University of Houston
Arkansas, Boise State, Nebraska, Rice*
Swimming & Diving Finishes Fifth at Rice Invite
10/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON - The University of Houston swimming and diving team finished in fifth place at the Rice-Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Medical Center Fall Invitational. The Cougars return to the pool on Nov. 17-19 as they host the Phill Hansel Cougar Classic at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.
This meet was the first time all season that the Cougars competed in an outdoor swim meet. With Friday's temperatures in the 60's and chilly, the Cougars got off to a slow start.
"Yesterday was tough with the cold weather, it's tough to keep your core temperature up when it's cold like that.," said head coach Augie Busch. "But it's a level playing field and you just have to suck it up and get through it."
The Cougars had to muster their strength to get through the competition as they have been training very hard in their conditioning regiment at this point in the year. Coach Busch said the fatigue was definitely a factor but was counting on it as this point in the year, results in the pool are not as valuable as results in conditioning.
"That's where we want to be right now - really tired. We've done some great training this season already and we're on target right now with our training regiment. It's key for us to keep the girls confidence up and let them know that this is where they should be right now in terms of training, conditioning and fatigue. It'll pay off as the season continues."
Reka Kovacs led Houston with four top-ten finishes (400 IM, 4; 200 IM, 7; 100 Breaststroke, 9; 200 Breaststroke, 9). The junior also swam on five relays for the Cougars in a busy afternoon.
Senior Kim Eeson also notched several top-ten finishes as the freestyle specialist took eighth in the 50 free and tenth place in both the 100 and 200 free.
The five-team meet packed the Rice pool and the diving portion of the meet was held at the University of Houston's Campus Recreation & Wellness Center. With head diving coach Jane Figueiredo out of the country, the group of divers fared well in her absence.
Julia Lonnegren scored 278.10 to claim second place in the 1M dive and the junior finished in 10th in the 3M. Torri Olanski placed fourth and fifth, while Natasha Burgess finished sixth and fourth, respectively in the 1M and 3M events.
UP NEXT
Houston will enjoy a three-week break before hosting the Cougar Classic Invitational on Nov. 17-19 at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center. Information on the meet may be found here.
Results1. Arkansas 1,1352. Boise St. 8383. Rice 6564. Nebraska 5755. Houston 459
50 FreeKim Eeson 8 24.78Krystan Morrell 14 25.42Holli Pisarski 19 26.08Maddie Clark 20 26.10
100 FreeKim Eeson 10 53.67Moira Fraser 11 53.82Colleen Donovan 17 55.03Maddie Clark 19 56.02Krystan Morrell -- 56.66
200 FreeKim Eeson 10 1:55.47Heather Winn 16 1:58.92Kimmy Ballo 18 2:00.38Moira Fraser 20 2:02.01Colleen Donovan -- 1:59.06
500 FreeLaykin Lowry 11 5:06.46Heather Winn 13 5:06.66Lizzie Justice 17 5:10.43Emma Nelson 20 5:27.07
1,650 FreeHeather Winn 8 17:32.40Laykin Lowry 9 17:37.56Lizzie Justice 16 18:00.67Emma Nelson 19 18:29.29
100 BackKimmy Ballo 8 1:00.46Heather Coutts 10 1:00.69Marissa Blumenthal 16 1:02.59Lauren Spano 18 1:07.38
200 BackKimmy Ballo 6 2:07.96Heather Coutts 10 2:09.87Marissa Blumenthal 17 2:18.53Heather Winn 18 2:18.86
100 BreaststrokeReka Kovacs 9 1:08.15Holli Pisarski 15 1:09.65Natalie Newcomb 18 1:11.30
200 BreaststrokeReka Kovacs 6 2:24.28Holli Pisarski 17 2:32.92Lauren Spano 18 2:37.66
100 FlyHeather Coutts 12 59.79Emma Nelson 18 1:03.39Marissa Blumenthal 19 1:05.09Krystan Morrell 20 1:08.36Maddie Clark -- 1:06.65
200 FlyLaykin Lowry 8 2:09.93Natalie Newcomb 16 2:14.91Lizzie Justice 17 2:15.28Emma Nelson 19 2:17.74
200 IMReka Kovacs 7 2:09.27Moira Fraser 15 2:14.18Natalie Newcomb 19 2:16.94Colleen Donovan 20 2:19.36Lauren Spano - 2:22.24
400 IMReka Kovacs 4 4:30.54Laykin Lowry 13 4:39.73Lizzie Justice 17 4:46.60Natalie Newcomb 18 4:48.36Lauren Spano -- 5:08.53
1M DivingJulia Lonnegren 2 278.10Torri Olanski 4 249.60Natasha Burgess 6 246.95
3M DivingNatasha Burgess 4 271.55Torri Olanski 5 268.75Julia Lonnegren 10 254.25
200 Free RelayHouston 4 1:40.29Kim Eeson, Moira Fraser, Maddie Clark, Krystan MorrellHouston 8 1:41.86Colleen Donovan, Natalie Newcomb, Holli Pisarski, Heather CouttsHouston - 1:45.92Marissa Blumenthal, Kimmy Ballo, Lauren Spano, Reka Kovacs
400 Free RelayHouston 5 3:36.81Kim Eeson, Moira Fraser, Colleen Donovan, Heather WinnHouston 9 3:44.34Heather Coutts, Kimmy Ballo, Maddie Clark, Laykin LowryHouston 12 3:53.63Marissa Blumenthal, Natalie Newcomb, Emma Nelson, Lauren SpanoHouston - 3:46.14Lizzie Justice, Krystan Morrell, Reka Kovacs, Holli Pisarski
800 Free RelayHouston 9 7:58.07Heather Winn, Moira Fraser, Reka Kovacs, Kim EesonHouston 10 7:59.38Laykin Lowry, Heather Coutts, Colleen Donovan, Kimmy BalloHouston 11 8:18.67Lizzie Justice, Emma Nelson, Natalie Newcomb, Maddie Clark
200 Medley RelayHouston 7 1:50.90Moira Fraser, Holli Pisarski, Heather Coutts, Kim EesonHouston 10 1:52.99Kimmy Ballo, Reka Kovacs, Marissa Blumenthal, Maddie Clark
400 Medley RelayHouston 9 4:04.27Moira Fraser, Holli Pisarski, Colleen Donovan, Maddie ClarkHouston 10 4:06.03Kimmy Ballo, Reka Kovacs, Colleen Donovan, Maddie ClarkHouston 11 4:11.49Marissa Blumenthal, Lauren Spano, Natalie Newcomb, Krystan Morrell
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