HOUSTON \u2013\u202fThe 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. \u202f\u00a0
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Oct. 30 | 3 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Oct. 31 | 10 a.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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CRWC Natatorium | Houston, Texas\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Live Stream\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Friday – Watch<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n
Saturday – Watch<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n
Live Results\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meet Mobile($)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n LAST TIME OUT\u202f\u202f\u00a0 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).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Houston placed in the top three across 17 events.\u00a0<\/p>\n Junior Alexia Duncan<\/a> finished first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.02), 200-yard IM (1:59.83) and 100-yard backstroke\u202f(53.59).\u00a0<\/p>\n Senior Michelle McLeod<\/a> placed first in the 1-meter dive with 285.85 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n Seniors Elizabeth Jimenez<\/a> and Tierney Howell<\/a>, junior Sienna Bruner<\/a> and 5th year Manita Sathianchokwisan<\/a> placed first place in the 200-yard free relay at 1:32.31. \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n The 400-yard medley relay team of Elizabeth Jimenez<\/a>, Senior Evelyn Entrekin<\/a>, Alexia Duncan<\/a>, and Sienna Bruner<\/a> finished second with a time of 3:40.23.\u00a0<\/p>\n Six cougars set new personal best times in the 100-yard IM including juniors Regina Torres Pomar<\/a> (57.68), Kristina DiPietro<\/a> (1:00.53) and Sienna Bruner<\/a> (1:01.16), sophomore Megan Jones<\/a> (58.78), freshmen Ruby Esparza<\/a> (58.92) and Tierney Howell<\/a> (59.34)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Jimenez placed second in the 200-yard backstroke at 57.89. She touched just behind Duncan. Junior Elizabeth Benoit<\/a> finished second in the 1650-yard freestyle at 1:58.09. Juniors Mariana Cote<\/a> and Kaeli White<\/a> finished second and third in the 500 free with times of 4:54.78 and 5:57.21.\u00a0<\/p>\n Four other Cougars hit new personal best times. Megan Jones<\/a> in the 50-yard freestyle (24.05), freshman Carly Mauldin<\/a> in the 100-yard butterfly (57.35) and sophomores Nicole Christensen<\/a> in the 400-yard IM (4:19.74) and Rylee Simoneaux<\/a> in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.28).\u00a0\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n SUPPORT YOUR COOGS\u00a0 \u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nHouston finished second at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite in Fresno, California. The Cougars scored 1072.5 points at the Gary Ota Memorial Invite.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
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