Divers Sweep Podiums as Swim & Dive Completes Day One of Rice Fall Splash Invitational and Houston Diving Invitational

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving program captured six most sensible spots and 19 podium finishes within the first day of the Houston Diving Invitational and Rice Fall Splash Invitational. 
 
In the CRWC Natatorium, two divers earned NCAA Zone Cuts whilst the Cougars swept the highest 4 in each the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. At Rice, the Cougars rallied for 13 podium spots, together with 4 first-place finishes. 
 
RICE FALL SPLASH INVITATIONAL
Freshman Elizabeth Jimenez clinched her first collegiate first position end with a 2:00.78 within the 200-yard backstroke whilst sophomore Liya Goupil used a 23.68 to tie with Denver’s Eri Remington for first position within the 50-yard freestyle. Both fifth-year Audrey McKinnon and Alondra Ortiz secured the highest spot of their occasions as smartly, swimming a 2:16.31 and a 2:05.66 within the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM, respectively. 
 
Jimenez, freshman Evelyn Entrekin, sophomore Noor El Gendy and Goupil swiped moment position (3:45.54) within the 400-yard medley relay, with senior Danielle Titus, junior Henrietta Fangli, junior Adelaide Meuter and junior Mary Catherine Jurica taking 3rd (3:47.93) in the similar match. 
 
Titus took her moment podium end as a Cougar within the 200-yard again with a mark of 2:02.04 whilst sophomore Virag Peter earned her first moment position tally of the season with a 2:19.14 within the 200-yard breaststroke. 
 
Junior Abbie Alvarez swam a 55.50 to assert moment within the 100-yard butterfly with Jurica additionally incomes a second-place end with a 51.90 within the 100-yard freestyle. 
 
Jimenez persevered to polish in different races, the usage of a 26.30 to complete moment within the 50-yard backstroke and Nora Hetyei closed Houston’s particular person podiums, swimming a 2:05.74 within the 200-yard IM for moment.
 
Houston’s squad of Goupil, Anna Ervin, Jurica and Fangli completed the rostrum tallies at Rice for the Cougars, swimming a 43.67 within the 100-yard freestyle relay. 
 
HOUSTON DIVING INVITATIONAL
Fifth-year Chase Farris led the way in which in Houston’s sweep of the rostrum within the 1-meter festival incomes a 308.30 to put first within the match, adopted via senior Emilia Waters in moment (284.70) and junior Josie Graves in 3rd (277.50), with Graves additionally incomes a 1-meter NCAA Zone Cut. Freshman Michelle McLeod, who already earned a 1-meter and 3-meter Zone Cut closing meet on the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational, helped the Cougars’ declare all of the highest 4 spots together with her fourth-place end. 
 
The Cougars once more swept the highest 4 spots within the 3-meter festival. Both already incomes their Zone Cuts within the match, senior Hedda Grelz positioned first with a 323.25 whilst Farris completed in moment with a 310.20. Waters clinched 3rd and an NCAA Zone Cut with a 282.15 and McLeod once more rounded out the highest 4 with a 280.75. 
 
UP NEXT
Houston continues festival in each the Rice Fall Splash Invitational and the Houston Diving Invitational. At Rice, Swim festival kicks off at 9:30 a.m. and restarts at 1:30 p.m. on the Rice Competition Pool whilst Dive starts the day with platform dives at 10 a.m. and resumes with the crew festival at 12:30 p.m. on the CRWC Natatorium. 
 
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