THE STARTING BLOCK
• NM State will travel up I-25 for a matchup with rival New Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 28 from the Johnson Center located on the University of New Mexico campus. 
• Diving will begin at 10:30 a.m. prior to a 16-event schedule featuring the 400 medley relay and 200 free relay that is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m.
• This will be the penultimate regular season meet for the Aggie divers as they prepare for a trip to Colorado Springs for the Air Force Diving Invite Feb. 2-4 ahead of the WAC Championships Feb. 2-4. Meanwhile, this will mark the last time that NM State swimmers will compete prior to the conference championships.
 
DUAL MEET HISTORY | NM State vs. New Mexico
1.29.22 | Las Cruces | W, 174-126
10.30.21 | Albuquerque | W, 197-156
1.25.20 | Albuquerque | L, 106-194
1.19.19 | Las Cruces | L, 123.5-176.5
1.27.18 | Albuquerque | L, 108-192
1.28.17 | Las Cruces | L, 107-193
1.30.16 | Albuquerque | L, 142-153
1.30.15 | Las Cruces | L, 143-201
2.1.14 | Albuquerque | W, 132-154
2.2.13 | Las Cruces | L, 121.5-178.5
11.2.12 | Albuquerque | L, 138-195
2.4.12 | Albuquerque | T, 150-150
2.5.11 | Las Cruces | W, 144-98
11.14.09 | Albuquerque | W, 158-142
1.28.09 | Las Cruces | W, 178-105
1.31.08 | Albuquerque | W, 159-140
1.26.07 | Las Cruces | L, 127-159
1.28.06 | Las Cruces | L, 136-145
1.24.04 | Las Cruces | L, 157-126

LAST TIME OUT | NM State 171 Idaho 93; NM State 162 Grand Canyon 138 | 1.7.23 | RECAP
• In their first meet of 2023, NM State picked up a pair of wins over Idaho (171-93) and notched their first win over Grand Canyon 162-138.
• The quartet of Lindsay Puhalski, Aimee Burton, Rachel Ponte and Maude Boily-Dufour secured a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.72).
• Naomi Slee claimed the top spot in the 1000 free (10:30.97) and the 500 free (5:07.70).
• Lindsay Puhalski had an eventful day, claiming victories in the 200 free (1:54.44), 200 back (2:07.48), and the 200 IM (2:07.62). 
• Aimee Burton posted a pair of wins on Senior Day, taking the 50 free with a time of 23.52, while posting a time of 51.92 in the 100 free.
• Lily Ellis (233.93) and Casey Schmidt (230.18) finished second and third respectively in the 3-meter dive, while Kate Malinowski topped the scoreboard in the 1-meter dive with a mark of 248.25.
• Aimee Burton, Naomi Slee, Elizabeth Cervantes-Vanderlugt and Lina Khiyara claimed the gold in the 400 free with a time of 3:32.46.

QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH RICK PRATT
"We're coming off of a great practice stretch since the holidays and with school back in the swing of things, our group has really adapted well. This meet is always important from a rivalry standpoint and our team is always highly motivated to compete. This is our last chance to race before WAC and we're looking for our approaches and strategies to be solid. Overall, this should be a fun meet and a very exciting time for our team"