With only a month left till convention championships start, listed here are the 5 greatest twin meets remaining for the NCAA season. In no specific order…
Texas/NC State/UVA/ASU- January 24-25
The quad meet of the NCAA season options all eight groups ranked within the prime 25 together with the #1 ranked Virginia ladies and #1 ranked Texas males. It additionally options the reigning NCAA Champions of Arizona State on the lads’s aspect who are actually below their first season with head coach Herbie Behm after Bob Bowman took the job at Texas.
| Males’s Rankings | |||
| NC State | 6 | NC State | 6 |
| UVA | 11 | UVA | 1 |
| ASU | 5 | ASU | 20 |
| Texas | 1 | Texas | 2 |
Gretchen Walsh has been on fireplace this season and Alex Walsh made her return to the group after knee surgical procedure this fall. Olympic medalist Katie Grimes already made waves in her first meet with the group as she arrived for the spring semester. Texas additionally had a giant spring addition with Olympian Chris Guiliano.
Stanford vs Cal- January 31
A former Pac-12 now turned ACC twin meet options 4 prime ranked groups. The Stanford ladies noticed Torri Huske return from a historic summer season in Paris whereas the Cal ladies return Isabelle Stadden for her fifth yr. Andrei Minakov leads the Stanford males whereas Jack Alexy and Destin Lasco are the large names for Cal.
The Cal ladies earned the win final yr, regardless of having a decrease end at NCAAs as they gained 155.5-145.5 however Stanford went on to complete fifth at NCAAs. The boys’s aspect additionally noticed the successful group end decrease at NCAAs as Stanford gained 170-130. Cal completed 2nd at Males’s NCAAs.
Tennessee vs Georgia- January 25
A meet that is part of Kyle Sockwell’s twin meet tour, the SEC showdown is not going to disappoint. Luca Urlando has made his return to Georgia whereas Jordan Crooks and the Tennessee males look primed for one more prime end at NCAAs. These two athletes may doubtlessly have a giant showdown within the 100 butterfly.
The Tennessee ladies are ranked #5 whereas Georgia sits at #13. The group’s have their totally different strengths, as Georgia is stronger on the longer freestyle occasions whereas Tennessee has strengths within the sprints however there are prime names on each side resembling Camille Spink of Tennessee and Abby McCulloh of Georgia.
Louisville vs Indiana- January 31
The Indiana males had been ranked #2 in the newest Energy Rankings which got here out earlier than the information of the arrival of Olympic bronze medalist Caspar Corbeau. Corbeau made his IU debut within the twin meet towards Michigan.
The ladies’s meet seems to be nearer than the lads’s with the #7 Indiana ladies and #9 Louisville ladies. Gabi Albiero is again for her fifth yr with the Cardinals whereas Anna Peplowski has been firing on all cylinders for the Hoosiers. Indiana gained the meet a yr in the past 181-119.
Ohio State vs Michigan- January 18
With the groups competing within the greatest rivalry in sports activities, Michigan and Ohio State face off once more. Ohio State earned the sweep a yr in the past however Michigan will look to show issues round this yr.
Michigan is ranked greater on each side with the #10 ranked ladies and #13 males whereas Ohio State sits at #14 on the ladies’s aspect and #16 on the lads’s. The ladies’s 200 free seems to be top-of-the-line races of the meet as Sienna Angove has already made waves as a first-year at OSU with a 1:43.54 whereas Stephanie Balduccini leads the way in which for the Wolverines with a 1:41.85 from midseason.
