THE STARTING BLOCK
• After nearly three weeks away from competition, the NM State swim and dive team will return to the pool this weekend as they take on TCU and North Texas on back-to-back days this weekend.
• The meet versus the Horned Frogs is set to begin at 5 p.m. MT and the two sides will compete in the 400 medley relay, the 1000 free, the 200 free, the 50 free, the 200 IM, 1-meter and 3-meter dives, the 200 butterfly, the 100 free, the 200 back, the 500 free, the 100 fly, the 200 breast and 400 free relay.
• Meanwhile, the Aggies and Mean Green will compete in the 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, the 100 free, the 200 back, the 500 free, the 100 fly, 1-meter and 3-meter dives, 200 breast and 400 free.

LAST TIME OUT | NM State 131, Northern Colorado 169 | 10.14.23 | RECAP
• In total, four Aggies earned first-place finishes, including sweeping the top spots in both dives.
• In her first event as an Aggie, Mira Tinani immediately impacted the meet as she won the 1-meter dive with a total score of 239.93. She was followed closely behind by teammate Italia Aranzabal who's score of 232.65 was good for a second-place result.
• Following a 200 medley relay in which the Aggie team made up of Emily Dobbins, Taylor Craft, Lindsay Puhalski and Katie Rink finished second, the Aggies put forth three consecutive individual second-place finishes.
• The Aggies' first win in a swimming event came in the 50 free as Katie Rink reached the wall at 24.19 to finish ahead of her competitors. Later, Emily Dobbins would secure the Aggies' second first-place finish – winning the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.59.
• Meanwhile, Italia Aranzabal managed the fourth victory of the day when she posted the top set of scores in the 3-meter dive – finishing with a final score of 225.98.
 
HEAD COACH RICK PRATT ON FACING TCU
"It is very exciting to have TCU on the schedule again and it will be a great road test for our team. We've made great progress in October and we're looking forward to competing against a team that has good depth and high-quality athletes. They're speed will be a great challenge for us to match up against in the relays and we're going to have to swim tough in the longer events for success."
 
HEAD COACH RICK PRATT ON FACING NORTH TEXAS
"Facing UNT at their pool on day will be a great opportunity for our group to compete in back-to-back sessions and they are always a tough team to face. We are going to have to focus on our details and have great energy on Saturday to be successful. It will be a fun experience to have our first road trip and we are looking forward to the challenge."

COMING UP NEXT
The next time the Aggies hit the pool will be in Albuquerque, N.M., when they duke it out with rival New Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Aggies will be looking to make it four straight wins over the program up north.