Swimming & Diving Finishes Day One at Art Adamson Invitational

Swimming & Diving Finishes Day One at Art Adamson Invitational

11/15/2023 11:09:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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Goupil posts a Top 10 time in the 50-yard freestyle on opening day in College Station

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team had three student-athletes qualify for the top finals competition, with sophomore Liya Goupil putting in a top-10 time on the first day of the Art Adamson Invitational.

With competition against a ranked team and multiple others receiving votes, Houston had a pair of swimmers advance to the A-Final and fifth-year diver Chase Farris earned a spot in the 3-meter diving championship on the opening day in College Station.

Goupil finished eighth in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best 23.12, putting her in ninth on Houston's Top-10 list.

Sophomore Eden Humphrey posted a season-best 4:47.99 in the A-Final of the 500-yard Freestyle to take seventh, narrowly missing an NCAA B-Cut (4:47.20). Senior Abby Jackson tallied a 4:57.55 to take 24^th in the event in the C-Final.

Farris finished in fifth place with a 306.60 in the 3-meter final after qualifying with a 300.00 for sixth in the preliminaries.

The Cougars had six qualify for the final heats in the 200-yard IM. Freshman Nora Hetyei finished with a 2:02.59 in the B-Final, earning a 14^th place finish. Sophomore Alondra Ortiz and senior Sophie Anderson, who qualified for the C-Final, took 19^thand 24^th with times of 2:01.95 and 2:05.12, respectively. Freshman Elizabeth Jimenez (30^th), fifth-year Audrey McKinnon (31^st) and sophomore Jenna Kerkman (32^nd) wrapped up individual competition in the D-Final of the 200 IM.

Jimenez qualified for the D-Final with a time of 2:23.77 in the preliminary round, which was conducted in long course meters (LCM) as opposed to the short course yards (SCY) of the final heats. The mark broke her own record for fastest LCM 200 IM time by a woman from the Dominican Republic.

Houston's relay of Goupil, junior Mary Catherine Jurica, Jimenez and junior Adelaide Meuter placed 11^th in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a 1:33.79 to earn 12 points. Kerkman, Anna Ervin, sophomore Noor El Gendy and junior Henrietta Fangli finished in 14^th while freshman Tierney Howell, junior Abbie Alvarez, freshan Megan Unruh and Hetyei took 16^th.

Jimenez, Fangli, Meuter and Goupil closed the day by finishing in ninth in the 400-yard Medley Relay with a 3:39.75.

UP NEXT
Houston continues competition in the Art Adamson Invitational on Thursday. Swimming preliminary heats begin at 9:30 a.m. and diving preliminary competition begins at noon. Diving finals begin at 4:15 p.m., followed by swimming finals at 5:30 p.m.

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