Houston Women Take Opening Relays at AAC Championships

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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 
==================================================================================
  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
==================================================================================
  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 
==================================================================================
  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
==================================================================================
  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 
==================================================================================
  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
==================================================================================
  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 
==================================================================================
  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
=========================================================================
  Meet Record: M 386.80  2/19/2014 Devin Burnett, SMU
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === 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
=========================================================================
  Meet Record: M 349.20  3/1/2019  Monica Marcello, Connecticut-CT
    Name           Year School            Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                            === 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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Sarah
Sarah
4 years ago

The meet is at University if Houston, not at SMU. SMU is not the host team.

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Andy Ross
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Andy Ross
4 years ago
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Oh, right…SMU is in Dallas…not Houston.

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Jesse Rodriguez
Jesse Rodriguez
4 years ago

This is University of Houston campus.

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Thomas A. Small
Thomas A. Small
4 years ago

Congratulations great job

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