.20    1:53.80B \r\n             24.72        52.64 (27.92)\r\n        1:26.56 (33.92)     1:53.80 (27.24)\r\n  2 Sticklen, Emma         SR TEX               1:59.87    1:55.05B \r\n             24.45        52.68 (28.23)\r\n        1:27.42 (34.74)     1:55.05 (27.63)\r\n  3 Coe, Angie             FR TEX               1:58.90    1:55.99B \r\n             25.20        53.82 (28.62)\r\n        1:27.93 (34.11)     1:55.99 (28.06)\r\n  4 Stoll, Campbell        FR TEX               1:57.74    1:56.76B \r\n             25.46        54.16 (28.70)\r\n        1:28.56 (34.40)     1:56.76 (28.20)\r\n  5 Wilson, Alicia         GS TEX               1:58.69    1:57.98B \r\n             25.33        54.66 (29.33)\r\n        1:29.53 (34.87)     1:57.98 (28.45)\r\n  6 Gavin, Grace           SO CINC              2:01.12    1:58.82B \r\n             26.06        56.14 (30.08)\r\n        1:30.73 (34.59)     1:58.82 (28.09)\r\n  7 Rose, Julie            FR CINC              1:59.94    1:59.21B \r\n             26.45        57.79 (31.34)\r\n        1:30.90 (33.11)     1:59.21 (28.31)\r\n  8 Cheatwood, Mia         SO WVU               2:00.22    2:01.04  \r\n             26.37        56.37 (30.00)\r\n        1:30.89 (34.52)     2:01.04 (30.15)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h2>\n<p>On the opening night of Big 12s, Texas freshmen\u00a0<strong>Will Modglin<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Nate Germonprez<\/strong> both played key roles on the Texas men&#8217;s 200 medley relay, a group which swam a quicker-than-expected time of 1:22.46. Modglin swam an elite 20.49 backstroke split while Germonprez went 19.82 on butterfly. One day later, the two men clashed in a 200 IM final that went back-and-forth until Modglin pulled ahead at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Germonprez was superior on the short-axis strokes while Modglin got his advantage on breaststroke and freestyle. Germonprez was a tenths ahead with 50 yards remaining before Modglin came home in 24.26 to secure the win in 1:41.01, less than three tenths clear of Germonprez in 1:41.29.<\/p>\n<p>Those times rank fifth and sixth in the country, respectively, trailing only Arizona State world champion duo of <strong>Leon Marchand <\/strong>and <strong>Hubert Kos<\/strong>, Cal&#8217;s American-record holder\u00a0<strong>Destin Lasco<\/strong> and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Arsenio Bustos<\/strong>. While the Texas men have been hurt by key departures in recent seasons, including\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong> after last year and\u00a0<strong>Drew Kibler<\/strong> the year before, but this freshman duo should have Texas fans feeling optimistic looking forward.<\/p>\n<p>BYU&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jordan Tiffany<\/strong> placed third in 1:41.88, good for 12th nationally.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n      NCAA D1: ! 1:36.34  3\/23\/2023 Leon Marchand\r\n     American: $ 1:38.13  2\/15\/2018 Caeleb Dressel\r\n      US Open: &amp; 1:36.34  3\/23\/2023 Leon Marchand\r\n       Big 12: * 1:39.63  3\/25\/2019 John Shebat, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 1:40.42  2\/23\/2023 Carson Foster, Texas\r\n     NCAA \"A\": A 1:41.03\r\n     NCAA \"B\": B 1:46.16\r\n NCCA Invit23:   1:43.14\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Modglin, Will          FR TEX               1:43.97    1:41.01A  32  \r\n             22.20        47.09 (24.89)\r\n        1:16.75 (29.66)     1:41.01 (24.26)\r\n  2 Germonprez, Nate       FR TEX               1:42.99    1:41.29B  28  \r\n             21.97        47.12 (25.15)\r\n        1:16.65 (29.53)     1:41.29 (24.64)\r\n  3 Tiffany, Jordan        FR BYU               1:42.84    1:41.88B  27  \r\n             21.34        46.76 (25.42)\r\n        1:17.25 (30.49)     1:41.88 (24.63)\r\n  4 Filipovic, Alec        SO TEX               1:44.97    1:43.44B  26  \r\n             22.64        48.71 (26.07)\r\n        1:18.78 (30.07)     1:43.44 (24.66)\r\n  5 Berlitz, Danny         SR WVU               1:44.92    1:43.94B  25  \r\n             23.04        49.29 (26.25)\r\n        1:18.67 (29.38)     1:43.94 (25.27)\r\n  6 Freri, Geremia         JR TCU               1:45.60    1:44.71B  24  \r\n             22.35        49.60 (27.25)\r\n        1:19.29 (29.69)     1:44.71 (25.42)\r\n  7 Prolo, Brad               BYU               1:44.52    1:45.34B  23  \r\n             22.27        48.95 (26.68)\r\n        1:19.50 (30.55)     1:45.34 (25.84)\r\n  8 Gubeno, Hunter         SR CINC              1:45.48    1:45.75B  22  \r\n             22.93        48.33 (25.40)\r\n        1:19.83 (31.50)     1:45.75 (25.92)<\/pre>\n<h2>Women&#8217;s 50 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas women secured another 1-2-3 sweep in the splash-and-dash, with\u00a0<strong>Grace Cooper<\/strong> getting the win in 22.01, 15-hundredths clear of her closest competition. Cooper previously split 21.40 on Texas&#8217; winning 200 medley relay squad Tuesday evening.\u00a0<strong>Ava Longi<\/strong> took second in 22.16, with\u00a0<strong>Sienna Schellenger<\/strong> third in 22.36.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 11  Women 50 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n=========================================================================\r\n      NCAA D1: ! 20.57  2\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh\r\n     American: $ 20.57  2\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh\r\n      US Open: &amp; 20.57  2\/21\/2024 Gretchen Walsh\r\n       Big 12: * 21.66  11\/17\/2023Grace Cooper, Texas\r\n         Meet: # 21.87  2\/26\/2009 Hee-Jin Chang, Texas\r\n     NCAA \"A\": A 21.63\r\n     NCAA \"B\": B 22.67\r\n NCCA Invit23:   22.15\r\n    Name                 Year School            Prelims     Finals Points \r\n=========================================================================\r\n<b>                       === Championship Final ===                        <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Cooper, Grace          SR TEX                 21.96      22.01B  32  \r\n             10.62        22.01 (11.39)\r\n  2 Longi, Ava             SR TEX                 22.29      22.16B  28  \r\n             10.84        22.16 (11.32)\r\n  3 Schellenger, Sienna    SO TEX                 22.55      22.36B  27  \r\n             10.84        22.36 (11.52)\r\n  4 Davis, Jessica         SR CINC                22.43      22.38B  26  \r\n             10.90        22.38 (11.48)\r\n  5 Fulton, Alexa          FR TEX                 22.80      22.55B  25  \r\n             11.03        22.55 (11.52)\r\n  6 Davidson, Emma         GS TEX                 22.65      22.70   24  \r\n             11.03        22.70 (11.67)\r\n  7 Williams, Halli        JR BYU                 22.88      22.74   23  \r\n             10.94        22.74 (11.80)\r\n  8 Rhodes, Olivia         JR TCU                 22.66      22.80   22  \r\n             10.88        22.80 (11.92)<\/pre>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s 50 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>Texas does not have an overly-strong 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