Eddie Reese Showdown<\/p>\n
January 23-24, 2026 Louisville managed to defeat heavy favorite Texas in the women\u2019s team standings to close out the 2026 Eddie Reese Texas Showdown with 488 points, just ahead of Texas\u2019s 487 and Ohio State\u2019s 227. The defeat marks Texas\u2019 first lost of the season, as the No. 2 ranked team in the country lost on home soil to the No. 6 ranked team.<\/p>\n On the men\u2019s side, however, No. 1 ranked Texas dominated with 540 points, followed by No. 8 Louisville at 459 and No. 16 Ohio State at 159. In the combined team totals, Texas topped the leaderboard with 1,027 points, Louisville was second with 947, and Ohio State third with 386.<\/p>\n The session on Saturday kicked-off with the 200 backstroke, where Texas claimed the top two spots on the women\u2019s side as Sarah Rodrigues<\/a> touched first in 1:53.08, with Lillie Nesty<\/a> close behind in 1:54.37. Louisville\u2019s Xeniya Ignatova<\/a> finished third in 1:55.41, while Haley McDonald<\/a> (1:56.02) and Emma Kern<\/a> (1:56.89) added points for the Longhorns.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s event, Texas\u2019s Hubert Kos<\/a> paced the field in 1:38.14, and teammate Rex Maurer<\/a> followed in 1:40.39. Louisville\u2019s Filip Kosinski<\/a> was third in 1:41.12, with Jackson Millard<\/a> (1:42.03) and Nate Thomas<\/a> (1:42.66) also scoring.<\/p>\n The 200 yard breaststroke saw Louisville\u2019s Anastasia Gorbenko<\/a> nip the women\u2019s race in 2:07.45. With teammates\u00a0 Mia Cheatwood taking 2nd (2:09.53) and 3rd (2:09.58). On the men\u2019s side, Texas asserted itself, with Nate Germonprez<\/a> winning in 1:53.40 with teammate Will Scholtz taking 3rd in 1:55.90. Louisville\u2019s Finnley Conklin finished 2nd overall in 1:55.77.<\/p>\n In the 50 freestyle, Louisville showed their sprint powers behind Julia Dennis<\/a> as she won the women\u2019s event in 21.55, while Texas\u2019s Eva Okaro<\/a> finished second at 21.75 and Louisville\u2019s Caroline Larsen<\/a> was third at 22.02. On the men\u2019s side, Texas\u2019s Garrett Gould<\/a> touched first in 19.05, with Louisville\u2019s Nikita Sheremet<\/a> at 19.11 and Charlie Crush<\/a> at 19.55.<\/p>\n In the 200 yard butterfly, Texas\u2019 Campbell Stoll<\/a> won the women\u2019s race in 1:53.17, with Angie Coe<\/a> second in 1:57.01 and Louisville\u2019s Kaitlyn Sallows<\/a> third in 2:00.27. The men\u2019s race was led by Texas, with Ryan Branon<\/a> taking the top time in 1:42.39 and Cooper Lucas<\/a> close behind in 1:42.81, while Louisville\u2019s Gregg Enoch<\/a> placed third in 1:43.38.<\/p>\n Texas dominated the men\u2019s 100 yard individual medley, sweeping the podium as Nate Germonprez<\/a> touched first in 47.03, Hubert Kos<\/a> second in 47.11, and Will Modglin<\/a> third in 47.48. On the women\u2019s side, Louisville\u2019s Anastasia Gorbenko<\/a> won in 52.42 for her second victory of the day, with teammate Caroline Larsen<\/a> touching 2nd in 53.70 and Texas\u2019s Angie Coe<\/a> third in 54.58.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s 1650 freestyle, Texas dominated behind their strong distance squad. On the women\u2019s side, NCAA Champion Jillian Cox<\/a> led a Longhorn one-two with 15:44.61, followed by Kate Hurst<\/a> in 15:56.77, while Louisville\u2019s Leticia Fassina Romao<\/a> was third in 15:56.88. In the men\u2019s mile, Texas\u2019s Aiden Hammer<\/a> took the win in 14:49.19, with teammate Alec Enyeart<\/a> second in 14:59.72 and Louisville\u2019s Kayden Lancaster<\/a> third in 15:22.86.<\/p>\n
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