Swimming & Diving Finishes Day One of Rice Fall Invite

Oct. 26, 2012

HOUSTON - Through the first five races of the Rice-Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Medical Center Fall Invitational, Houston sits in third place with 182 points after hosted at the Rice Aquatics Center.

The host Owls lead with 310 points and TCU trails at 278 points. The University of the Incarnate Word is fourth with 164.

"We had some really good swims today and even a couple best times, which is always a nice surprise this early in the season," head coach Augie Busch said.

"We had some really tough training and weight lifting this week and obviously the weather isn't ideal. We're swimming a little low in the water right today but that's to be expected with all of that. We need to just push through and be tough. This isn't ideal competition weather and we're fighting out there - that's what I want to see."

Senior Reka Kovacs was Houston's top finisher of the day finishing fourth in the 200 IM (2:09.82).

Heather Winn turned in another strong performance by placing fifth (5:06.61) and pacing the 500 free group that saw Kimmy Ballo and Colleen Donovan add top-ten finishes.

UP NEXT
Houston returns to the pool tomorrow with two sessions to close out the Rice Fall Invite. Session I starts at 9 a.m. with the second session beginning at 2 p.m.

RESULTS
50 Free
Maggie McCord 10 24.78
Moira Fraser 16 25.47
Michelle Detka 18 25.62
Taylor Derevyanik 20 25.79
Holli Pisarski 23 26.23
Marissa Blumenthal 26 27.12

500 Free
Heather Winn 5 5:06.61
Kimmy Ballo 6 5:08.08
Colleen Donovan 10 5:09.06*
Laykin Lowry 13 5:10.33
Lizzie Justice 16 5:12.74
Emma Nelson 18 5:14.11

200 IM
Reka Kovacs 4 2:09.82
Lauren Spano 24 2:20.61

400 Medley Relay
Houston 5 4:00.40
Houston 7 4:01.34
Houston 14 4:09.43

800 Free Relay
Houston 4 7:51.01
Houston 8 8:03.72

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