{"id":482177,"date":"2026-10-31T07:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482177\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T07:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:24:19","slug":"cougars-sweep-day-one-of-dual-meet-against-north-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482177\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars Sweep Day One of Dual Meet Against North Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013\u00a0The 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.\u00a0
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\nJunior Mariana Cote<\/a> recorded the second-best time in program history in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:56.80, winning first.
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\nA 400-yard medley relay team of seniors Elizabeth Jimenez<\/a> and Evelyn Entrekin<\/a> and juniors Alexia Duncan<\/a> and Regina Torres-Pomar claimed the first event with a time of 3:39.69.
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\nDuncan 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.\u00a0
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\nJunior Sienna Bruner<\/a> 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.\u00a0
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\nSenior Sydney Nethercutt<\/a> claimed first in the 400-yard IM with a mark of 4:22.10.
\nJimenez won her second event of the day, triumphing in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.04.
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\nJunior Kaeli White<\/a> placed first in the 500-yard freestyle finishing with a time of 4:55.10.\u00a0
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\nEntrekin conquered the Cougars tenth event victory of the day in the 100-yard backstroke coming in at 1:01.30.
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\nBruner, Jimenez, Torres Pomar and senior Tierney Howell<\/a> emerged victorious in the final swimming event of the afternoon in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:33.17.
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\nSenior Michelle McLeod<\/a> claimed both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. McLeod scored 309.60 in the 1-meter and 325.05 in the 3-meter.\u00a0
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\nTop Three Finishes\u00a0
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0400-yard medley relay: Rylee Simoneaux<\/a>, Ruby Esparza<\/a>, Sydney Nethercutt<\/a>, Alice Young<\/a>, 3:47.92, 2nd\u00a0place
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01000-yard freestyle: Izzy Wilson, 10:05.69, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01000-yard freestyle: Kaeli White<\/a>, 10:08.00, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0200-yard freestyle: Elizabeth Benoit<\/a>, 1:51.54, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0200-yard freestyle: Asli Bozer<\/a>, 1:51.98, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a050-yard freestyle: Tierney Howell<\/a>, 23.86, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a050-yard freestyle: Sophia Dotti<\/a>, 23.99, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0400-yard IM: Nicole Christensen<\/a>, 4:23.28, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0400-yard IM: Kristina DiPietro<\/a>, 4:25.87, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard butterfly: Dominika Kralka<\/a>, 55.03, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard butterfly: Tierney Howell<\/a>, 56.25, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard freestyle: Evelyn Entrekin<\/a>, 50.98, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard backstroke: Regina Torres Pomar<\/a>, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0500-yard freestyle: Elizabeth Benoit<\/a>, 4:56.63, 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0500-yard freestyle: Mariana Cote<\/a>, 4:59.02, 3rd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard breaststroke: Megan Jones<\/a>, 1:03.26 2nd
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0100-yard breaststroke: Ruby Esparza<\/a>, 1:03.64, 3rd
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0200-yard freestyle: Ruby Espara, Sophia Dotti<\/a>, Carly Mauldin<\/a>, Dominika Kralka<\/a>, 1:37.79, 3rd
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3-meter: Caroline Roelen<\/a>, 319.20, 2nd
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a03-meter: Maisey Woloszyn, 318.53, 3rd
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1-meter: Maisy Woloszyn<\/a>, 305.25, 2nd
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a01-meter: Caroline Roelen<\/a>, 267.98, 3rd
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\nUP NEXT
\nHouston wraps up its dual meet with North Texas beginning at 10 a.m. inside the CRWC Natatorium, Saturday morning.\u00a0
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