From Document Occasions to Postseason Qualifiers: A Midseason Have a look at UTRGV Swimming & Diving

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Building on the momentum of an inaugural season is a problem the UTRGV swimming & diving program has met with record-breaking outcomes, elevated depth, and one other postseason look.
 
The Vaqueros opened their season with a dominating efficiency in opposition to UT Permian Basin, profitable each occasion en path to a 215-75 victory. Sophomore Manou Meulebeek clinched UTRGV’s second-straight postseason look after qualifying for the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Championships within the 3-meter springboard.
 
Meulebeek continued her sizzling streak, qualifying for the NCAA Zone “D” Diving Championships on the 1-meter springboard within the house opener in opposition to fellow Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) member Incarnate Word the next weekend. Sophomore Annaleagh Stahl continued to construct on her glorious freshman marketing campaign, incomes two wins and second place end on the meet. These standout performances, in addition to nice races from the whole workforce helped the Vaqueros slender the Cardinals margin of victory from 99 in 2024-25 to 63 in 2025-26.
 
The Vaqueros realized loads in 12 months two, visiting applications that they have not beforehand competed in opposition to on the Rice Fall Invite, West Florida Tri-Meet, and Bowling Green twin meet. Testing the waters and their mettle in opposition to a number of the greatest competitors at these applications respective ranges will assist the Vaqueros put together for the spring and ultimately the convention championships.
 
UTRGV closed out the autumn with standout performances on the Northwest Collegiate Invite, hosted by Idaho, and the NAU Diving Invite, hosted by Northern Arizona. At their midseason meets, the Vaqueros set 11 program data alongside a handful of top-eight finishes in opposition to good competitors.
 
Freshmen Sarah Bull, Dia Henderson, and Jaydy Jay have offered an enormous enhance of their respective fields and have damaged a number of data for this system. Bull, an all-around star, has set new data within the 500 freestyle (5:06.94), 100 butterfly (58.22), and 200 butterfly (2:09.56).
 
Henderson has established herself as a prime sprinter for UTRGV, setting data within the 50 freestyle (24.09) and 100 freestyle (52.35). Meanwhile, Jay continues to solidify her spot as UTRGV’s greatest breaststroker setting data within the 100 breaststroke (1:07.60) and 200 breaststroke (2:24.85).
 

Now, the Vaqueros will flip their consideration to the spring the place they may open at house in opposition to fellow MPSF member New Mexico State on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. on the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium. All common season house meets are free for the general public. Fans are required to obtain the UTRGV Swimming & Diving Pass for admission. Fans can register for the UTRGV Swimming & Diving Pass at GoUTRGV.com/SDPass.
 
UTRGV will then hit the street for the subsequent two meets in opposition to North Texas on Jan. 24 and Little Rock from Jan. 30-31.
 

Then, the Vaqueros will make historical past as they host the MPSF Swimming & Diving Championships of their first season within the convention. In addition, this would be the first swimming & diving convention championship that UTRGV hosts by which this system will compete as the varsity hosted the 2022 and 2023 Western Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships.

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