2025 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
- November 18-21, 2025
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, TX
- 9:30 am ET swimming prelims/11:30am diving prelims/5:30 pm ET finals (Tuesday exception: 5 pm ET relay timed finals)
- Championship Format
- SCY
- Live Results
- Results on Meet Mobile as “Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invite”
The 2025 Texas Hall of Fame Invite gets underway today with a distance session, then timed finals of the 200 medley and 800 free relays. This is typically one of the bigger midseason invites, and this year’s edition features the Texas Longhorns, along with Texas A&M, Southern Cal, the Stanford women, Wisconsin, Pitt, and Northwestern.
The Texas men were the consensus pick for #1 in our most recent NCAA powe rankings (men/women), and while our voters were split, the Stanford women are currently ranked #2, just ahead of the Texas women.
While we’re not entirely sure what the relay lineups will look like, expect to see quite a few big names like Torri Huske, Eva Okaro, Maggie Wanezek, Rex Maurer, Hubert Kos, and Nate Germonprez, among plenty of others.
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:36.09
- NCAA ‘B’ Cut – 1:36.57
Top 8:
- Stanford – 1:33.29
- Texas – 1:34.69
- Wisconsin – 1:35.53
- USC – 1:36.72
- Stanford ‘B’ – 1:36.77
- Pitt – 1:37.22
- Northwestern – 1:37.68
- Texas ‘C’ – 1:38.05
The Stanford women wasted no time in establishing themselves early, beating Texas by over a second with a 1:33.29 that moves the Cardinal to the top of the national rankings. Torri Huske split 21.88 on fly, which appears to be 7th-fastest split of all time. Levenia Sim led off in 24.06, followed by Lucy Thomas (26.09), Huske, and Annam Olasewere (21.26).
Stanford’s time would have placed 3rd at 2025 NCAAs, only behind UVA and their own time.
Texas (1:34.69) and Wisconsin (1:35.53) were also under the NCAA ‘A’ standard. The Longhorns’ lineup consisted of Emma Kern (24.36), Piper Enge (26.42), Campbell Stoll (22.89), and Eva Okaro (21.02). Notably, Okaro’s split was faster than the 21.62 the Longhorns got from Grace Cooper at last season’s NCAA Championships.
Maggie Wanezek led off for the Badgers in 23.41, faster than her split from NCAAs (23.85). Hazal Ozkan (27.25), Hailey Tierney (23.38), and Abby Wanezek (21.49) rounded out Wisconsin’s relay.
Men’s 200 Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:23.61
- NCAA ‘B’ Cut – 1:23.85
Top 8:
- Texas – 1:21.11
- Texas ‘B’ – 1:23.81
- Texas A&M – 1:24.44
- USC – 1:24.48
- Northwestern – 1:24.65
- Wisconsin – 1:24.82
- Pitt – 1:25.22
- Wisconsin ‘B’ – 1:25.78
Will Modglin led off Texas’ ‘A’ relay in 20.00, popping the fastest 50 back in history as the Longhorns grabbed the top time in the nation this year. Modglin’s previous best time was a 20.32 from last season’s NCAA Championships.
Race video courtesy of YouTube user tamuswimming.
Nate Germonprez split 22.59 on breast, another top ten split, while Kyle Peck went 20.00 on fly, and Garrett Gould anchored in 18.45. All told, the Longhorns’ time of 1:21.11 set a new pool record and moved ahead of Arizona State’s mark of 1:21.88.
The Longhorns’ ‘B’ relay took 2nd overall in 1:23.81, highlighted by Campbell McKean‘s 22.51 breaststroke split. That appears to be the 6th-fastest split ever. It’s worth noting that Texas was without Hubert Kos, who split 19.33 on the fly leg at last year’s NCAA Championships despite being better known as a backstroker.
Those were the only two teams under the NCAA ‘B’ cut of 1:23.81. Texas A&M took 3rd in 1:24.44, as Ben Scholl anchored in 18.58 to get his hand on the wall just ahead of USC (1:24.48).
Women’s 1650 Free – Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 15:03.31 — Katie Ledecky, Stanford (2014)
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 16:09.37
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 16:25.29
Top 8
- Jillian Cox (Texas) – 15.41.70
- Kate Hurst (Texas) – 15:59.59
- Zoe Nordmann (Northwestern) – 16:04.59
- Maddie Waggoner (Wisconsin) – 16:10.08
- Blair Stoneburg (Wisconsin) – 16:18.06
- Bailey O’Regan (Stanford) – 16:21.01
- Rachel Love (Texas A&M) – 16:28.56
- Alisee Pisane (USC) – 16:31.40
Jillian Cox moves into to the top spot in the nation with her winning time of 15:41.70. Coming into today, Nebraska’s Gena Jorgenson held the nation-leading time with a 16:10.04, and then Georgia’s Kennedi Dobson went 15:47.61 earlier today. Cox is the reigning NCAA champion in this event, and owns a lifetime best of 15:30.33 from last season’s SEC Championships.
Teammate Kate Hurst took 2nd in 15:59.59, well under last year’s NCAA invite time of 16:07.39, and Northwestern’s Zoe Nordmann took 3rd in 16:04.59.
Men’s 1650 Free – Timed Finals
- NCAA Record: 14:12.08 — Bobby Finke, Florida (2020)
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 14:48.80
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 15:06.60
Top 8:
- Alec Enyeart (Texas) – 14:53.38
- Aiden Hammer (Texas) – 14:53.58
- Yoav Romano (Wisconsin) – 14:54.42
- Manning Haskal (Texas) – 14:59.05
- Sasha Lyubavskiy (Texas) – 15:04.49
- Bucky Gettys (Texas A&M) – 15:05.24
- Alex Rousseau (Northwestern) – 15:09.74
- Batuhan Filiz (Texas A&M) – 15:12.42
Alec Enyeart‘s 14:53.38 from the earlier heat this afternoon held up as the fastest time overall, as the Longhorn posted the 4th-fastest time in the nation this season. Enyeart owns a best time of 14:43.03, which he set at the Columbia Sectionals earlier this year while he was not competing collegiately.
Enyeart’s freshman teammate Aiden Hammer clocked a big personal best from the final heat, winning that heat in 14:53.58 to take nearly 17 seconds off of his previous best of 15:10.49, also set at a Sectionals meet this spring.
Wisconsin’s Yoav Romano also set a new personal best, touching just behind Hammer in 14:54.42. Romano’s previous best of 15:04.30 came at this meet last year.
None of those times are likely to secure NCAA invites, as it took a time of 14:48.80 to qualify last season, but seems to be a strong step in the right direction for all three.
Women’s 800 Free Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 7:00.86
- NCAA ‘B’ Cut – 7:05.18
Top 8:
- Stanford – 6:51.07
- USC – 6:53.17
- Texas – 6:53.58
- Stanford ‘B’ – 7:00.47
- Texas ‘B’ – 7:04.15
- Pitt – 7:06.78
- USC ‘B’ – 7:06.87
- Northwestern – 7:07.621
The Stanford women rocked the top time in the nation with a two-second victory here tonight. Caroline Bricker led off in 1:43.36, Torri Huske put up a 1:41.22 on the 2nd leg, Gigi Johnson split 1:42.70 on the 3rd leg, and Kayla Wilson anchored in 1:43.79.
The Cardinal are the defending NCAA champions in this event, and Bricker and Wilson both swam on that victorious relay in March. Heading into today, Cal had the top time nationally with a 6:55.18 from their dual meet against Stanford, while Georgia went 7:53.55 earlier in this evening.
The USC Trojans were also under Cal’s and Georgia’s previous nation-leading bests. Nicole Maier led off in 1:44.87, then Justina Kozan (1:43.56), Claire Tuggle (1:43.68), and Minna Abraham (1:41.06) combined to stop the clock in 6:53.17.
Abraham’s split proved decisive in the Trojans’ quest for 2nd place, as the Texas Longhorns were leading heading into the final leg. The Longhorns were in a bit of a hole after Erin Gemmell led off in 1:45.92, but Nikolett Padar (1:42.05) and Inez Miller (1:43.80) put the Longhorns in the lead. Lillie Nesty anchored in a strong 1:41.91, but that wasn’t enough to hold off Abraham’s charge, as the Longhorns finished 3rd in 6:53.58. Gemmell, who was well off her lifetime best of 1:42.32, apparently is dealing with the aftereffects of a recent ankle sprain and may not swim the rest of the meet.
Men’s 800 Free Relay – Timed Finals
- NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 6:14.67
- NCAA ‘B’ Cut – 6:16.79
Top 8:
- Texas – 6:07.66
- USC – 6:12.57
- Northwestern – 6:16.48
- Pitt – 6:17.89
- Texas A&M – 6:22.96
- USC ‘B’ – 6:26.77
- Northwestern ‘B’ – 6:30.67
- Texas A&M ‘B’ – 6:31.58
The Longhorns crushed what’s arguably their signature event, winning by nearly five seconds, and posting the top time in the nation by the better part of six seconds.
Rex Maurer got the Longhorns rolling with a 1:32.87 leadoff. That’s a pretty good indication that he’s not too tapered, as he split 1:29.91 on this relay at last season’s NCAAs. Camden Taylor clocked a 1:31.49 split, right in line with his flat start lifetime best of 1:31.88, then Texas A&M transfers Baylor Nelson (1:31.67) and Jacob Wimberly (1:31.63) had nearly identical splits to bring the Longhorns home with a time of 6:07.66.
The USC Trojans were also under the NCAA ‘A’ cut. Oliver Sogaard-Anderson led off in 1:32.89, just off his lifetime best of 1:32.66 from this meet last year. Krzysztof Chmielewskisplit 1:31.67, faster than his 1:32.04 anchor leg at last season’s NCAA championships, followed by Vaggelis Makrygiannis (1:34.50) and Ian Pickles (1:33.51), as USC took 2nd in 6:12.57.
Northwestern was the only other team under the NCAA ‘B’ cut, posting a 6:16.48.
Watch Kyle Pecks fly turn, then watch Bob and Erik’s reaction
Huske with a 21.88 sheesh, she’s so damn good
Yeah answers some important questions about the coaching transition there.
Seems ASU was favored to win all/most of the men’s relays. Should we rethink that?
Yes and no. Texas is looking good, for sure. But take the 200 medley relay — Arizona State returns all of its legs, and they should get a one second (or more) upgrade with Chaney on backstroke. Based on last year’s NCAAs, that puts ASU under 1:20. Meanwhile, Texas has already improved the front half of their medley, but right now, there’s still a pretty big gap between whoever they have anchor, and Guiliano’s 17.80 from last year. Both teams could end up under 1:20 come March (or earlier).
All that to say, I don’t think it was unreasonable to pick ASU as the preseason favorites in all four 200/400 relays, but there’s no doubt that Texas and one… Read more »
I kinda think we gotta see what Chaney’s got with his new ASU training and then what the middle 2 legs for Texas can do. Germonprez if he can improve on 22.5 (or if McKean takes over) and what shape Kos will be in for the 50 fly at NCAAs. Obviously he’s in shape based off of the World Cup but just hard to figure where he’s at/if he’ll be at NCAAs. I think Modglin and Gould have done plenty this year already
I’d say Chaney’s new ASU training is going well. He’s already been 20.20 on back this season (not to mention 18.0 on a free split and 1:39 in the 200 back). But we’re in broad agreement — both teams are looking really good, and it’s shaping up to be an epic race in March.
right, forgot about the 20.20. SwimStats had him listed as Florida for it, maybe that’s what threw me off. Honestly, I could see both teams sub 1:20. that would be so gnarly
Garrett Gould 18.4 split is really good. Unfortunately, that wouldn’t even make ASU’s 4×50 FR A relay. The sprint relays are always a crapshoot, but on paper the only teams I see challenging are Florida (if Cohoon arrives), Tennessee (if their 19-low/41-high sprinters develop quickly, which they could), and maybe NC State (if they put together a great postseason).
4×200 FR I think Texas’ depth gives them the best chances, if Maurer gives up the mile (which would be a shame). UVA is my darkhorse, ASU probably B finals.
4×50 MR Nobody can match Kharun/Kulow on the backhalf. Texas or Florida need a lead of over 0.5 on breast, and I don’t see that happening against Chaney/Dobrz.
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the difference between Germonprez/McKean and Dobrzanki’s best 50 breast split is .5
Stanford women looking great! Gigi Johnson seems to have adapted to the new training really well — I don’t think that she really swam the 200 before this season? Minna Abraham and Lillie Nesty also look strong in the 200. UT finally has that sprint ace in Okaro that they’ve missed for a long time.
Hubi on fly and they’re 119
No mile for Rex Maurer? Maybe planning to move him to the 200 back or 200IM on the last day
how dumb that the guy who went 14:25 in his 2nd 1650 post high school had to decide between the 800 free relay and the mile.
Tbh they need him in the mile a lot more than either of the 200s. Could play games and have him swim slow so he’s not in the fast heat… but that ices his chances of winning. That last heat of the mile is gonna be crazy this year
He’ll break 20.
Gould’s going 18 in the 50 this week. Gonna be fun. From BOTR to 18 as a sophomore. Maida’s earning his paycheck