University of Houston
SMU
Cougars Win Five Events at [RV] SMU
10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
SOUTHLAKE, Texas - The University of Houston Swimming & Diving Team competed in their first dual meet action Friday night and produced five event champions, including sweeping the 200-yard breaststroke. The Cougars fell to the Mustangs, 170-128 at Caroll ISD Natatorium.
"We came up short in a lot of areas tonight," Swimming and Diving Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka said. "It's certainly disappointing when you lose and we have to find a way to channel that disappointment into motivation against a tough opponent tomorrow. We saw some great things from our breaststrokers and distance freestylers today, and the divers continue to execute at a high level."
Despite the loss, Houston produced five event victories, from Micaela Bouter (1-meter), Zarena Brown (1000-yard freestyle), Lauren Burrell (3-meter) and Ashley Grijalva (100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke).
Houston's first win of the meet came from freshman Brown in the 1000-yard freestyle. The Arvada, Colo., native, touched the wall at 10:20.05 to top the competition earning her first collegiate win.
Junior Grijalva swept the breaststroke events, capturing first in the 100-and 200-yard breaststroke. The Gilbert, Ariz., native, notched her first win after touching the wall at 1:04.61 in the 100-yard breaststroke. In the same event, freshman Peyton Kondis placed second netting a time of 1:05.23. With Grijalva's win in the 200-yard breaststroke, the Cougars swept the podium with Victoria Roubique and Kondis finishing second and third, respectively.
On the boards, Houston won both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. In the 1-meter, Bouter scored 301.42 points to capture first overall while freshman Burrell netted second with 271.05 points. In the 3-meter dive, Burrell won her first collegiate event with a score of 305.55 with Bouter in second with 300.68 points. Both divers scores in the 1-and 3-meter are NCAA diving standard scores.
RESULTS
Overall
1. SMU - 170
2. Houston - 128
PODIUM FINISHES
200-Yard Medley Relay
2. Eleanna Koutsouveli, Peyton Kondis, Sharo Rodriguez, Ksenia Yuskova - 1:46.49
3. Laura Laderoute, Ashley Grijalva, Isabel Tank, Cait Horner - 1:47.18
1000-Yard Freestyle
1. Zarena Brown - 10:20.05
100-Yard Backstroke
3. Laura Laderoute - 57.58
100-Yard Breaststroke
1. Ashley Grijalva - 1:04.61
2. Peyton Kondis - 1:05.23
200-Yard Butterfly
2. Sharo Rodriguez - 2:04.24
50-Yard Freestyle
3. Hannah Blewett - 24.63
1-Meter Dive
1. Micaela Bouter - 301.42
2. Lauren Burrell - 271.05
100-Yard Free
3. Michaela Hamrick - 54.19
200-Yard Backstroke
3. Laura Laderoute - 2:04.64
200-Yard Breaststroke
1. Ashley Grijalva - 2:20.80
2. Victoria Roubique - 2:21.98
3. Peyton Kondis - 2:21.12
500-Yard Freestyle
3. Zarena Brown - 5:03.49
100-Yard Butterfly
3. Sharo Rodriguez - 57.62
3-Meter Dive
1. Lauren Burrell - 305.55
2. Micaela Bouter - 300.68
200-Yard IM
2. Laura Ladroute - 2:07.78
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
2. Hanna Blewett, Hannah Middleton, Michaela Hamrick, Zarena Brown - 3:33.43
UP NEXT
Houston will travel to Denton, Texas, to take on North Texas at noon, Saturday. Live stats are available through Meet Mobile.
COUGARS TO HOST AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Houston will host the American Athletic Conference Championships for the second consecutive year as the best swimmers and divers in the league visit the CRWC from Feb. 15-18, 2017. Following the conference meet, the Cougars will look to close the season at the NCAA Championships, to be held March 15-18, 2017 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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