University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
Day 2
Houston Posts Second Strong Day at LSU Meet
1/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Final Scores | Full Results
BATON ROUGE, La. - Junior Danielle Shedd earned a second place finish in the 3-meter dive, her second podium in as many days and one of Houston's 14 top-ten finishes on the final day of the LSU Quad Meet on Saturday afternoon at the LSU Natatorium.
Overall in the dual style meet, Houston fell to No. 20 LSU, 279-73, Rice by a count of 253-94 and Tulane by a score of 216-137.
"Today was a much better day for us in terms of our energy and our focus," said Houston interim head coach Keith Dawley. "We did a great job resetting from a long day yesterday. Some of the results weren't quite where we wanted, but that can happen at this time of the season."
The Cougar diving team won three top-10 finishes in the 3-meter dive, led by Shedd with a score of 292.75. Redshirt Freshman Micaela Bouter finished fifth with a score of 264.70, followed by senior Natasha Burgess in sixth, scoring 261.10.
Continuing her impressive debut for the Cougars, freshman Sharo Rodriguez finished sixth in the 400-yard individual medley, completing the race in 4:35.84.
Rodriguez also finished fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:05.12. Junior Maya Owens (2:10.65) and senior Mackenzie Alspaugh (2:13.23) finished ninth and 10th in the event respectively.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, sophomore Cameron Balkom swam a time of 1:07.34, capturing sixth in the event. Sophomore Marissa Lehman finished 10th with a swim of 1:08.31.
Sophomore Rachel Hobbins placed eighth in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:02.97. Meanwhile, in the 100-yard freestyle, Doroteja Bednjanec took seventh with a time of 53.04.
The relay squads finished their time in Baton Rouge with another successful day. In the 400-yard medley relay, the team of Williams, Grijalva, Derevyanik and Bednjanec finished seventh with a swim of 3:58.85. They were followed by Gregory, Balkom, Owens and Moore, who placed eighth in 4:02.88. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Bednjanec, Hamrick, Gregory and Moore finished ninth, swimming the race in 1:39.91.
 | UP NEXT FOR THE COUGARS |
The Cougars travel to Greensboro, N.C. for the American Athletic Conference Championship from Feb. 18-21. Tickets are available now and can be purchased up until the start of competition for $33 each and $18 for college students, senior citizens and those 18 or younger. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
For complete coverage of the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, visit The American's Championship Central.
| RESULTS |
Overall
No. 20 LSU 279 - UH 73
Rice 253 - UH 94
Tulane 216 - UH 137
400-yard Medley Relay
7. Houston A - 3:58.85
Williams, Grijalva, Derevyanik, Bednjanec
8. Houston B - 4:02.88
Gregory, Balkom, Owens, Moore
500-yard Freestyle
8. Rachel Hobbins - 5:02.97
13. Mackenzie Alspaugh - 5:13.07
14. Victoria Padial - 5:16.51
16. Michaela Hamrick - 5:23.41
100-yard Breaststroke
6. Cameron Balkom - 1:07.34
10. Marissa Lehman - 1:08.31
11. Ashley Grijalva - 1:08.48
200-yard Backstroke
12. Sharo Rodriguez - 2:10.08
13. Taylor Derevyanik - 2:11.93
15. Jasmine Williams - 2:16.50
16. Victoria Padial - 2:17.01
3-Meter Dive
2. Danielle Shedd - 292.75
5. Micaela Bouter - 278.15
6. Natasha Burgess - 266.10
11. Taylor Olanski - 221.20
200-yard Butterfly
5. Sharo Rodriguez - 2:05.12
9. Maya Owens - 2:10.65
10. Mackenzie Alspaugh - 2:13.23
11. Leah Ortiz - 2:23.95
100-yard Freestyle
7. Doroteja Bednjanec - 53.04
12. Emma Moore - 53.90
15. Michaela Hamrick - 55.83
16. Taylor Gregory - 58.37
400-yard IM
6. Sharo Rodriguez - 4:35.84
12. Marissa Lehman - 4:43.51
13. Ashley Grijalva - 4:47.33
200-yard Freestyle Relay
9. Houston A - 1:39.91
Bednjanec, Hamrick, Gregory, Moore
14. Houston B - 1:45.73
Hobbins, Balkom, Lehman, Padial
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