AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 10 Auburn Men and No. 18 Women venture west for their first action in the month of October, facing a pair of formidable opponents in Missouri and Indiana on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
The double-dual format begins at 10 a.m. CT. Fans unable to attend in Columbia can watch live on ESPN Plus and follow along on Meet Mobile.
Indiana brings a pair of top-10 teams to Missouri. The Hoosier men are ranked fifth in the latest CSCAA Coaches Poll while the women sit ninth. Meanwhile, Missouri's men enter the week at No. 20 while the women are receiving votes.
It was an impressive 2023-24 debut for the Tigers on opening weekend at both the SMU Classic and Louisville. Entering Wednesday's double dual, the Auburn Men own 16 top 20 swims in the nation as well as eight top 10 times.
Junior back stroker Nate Stoffle's 46.09 in the 100 back ranks seventh and his 200 back time of 1:43.37 sits ninth. Distance king Mason Mathias' 500 free (4:19.05) has the eighth-best time in the country so far.
Sophomore Danny Schmidt has also been impressive in his second year as a Tiger. The German international swam a 3:46.52 in the 400 IM, the fourth-best time in NCAA Swimming thus far.
Auburn relied heavily on its relays a season ago and looks to continue that trend in 2023-24. Four of the Tigers' relays rank in the top five after the first week of competition.
The Auburn Women are determined to climb up the leaderboard at both SECs and NCAAs this season. Entering Wednesday's meet, the Tigers claim 21 top 20 times in the country.
Kensley Merritt earned SEC Swimmer of the Week honors for her performances in both the 100 and 200 back. Each of her times sit eighth in the NCAA entering Wednesday.
Senior Meghan Lee owns the sixth fastest time this year in the 100 fly and put together the 10th fastest swim in the 400 IM.
The Women's relays appear to be just as strong in the early parts of this season. The Tiger 400 medley relay is the second quickest in NCAA swimming so far. Not to mention both the 200 free and 800 free relays are the third best time in the country entering Wednesday.
On the diving side, both Whit Andrus and Ashlynn Sullivan boast top 20 scores in the 3-meter. Andrus also holds a top 20 score on the 1-meter.
