Swimming & Diving Caps Off the Houston Diving Invitational, Rice Fall Splash

HOUSTON – The Houston Swimming & Diving team capped off its first competition of the season with six event victories at the Houston Diving Invitational and Rice Fall Splash on Saturday.

HOUSTON DIVING INVITATIONAL
Junior Michelle McLeod earned her third win of the weekend and secured her third zone cut with a score of 238.65 in the platform.

Freshmen Maisy Woloszyn finished the platform competition in sixth (180.10) with sophomore Caroline Roelen coming in eighth (163.65)

RICE FALL SPLASH
The Cougars had five first places finishes including senior Liya Goupil in the 50-yard freestyle (23.70), junior Elizabeth Jimenez in the 50-yard backstroke (25.96) and the 400-yard medley relay team of Jimenez, junior Evelyn Entrekin, senior Noor El Gendy and Goupil (3:43.02). Redshirt senior Alondra Ortiz and sophomore Sienna Bruner also landed on top in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.95) and 200-yard freestyle (1:50.00).

El Gendy secured a second place finish in the 50-yard butterfly (25.26) while Entrekin finished third in the 50-yard breaststroke (29.15).

Sophomore Mariana Cote tackled the longest event of the day, taking home a third-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:51.45).

Senior Virag Peter and sophomore Alexia Duncan both landed fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke (29.36) and 50-yard backstroke (26.70), respectively.

The two 400-yard medley relay teams of Jimenez, Bruner, senior Jenna Kerkman and Goupil (3:28.60) and junior Sydney Nethercutt, sophomore Elizabeth Benoit, freshman Cansu Canki and El Gendy (3:38.41) placed second and fourth.

Houston (1429.5) finished second place behind Rice (1459), followed by TCU (1077.5) in third.

UP NEXT
Houston will host its first dual meet of the season against Texas A&M at CWRC Natatorium on Thursday, October 30.
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