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University of Houston
PHILL HANSEL COUGAR CLASSIC INVIATIONAL
Cougars Finish in Fourth at Cougar Classic
11/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Nov. 19, 2011
HOUSTON - The University of Houston swimming and diving team finished in fifth place at the Phill Hansel Cougar Classic. Julia Lonnegren won the platform event for her second individual title of the three-day meet.
Torri Olanski finished as runner-up in the platform event for her highest finish of the weekend, giving Houston the top-two spots in all three diving events.
The Cougars added on four seventh-place finishes on the day with the 400 free relay team included in that mix.
Kim Eeson placed the highest individually for the swimmers in the 100 free as she finished sixth (50.76)
Head swimming coach Augie Busch challenged the team following the first day of competition to do a better job swimming up for the finals and the Cougars delivered as nearly every finals time improved from the preliminaries the next two day.
"The meet went real well," said Busch. "Whenever you have that many best times at this point in the season, it makes you excited as a coach. They're really buying into our team concept and it's unfolding in front of my eyes and it's a lot of fun to watch."
UP NEXT
While the divers head to Austin Dec. 1-3, the Houston swimmers put their competition on hold until 2012 begins with a dual meet against SMU on Jan. 21 at the CRWC.
"We'll get back to training pretty quick. We have a lot of great stuff to build off of from this season already."
RESULTS
1,650 Free7 Heather Winn 17:08.0310 Laykin Lowry 17:24.4111 Lizzie Justice 17:27.1923 Emma Nelson 17:49.54
200 Back7 Heather Coutts 2:01.9513 Kimmy Ballo 2:03.8928 Marissa Blumenthal 2:08.53
200 Back7 Heather Coutts 2:01.9513 Kimmy Ballo 2:03.8919 Reka Kovacs 2:05.6728 Marissa Blumenthal 2:08.5349 Lauren Spano 2:16.27
100 Free6 Kim Eeson 50.7613 Moira Fraser 52.0923 Colleen Donovan 52.8441 Krystal Morrell 53.5878 Maddie Clark 56.28
200 Breast11 Beccy Hillis 2:20.0715 Reka Kovacs 2:22.6830 Holli Pisarski 2:27.1136 Natalie Newcomb 2:28.31
200 Fly14 Laykin Lowry 2:06.7320 Lizzie Justice 2:08.7826 Natalie Newcomb 2:10.2428 Emma Nelson 2:10.11
400 Free Relay7 Houston 3:28.51Moira Fraser, Kim Eeson, Coleen Donovan, Krstan Morrell22 Houston 3:35.70Heather Coutts, Maddie Clark, Kimmy Ballo, Heather Winn25 Houston 3:37.58Reka Koavs, Emma Nelson, Lizzie Justice, Laykin Lowry29 Houston 3:43.34Marissa Blumenthal, Holli Pisarski, Natalie Newcomb, Lauren Spano
Platform1 Julia Lonnegren 249.802 Torri Olanski 203.80
Women Pts1. SMU 8552. Wyoming 4963. New Mexico State 4934. Houston 434.55. Colorado State 4296. Rice 360.57. Idaho 3408. New Mexico 2599. US Air Force Academy 19810. Tulane 98
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