Houston Battles its Way to Road Win at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team posted 26 top-three finishes and swept two events, Saturday morning at the Reily Student Recreation Center Natatorium for a 151-50 – 148.50 win over Tulane.

"We barely snuck out with the win today," said Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka. "We opened the door early for Tulane and they took advantage. I'm proud of the toughness and grit we showed in battling back from a large deficit early. We have put our group through a very tough few weeks of training and it showed today, but we have a few more hard weeks ahead of us. This experience will pay dividends later in the season. Our focus continues to remain on February and March. We are playing the long game."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Houston posted 26 podium finishes for its first come-from-behind win of the season.
The Cougars swept two events, the 500 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly.
Zarena Brown posted three first-place finishes in the 100 Free (51.86), 200 Free (1:51.12) and the 500 Free (5:03.12).
Gaby Jimenez had a stellar outing for the Cougars, leading Houston in three events; the 100 Breaststroke (1:03.38), 200 Breaststroke (2:21.64), and the 400 IM (4:30.54). Jimenez's time in the 100 Breaststroke is the ninth-best in program history.
Houston swept both diving events. Claire Liptak posted a personal-best of 241.80 points for first in the 3-Meter and posted a third-place finish in the 1-Meter with 233.40 points for her second lifetime-best of the day. Jaylynn Whitt won her first collegiate event with 233.40 points in the 1-Meter.
Houston is now 12-0 against Tulane all-time.

HOUSTON PODIUM FINISHES

200 Medley
2. Laura Laderoute, Peyton Kondis, Katie Higgins, Kathryn Power – 1:46.13

1000-yard Free
2. Haley Benjamin – 10:24.76

200-yard Free
1. Zarena Brown – 1:51.12
3. Samantha Medlin – 1:53.29

100-yard Back
2. Laderoute – 57.71
3. Power – 58.45

100-yard Breast
2. Gaby Jimenez Peon – 1:05.33

200-yard Butterfly
2. Rebecca Brandt – 2:05.88
3. Morgan Rosas -2:07.91

50-yard Free
3. Leehy – 24.60

3-Meter
1. Claire Liptak – 241.80

100-yard Free
1. Brown – 51.86
2. Leehy – 52.59

200-yard Back
2. Monique Rae – 2:03.15
3. Laderoute – 2:03.91

200-yard Breast
3. Jimenez -2:21.64

500-yard Free
1. Brown -5:03.12
2. Benjamin – 5:05.03
3. Medlin – 5:05.06

100-yard Butterfly
1. Higgins – 57.30
2. Victoria Tillman – 57.92
3. Brandt – 58.73

1-Meter
1. Jaylynn Whitt – 257.33
3. Liptak – 233.40

4 x 100 Freestyle Relay
1. Leehy, Laderoute, Medlin, Brown – 3:29.01
3. Hanna Blewett, Power, Rachel Hicks, Kylie Andrews – 3:33.03

WHERE TO WATCH
All home meets will feature live results through the Meet Mobile App available in the Google Play store and the App Store.

UP NEXT
Houston will continue its season as it returns to Houston for a meet at Rice University on Oct 12-13, with the Houston Diving Invitational taking place at the CRWC also on Oct. 12-13.

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