COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving team vaulted to the top spot in the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Div. I Team Ranking on the eve of the start of the Aggies’ fall invitational, the Art Adamson Invitational.
It’s the second time in program history that the Aggies have climbed to No. 1 in the CSCAA poll, which is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win head-to-head against other teams in the country. The Aggies were also ranked No. 1 in the Nov. 27, 2013 edition of the CSCAA poll.
Texas A&M is 4-0 in dual meet action so far in the 2014-15 season and are in the midst of a 17-dual meet unbeaten streak that dates back to the 2013-14 season. A&M’s last loss was a 158-141 decision to Auburn in College Station on Jan. 12, 2013. The only blemish over the past 17 dual meets was a 150-150 tie with Georgia on Jan. 10, 2014. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 2012, the Aggies have compiled a 21-1-1 overall dual meet record.
The Aggies will get a chance to prove their No. 1 ranking this weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational, which is annually one of the fastest meets in college swimming. In addition to the Texas A&M men’s and women’s squads, teams competing this weekend are the men’s and women’s programs from SMU, LSU, TCU, Arizona State, Stanford and Grand Canyon and the Boise State women’s team. Teams from the CSCAA women’s poll at the Adamson are the Aggies, No. 3 Stanford, No. 21 LSU and No. 22 SMU.
AGGIES IN THE NCAA TOP 25: The Aggies feature six swimmers that have posted 15 times ranking among the top 25 fastest in the NCAA so far this season.
50 freestyle: Sammie Bosma (No. 11, 22.72), Beryl Gastaldello (No. 16, 22.84)
100 freestyle: Sammie Bosma (No. 12, 49.71)
200 freestyle: none
500 freestyle: Sarah Henry (No. 8, 4:47.21)
1,000 freestyle: Sarah Henry (No. 3, 9:43.35)
1,650 freestyle: Colleen Konetzke (No. 13, 16:52.81)
100 backstroke: Beryl Gastaldello (No. 18, 54.18)
200 backstroke: Lisa Bratton (No. 5, 1:54.92)
100 breaststroke: Sycerika McMahon (No. 13, 1:01.43)
200 breaststroke: Sycerika McMahon (No. 8, 2:12.25)
100 butterfly: Beryl Gastaldello (No. 13, 53.81)
200 butterfly: none
200 IM: Sarah Henry (No. 7, 2:00.61), Sycerika McMahon (No. 12, 2:00.97), Lisa Bratton (No. 14, 2:01.31)
400 IM: Sarah Henry (No. 4, 4:13.11)
CSCAA NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Ranking as of November 19, 2014
1. Texas A&M
2. Georgia
3. Stanford
4. Texas
5. California
6. Auburn
7. Minnesota
8. Tennessee
9. Virginia
10. Indiana
11. Arizona
12. Michigan
13. Southern California
14. North Carolina
15. Penn State
16. Florida
17. Louisville
18. Ohio State
19. UCLA
20. NC State
21. Louisiana State
22. Southern Methodist
23. Wisconsin
24. Alabama
25. Purdue
Also receiving votes: Missouri, Florida State
CSCAA NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Ranking Committee
Chair: Matt Barany, University of Richmond; Dan Colella, Duke University; Roric Fink, University of Texas; Naya Higashijima, UCLA; Kristin Hill, Boise State University; Sue Novitsky, University of Illinois; Katie Robinson, Tulane; Brian Smith, University of Georgia; Suzanne Yee, Princeton University; Jeff Commings, Swimming World Magazine
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics