Friday, September 27
San Antonio, TX
All day
University of Houston
at
Incarnate Word/UT-Permian Basin
Houston Cruises to Season Opening Win
9/27/2019 5:40:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars takes down UIW and UTPB
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team defeating Incarnate Word and UT-Permian Basin in its season opener Friday afternoon in San Antonio.
The Cougars defeated Incarnate Word 204 – 158 and UTPB 158-85. Full results can be accessed by clicking HERE. Full scores can be found HERE.
WORDS FROM COACH WOCHOMURKA
"It's good to be racing again. We saw a lot of encouraging things today, and a lot of areas where we can improve. I'm proud of our effort today after a very tough week of training, racing and travel."
HOW IT HAPPENED
Houston will return home to face conference foe Tulane on Oct. 3 at the CRWC. The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
--UHCougars.com--
The Cougars defeated Incarnate Word 204 – 158 and UTPB 158-85. Full results can be accessed by clicking HERE. Full scores can be found HERE.
WORDS FROM COACH WOCHOMURKA
"It's good to be racing again. We saw a lot of encouraging things today, and a lot of areas where we can improve. I'm proud of our effort today after a very tough week of training, racing and travel."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars posted seven first-place individual finishes and swept the relays.
- Katie Power and Samantha Medlin each posted two top-three finishes. Medlin finished second in the 1000 Freestyle (10:29.35) and second in the 500 Freestyle (5:03.55). Power won the 50 Free (24.30) and won the 100 Free (53.29).
- Freshman Audrey McKinnon had a stellar collegiate debut, taking second-place in the 400 IM at 4:34.63.
- On the boards it was an all Cougar affair as Houston took four of the top-five spots in the 1-meter led by Katie Deininger with 285.60 points. In the 3-meter Houston swept the event after securing all five of the top-five spots, including a first-place finish from newcomer Jolie Blodgett (273.60).
Houston will return home to face conference foe Tulane on Oct. 3 at the CRWC. The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
--UHCougars.com--
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