PREVIEW: Cougars Host Dual Meet against North Texas

Friday, October 30

Houston, Texas

3:00 p.m.

University of Houston

North Texas

10/29/2026 1:32:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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Home opener action covers two days with the first session starting at 3 p.m., Friday

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team is set to host its home opener starting Friday October 30 against North Texas inside the CRWC Natatorium. The first session begins at 3 p.m., Friday with session two starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.  

vs North Texas
Date \| Time	Oct. 30 \| 3 p.m. Oct. 31 \| 10 a.m.
Location	CRWC Natatorium \| Houston, Texas
Live Stream	Friday - Watch Saturday - Watch
Live Results	Meet Mobile($)

LAST TIME OUT  
Houston finished second at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite in Fresno, California. The Cougars scored 1072.5 points at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite.  

San Diego State finished first with 1090.5 points followed by Fresno State (772 points), UC Davis (540 points) and San Jose State rounding out the standings (518 points).

Houston placed in the top three across 17 events.

Junior Alexia Duncan finished first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.02), 200-yard IM (1:59.83) and 100-yard backstroke (53.59).

Senior Michelle McLeod placed first in the 1-meter dive with 285.85 points.

Seniors Elizabeth Jimenez and Tierney Howell, junior Sienna Bruner and 5th year Manita Sathianchokwisan placed first place in the 200-yard free relay at 1:32.31.  

The 400-yard medley relay team of Elizabeth Jimenez, Senior Evelyn Entrekin, Alexia Duncan, and Sienna Bruner finished second with a time of 3:40.23.

Six cougars set new personal best times in the 100-yard IM including juniors Regina Torres Pomar (57.68), Kristina DiPietro (1:00.53) and Sienna Bruner (1:01.16), sophomore Megan Jones (58.78), freshmen Ruby Esparza (58.92) and Tierney Howell (59.34)

Jimenez placed second in the 200-yard backstroke at 57.89. She touched just behind Duncan. Junior Elizabeth Benoit finished second in the 1650-yard freestyle at 1:58.09. Juniors Mariana Cote and Kaeli White finished second and third in the 500 free with times of 4:54.78 and 5:57.21.

Four other Cougars hit new personal best times. Megan Jones in the 50-yard freestyle (24.05), freshman Carly Mauldin in the 100-yard butterfly (57.35) and sophomores Nicole Christensen in the 400-yard IM (4:19.74) and Rylee Simoneaux in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.28).  

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