Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 23 Nationwide
The Aztec team achieves its first-ever appearance in the national top 25.
The San Diego State swimming and diving team ranked 23rd in the nation in the first poll of the season released by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. It marks the first time that SDSU has cracked the top 25 in the nation.
Tough competition
San Diego State was among teams receiving votes in the CSCAA poll during the 2009-10 campaign with their highest point total ranking them 33rd last year.
After four weekends of competition, the Aztecs’ dual meet record stands at 6-0 and they are 5-0 in Mountain West Conference contests. Included in that record is a win over preseason MWC favorite Brigham Young University (173-127).
Those four weekend meets have produced the Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Week with several Aztecs garnering the league honor this fall, including:
- Leona Jennings
- Kelly Marquenie
- Brooke Vessey
- Katelyn Weddle
Setting records
SDSU athletes have recorded 11 marks (six swimming, five diving) that rank among the all-time top 10 in school history including a school and conference record in the 1,000-meter freestyle by freshman Kelly Marquenie. The Aztecs have also set eight individual Aztec Aquaplex pool records, as well as a pair of relay record for the facility.
The Aztecs are currently preparing to compete in next week’s Arena Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. The three-day meet (Nov. 18-20) is hosted by University of California San Diego and will feature athletes from more than 20 collegiate teams, including national powers University of California Berkeley, Stanford University and University of California Los Angeles.
CSCAA Poll
- Stanford
- Georgia
- Texas
- Florida
- California
- Southern Cal
- Arizona
- Texas A&M
- Virginia
- Auburn
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Indiana
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
- SMU
- Purdue
- Louisville
- Ohio State
- Louisiana State
- San Diego State
- UCLA
- Missouri
