Sarawas Earns Victory in Swimming & Diving Annual Pentathlon

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) swimming & diving staff opened its 2026-27 season with a powerful displaying within the third annual Orange & Gray Pentathlon, Friday on the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium.
 
Sophomore Sasapin Sarawas paced the Vaqueros, profitable the pentathlon with a mixed time of 5:25.20 after competing within the 100-meter freestyle (56.63), 100 backstroke (1:00.75), 100 breaststroke (1:18.25), 100 butterfly (1:05.72) and 100 particular person medley (1:03.85) to complete atop the person standings.
 
Junior Annaleagh Stahl adopted intently behind, ending second with a mixed time of 5:28.06. Stahl posted occasions of 58.40 within the 100 free, 1:08.88 within the 100 again, 1:16.84 within the 100 breast, 1:06.44 within the 100 fly and 1:05.50 within the 100 IM.
 
Freshman Eirini Natsiou rounded out the highest three with a time of 5:28.08, giving the Vaqueros two swimmers inside two seconds of the pentathlon champion.
 
The pentathlon offers an early take a look at of UTRGV’s depth and flexibility, with every swimmer competing throughout all 5 100-meter occasions. The competitors included the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and particular person medley, placing each stroke to the take a look at within the opening competitors of the season.
 
UTRGV additionally noticed a number of robust particular person performances all through the competitors.

Sophomore Dia Henderson opened the meet with a victory within the 100 freestyle, touching the wall in 53.62.

 

Sarawas added one other spotlight to her pentathlon efficiency by taking first within the 100 backstroke, whereas Natsiou claimed the highest spot within the 100 butterfly.

 

Stahl enters her junior season as considered one of UTRGV’s most achieved returning swimmers. She earned All-WAC Second Team honors as a freshman and holds a number of program data, together with the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 particular person medley.

 

The Vaqueros entered the weekend trying to set up an early rhythm whereas giving the staff’s newcomers a chance to compete in a collegiate meet atmosphere.

 

Alongside Natsiou, freshman Louise Deroide earned a 1:08:75 win within the 100 breast occasion, making an affect early.

 

For Sarawas, Friday’s efficiency supplied an early assertion in her sophomore marketing campaign after she competed in seven meets as a freshman and recorded a number of top-five finishes.

 

The Orange & Gray weekend continues Saturday at 10 a.m. with the normal intrasquad meet, that includes 10 occasions and relay competitors. The meet is a part of UTRGV’s early-season preparation earlier than the Vaqueros start the common season Oct. 9-10 at Rice in Houston.

 

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Friday Pentathlon Results

1. Sasapin Sarawas, 5:25.20

2. Annaleagh Stahl, 5:28.06

3. Eirini Natsoiu, 5:28.08

 

Friday Individual Event Winners

Saturday Schedule of Events (first occasion begins at 10 a.m.):

200 medley relay

1000 freestyle

200 freestyle

50 freestyle

200 particular person medley

100 butterfly

100 freestyle

100 backstroke

500 freestyle

100 breaststroke

400 free relay

 

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