University of Houston Athletics
Thursday, October 7
Houston, Texas
2:00 PM
University of Houston
130.5
vs
163.5
Texas A&M
Alvarez , Ortega clock first place finishes against Texas A&M
10/7/2021 4:58:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Cougars tabbed a 130.5 against the Aggies to open up the 2021-22 season
HOUSTON – Abbie Alvarez and Marina Ortega clocked first place finishes in the Cougars' first meet of the season against Texas A&M on Thursday at the CRWC Natatorium.
"I am really please and I thought the women did a great job of coming together as a team and working together," Houston head coach Tanica Jamison said. "We are looking forward to the Rice Invitational next week and then Arkansas after that. We had a few freshmen that stood out and some of our returners but overall we had a lot of great performances from a lot of our swimmers."
In Tanica Jamison's first meet as the Cougars' new head swimming coach, she led the team to a 130.5 total score while the Aggies topped them at 163.5.
Alvarez, only a freshman, claimed the top spots in the 200 breast clocking a 2:19.48 and Aubre McKinnon followed placing second in the event with a time of 2:20.49. Alvarez also finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.55 and sixth in the 200 fly at 2:06.34.
Sophomore Marina Ortega also grabbed the top spot in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.38. Ortega rounded out her performance with a third-place finish in the 100 fly as well as a fourth-place finish in the 200 free at 1:54.33.
For the divers, senior Katie Deininger took third in both the 3-meter and 1-meter with a 288.90 and 288.45, respectively. Sophomore Emilia Waters added a fourth-place finish with a 264.53 score in the 1-meter while senior Chase Farris tabbed the fourth place spot at 281.63 in the 3-meter.
UP NEXT
The Cougars continue their stay at the CRWC Natatorium as they play host to the Houston Diving Invitational on Oct. 15-16. While the divers compete at home, the Cougar swimmers return to action that weekend at the Rice Invitational.
Houston closes out the month of October when it takes on Arkansas at 11 a.m., Oct. 30, in Fayetteville, Ark.
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"I am really please and I thought the women did a great job of coming together as a team and working together," Houston head coach Tanica Jamison said. "We are looking forward to the Rice Invitational next week and then Arkansas after that. We had a few freshmen that stood out and some of our returners but overall we had a lot of great performances from a lot of our swimmers."
In Tanica Jamison's first meet as the Cougars' new head swimming coach, she led the team to a 130.5 total score while the Aggies topped them at 163.5.
Alvarez, only a freshman, claimed the top spots in the 200 breast clocking a 2:19.48 and Aubre McKinnon followed placing second in the event with a time of 2:20.49. Alvarez also finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.55 and sixth in the 200 fly at 2:06.34.
Sophomore Marina Ortega also grabbed the top spot in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.38. Ortega rounded out her performance with a third-place finish in the 100 fly as well as a fourth-place finish in the 200 free at 1:54.33.
For the divers, senior Katie Deininger took third in both the 3-meter and 1-meter with a 288.90 and 288.45, respectively. Sophomore Emilia Waters added a fourth-place finish with a 264.53 score in the 1-meter while senior Chase Farris tabbed the fourth place spot at 281.63 in the 3-meter.
UP NEXT
The Cougars continue their stay at the CRWC Natatorium as they play host to the Houston Diving Invitational on Oct. 15-16. While the divers compete at home, the Cougar swimmers return to action that weekend at the Rice Invitational.
Houston closes out the month of October when it takes on Arkansas at 11 a.m., Oct. 30, in Fayetteville, Ark.
JOIN FREESTYLE FUND
Fans can help support the Houston Swimming & Diving program by joining the Freestyle Fund. For more information about the Freestyle Fund, fans can click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Swimming & Diving on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarSwim, and "Like" UHCougarSwim on Facebook.
– UHCougars.com –
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