Julian Fletcher and his Southern Methodist University (SMU) Men's Swimming and Diving teammate gets its full team back together for just the second time since November when they host the annual SMU Classic in Perkins Natatorium.
Mustangs in The American Ranks:
SMU has 17 swimmers ranked in the top 10 of the American Athletic Conference including two ranked in the top 5. They also have three relay teams ranked second in the conference.
For the swimmers in the top 5, Ryan Koops ranks fifth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.47 that he clocked at the Texas A&M Invite. In the 200-yard freestyle Matt Roney ranks fifth as he has recorded a time of 1:37.92 at the Texas A&M Invite as well.
Regarding the relays, SMU has three relay teams ranked second in The American beginning with Fletcher, Ramom Melo Koops and Roney in the 200-yard freestyle relay as they posted a time of 1:22.29. Giedrius Andriunaitis, Roney, Koops and Melo recorded a time of 3:00.83 in the 400-yard freestyle relay and in the 400-yard medley relay, Tucker Wells, Andriekus, Fletcher and Koops recorded a time of 3:20.79. Each of these times were posted at the Texas A&M Invitational.
SMU Places Fifth At Texas A&M Invitational
The SMU Men's swimming and diving team placed fifth of six schools at the Texas A&M Invitational back in late November.
For the swimmers, Matt Roney and Ryan Koops paced the SMU swimmers as they finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.92) and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (20:50), respectively. In relays, the Ponies placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Giedrius Andriunaitis, Ramom Melo, Koops and Roney finished in 3:00.83 and the group of Fletcher, Koops, Melo and Roney earned fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:22.29.
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