BERKELEY - The Cal men's swimming and diving team returns to Spieker Aquatics Complex for the first of back-to-back home dual meets when the Bears welcome USC for a 2 p.m. meet on Feb. 3.

Cal returned to dual meet action on Jan. 20 and 21 with a pair of wins in Arizona. The Bears defeated Arizona 161-113 and then earned a 160-130 victory over Arizona State the next day. In recognition of a strong week individually, senior Long Gutierrez was named National Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com while sophomore Andrew Seliskar earned Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honors from the Cal athletic department.

The Bears carry the No. 2 national ranking into competition against No. 15 USC and the Trojans bring a 5-1 dual meet record with them into Friday's meet. Head coach Dave Salo's squad owns wins over Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Bakersfield, Arizona and Wisconsin but fell 156.5-142.5 to Arizona State in November.

LAST TIME OUT
Cal registered the top time in every race it competed in to win dual meets against Arizona and Arizona State. Sophomore Andrew Seliskar won five individual races over the two-day stretch while senior Long Gutierrez claimed three individual wins and participated on two winning relays. With the successful trip to Arizona, the Bears improved to 3-0 in dual meets this season.

ON A ROLL
Freshman diver Connor Callahan continues to establish himself as a contributor for the Bears as the season goes along. His scores of 355.05 on the 1-meter and 382.65 on the 3-meter at Arizona State were both career-highs and each ranks No. 2 on Cal's all-time list.

ABOUT USC

• The Trojans enter the week with a 5-1 dual meet record and are coming off a 143-114 win over Wisconsin on Jan. 13.
• Junior Dylan Carter has been a standout for USC so far this season and already owns NCAA "A" qualifying times in the 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 100 butterfly.
• The 2016 meeting between Cal and USC came down to the final event with the Trojans pulling out a one-point victory in Los Angeles. The Bears went on to place second at the 2016 NCAA Championships while USC placed 13th.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears stay in Berkeley for their final dual meet of the 2016-17 season when they host Stanford on Feb. 18 at noon. The meet will also serve as Senior Day as five upperclassmen - Hunter Cobleigh, Jonathan Fiepke, Long Gutierrez, Ryan Murphy and Dillon Williams - are honored for their contributions to Cal swimming in a pre-meet ceremony.