EDINBURG, Texas – This weekend, NM State Swimming & Diving hits the pool once again, making its second straight trip to the Lone Star State. On Saturday, the Aggies are set to pay a visit to long-time conference foe UTRGV for the two sides' first matchup in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. NM State has its sights set on another dual victory and its first in league action.
WHAT TO KNOW
What: NM State at UTRGV
Where: City of Pharr-PJSA Natatorium – Edinburg, Texas
When: Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10:00 AM MT (11:00 local)
Live Stats: MeetMobile
Dive Results: divemeets.com
Saturday schedule: 200 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, 50 free, 1m dive, 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 500 free, 100 fly, 3m dive, 400 IM, 400 free relay
Head Coach Rick Pratt, on the meet: "The team had a very heavy week of training since returning to campus and has been focused with good intentions. Racing at the Pharr facility will be good preparation for the MPSF Championships and we will expect the team to take advantage of this opportunity. Competing with intense focuses on our strategies and details will be crucial."
LAST TIME OUT
NM State visited North Texas on Friday, Dec. 19, claiming victory on the road. The Aggies toppled the Mean Green for the fourth consecutive season, doing so by a score of 137-103. Twenty-two of 39 possible podium spots went to the Crimson & White, as the visitors took eight event victories in 13 tries.
NEW CONFERENCE, SAME MISSION
The Aggies joined the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in July, bidding farewell to the WAC after standing as NM State's final program remaining in the conference. The MPSF houses many familiar faces, including California Baptist, Idaho, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, UTRGV and Utah Tech. Pepperdine, Incarnate Word and Pacific and are the only three returning members of the conference, with the Waves lifting the 2024-25 trophy a season ago.
THE COACH OF A GENERATION
Rick Pratt entered his 21st season with NM State this fall, but 2025 is his first outside of the WAC. Last year, Pratt guided the program to its best year on record, finishing 8-1 with four wins in five league dual meets. The Aggies racked up five gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the WAC Championships, earning a second-place finish for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons.
UP NEXT
Following the meet, Rick Pratt's bunch is set to return on Jan. 29. The divers will be in action at NAU's Lumberjack Diving Invite, spanning three days through Saturday, Jan. 31. That morning, the swimmers will hit the pool back home for a rivalry bout with New Mexico. The Battle of I-25 is slated to start at 11:30 AM from Las Cruces as the Aggies celebrate their senior class.
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