Houston Finishes Third at Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving group closed out the Big 12 Conference Championship in third place on Saturday contained in the Greensboro Aquatic Center. 
 
Houston closed out the meet with a complete of 1194.5 factors, clinching third general. #17 Arizona State claimed the win with 1660.5 factors adopted by #23 Arizona (1442.5), Cincinnati (770), Kansas (739.5), TCU (733), Utah (693), BYU (524), Iowa State (520) WVU (409). 
 
The Cougars collected two wins on the ultimate day bringing their ultimate whole to 4 Big 12 particular person titles. 
 
Senior Virag Peter collected the primary win within the 200-yard breaststroke A-Final with a private finest time of two:08.11. Peter’s time mechanically certified her for the NCAA Championships going down March 18-21. The Peces, Hungary, native broke her earlier college report set in 2024. 
 
Junior diver Michelle McLeod took dwelling the second title of the day within the platform diving competitors. The Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada, native was acknowledged because the Big 12 Diver of the Meet following her efficiency.
 
Freshman diver Maisy Woloszyn earned Big 12 Freshman Diver of the Meet after her win within the 3-meter introduced dwelling the primary Big 12 Conference particular person title in program historical past. 
 
A trio of Cougars began off the ultimate day of competitors within the 200-yard backstroke A-final. Junior Elizabeth Jimenez introduced dwelling bronze within the occasion with a time of 1:55.08 adopted by sophomore Alexia Duncan in fourth (1:55.52) whereas freshman Rylee Simoneaux completed sixth general (1:55.52). 
 
Houston landed three swimmers within the 100-yard freestyle B-final with senior Liya Goupil securing second and ninth general, with a time of 49.73. Sophomore Sienna Bruner took dwelling the fifth place (thirteenth general) touching the wall at 49.84, with senior Jenna Kerkman rounding out the group in eighth (sixteenth general) with a time of fifty.48. 
 
Freshman Emma Overall earned third place within the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:32.70. 
 
Junior Evelyn Entrekin competed within the 200-yard breaststroke A-final bringing dwelling an eighth-place end with a time of two:18.92.
 
The 400-yard freestyle relay group of Goupil, Bruner, Kerkman and junior Manita Sathianchokwisan closed out race with a fourth-place end in 3:19.63. 
 
UP NEXT

The Houston Diving group will head to College Station, Texas, to compete on the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships. The meet is ready to happen from March Sept. 11 contained in the Rec Center Natatorium at Texas A&M. 
 
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