Cougars Sweep Day One of Dual Meet Against North Texas

Friday, October 30

Houston, Texas

3:00 p.m.

University of Houston

North Texas

Results (PDF)

10/30/2026 9:47:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Results

Houston dominates, winning all 13 events to complete day one of action

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team swept all 13 events to complete action on day one versus North Texas on Friday afternoon inside the CRWC Natatorium.

Junior Mariana Cote recorded the second-best time in program history in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:56.80, winning first.

A 400-yard medley relay team of seniors Elizabeth Jimenez and Evelyn Entrekin and juniors Alexia Duncan and Regina Torres-Pomar claimed the first event with a time of 3:39.69.

Duncan placed first in the 200-yard freestyle with the time of 1:50.29. Her third event win of the day came in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.67.

Junior Sienna Bruner recorded a time of 23.52 in the 50-yard freestyle, good for a first-place finish. She also placed first in the 100-yard freestyle coming in at 50.36.

Senior Sydney Nethercutt claimed first in the 400-yard IM with a mark of 4:22.10.
Jimenez won her second event of the day, triumphing in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.04.

Junior Kaeli White placed first in the 500-yard freestyle finishing with a time of 4:55.10.

Entrekin conquered the Cougars tenth event victory of the day in the 100-yard backstroke coming in at 1:01.30.

Bruner, Jimenez, Torres Pomar and senior Tierney Howell emerged victorious in the final swimming event of the afternoon in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.17.

Senior Michelle McLeod claimed both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. McLeod scored 309.60 in the 1-meter and 325.05 in the 3-meter.

Top Three Finishes
·      400-yard medley relay: Rylee Simoneaux, Ruby Esparza, Sydney Nethercutt, Alice Young, 3:47.92, 2^nd place
·      1000-yard freestyle: Izzy Wilson, 10:05.69, 3^rd
·      1000-yard freestyle: Kaeli White, 10:08.00, 3^rd
·      200-yard freestyle: Elizabeth Benoit, 1:51.54, 2^nd
·      200-yard freestyle: Asli Bozer, 1:51.98, 3^rd
·      50-yard freestyle: Tierney Howell, 23.86, 2^nd
·      50-yard freestyle: Sophia Dotti, 23.99, 3^rd
·      400-yard IM: Nicole Christensen, 4:23.28, 2^nd
·      400-yard IM: Kristina DiPietro, 4:25.87, 3^rd
·      100-yard butterfly: Dominika Kralka, 55.03, 2^nd
·      100-yard butterfly: Tierney Howell, 56.25, 3^rd
·      100-yard freestyle: Evelyn Entrekin, 50.98, 2^nd
^·100-yard backstroke: Regina Torres Pomar, 3^rd
·      500-yard freestyle: Elizabeth Benoit, 4:56.63, 2^nd
^·500-yard freestyle: Mariana Cote, 4:59.02, 3^rd
·      100-yard breaststroke: Megan Jones, 1:03.26 2^nd
^·100-yard breaststroke: Ruby Esparza, 1:03.64, 3^rd
^·200-yard freestyle: Ruby Espara, Sophia Dotti, Carly Mauldin, Dominika Kralka, 1:37.79, 3^rd
· 3-meter: Caroline Roelen, 319.20, 2^nd
^·3-meter: Maisey Woloszyn, 318.53, 3^rd
· 1-meter: Maisy Woloszyn, 305.25, 2^nd
^·1-meter: Caroline Roelen, 267.98, 3^rd

UP NEXT
Houston wraps up its dual meet with North Texas beginning at 10 a.m. inside the CRWC Natatorium, Saturday morning.

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