Houston Outlast SMU and North Texas in Double Dual

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team closed out a four-week stretch of meet action with wins over in-state foes, SMU and North Texas Saturday afternoon in Dallas.

"We showed great toughness again and our depth really allowed us the chance at the win today," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "It has been a very hard four-week stretch of training and racing every weekend, and being on the road three weeks in a row has been a challenge. In spite of that we had some individuals really shine today, and show some great adjustments and improvements from last week. We are very eager to return home to UH for the Phill Hansel Invitational four weeks from now."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Houston posted a total of 26 podium finishes and at least one in each event.
The Cougars outscored the Mustangs 152.50 to 147.50 and North Texas 229.00 to 71.00 for its fourth and fifth dual victories of the season.
The Cougars closed out their fourth straight week of action with six first-place finishes.
Haley Benjamin continues to have an impressive debut season with two first-place finishes. Benjamin won the 1000 Freestyle (10:23.21) and the 500 Freestyle (5:02.40).
Laura Laderoute posted a top finished in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 56.62 and posted another podium finish in the 200 Backstroke (3^rd, 2:04.80).
Zarena Brown bested the competition in the 200 Freestyle, finishing first at 1:51.07.
The Cougars posted three podium finishes in the two relays that were raced, finishing second and third in the 200 Medley Relay (2^nd, 1:44.45) (3^rd, 1:47.04) and first in the 400 Freestyle at 3:27.37.
On the boards, Katie Deininger won the 1-Meter springboard with 250.60 points. In the 3-Meter, Deininger and Jaylynn Whitt posted second and third-place finishes with 275.85 points and 260.60 points respectively.

HOUSTON PODIUM FINISHES

200 Medley Relay
2. Laura Laderoute, Angeliki Mavrantza, Victoria Tillman, Katie Power – 1:44.45
3. Kaley Hoffman, Gaby Jimenez, Katie Higgins, Hannah Middleton – 1:47.04

1000 Freestyle
1. Haley Benjamin – 10:23.21
3. Shayla Erickson – 10:30.24

200 Freestyle
1. Zarena Brown – 1:51.07
3. Samantha Medlin – 1:52.13

100 Backstroke
1. Laura Laderoute – 56.62
3. Eleanna Koutsouveli – 57.56

100 Breaststroke
2. Angeliki Mavrantza – 1:05.26
3. Gaby Jimenez – 1:05.79

200 Butterfly
2. Rebecca Brandt – 2:04.19
3. Morgan Rosas – 2:06.01

50 Freestyle
Mykenzie Leehy – 24.14

1-Meter
1. Katie Deininger – 250.60

100 Freestyle
3. Mykenzie Leehy – 52.30

200 Backstroke
2. Eleanna Koutsouveli – 2:04.35
3. Laura Laderoute – 2:04.80

200 Breaststroke
2. Gaby Jimenez – 2:21.97
3. Angeliki Mavrantza – 2:23.52

500 Freestyle
1. Haley Benjamin – 5:02.40
3. Samantha Medlin – 5:05.06

100 Butterfly
3. Rebecca Brandt – 57.09

3-Meter
2. Katie Deininger – 275.85
3. Jaylynn Whitt – 260.60

200 IM
3. Morgan Rosas – 2:07.19

400 Freestyle Relay
1. Mykenzie Leehy, Samantha Medlin, Zarena Brown, Kylie Andrews – 3:27.37

UP NEXT
Houston will return to action Nov. 16-18 at its annual Phill Hansel Invitational. The three-day meet features teams from across the country in a championship style setting.

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Kylie Andrews

Haley Benjamin

Rebecca Brandt

Zarena Brown

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Shayla Erickson

Katie Higgins

Kaley Hoffman

Gaby Jimenez

Eleanna Koutsouveli

Laura Laderoute

Mykenzie Leehy

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Samantha Medlin

Hannah Middleton

Morgan Rosas

Victoria Tillman

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