Saturday, November 21
Houston, Texas
10 a.m.
University of Houston
vs
North Texas
Photo by: For Houston Athletics
Houston Defeats North Texas in Weekend Dual
11/21/2020 1:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars win 20 events in home opener
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving program outlasted North Texas in two days of meet action at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.
The Cougars won all 20 events, sweeping the diving events and relays
"We are extremely encouraged by what we saw this weekend with all things considered over the last eight months," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "We've asked a lot of our student-athletes. To do things in a way that we've never done, in circumstances that we've never had to face. We've responded and I think that's beginning to show in our performances this weekend. I think we are in a good position at only six or seven weeks into the season. I am excited to build upon this as we head into the second semester and championship season. I am thankful for the entirety of our coaching staff, strength and conditioning staff, the pool staff and senior leadership team that has put the pieces together to allow us to race this weekend. I am excited for what is next."
Houston opened the final day of action by taking four of the top five spots in the 1650 Freestyle. Freshman Laura Garcia Marin won the event with a time of 16:53.63, followed by Samantha Medlin (16:54.52), Shayla Erickson (17:06.60) and Elizabeth Richardson (17.08.88).
The 200 Backstroke was highlighted by a Division I B-Cut performance from Ioanna Sacha who won the event with a time of 1:55.11, Kaley Hoffman placed second at 1:59.49, followed by Garcia Marin at 2:02.18.
Mykenzie Leehy continued her streak of dominance in the Freestyle events, earning an NCAA Division I B-Cut time after touching in at 49.19. Kathryn Power finished in second-place at 49.75.
Audrey McKinnon added her name to the record books with the seventh-fastest time in program history in the 200 Breaststroke. She clocked a time of 2:14.72, trailed by Sophie Anderson (2:18.79) in third-place and Hanna Esopenko in fourth-place at 2:21.76.
Another freshman made an impact when Abby Jackson swam the eighth-fastest time in UH history in the 200 Butterfly to take first-place at 1:59.83. She was followed by Katie Higgins in second-place at 2:00.58 and Chrysten Pacheco in third-place at 2:01.67.
In the final swimming event of the meet Leehy, Power, Stegner and Harris combined for a time of 3:22.96 in the 400 Freestyle Relay to help UH sweep the relay events.
On the boards, freshman Hedda Grelz lead the charge with a top finish in the Platform. Grelz finished with 211.95 points, followed by Katie Deininger with 197.92 points, Jolie Blodgett (187.50) and Emilia Waters (174.60).
UP NEXT
Houston will return to action Dec. 11-12 against Rice.
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The Cougars won all 20 events, sweeping the diving events and relays
"We are extremely encouraged by what we saw this weekend with all things considered over the last eight months," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "We've asked a lot of our student-athletes. To do things in a way that we've never done, in circumstances that we've never had to face. We've responded and I think that's beginning to show in our performances this weekend. I think we are in a good position at only six or seven weeks into the season. I am excited to build upon this as we head into the second semester and championship season. I am thankful for the entirety of our coaching staff, strength and conditioning staff, the pool staff and senior leadership team that has put the pieces together to allow us to race this weekend. I am excited for what is next."
Houston opened the final day of action by taking four of the top five spots in the 1650 Freestyle. Freshman Laura Garcia Marin won the event with a time of 16:53.63, followed by Samantha Medlin (16:54.52), Shayla Erickson (17:06.60) and Elizabeth Richardson (17.08.88).
The 200 Backstroke was highlighted by a Division I B-Cut performance from Ioanna Sacha who won the event with a time of 1:55.11, Kaley Hoffman placed second at 1:59.49, followed by Garcia Marin at 2:02.18.
Mykenzie Leehy continued her streak of dominance in the Freestyle events, earning an NCAA Division I B-Cut time after touching in at 49.19. Kathryn Power finished in second-place at 49.75.
Audrey McKinnon added her name to the record books with the seventh-fastest time in program history in the 200 Breaststroke. She clocked a time of 2:14.72, trailed by Sophie Anderson (2:18.79) in third-place and Hanna Esopenko in fourth-place at 2:21.76.
Another freshman made an impact when Abby Jackson swam the eighth-fastest time in UH history in the 200 Butterfly to take first-place at 1:59.83. She was followed by Katie Higgins in second-place at 2:00.58 and Chrysten Pacheco in third-place at 2:01.67.
In the final swimming event of the meet Leehy, Power, Stegner and Harris combined for a time of 3:22.96 in the 400 Freestyle Relay to help UH sweep the relay events.
On the boards, freshman Hedda Grelz lead the charge with a top finish in the Platform. Grelz finished with 211.95 points, followed by Katie Deininger with 197.92 points, Jolie Blodgett (187.50) and Emilia Waters (174.60).
UP NEXT
Houston will return to action Dec. 11-12 against Rice.
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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