Houston Swimming & Diving Completes First Day of Phill Hansel Invitational

HOUSTON – University of Houston Swimming & Diving accomplished the primary day of its annual Phill Hansel Invitational touchdown 5 podiums, one zone lower, and two first place finishes on Wednesday night at CWRC Natatorium.

The Cougars are in first place with 449 factors adopted by Rice (332.5), Nevada (283), Florida Gulf Coast (260), Tulane (217), Air Force (207), Colorado State (198), New Mexico State (176), San Jose State (133), New Mexico (106) and Vanderbilt (85).

The 400-yard medley relay workforce of sophomore Alexia Duncan, junior Evelyn Entrekin, senior Noor El Gendy and senior Liya Goupil additionally touched the wall within the prime spot in 3:34.99.

Entrekin had a powerful exhibiting within the 200 particular person medley touchdown a first-place end along with her time of 1:58.36. Her time earned her a private finest and the fourth place spot on the  prime 10 listing. Duncan additionally made waves within the occasion along with her third place end (1:59.00). Her time was additionally private finest and good for a fifth place spot on the highest 10 listing.

Two further top-10 listing performances had been recorded by senior Jenna Kerkman and freshman Emma Overall. Kerkman is now tied for eighth place within the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.08 alongside Maddie McCord (2013) and Maija Airas (1988). Overall cracked the 500-yard freestyle top-10 listing along with her time of 4:48.17 for tenth place.

The 200-yard relay workforce of Goupil, Kerkman, sophomore Sienna Bruner and junior Elizabeth Jimenez completed third with a time of 1:30.94.

In the 1-meter diving occasion, junior Michelle McLeod led the way in which for the Cougars touchdown a second-place end (285.85). Sophomore Caroline Roelen positioned fifth adopted by freshman Maisy Woloszyn in sixth. Roelen landed her second zone lower of the season within the preliminary occasions with a rating of 274.55.

UP NEXT
Houston will begin day two of the Phill Hansel Invitational on Thursday with prelims at 10 a.m., and finals at 5 p.m., on the CWRC Natatorium.  Fans can watch the meet on YouTube by clicking here.

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