Swimming & Diving Tops the Competitors at Phill Hansel Invitational

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving staff topped the leaderboard after three days of competitors on the annual Phill Hansel Invitational on Friday night at CWRC Natatorium.

The Cougars dominated the meet main all three days of the competitors. Houston ended the meet with 1463 factors adopted by Rice (1185), Air Force (886), Nevada (828), Florida Gulf Coast (750), Colorado State (727.5), Tulane (714.5), New Mexico State (571), San Jose State (431), Vanderbilt (356.5) and New Mexico (265).

Senior Virag Peter scored the first-place end within the swimming occasions with a time of two:10.92 within the 200-yard breaststroke. Her time certified her for a NCAA lower within the occasion.

Junior diver Michelle McLeod earned the victory on the platform with a rating of 294.20. Sophomore Caroline Roelen landed in second together with her rating, securing a zone lower within the occasion (265.10).

Sophomore Alexia Duncan and junior Elizabeth Jimenez touched the wall in second and third within the 200-yard backstroke with instances of 1:55.30 and 1:55.73, respectively. Duncan’s time was a private greatest as she landed in third place on Houston’s high 10 record.

Junior Sydney Nethercutt and redshirt senior Alondra Ortiz additionally raced side-by-side within the 200-yard butterfly. Nethercutt completed in second (1:57.23) with Ortiz proper behind in third (1:57.59).

Senior Liya Goupil positioned third within the 100-yard freestyle with a private greatest time of 49.51. With this time, Goupil moved as much as fourth place on the highest 10 record.

The 400-yard freestyle relay staff of Goupil, sophomore Sienna Bruner, junior Evelyn Entrekin and Jimenez fought laborious till the ultimate seconds, touchdown a second-place end with a time of three:19.20.

UP NEXT
Houston will journey to Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday, Dec. 6, to face the Jayhawks on the Robinson Natatorium.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

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