Girls’s swimming hosts DI UTRGV

By: Ricky Baptist, Sports Information Director

ODESSA, Texas (October 12, 2025) – The University of Texas Permian Basin ladies’s swimming workforce hosted NCAA Division 1 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Saturday at COM Aquatics. By the top of the meet, the Falcons fell 217-74 however had eight second-place finishes out of 14 particular person occasions.

It was the season opener for the Vaqueros, who underneath former UTPB head Coach Betsy Graham, enter their second 12 months of competitors. The Vaqueros noticed seven people mix for 14 particular person wins and the workforce successful each relay occasions. In addition, sophomore Manou Meulebeek formally certified for the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Championships within the 3-meter springboard after securing a program report 293.25 to win the occasion.

Top performers for UTPB included Ava McCormack ending second in three occasions (100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly), Avery Momotiuk ending second in each the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke, Rowan McWhorter taking second in each the 200 butterfly and the 200 IM, and Nadia Phelps ending second within the 200 freestyle and third within the 500 freestyle.

UTPB Head Coach Brian Schroeder mentioned, “We were trying some people in new events. UTPB’s previous head coach, Betsy Graham, has done a good job recruiting some fast swimmers at her DI program at UTRGV. It was fun to interact with some of UTPB’s previous coaches and swimmers, and the teams showed a lot of respect for each other.”

 

Women’s Top-Three Finishes:

200 freestyle – second place – Nadia Phelps – 2:05.61

100 backstroke – second place – Ava McCormack – 1:03.13

100 backstroke – third place – Mackenzie Gingerich – 1:05.59

100 breaststroke – second place – Avery Momotiuk – 1:09.81

100 breaststroke – third place – Brylee York – 1:16.76

200 butterfly – second place – Rowan McWhorter – 2:24.28

100 freestyle – second place – Ava McCormack – 57.81

200 backstroke – third place – Lu-Lu Van Winkle – 2:34.78

200 breaststroke – second place – Avery Momotiuk – 2:35.28

500 freestyle – third place – Nadia Phelps – 5:45.46

100 butterfly – second place – Ava McCormack – 1:02.81

100 butterfly – third place – Samarrah Hernandez – 1:05.66

200 IM – second place – Rowan McWhorter – 2:21.87