Swimming & Diving Closes Weekend at Houston Diving Invitational, Rice Fall Splash

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team collected six event wins and 17 podiums, highlighted by freshman Lottie Cullen picking up a program top ten time, as the team wrapped up competition at the Rice Fall Splash and Houston Diving Invitational on Saturday at the CRWC Natatorium (diving) and Rice Competition Pool (swimming).

HOUSTON DIVING INVITATIONAL
Sophomore Michelle McLeod and fifth-year Hedda Grelz continued their successful invitational as they both picked up their third NCAA Zone Cut of the weekend in platform diving. McLeod led a podium sweep, finishing first with a score of 250.80, while Grelz took second (243.70) and freshman Caroline Roelen placed third (222.65).

In team diving, Roelen, Grelz and fifth-year Emilia Waters placed first with a score of 290.95. McLeod, seniors Alexa Massari and senior Josie Graves finished right behind them, taking second with a score of 255.25.

RICE FALL SPLASH
Continuing an effective first weekend of collegiate competition, Cullen led the way for Houston with a first place showing in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.50. The mark was the seventh-fastest in team history. Sophomore Elizabeth Jimenez joined Cullen on the podium in second with a time of 56.18.

Junior Virag Peter placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.50) with senior Henrietta Fangli touching the wall in 2:20.10 for third place. Junior Noor El Gendy claimed her third first-place mark of the weekend in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.41 while senior Adelaide Meuter took second in the same event with a 56.54.

Cullen, El Gendy, Fangli and junior Liya Goupil earned the top spot in the 200-yard medley relay (1:43.34) with Jimenez, sophomore Evelyn Entrekin, Meuter and senior Mary Catherine Jurica finishing third with a mark of 1:45.35.

Goupil, Jurica, freshman Sienna Bruner and freshman Alexandra Curcan placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:28.20. Goupil placed second in the 50-yard freestyle while Jurica claimed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.67) and sophomore Nora Hetyei placed third in the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.86).

Overall, Houston won the Rice Fall Splash with a team score of 383.5 while Rice scored 286 and Little Rock scored 144.5.

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Houston returns to action on Oct. 24 for a dual meet against Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.

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Swimming & Diving Closes Weekend at Houston Diving Invitational, Rice Fall Splash

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Sienna Bruner

Lottie Cullen

Alexandra Curcan

Noor El Gendy

Evelyn Entrekin

Henrietta Fangli

Liya Goupil

Josie Graves

Hedda Grelz

Nora Hetyei

Elizabeth Jimenez

Mary Catherine Jurica

Alexa Massari

Michelle McLeod

Adelaide Meuter

Virag Peter

Caroline Roelen

Emilia Waters

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