University of Houston Athletics
Houston Set to Open 2017 at UIW
1/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON - The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team opens its spring season on the road in San Antonio facing the University of the Incarnate Word at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Anne Barshop Natatorium.
ORDER OF EVENTS
The dual meet features 15-events as the Cougars will go head-to-head against host Incarnate Word:
200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 1 Meter Diving, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 3 Meter Diving, 200 IM and 400 Free Relay.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston team closed out the 2016 portion of its schedule with junior diver Micaela Bouter sweeping the diving events at Texas A&M dual meet in College Station, Texas, and the Cougar swimmers wrapping up competition at the AT&T Winter National Championships with eight top-20 finishes at the Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
RETURNERS
Houston is returning six of seven student-athletes from the 2016 All-American Conference Team. Sophomore Koutsouveli swept the backstroke events and podiumed in the 400 IM at the 2016 American Championships. Fellow Sophomore Hannah Herbst won the 500-yard freestyle and placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
On the boards, diver Taylor Olanski will look to four-peat in the platform, while Bouter looks to defend her 3-meter crown.
Back in the pool, junior Grijalva won bronze in the 100-yard breaststroke, and senior Jasmine Williams earned a bronze medal in the 100-yard backstroke.
NEWCOMERS
The Cougars' 2016 signing class includes Miami (Fla.) transfer Ksenia Yuskova along with freshmen Hanna Blewett, Zarena Brown, Lauren Burrell, Gaby Jimenez, Peyton Kondis, Laura Laderoute, Sydney Larson, Claire Liptak, Emily Longfellow, Hannah Middleton, Victoria Roubique and Isabel Tank.
UP NEXT
The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team will split its squad and compete in two separate meets. The swimming team will travel to Nashville, Tenn., to face off in tri meet fashion against Arkansas and Vanderbilt, Jan. 20 & 21. While the diving team will compete in Clemson, S.C. against Clemson and Arkansas, Jan. 20 & 21.
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. Following the conference meet, the Cougars will look to close the season at the NCAA Championships, to be held March 15-18 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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