Saturday, February 13
Houston, Texas
10 a.m.
University of Houston
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Houston First Chance Meet
Photo by: ZUMA Press
Houston Concludes Regular Season at CRWC
2/13/2021 4:04:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Meet highlighted by pair of Olympic Trial qualifying times
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving concluded its regular season against Rice and North Texas at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Saturday.
The first half of the meet competed in Long Course Meters and was highlighted by an Olympic Trial Wave I qualifying time from Mykenzie Leehy. The Cougar senior closed out the 100 LCM Freestyle with a time of 56.09.
Ioanna Sacha opened up the SCY portion of the meet for the Cougars with a top-finish in the 200 Back at 1:55.82. The time marked the Cougars first D1 B-Cut of the day.
Minutes later in the 100 Freestyle, Mykenzie Leehy paced the Cougars with a time of 49.08, UH's second NCAA qualifying time of the day. Rachel Hicks placed second in the event at 51.25 to help the Cougars take the top two spots.
Laura Garcia Marin paced the Cougars in the 200 Individual Medley. She clocked a time of 2:04.63 for first-place and was trailed by Sophie Anderson who finished at 2:06.79 in fourth-place.
In the 50 Free Kathryn Power led the field, touching in at 23.28, followed by Hannah Farmer in second-place at 24.05. Powers earned her second first-place finish of the day in the 200 Free, clocking in at 1:49.74. She was trailed by Rachel Hicks with a second-place finish at 1:50.42.
Audrey McKinnon paced UH in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:03.53, taking second-overall in the event.
On the boards, Houston had a great day as the Cougars took the top-six places in the 3-Meter. Emilia Waters led Uh with a score of 313.20, followed by Makayla Wallar in second-place (296.62) and Chase Farris in third (288.60). Katie Deininger finished in fourth-place with a total score of 286.42, followed by Hedda Grelz in fifth-place (284.10) and Jolie Blodgett in sixth-place (280.35).
In the 1-Meter, Waters led UH again with a score of 260.70 for first-place in the event. Wallar finished third with a score of 253.50.
Chase Farris won the Platform, leading the field by almost 30 points. She compiled a score of 270.07. Grelz secured a second-place finish with a score of 243.97, followed by Blodgett in third (222.75).
UP NEXT
Houston will look to the postseason when it sets out to defend its conference title at the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championships in Dallas.
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The first half of the meet competed in Long Course Meters and was highlighted by an Olympic Trial Wave I qualifying time from Mykenzie Leehy. The Cougar senior closed out the 100 LCM Freestyle with a time of 56.09.
Ioanna Sacha opened up the SCY portion of the meet for the Cougars with a top-finish in the 200 Back at 1:55.82. The time marked the Cougars first D1 B-Cut of the day.
Minutes later in the 100 Freestyle, Mykenzie Leehy paced the Cougars with a time of 49.08, UH's second NCAA qualifying time of the day. Rachel Hicks placed second in the event at 51.25 to help the Cougars take the top two spots.
Laura Garcia Marin paced the Cougars in the 200 Individual Medley. She clocked a time of 2:04.63 for first-place and was trailed by Sophie Anderson who finished at 2:06.79 in fourth-place.
In the 50 Free Kathryn Power led the field, touching in at 23.28, followed by Hannah Farmer in second-place at 24.05. Powers earned her second first-place finish of the day in the 200 Free, clocking in at 1:49.74. She was trailed by Rachel Hicks with a second-place finish at 1:50.42.
Audrey McKinnon paced UH in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:03.53, taking second-overall in the event.
On the boards, Houston had a great day as the Cougars took the top-six places in the 3-Meter. Emilia Waters led Uh with a score of 313.20, followed by Makayla Wallar in second-place (296.62) and Chase Farris in third (288.60). Katie Deininger finished in fourth-place with a total score of 286.42, followed by Hedda Grelz in fifth-place (284.10) and Jolie Blodgett in sixth-place (280.35).
In the 1-Meter, Waters led UH again with a score of 260.70 for first-place in the event. Wallar finished third with a score of 253.50.
Chase Farris won the Platform, leading the field by almost 30 points. She compiled a score of 270.07. Grelz secured a second-place finish with a score of 243.97, followed by Blodgett in third (222.75).
UP NEXT
Houston will look to the postseason when it sets out to defend its conference title at the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championships in Dallas.
Due to the threat of severe weather the conference championships originally scheduled for Feb. 18-20 at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center/Barr-McMillion Natatorium in Dallas have been postponed to Feb. 21-23.
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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