Swimming & Diving Finishes Day One at Art Adamson Invitational

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving staff had 3 student-athletes qualify for the highest finals pageant, with sophomore Liya Goupil setting up a top-10 time at the first day of the Art Adamson Invitational. 
 
With pageant in opposition to a ranked staff and more than one others receiving votes, Houston had a couple of swimmers advance to the A-Final and fifth-year diver Chase Farris earned a place within the 3-meter diving championship at the opening day in College Station.
 
Goupil completed 8th within the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best 23.12, placing her in 9th on Houston’s Top-10 listing.
 
Sophomore Eden Humphrey posted a season-best 4:47.99 within the A-Final of the 500-yard Freestyle to take 7th, narrowly lacking an NCAA B-Cut (4:47.20). Senior Abby Jackson tallied a 4:57.55 to take 24^th within the match within the C-Final.
 
Farris completed in 5th position with a 306.60 within the 3-meter ultimate after qualifying with a 300.00 for 6th within the preliminaries. 
 
The Cougars had six qualify for the overall heats within the 200-yard IM. Freshman Nora Hetyei completed with a 2:02.59 within the B-Final, incomes a 14^th position end. Sophomore Alondra Ortiz and senior Sophie Anderson, who certified for the C-Final, took 19^th and 24^th with occasions of two:01.95 and a couple of:05.12, respectively. Freshman Elizabeth Jimenez (30^th), fifth-year Audrey McKinnon (31^st) and sophomore Jenna Kerkman (32^nd) wrapped up person pageant within the D-Final of the 200 IM.
 
Jimenez certified for the D-Final with a time of two:23.77 within the initial spherical, which was once performed in lengthy path meters (LCM) versus the quick path yards (SCY) of the overall heats. The mark broke her personal report for quickest LCM 200 IM time through a girl from the Dominican Republic. 
 
Houston’s relay of Goupil, junior Mary Catherine Jurica, Jimenez and junior Adelaide Meuter positioned 11^th within the 200 backyard freestyle relay with a 1:33.79 to earn 12 issues. Kerkman, Anna Ervin, sophomore Noor El Gendy and junior Henrietta Fangli completed in 14^th whilst freshman Tierney Howell, junior Abbie Alvarez, freshan Megan Unruh and Hetyei took 16^th.
 
Jimenez, Fangli, Meuter and Goupil closed the day through completing in 9th within the 400-yard Medley Relay with a three:39.75.
 
UP NEXT
Houston continues pageant within the Art Adamson Invitational on Thursday. Swimming initial heats start at 9:30 a.m. and diving initial pageant starts at midday. Diving finals start at 4:15 p.m., adopted through swimming finals at 5:30 p.m.
 
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