THE STARTING BLOCK
• NM State will be competing against the Falcons of UT Permian Basin in Las Cruces, N.M. this weekend. This will mark the sixth time that the full Aggie team will be in action this season.
• This upcoming meet will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m. at the NM State Swimming and Diving Complex located on the New Mexico State University campus.
• The Aggies are looking to move to 3-0 all-time against the Falcons.
• Saturday's meet will be a 16-event format with events taking place in the following order: 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, 50 free, 3-meter dive, 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 500 free, 100 fly, 1-meter dive, 200 individual medley and 200 free.
• A live stream of tomorrow's meet will be available via YouTube at this link.
 
DUAL MEET HISTORY | NM State vs. UT Permian Basin
10.15.16 | Las Cruces | W, 249-37
12.01.07 | Las Cruces | W

LAST TIME OUT | NM State 120, Northern Arizona 180 | 11.5.22 | RECAP
• Noami Slee posted a season-best time of 10:25.66 with the first win of the meet for the Aggies as she took home gold in the 1000 freestyle. Slee also dominated the 500 free, coming in almost five seconds ahead of her closest competitor (5:04,28).
• The Aggies later showcased their talents as four of the top five swims in the 50 free belonged to swimmers donning Crimson & White, led by Aimee Burton (23.82) and Elizabeth Cervantes-Vanderlugt (24.50) who finished first and second.
•  Thea Masselink also picked up a win in the 200 backstroke by way of finishing with a time of 2:05.26.

LAST TIME OUT vs. UTPB | NM State 249, vs. UTPB 37 | 10.15.2016
• The last time these two programs shared the pool was in 2016 when the Aggies blew UTPB out of the water with a 212-point margin of victory as they swam in a triangular against the Falcons and Grand Canyon.
• The Aggies' lone individual first-place finish came in the 100 breaststroke as Lauren Wood turned in a time of 1:05.32. Fellow Aggie Hanna McGowan finished just behind Wood for a second-place finish with a time of 1:07.32.
• NM State also landed a pair of swimmers on the podium in the 1000 free as Grace Laporte finished second (10:47.36) and Lilly Araujo finished third (10:54.24)
• Raina Brommer was the Aggies' top-finishing diver in the one-meter event – finishing second with a finals score of 249.85 while Abigail Wilson notched a third-place finish (240.65).
 
QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH RICK PRATT
"November has been a very productive month for our team and with finals around the corner, this is a stressful time for our team, but having a meet this weekend will bring them together and give them a chance to have some fun competing after a stretch of just practicing. Everyone came back from thanksgiving weekend with a little more energy and that was great to see. Our divers have really improved their skill level coming off of a solid meet in flagstaff, so this Saturday will be interesting to see how we react to everything we've accomplished this past month. UTPB is an up-and-coming Division II program and we're excited to have them on campus."
 
COMING UP NEXT
• In two weeks the Aggies are back to the lanes in Las Vegas for the UNLV Winter Invite. This tournament will take place from Dec. 17-Dec. 19 at Buchanan Natatorium. This will be NM State's swimmers' first invitational of the season and will provide an opportunity to compete against a few other WAC schools.