Bouter Named American Diver of the Week
11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Houston junior Micaela Bouter was named American Athletic Conference Female Diver of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Bouter is the first weekly winner for the Cougars this season.
Bouter captured the 1-meter and 3-meter, and finished runner-up on the platform as diving events returned to the Phill Hansel Invitational. The Johannesburg, South Africa finished with a score of 321.80 in the 1-meter, defeating the field by 38.65. In the 3-meter she finished atop the podium with a score of 332.10 to help the Cougars win first ever team title at the Phill Hansel Invitational.
This is Bouter's first honor of the season. The junior earned American's Diver of the Week honor four times last season leading the Cougars in conference laurels.
UP NEXT
Bouter and the divers will travel to Texas A&M to compete in College Station, Texas while the Cougars will send a select group of swimmers to the AT&T Winter Nationals, Dec. 1-3 in Atlanta, Ga.
COUGARS TO HOST AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Houston will host the American Athletic Conference Championships for the first time as the best swimmers and divers in the league visit the CRWC from Feb. 17-20, 2016. Following the conference meet, the Cougars will look to close the season at the NCAA Championships, to be held March 17-19, 2016 in Atlanta.
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