SOUTHLAKE, Texas (SMU) – SMU men’s swimming picked up seven event victories over Oklahoma Baptist at the North Texas Relays to open the 2015-16 season. Swimmers competed in three and four athlete events to make up the altered format meet hosted by the University of North Texas.
Several Mustang veterans contributed to multiple relay wins for the Ponies, while newcomers Brandon Norman, Charlie Wort, Carson Klein, Aaron Schlemovitz, John Lindros and Lucas Schenke helped SMU to the victory in their first meet with the Ponies.
Mustang event wins:
300 Butterfly
Sam Straughan, Nick Hook, Ziga Cerkovnik – 2:35.90
300 Backstroke
Brandon Norman, Charlie Wort, Straughan – 2:36.00
800 Freestyle
Christian Scherubl, John Lindros, Aaron Schlemovitz, Matthew Colket – 7:09.60
500 Freestyle
Justin Gibson, Hook, M. Colket, Lucas Schenke – 4:16.59
200 Freestyle
Cerkovnik, Gibson, Hook, Scherubl – 1:26.13
1500 Freestyle
Schenke, Carson Klein, Schlemovitz – 14:44.47
400 Medley 4×100 IM
Cerkovnik, Scherubl, Straughan, Gibson – 3:10.64
Next up for the Mustangs is a dual meet at TCU on Oct. 28. Start time is set for 7 p.m. CT in Fort Worth, Texas.
Swimming news courtesy of SMU Swimming & Diving.
