THE STARTING BLOCK
• NM State will return to Las Cruces and open 2023 with a triangular against WAC foe GCU and former WAC member Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 7 from the NM State Swimming and Diving Complex located on the New Mexico State University campus. 
• Events are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. MT, with senior day festivities scheduled for 11:10, prior to the meet.
• This will be the Aggies' final home meet of the season, as the Crimson & White will travel up I-25 for a matchup with rival UNM on Sat., January 28, and follow up with a trip to Colorado Springs for the Air Force Diving Invite Feb. 2-4.
• A live stream of the weekend meet will be available via YouTube at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3wp4az3Z9Q
• Championship scoring will be utilized at the Aggies' final event of 2022 with swimmers capable of scoring in six individual events and on all relays. Each team can only score two relays per event.
 
DUAL MEET HISTORY | NM State vs. GCU
11.9.19 | Phoenix | L, 129.5-112.5
11.8.19 | Phoenix | L, 139-103
10.11.14 | Las Cruces | L, 154-140
 
DUAL MEET HISTORY | NM State vs. Idaho
2.7.20 | Moscow | L, 126-172
1.7.19 | Las Cruces | L, 180-118
11.10.17 | Moscow | L, 118.5-181.5
10.29.16 | Greeley | L, 119-123
1.12.16 | Las Cruces | L, 181-119
1.14.15 | Moscow | L, 133-167
1.18.14 | Las Cruces | L, 127-173
1.18.13 | Moscow | L, 144-154
1.21.12 | Las Cruces | W, 171-125
11.6.10 | Moscow | L, 93.5-149.5
1.2.10 | Las Cruces | W, 148-88
11.10.07 | Flagstaff | W, 167-127

LAST TIME OUT | UNLV Winter Invite | 12.17-12.19.22 | RECAP
• In their final meet of the calendar year, NM State finished fourth out of 10 competing programs, picking up 547 points.
• The trio of Lindsay Puhalski (1:58.48), Thea Masselink (1:59.06), and Maude Boily-Dufour (2:00.73) swept the podium in the 200 back, with Puhlaski now sitting at fourth all-time while Masselink claimed sixth after those performances.
• Senior Aimee Burton posted the fastest 50 free for NM State this season with a time of 23.20
• First-year Aggie Naomi Slee topped the B Final in the 500 free (4:54.12) and placed herself third all-time in program history. Slee later finished fourth in the 200 free (1:49.64), ranking fifth in program history.
• Faye Mcdonagh finished with a time of 4:23.75 in the 400 IM to claim the top spot in the B Final and record the seventh fastest time in NM State history.

QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH RICK PRATT
"This group of seniors has been through so much during their careers and the resilience and dedication they've shown on the way are remarkable. It is hard to put into words what they mean to our program and Saturday's last home meet will be a great way to celebrate their sacrifices. These are two strong programs headed to campus and we will have to finish our events well to be successful. Our team is getting their rhythm back after their short break home and it will be exciting to see how we react to this challenge."