Houston Sweeps Diving Events, Finishes Second at Rice

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team closed out the Rice Fall Invitational with a second-place finish, racking up 923.50 points. On the other side of the town, the Houston divers swept all three diving events at the first-ever Houston Diving Invitational.

"I'm proud of how we raced hard through the entirety of the meet even though we are in the midst of some of the heaviest training we will see this year," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "We need to clean up a few things this week in practice, from an execution standpoint. We're excited to turn our attention to Dallas next week."

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cougars posted 13 podium finishes on the second day of action at the Rice Fall Invitational and 16 overall.
Kaley Hoffman posted her first top finish of the season, winning the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 57.75.
Eleanna Koutsouveli won the 200-yard Backstroke with a winning time of 2:01.91.
Gaby Jimenez posted her first top-three finish of the weekend, touching the wall at 4:29.21 for a second-place finish in the 400 Individual Medley.
Zarena Brown posted a pair of top-three finishes in the 200 Free (2^nd, 1:52.46) and the 100 Free (3rd, 52.76).
Angeliki Mavrantza posted a third-place finish in the 100-yard Breaststroke at 1:05.18.
Samantha Medlin posted a podium finish in the 200 Free (3rd, 1:52.96).
Laura Laderoute finished second-overall in the 100-yard Backstroke at 58.06.
Monique Rae posted a third-place finish in the 200-yard Backstroke at 2:03.31
Rebecca Brandt finished second-place in the 200 Butterfly at 2:05.95
Houston finished top-three in all three of the relays raced this afternoon ( 200 MR, 3^rd, 1:46.34) (200 FSR, 2^nd, 1:36.52) (400 FSR, 3^rd, 3:35.51)
At the Houston Diving Invitational, Katie Deininger once again had a stellar outing with a first-place finish in the Platform with 213.35 points. Jaylynn Whitt finished third with 180.05 points in the event.

HOUSTON PODIUM FINISHES

200-yard Medley Relay
3. Laura Laderoute, Peyton Kondis, Victoria Tillman, Zarena Brown – 1:46.34

400 Individual Medley
2. Gaby Jimenez – 4:29.21

200 Freestyle
2. Zarena Brown – 1:52.46
3. Samantha Medlin – 1:52.96

100 Breaststroke
3. Angeliki Mavrantza – 1:05.18

100 Backstroke
1. Kaley Hoffman – 57.75
2. Laura Laderoute – 58.06

200 Freestyle Relay
2. Mykenzie Leehy, Laura Laderoute, Zarena Brown, Katie Power – 1:36.52

200 Backstroke
1. Eleanna Koutsouveli – 2:01.91
3. Monique Rae – 2:03.31

100 Freestyle
3. Zarena Brown – 52.76

200 Butterfly
3. Rebecca Brandt – 2:05.95

400 Freestyle Relay
3. Mykenzie Leehy, Laura Laderoute, Samantha Medlin, Zarena Brown – 3:35.51

WHERE TO WATCH
All home meets will feature live results through the Meet Mobile App available in the Google Play store and the App Store.

UP NEXT
Houston will head to SMU where it will matchup with both the Mustangs and North Texas on Oct. 20 for an 11 a.m. meet.

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