Swimming & Diving Finishes Day One of many Houston Diving Invitational, Rice Fall Splash

HOUSTON – The Houston Swimming & Diving workforce opened its season with three occasion victories on the Houston Diving Invitational and Rice Fall Splash on Friday. 
 
After at some point of competitors, Rice leads with 463 factors, adopted by Houston (461) and TCU (353). 
 
HOUSTON DIVING INVITATIONAL
Junior Michelle McLeod began the primary day of competitors off robust with victories within the 1-meter (289.80) and 3-meter (301.20) springboard diving competitions. McLeod additionally earned Zone Cuts in each occasions. 
 
Sophomore Caroline Roelen and freshmen Maisy Woloszyn completed side-by-side taking fourth (237.40) and fifth (234.85) within the 1-meter competitors. They took third and fourth within the 3-meter with Roelen scoring 266.65 and Woloszyn scoring 265.00. 
 
RICE FALL SPLASH
Junior Elizabeth Jimenez completed the day taking first place (54.44) within the 100-yard backstroke and sophomore Alexia Duncan positioned fourth (56.33) within the occasion. 
 
Junior Evelyn Entrekin and Senior Virag Peter completed second (1:02.01) and fourth (1:03.72) within the 100-yard breaststroke, respectively. Seniors Noor El Gendy and Liya Goupil additionally landed podium finishes with El Gendy taking second within the 100-yard butterfly (55.33) and Goupil putting third within the 100-yard freestyle (51.53).

Competing within the longest occasion of the day, sophomore Mariana Cote touched the wall in second within the 1000-yard freestyle (10:07.66). 

The 200-yard medley relay workforce of Jimenez, Entrekin, El Gendy and Goupil took second place (1:42.92) whereas the 200-yard freestyle relay workforce of Goupil, Sienna Bruner, El Gendy and Entrekin completed third (1:35.70). 

 

UP NEXT

Houston continues competitors Saturday on the Houston Diving Invitational and Rice Fall Splash. The divers will start competitors at 10:30 a.m. at CRWC Natatorium whereas the swimmers start at 10 a.m. on the Rice Competition Pool. 

 

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