AUSTIN, Texas, December 5. USC sophomore Ous Mellouli, the pride of Tunisia, won two events to highlight second-day action at the Texas Invitational in Austin. The versatile 19 year-old did it the hard way too: he won two consecutive<\/i> events.<\/p>\n
In all, USC swimmers won six of the 12 events contested today. Prelims were swum in yards, finalsa in long course meters.<\/p>\n
Men's Events<\/b>
\nIn the 400 IM, Mellouli and Trojan teammate and mentor Erik Vendt qualified only 8-hundredths of a second apart, with Vendt, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist, first in 3:52.20. But at night, the Tunisian national icon had it all his way, winning in a meet record 4:19.06. Vendt followed in 4:27.55.<\/p>\n
In the very next men's event, the 200m free, it was Mellouli again, touching in 1:51.21. Scott Von Schoff was second in 1:51.50, followed by two-time Olympian Josh Davis, 30, in 1:52.43.<\/p>\n
World champion Aaron Peirsol, UT, was pressed all the way in the 100m back by a game Adam Mania. The University of Wisconsin sophomore turned first in 26.55, half a second ahead of Peirsol, who finally passed his challenger with about 20 meters to go. At the wall, it was Peirsol in 55.15, with Mania second in a PR 55.84.<\/p>\n
Texas, Brendan Hansen took the 100m breast in 1:02.91.<\/p>\n
Cal won the 200 medley relay in 1:42.94, while USC cruised in the 800 free relay, 7:34.55.<\/p>\n
Women's Events<\/b>
\nUSC's Kaitlin Sandeno took the 400 IM in 4:44.09, followed by SMU's Andrea Cassidy (4:48.21).<\/p>\n
Emily Mason won the 200m free in 2:02.54 (1:47.05 for 200 yards in prelims).<\/p>\n
Agnes Kovacs took the 100m breast in 1:10.05, a second ahead of her nearest challenger.<\/p>\n
Hayley McGregory copped the 100 back in a solid 1:02.01.<\/p>\n
USC won both relays: the 200m medley in 1:59.73 and the 800 free in 8:20.13, 10-plus seconds ahead of USC "B" in second.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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