Photo Courtesy: Houston Athletics
The Houston Cougars opened the 2020 AAC Championships on the campus of Houston with wins in the women’s 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. Cincinnati and East Carolina split the men’s relays on Wednesday night. The Houston women lead while East Carolina leads the men’s meet.
Team Scores:
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 5 1. Houston, University of 135 2. Southern Methodist University 118 3. Cincinnati, University of 80 4. Connecticut, University of 75 5. East Carolina University 67 6. Tulane University 60
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 6 1. East Carolina University 119 2. Cincinnati, University of 102 3. Connecticut, University of 88 4. Southern Methodist University 85
Women’s 200 Medley Relay
Houston was back at it again in the 200 medley relay but it was a much closer finish as the Cougars came out on top with a 1:37.60 ahead of SMU at 1:38.34.
Laura Laderoute (24.62), Peyton Kondis (26.96), Katie Higgins (23.95) and Mykenzie Leehy (22.07) missed SMU’s meet record from 2015 but swam well enough for the win as SMU’s team of Felicia Anderson (25.38), Gabriella Grobler (27.95), Erin Trahan (22.76) and Samantha Smith (22.25) finished in second.
Event 5 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: M 1:37.32 2/18/2015 Southern Methodist University, So. M
I Arcila, T Nicholas, M Erasmus, N Lindborg
1:36.40 D1-A D1 - A Standard
1:37.05 D1-B D1 - B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Houston-GU 'A' 1:38.76 1:37.60 40
1) Laura Laderoute SR 2) r:0.25 Peyton Kondis SR
3) r:0.36 Katie Higgins JR 4) r:0.29 Mykenzie Leehy JR
24.62 51.58 (26.96)
1:15.53 (23.95) 1:37.60 (22.07)
2 SMU-NT 'A' 1:39.81 1:38.34 34
1) Felicia Anderson SR 2) r:0.14 Gabriella Grobler JR
3) r:0.12 Erin Trahan SR 4) r:0.23 Samantha Smith JR
25.38 53.33 (27.95)
1:16.09 (22.76) 1:38.34 (22.25)
3 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 1:41.79 1:39.85 32
1) Jaclyn Klimczak FR 2) r:0.24 Victoria Hunt JR
3) r:0.16 Anhelina Kutsko JR 4) r:0.13 Claire Farrell JR
25.79 53.76 (27.97)
1:17.27 (23.51) 1:39.85 (22.58)
4 Connecticut-CT 'A' 1:42.68 1:40.72 30
1) Gabrielle Low FR 2) r:0.15 Katelyn Walsh SO
3) r:0.25 Linnea Anderson SO 4) r:0.06 Brazil Rule SR
25.81 53.93 (28.12)
1:18.13 (24.20) 1:40.72 (22.59)
5 Tulane-LA 'A' 1:42.24 1:41.27 28
1) Ashley Carollo FR 2) r:0.22 Katherine McDonald JR
3) r:0.51 Madison Cummings FR 4) r:0.10 Courtney Barker JR
25.90 53.18 (27.28)
1:18.61 (25.43) 1:41.27 (22.66)
6 East Carolina-NC 'A' 1:43.43 1:41.56 26
1) Jodi Ogle FR 2) r:0.28 Lily West SR
3) r:0.44 Shannon Stott SO 4) r:0.06 Catherine Johnson SR
25.76 54.82 (29.06)
1:19.25 (24.43) 1:41.56 (22.31)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay
East Carolina set the meet record in the men’s medley relay with a 1:25.91 as the team of Marek Osina (21.69), Lyubomir Epitropov (24.15), Gustavo Santos (20.35) and Pedro Gueiros (19.72) beat their own record from last season of 1:26.19. Connecticut finished as the runner-up with William Kearsey (21.64), Rowan King (24.23), Cooper Knapp (21.01) and Kyle Dunlap (19.77) not far behind in 1:26.65.
Event 6 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: M 1:26.19 2/27/2019 East Carolina University, East
T Taylor, J Arentewicz, G Santos, G Erdmann
1:24.30 D1-A D1 - A Standard
1:24.97 D1-B D1 - B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 East Carolina-NC 'A' 1:27.13 1:25.91M 40
1) Marek Osina SO 2) r:0.31 Lyubomir Epitropov SO
3) r:0.17 Gustavo Santos SR 4) r:0.32 Pedro Gueiros FR
21.69 45.84 (24.15)
1:06.19 (20.35) 1:25.91 (19.72)
2 Connecticut-CT 'A' 1:28.80 1:26.65 34
1) William Kearsey SR 2) r:0.31 Rowan King JR
3) r:0.10 Cooper Knapp SR 4) r:0.30 Kyle Dunlap JR
21.64 45.87 (24.23)
1:06.88 (21.01) 1:26.65 (19.77)
3 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 1:29.12 1:27.20 32
1) Blake Hanna SR 2) r:0.37 Dominic Polling JR
3) r:0.29 Michael Balcerak FR 4) r:0.24 Dominykas Intas SO
22.02 46.32 (24.30)
1:07.11 (20.79) 1:27.20 (20.09)
-- SMU-NT 'A' 1:27.13 DQ
1) Riley Hill FR 2) r:0.16 Caleb Rhodenbaugh JR
3) r:0.34 Ralph Koo SR 4) r:0.11 Charles Kaye FR
21.74 45.77 (24.03)
1:07.16 (21.39) DQ (19.68)
Women’s 800 Free Relay
Houston opened the meet with a 7:06.29 in the 800 free relay to lower its own meet record set two years ago. The Cougars missed the NCAA B cut but still swam well enough to win as Mykenzie Leehy (1:44.90), Samantha Medlin (1:46.72), Monique Rae (1:49.69) and Zarena Brown (1:44.98) dominated the race ahead of East Carolina (7:13.52) and Tulane (7:14.30).
Event 3 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Meet Record: M 7:06.86 2/14/2018 Houston, University of, Univ
M Leehy, K Yuskova, S Medlin, Z Brown
7:00.86 D1-A D1 - A Standard
7:05.88 D1-B D1 - B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Houston-GU 'A' 7:07.53 7:06.29M 40
1) Mykenzie Leehy JR 2) r:0.23 Samantha Medlin JR
3) r:0.45 Monique Rae JR 4) r:0.16 Zarena Brown SR
24.51 50.52 (50.52)
1:17.45 (1:17.45) 1:44.90 (1:44.90)
2:09.27 (24.37) 2:35.95 (51.05)
3:03.54 (1:18.64) 3:31.62 (1:46.72)
3:56.92 (25.30) 4:24.80 (53.18)
4:53.21 (1:21.59) 5:21.31 (1:49.69)
5:45.06 (23.75) 6:11.46 (50.15)
6:38.93 (1:17.62) 7:06.29 (1:44.98)
2 East Carolina-NC 'A' 7:23.89 7:13.52 34
1) Adela Vavrinova FR 2) r:0.36 Shannon Stott SO
3) r:0.42 Mariana Lippertnoli SO 4) r:0.38 Laura Benkova FR
24.67 51.63 (51.63)
1:19.29 (1:19.29) 1:47.14 (1:47.14)
2:11.12 (23.98) 2:37.88 (50.74)
3:05.62 (1:18.48) 3:34.12 (1:46.98)
3:59.48 (25.36) 4:26.69 (52.57)
4:54.51 (1:20.39) 5:22.36 (1:48.24)
5:47.12 (24.76) 6:14.91 (52.55)
6:44.02 (1:21.66) 7:13.52 (1:51.16)
3 Tulane-LA 'A' 7:25.08 7:14.30 32
1) Elizabeth Byrne FR 2) r:0.25 Olivia Johnson SR
3) r:0.35 Kathleen Amar FR 4) r:0.15 Isabelle Pelka SO
25.05 52.11 (52.11)
1:19.95 (1:19.95) 1:47.51 (1:47.51)
2:12.52 (25.01) 2:39.71 (52.20)
3:07.65 (1:20.14) 3:36.02 (1:48.51)
4:01.04 (25.02) 4:28.61 (52.59)
4:57.21 (1:21.19) 5:26.06 (1:50.04)
5:50.45 (24.39) 6:17.53 (51.47)
6:45.42 (1:19.36) 7:14.30 (1:48.24)
4 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 7:16.34 7:15.86 30
1) Madeline Exton JR 2) r:0.63 Sarah Laabs SR
3) r:0.46 Michaela Wheeler SR 4) r:0.03 Sydney St Rose-near SO
24.74 51.45 (51.45)
1:19.35 (1:19.35) 1:48.78 (1:48.78)
2:13.96 (25.18) 2:41.31 (52.53)
3:09.38 (1:20.60) 3:37.78 (1:49.00)
4:02.39 (24.61) 4:29.02 (51.24)
4:56.99 (1:19.21) 5:26.88 (1:49.10)
5:51.31 (24.43) 6:18.60 (51.72)
6:47.02 (1:20.14) 7:15.86 (1:48.98)
5 SMU-NT 'A' 7:23.86 7:19.43 28
1) Olivia Grossklaus SO 2) r:0.71 Janelle Gursoy FR
3) r:0.20 Alexandra Stevens FR 4) r:0.55 Madison Kinsey JR
24.97 52.29 (52.29)
1:20.88 (1:20.88) 1:50.05 (1:50.05)
2:14.30 (24.25) 2:41.61 (51.56)
3:09.54 (1:19.49) 3:38.62 (1:48.57)
4:03.61 (24.99) 4:30.83 (52.21)
4:59.14 (1:20.52) 5:27.98 (1:49.36)
5:53.24 (25.26) 6:21.56 (53.58)
6:50.55 (1:22.57) 7:19.43 (1:51.45)
6 Connecticut-CT 'A' 7:26.14 7:22.84 26
1) Ryan Dulaney JR 2) r:0.35 Mia Galat FR
3) r:0.14 Katie Breault SR 4) r:0.21 Megan Wenman SR
25.19 52.60 (52.60)
1:21.23 (1:21.23) 1:50.20 (1:50.20)
2:06.00 (15.80) 2:42.68 (52.48)
3:11.77 (1:21.57) 3:41.02 (1:50.82)
4:05.81 (24.79) 4:33.74 (52.72)
5:02.72 (1:21.70) 5:31.75 (1:50.73)
5:56.91 (25.16) 6:25.30 (53.55)
6:54.05 (1:22.30) 7:22.84 (1:51.09)
Men’s 800 Free Relay
Cincinnati opened the men’s swimming competition with a 6:25.94 to win the 800 free relay with the team of Din Selmanovic (1:36.25), Murat Sadullaev (1:38.17), Michael Balcerak (1:35.26) and Alexander Fortman (1:36.26). The Bearcats were in a good race with SMU the whole way as the Mustangs finished second at 6:26.98 while East Carolina (6:27.14) was third.
Event 4 Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Meet Record: M 6:19.25 2/19/2014 Louisville
T Carroll, J De Lucca, M Lindenbauer, T Dahlia
6:17.18 D1-A D1 - A Standard
6:21.85 D1-B D1 - B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 6:35.36 6:25.94 40
1) Din Selmanovic SR 2) r:0.36 Murat Sagdullaev SO
3) r:0.22 Michael Balcerak FR 4) r:0.44 Alexander Fortman SR
22.48 46.58 (46.58)
1:11.16 (1:11.16) 1:36.25 (1:36.25)
1:58.69 (22.44) 2:23.38 (47.13)
2:48.86 (1:12.61) 3:14.42 (1:38.17)
3:35.70 (21.28) 3:59.46 (45.04)
4:24.54 (1:10.12) 4:49.68 (1:35.26)
5:11.60 (21.92) 5:36.45 (46.77)
6:01.52 (1:11.84) 6:25.94 (1:36.26)
2 SMU-NT 'A' 6:34.67 6:26.98 34
1) Colin Feehery FR 2) r:0.23 Daniel Forndal JR
3) r:0.40 Matan Segal SR 4) r:0.44 Wyatt Cronk SO
22.81 47.45 (47.45)
1:12.34 (1:12.34) 1:37.24 (1:37.24)
1:58.53 (21.29) 2:22.49 (45.25)
2:47.21 (1:09.97) 3:12.27 (1:35.03)
3:34.31 (22.04) 3:58.58 (46.31)
4:23.94 (1:11.67) 4:50.09 (1:37.82)
5:12.88 (22.79) 5:37.13 (47.04)
6:01.80 (1:11.71) 6:26.98 (1:36.89)
3 East Carolina-NC 'A' 6:38.26 6:27.14 32
1) Marek Osina SO 2) r:0.72 James Ward SO
3) r:0.29 Grega Popovic SR 4) r:0.23 Blaz Demsar SR
22.61 47.18 (47.18)
1:12.22 (1:12.22) 1:37.55 (1:37.55)
1:58.94 (21.39) 2:23.17 (45.62)
2:48.66 (1:11.11) 3:15.48 (1:37.93)
3:37.49 (22.01) 4:02.05 (46.57)
4:27.16 (1:11.68) 4:52.41 (1:36.93)
5:13.93 (21.52) 5:38.00 (45.59)
6:02.60 (1:10.19) 6:27.14 (1:34.73)
4 Connecticut-CT 'A' 6:34.50 6:34.06 30
1) Joshua Wroblewski JR 2) r:0.62 Alfred Hansen SO
3) r:0.49 Karl Bishop SR 4) r:0.19 Emils Gustav Jurcik SO
22.60 47.23 (47.23)
1:12.86 (1:12.86) 1:38.81 (1:38.81)
2:01.33 (22.52) 2:26.20 (47.39)
2:51.93 (1:13.12) 3:17.53 (1:38.72)
3:40.14 (22.61) 4:05.09 (47.56)
4:30.47 (1:12.94) 4:56.26 (1:38.73)
5:17.66 (21.40) 5:42.30 (46.04)
6:07.87 (1:11.61) 6:34.06 (1:37.80)
Men’s 1m Diving
Event 1 Men 1 mtr Diving
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Meet Record: M 386.80 2/19/2014 Devin Burnett, SMU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Rodrigo Romero FR East Carolina-NC 334.50 342.20 20
2 Parker Hardigre S0 SMU-NT 316.45 332.35 17
3 Peter Smithson FR SMU-NT 323.00 332.10 16
4 Dominic Hoefer FR SMU-NT 286.25 301.75 15
5 Gavrilo Blijden East Carolina-NC 270.60 291.95 14
6 Devin Nugent JR East Carolina-NC 273.85 287.45 13
7 Dylan Porter SO Cincinnati-OH 261.95 287.30 12
8 Kyle Kennedy SR Connecticut-CT 262.15 265.15 11
Women’s 3m Diving
Event 2 Women 3 mtr Diving
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Meet Record: M 349.20 3/1/2019 Monica Marcello, Connecticut-CT
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Lauren Burrell SR Houston-GU 290.15 325.50 20
2 Johanna Hollowa SO SMU-NT 299.80 311.90 17
3 Katie Deininger SO Houston-GU 298.95 306.90 16
4 Nicole Stambo FR SMU-NT 280.40 304.95 15
5 Claire Schuerma SR Cincinnati-OH 285.85 303.95 14
6 Taylor Ohlhause JR SMU-NT 278.55 297.00 13
7 Jolie Blodgett SO Houston-GU 279.90 293.25 12
8 Kathryn Crown JR SMU-NT 298.35 269.70 11
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The meet is at University if Houston, not at SMU. SMU is not the host team.
Oh, right…SMU is in Dallas…not Houston.
This is University of Houston campus.
Congratulations great job