THE STARTING BLOCK
• Following the Crimson and White exhibition meet, the Aggies will return to the lanes Friday for their first official meet as they take on the Mean Green of North Texas.
• The dual meet features will feature the following events: 3-meter dive, 200-yard medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, 50 free, 400 individual medley, 1-meter dive, 200 butterfly, 100 free, 200 back, 500 free, 200 breaststroke, 400 free relay. The events will be completed in the order listed.
• Against North Texas, the Aggies boast a 4-3 all-time record with the last meeting coming on Nov. 6, 2021. Additionally, the Aggies will look to remain undefeated against North Texas in home meets as they are a perfect 3-0 when the Mean Green make the trip to Las Cruces.
• A live stream of tomorrow's meet will be available via the NM State Swimming and Diving Facebook page.
 
DUAL MEET HISTORY | NM State vs. North Texas
11.06.21 | Denton, Texas | L, 118-179
10.22.11 | Denton, Texas | L, 115.5-184.5
10.23.10 | Las Cruces | W, 160-83
10.22.10 | Las Cruces | W, 168-75
11.08.08 | Denton, Texas | W, 177-123
01.08.08 | Las Cruces | W, 142-97
01.16.04 | Denton, Texas | L, 156-138

LAST TIME OUT | Crimson and White Meet | 09.28.22 | Crimson | RECAP
• Starting off strong, the divers took to the boards for the 3-meter event where Crimson's Kate Malinowski was the top-scoring diver with a final score of 200.40.
• Freshman Naomi Slee, took two first-place victories in the 500 free (5:05.91) and 200 free with a time of 1:56.20.
• Senior leader Maude-Boily Dufour led the way in the 100 back with a time of 1:01.54 to pick up another win for team Crimson. Molly Hill finished just behind her fellow Canadian – touching the wall at 1:02.15 to earn points for Team White.
 
LAST TIME OUT vs. North Texas | NM State 118, vs. North Texas 179 | Nov. 6, 2021 | RECAP
• Aimee Burton secured two victories in the last meet against North Texas in the 50 yard freestyle (24.27) and 100-yard butterfly (57.60).
• Airam Oliva-Aun succeeded in securing a first place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.48).
•  Lindsay Puhalski took the title in the 400-yard individual medley (4:31.11) finishing 6 seonds before her second place opponent.
•Despite the loss, Burton, Neza Kocijan, Oliva-Aun and Natalia Villa helped NM State finish the dual meet on a good note by picking up a championship finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:36.68)

SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE
• Aside from its Green and White intrasquad meet, North Texas last competed in the Sam Freas Invitational in Edmond, Okla., where they competed against athletes from host Oklahoma Christian, Nebraska-Kearney, University of Saint Mary, Texas-Permian Basin, University of the Ozarks.
• In their season-opening meet, the Mean Green set seven new meet records, including a record-setting time in the 200 medley relay to start the meet. The team of Diana Kolb, Laura Mazzotta, Shaena McCloud and Cierra Scully finished in 1:47.88 to set the record.
• Kolb also set individual records in the 100 back (57.32) and 200 back (2:05.87).
 
QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH RICK PRATT
"It is exciting to have North Texas return to Las Cruces for our first dual meet of the year. The team has been working hard building into the season and it will be interesting to see how they react to the increase in workload and intensities.
 
"Our many freshmen are excited for their first real set of races of their Aggie careers and that is always a special moment. UNT has good athletes, is well-coached and has similar strengths to our line-up. We are going to have to have courage in our longer races and show some grit to be successful."
 
COMING UP NEXT
• NM State heads to Greely, Colorado next weekend for a meet against Northern Colorado. The Aggies are coming for revenge after their 131-167 loss last year. The meet starts at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 14.
 
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