Friday, January 21
Houston, Texas
2:00 PM
University of Houston
vs
Tulane
Houston Defeats Tulane in Last Meet Before Conference
1/21/2022 6:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars come out on top against the Green Wave
HOUSTON – Houston Swimming & Diving defeated Tulane at the CRWC Natatorium on Friday outscoring the Green Wave 179.00 to 121.00.
In the pool, Houston competed in 16 events while the diving team competed in the 3-Meter and 1-Meter on the boards.
"We are very pleased with our performance against Tulane," said Head Coach Tanica Jamison. "We had a lot of season best and a few lifetime best times."
The day began with an impressive Houston swim performance in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Katie Power, Henrietta Fangli, Adelaide Meuter, and Emma Wright finished the race with a time of 1:43.65. The next Cougar relay team was not far behind with a time of 1:45.03.
Power also came out on top in her first individual race of the day placing first with a time of 1:50.95 in the 200 Freestyle.
Houston's Julia Koluch saw her name on the leaderboard with a second-place finish in the 100 Backstroke finishing with a time of 56.88. The next heat of the 100 Backstroke was topped by a Cougar when Fangli completed the race with a time of 1:03.38.
Other Houston swimmers who topped the leaderboard with their performances included Rachel Hicks in the 50 Freestyle (24.00), Mary Catherine Jurica in the 100 Freestyle (51.91), and Marina Ortega in the 100 Butterfly (55.94). The team of Jurica, Hicks, Wright, and Power saw a first-place finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay to finish out the day with a time of 3:25:29.
On the diving front, Houston saw much success in both rounds of competition. Beginning the day with the 3-Meter coemption, Chase Farris showed off her impressive skills. She finished her round of dives in first place with a final score of 357.38. Close behind in third, Emilia Waters finished with 301.73.
Following the conclusion of the 3-Meter dive, the student-athletes moved on to the 1-Meter to round out the day. Waters was the first-place finisher in this round of competition completing her dives with a strong final score of 292.43. Two more Cougars were behind Waters with Jolie Blodgett in second scoring 277.43 and Hedda Grelz in third with 275.33.
"Now the focus shifts to our conference meet in a few weeks, working on small details, and race preparation," stated Jamison. "This is a great time for the athletes to showcase their hard work throughout the season. We are looking forward to a very exciting conference championship meet."
The Cougars completed their final home meet before heading to compete for another consecutive American Athletic Conference championship title in Dallas.
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In the pool, Houston competed in 16 events while the diving team competed in the 3-Meter and 1-Meter on the boards.
"We are very pleased with our performance against Tulane," said Head Coach Tanica Jamison. "We had a lot of season best and a few lifetime best times."
The day began with an impressive Houston swim performance in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Katie Power, Henrietta Fangli, Adelaide Meuter, and Emma Wright finished the race with a time of 1:43.65. The next Cougar relay team was not far behind with a time of 1:45.03.
Power also came out on top in her first individual race of the day placing first with a time of 1:50.95 in the 200 Freestyle.
Houston's Julia Koluch saw her name on the leaderboard with a second-place finish in the 100 Backstroke finishing with a time of 56.88. The next heat of the 100 Backstroke was topped by a Cougar when Fangli completed the race with a time of 1:03.38.
Other Houston swimmers who topped the leaderboard with their performances included Rachel Hicks in the 50 Freestyle (24.00), Mary Catherine Jurica in the 100 Freestyle (51.91), and Marina Ortega in the 100 Butterfly (55.94). The team of Jurica, Hicks, Wright, and Power saw a first-place finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay to finish out the day with a time of 3:25:29.
On the diving front, Houston saw much success in both rounds of competition. Beginning the day with the 3-Meter coemption, Chase Farris showed off her impressive skills. She finished her round of dives in first place with a final score of 357.38. Close behind in third, Emilia Waters finished with 301.73.
Following the conclusion of the 3-Meter dive, the student-athletes moved on to the 1-Meter to round out the day. Waters was the first-place finisher in this round of competition completing her dives with a strong final score of 292.43. Two more Cougars were behind Waters with Jolie Blodgett in second scoring 277.43 and Hedda Grelz in third with 275.33.
"Now the focus shifts to our conference meet in a few weeks, working on small details, and race preparation," stated Jamison. "This is a great time for the athletes to showcase their hard work throughout the season. We are looking forward to a very exciting conference championship meet."
The Cougars completed their final home meet before heading to compete for another consecutive American Athletic Conference championship title in Dallas.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Swimming & Diving on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarSwim, and "Like" Houston Cougar Swimming & Diving on Facebook.
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).
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