Women's Swimming and Diving preview: Arizona
WHAT: No. 16 Texas resumes competition at No. 3 Arizona (7-0). WHERE: Hillenbrand Aquatic Center - Tucson, Ariz. WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 19 - 2 p.m. Central LAST TIME OUT: The Longhorns dropped a 175-119 decision to No. 2 Georgia on Friday, Jan. 11. LAST MEETING WITH ARIZONA: Arizona dealt Texas a 213-139 defeat on Jan. 20, 2007 in Austin. ABOUT TEXAS: Texas returns six All-Americans from the 2007 squad that placed sixth at the NCAA Championships. Leading the way is junior Hee-Jin Chang, who ranks seventh in the nation in the 50 freestyle (22.62). Diving coach Matt Scoggin returns All-America divers Mary Yarrison and Kathryn Kelly. Yarrison placed seventh in the three-meter event and ninth in the one-meter event at the 2007 NCAA Championship, and Kelly placed eighth in the one-meter event. Yarrison also claimed the one-meter event at the 2007 USA Spring National Championships. NATIONAL RANKS: Several Longhorns are featured prominently in USA Swimming's latest release of the top college swimming times in the country. Below is a listing of Longhorns ranked among the top 25 in their events. 50 Freestyle
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