Nelson, Foote Lead the Way on Day Four of SEC Championships

ATHENS | Baylor Nelson earned the Aggies' first medal of the week and Connor Foote took down his second school record of the meet Thursday night at SEC Swimming & Diving Championships inside Gabrielsen Natatorium. The women moved into fifth with 347 points, while the men remain in fifth with 377 points. 

Nelson took home a silver medal in the 400 IM in the first event of the night, clocking in at 3:37.47, just .01 off his school record time to notch an NCAA A-cut in the event. The silver marked the seventh career medal for Nelson at SEC Championships. Three other Aggies added points in the 400 IM final as Munzy Kabbara (3:45.14), Maximiliano Vega Cuevas (3:48.56) and Roberto Bonilla Flores (3:49.49) secured top-24 finishes. 

After setting a new 100 fly program mark  in prelims with a time of 44.43, Foote lowered his record again in the final as he touched the wall at 44.34 to place fourth and pick up his second individual A-cut of the week. Thomas Shomper also posted a career-best time in the 100 fly, going 46.39 to place 21st and move into eighth all-time at A&M. 

Olivia Theall and Chloe Stepanek added A-final points for the Aggies in the 100 fly and 200 free, respectively. Theall went 51.90 and Stepanek posted a 1:44.92 for a pair of eighth-place finishes. 

Jacob Wimberly closed out the individual events with a 13th-place finish in the 200 free. After lowering his personal-best time in prelims, he went 1:32.86 in the final to post the fifth-fastest time in program history. 

Giulia Goerigk and Hannah O'Leary got the night started in the 400 IM. Goerigk took 10th with a new season-best time of 4:08.13, while O'Leary clocked in at 4:11.89 to lower her personal-best in the event and place 13th.  

Allen Bottego and Rhett Hensley added points for the Aggies on the 1-meter as Bottego secured 10th with a score of 348.00 and Hensley took 17th, posting a score of 301.30. 

Competition continues Friday with the 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and women's platform. Live results for each day of the meet can be found on the Meet Mobile app and diving results can be found here. Streaming links for both prelims and finals can be found here.

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-- By James W. Thomas

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