Friday, September 27
San Antonio, TX
All day
University of Houston
at
Incarnate Word/UT-Permian Basin
Houston Cruises to Season Opening Win
9/27/2019 5:40:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars takes down UIW and UTPB
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team defeating Incarnate Word and UT-Permian Basin in its season opener Friday afternoon in San Antonio.
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The Cougars defeated Incarnate Word 204 – 158 and UTPB 158-85. Full results can be accessed by clicking HERE. Full scores can be found HERE.
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WORDS FROM COACH WOCHOMURKA
"It's good to be racing again. We saw a lot of encouraging things today, and a lot of areas where we can improve. I'm proud of our effort today after a very tough week of training, racing and travel."
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston will return home to face conference foe Tulane on Oct. 3 at the CRWC. The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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The Cougars defeated Incarnate Word 204 – 158 and UTPB 158-85. Full results can be accessed by clicking HERE. Full scores can be found HERE.
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WORDS FROM COACH WOCHOMURKA
"It's good to be racing again. We saw a lot of encouraging things today, and a lot of areas where we can improve. I'm proud of our effort today after a very tough week of training, racing and travel."
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars posted seven first-place individual finishes and swept the relays.
- Katie Power and Samantha Medlin each posted two top-three finishes. Medlin finished second in the 1000 Freestyle (10:29.35) and second in the 500 Freestyle (5:03.55). Power won the 50 Free (24.30) and won the 100 Free (53.29).
- Freshman Audrey McKinnon had a stellar collegiate debut, taking second-place in the 400 IM at 4:34.63.
- On the boards it was an all Cougar affair as Houston took four of the top-five spots in the 1-meter led by Katie Deininger with 285.60 points. In the 3-meter Houston swept the event after securing all five of the top-five spots, including a first-place finish from newcomer Jolie Blodgett (273.60).
Houston will return home to face conference foe Tulane on Oct. 3 at the CRWC. The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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