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DALLAS, TEXAS (January 9, 2021) The No. 25 SMU men's swimming and diving team went on the road Saturday and picked up a 196-104 win at UIW.
Connor Dalbo (shown right) led the Mustangs with three wins, as SMU came home with victories in 12 of 16 events. Petar Bozhilov and Daniel Forndal each added a pair of wins.
Dalbo's first win of the afternoon came in the 100-yard breaststroke, where he and Caleb Rhodenbaugh posted a 1-2 finish for the Mustangs. Dalbo finished in 55.10 with Rhodenbaugh coming in at 56.30. Dalbo completed the breaststroke sweep, posting a 2:01.29 in the 200 for the win. Brayden Rudd was third with a time of 2:06.06.
Dalbo also won the 200-yard individual medley, registering a time of 1:50.39. He was just ahead of Colin Feehery, who finished second at 1:51.58.
Bozhilov won the 1,000-yard freestyle and became the eighth fastest performer all-time at SMU with his time of 9:12.77. He finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of the field with Jack Callan turning in runner-up honors in a time of 9:22.25.
Bozhilov also won the 500 free, touching in 4:31.67, and Callan was third (4:35.04).
Forndal won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles, leading a sweep of the top four in the 200. He covered the distance in the 200 in 1:39.53 and led Tyler Mansheim (1:41.31) and Wyatt Cronk (1:41.59) in the top three. Forndal clocked a 44.87 in the 100, and was joined by Charlie Kaye (3rd, 45.90) in the top three.
In the 50-yard freestyle, Lance Butler (20.87) came away with the win, while Kaye (21.16) was third.
In diving action, the Mustangs swept the boards, getting wins from Parker Hardigree (1 meter) and Dominic Hoefer (3 meter).
Hardigree's win on 1 meter featured an NCAA Zone qualifying and season-best score of 336.45, while Hoefer (2nd, 317.55) and Peter Smithson (3rd, 317.10) rounded out the sweep with Zone scores.
SMU took the top five spots on 3 meter, led by Hoefer's 359.48 NCAA score. Smithson (354.68) was second with a Zone score of his own, and Hardigree, Tyler Coffey and Dominic Carollo finished in order.
The Mustangs swept relays, winning the opening 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:31.53. Riley Hill, Rhodenbaugh, Jack Easton and Forndal teamed up for the victory. The 400-yard freestyle relay saw Butler, Forndal, Kaye and Feehery win in a time of 3:02.24.
The Mustangs are back in action Friday when they host No. 4 Texas A&M for Senior Day. The meet is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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