University of Houston Athletics
Houston Hits Road to North Texas Relays
9/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON -- The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team is set to start the 2016-17 season on the road Friday as they travel to Lewisville, Texas, to compete in the North Texas Relays at the LISD Westside Aquatic Center.
The Cougars will compete in 10 events and will take on familiar faces in Arkansas-Little Rock, North Texas, Oklahoma Baptist and SMU.
ORDER OF EVENTS:
300-yard butterfly relay, 300-yard backstroke relay, 300-yard breaststroke relay, 800-yard freestyle relay, 500-yard freestyle ladder relay, 400-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay, 1,500-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard IM relay and 400-yard freestyle relay.
The last time the Cougars competed in the North Texas Relays in 2015, the team placed third.
RETURNERS
Houston is returning six of the seven student-athletes from the 2016 All-American Conference Team. Sophomore Eleanna Koutsouveli swept the backstroke events and podiumed in the 400 IM at the 2016 American Championships. Fellow Sophomore Hannah Herbst won the 500-yard freestyle and placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
On the boards, diver Taylor Olanski will look to four-peat in the platform, while Micaela Bouter looks to defend her 3-meter crown.
Back in the pool, junior Ashley Grijalva won bronze in the 100-yard breaststroke, and senior Jasmine Williams earned a bronze medal in the 100-yard backstroke.
NEWCOMERS
The Cougars 2016 signing class includes Miami (Fla.) transfer Ksenia Yuskova along with freshman Hanna Blewett, Zarena Brown, Lauren Burrell, Gaby Jimenez, Peyton Kondis, Laura Laderoute, Sydney Larson, Claire Liptak, Emily Longfellow, Hannah Middleton, Victoria Roubique and Isabel Tank.
UP NEXT
Houston will split squad with half of the Cougars will stay home to host Rice in the Houston Pentathlon on Oct. 7. The rest of the Cougars will hit the road to Missouri for the Missouri State Invite at 3 p.m., Oct. 8.
COUGARS TO HOST AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Houston will host the American Athletic Conference Championships for the second consecutive year as the best swimmers and divers in the league visit the CRWC from Feb. 15-18, 2017. Following the conference meet, the Cougars will look to close the season at the NCAA Championships, to be held March 15-18, 2017 in Indianapolis, Ind.
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