University of Houston Athletics
Mykenzie Leehy and Ioanna Sacha Punch Tickets to NCAA Championships
3/3/2021 10:55:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Cougar seniors set for back-to-back NCAA appearances
HOUSTON – University of Houston seniors Mykenzie Leehy and Ioanna Sacha will highlight the 2021 NCAA Championships for the Cougars March 17-20 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
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Leehy and Sacha have qualified for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships for the second straight season. The duo is fresh off of the helping the Cougars win their fifth-consecutive conference title after combining for six individual titles. On the final day of action both Leehy and Sacha posted program records as the team scored a meet record 1,009 points.
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Leehy is set to compete in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 200 Freestyle, while Sacha will compete in the 200 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke.
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Houston is the only team in The American with qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Houston leads the NCAA in qualifiers from a non-major conference program for the third time in four years.
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Leehy and Sacha have qualified for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships for the second straight season. The duo is fresh off of the helping the Cougars win their fifth-consecutive conference title after combining for six individual titles. On the final day of action both Leehy and Sacha posted program records as the team scored a meet record 1,009 points.
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Leehy is set to compete in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 200 Freestyle, while Sacha will compete in the 200 Individual Medley, 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke.
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Houston is the only team in The American with qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Houston leads the NCAA in qualifiers from a non-major conference program for the third time in four years.
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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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