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Houston Defeats SMU in Season Opener
10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
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HOUSTON -- The Houston Swim & Dive team posted 12 top finishes in its home opener at the CRWC Natatorium against SMU. The Cougars defeated the Mustangs 210-90.
Houston got off on the right foot, opening the meet with first-place finish in the 200-yard Medley Relay. Laura Laderoute, Peyton Kondis, Rebecca Cox, and Cait Horner teamed up to post a season-best time of 1:43.82 in the event.
The Cougars took both first and second-place in the 1000-yard Freestyle, led by a top finish from Conor Glenn. Glenn finished with a time of 10:18.39, and was trailed by Hannah Herbst who turned in a time of 10:18.39.
Zarena Brown and Samantha Medlin would post strong finishes in the 200-yard Freestyle. Brown led the field, finishing first (1:48.86) and was trailed by Samantha Medlin in second-place (1:50.47).
Laderoute beat out the field in the 100-yard Backstroke, finishing in 55.82 and was trailed by Eleanna Koutsouveli in third-place with a time of 56.40.
Houston took all four of the top spots in the 100-yard Breaststroke, led by Angeliki Mavrantza who posted a first-place finish with a time of 1:04.14.
Cait Horner and Hanna Blewett knocked off the competition, earning 13 points for the Cougars after tying for first overall in the 50-yard Freestyle. The duo posted a time of 24.17.
Mavrantza and Brown added to their win totals after taking first in the 200-yard Breaststroke and 500 Freestyle, respectively.
Cox earned her first individual honor of the meet, outlasting the competition in the 100-yard Butterfly, touching the wall in 55.97.
Mykenzie Leehy, Medlin, Brown and Blewett capped off the Cougars first home meet of the season with a first-place finish in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay. The group led the field, finishing with a time of 3:28.16.
On the springboards, Houston's Micaela Bouter and Lauren Burrell finished first and second in each events. Bouter won the 1-Meter with a score of 281.18 and the 3-Meter with 286.20. Burrell finished up not far behind with 269.18 in the 1-Meter and 270.30 in the 3-Meter.
"It was a great performance for us tonight from top to bottom," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "It was probably the best performance we've had in a dual meet in my two and a half years here. There was a great effort from everyone and there are some things that we need to clean up. We'll have a challenge tomorrow to come back and swim another meet tomorrow morning, but I'm excited about some of the things I saw tonight from our freshmen and veterans. Most importantly, outside of the times we placed well, got out hands on the wall in some close races and the excitement level was high."
UP NEXT
Houston will remain home for a dual meeting with North Texas slated for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.
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