No. 25 Texas A&M girls’s swimming & diving went on the street, taking up the Houston Cougars at CRWC Natatorium on Thursday, Oct. 30, popping out with a decisive 166-133 victory. The farmers got here out preventing, with junior Ava Whitaker profitable three particular person occasions. Junior Katie Walker and sophomore Macy Lewis additionally claimed solo victories because the Aggies captured 11 of the 16 occasions.
Whitaker was the engine for the Maroon and White, sweeping the 100 and 200 butterfly in 52.55 seconds and 1:55.01, respectively, together with a victory within the 100 particular person medley in 55.47 seconds. Fifth 12 months Kaitlyn Owens was additionally big for the Aggies in Houston, contributing wins within the 100 backstroke and the 50 freestyle in 53.29 and 23.09, respectively.
A&M set the stage for the dominant efficiency with a first-place end within the 400 medley relay with the fearsome foursome of Owens, Whitaker, sophomore Ella McQuinn and freshman Eloise Williamson clocking in at 3:36.70. The Maroon and White used the win as a launch level for sweeping the springboard dives, with sophomore Bridget Foster profitable the 3-meter with a rating of 331.80 and sophomore Julie Moons profitable the 1-meter with a rating of 292.65.
McQuinn took second within the 100 breaststroke, clocking in at 1:00.72. A second-place end within the 100 freestyle capped off her third top-3 end of the day, nonetheless, freshman Lillie Sczech and junior Hannah O’Leary weren’t far behind with second-place finishes within the 200 breaststroke and the five hundred freestyle in 2:13.61 and 4:53.22, respectively.
The Aggies closed out the occasion in Houston with a victory within the 200 relay with Owens, McQuinn, Williamson and freshman Reagan Sherrard taking the occasion by touching in at 1:31.74.
Following the 166-133 victory, A&M will journey to the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin on Thursday, Nov. 13, to take part within the Texas Diving Invitational.