COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The No. 2-ranked Stanford men's swimming team is in second place with 170 points after day one of the 2001 NCAA Championships at Texas A&M while top-ranked Texas is leading with 185 points. Tennessee (114.5), USC (85) and Auburn (83) round out the top five.

Senior Anthony Robinson won the 50 free and set a school record with his time of 19:15. He broke Brian Retterer's record of 19:34, set in 1994. Prior to NCAAs, Robinson held the third fastest time in the nation and he swam a season-best time of 19:48 at the Pac-10 championships to finish second.

Freshman Bobby O'Bryan finished fourth in the 50 free in 19:52 while sophomore Randal Bal was fifth in 19.62. Both swimmers had career bests in the prelims - O'Bryan in 19:43 and Bal in 19:61.

Stanford's team of Randal Bal, Anthony Robinson, Jeff Guyman and Bobby O'Bryan won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:16.83. The time was the Cardinal's season best and it also set a pool record.

Freshman Markus Rogan placed third in the 200 individual medley, swimming a season best of 1:44.57.

Senior Adam Messner finished eighth in the 500 free with a time of 4:20.56. Messner swam a 4:18:59 in the prelims for a new season best.

In the 400 medley relay, Stanford placed fourth with a time of 3:08.66, which surpassed the Cardinal's previous season best by more than three seconds.