The Arizona swim and dive teams couldn't have asked for a better start to their 2005-06 season, hosting Wisconsin and Penn State today at 2 p.m. at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
While the Badger men and women are both 3-0 this season, the Wildcats have dominated dual meets between the teams, holding a combined 7-1 all-time record.
In their first action since March's NCAA Championships, both Arizona teams will face off against Wisconsin, while only the women will meet the Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten Conference).
"It's a good opportunity to get in there and get to racing, to see where we are at," said senior Marshi Smith.
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The Badger women are coming off a fourth-place finish at the SMU Classic in Dallas. Arizona won last season's matchup 141-119, finishing first in eight events.
Penn State's women's team has a 1-0 record so far this season, with a victory over West Virginia in which it had nine first-place victories.
The Nittany Lions took 13th at the NCAA Championships, the team's second-best finish in school history.
Arizona swimming head coach Frank Busch said that both Wisconsin and Penn State have strong women's teams.
"It's the first meet. We will see what happens," he said. "We will see where we are and see how the freshmen respond. I think it's a good test for us."