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Hayon and McDougall Lead Owls on Day One of Phill Hansel Invite
11/17/2022 9:53:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Post personal bests while winning 50 and 500 freestyles
In Brief: Zoe Spitz broke the school record in the 100 back while Arielle Hayon and Lauren McDougall posted personal bests while capturing individual events and leading the Owls to a pair of relay wins on Day One of the Phill Hansel Invitational at the University of Houston's CRWC Natatorium on Thursday.
The Details: After opening the evening session by combining with Spitz and Imogen Meers to win the 200 free relay, McDougall and Hayon captured the 500 and 50 freestyle events. McDougall out-touched teammate Ella Dyson to win in 4:47.33, knocking over six seconds off her previous best of 4:53.48 at the 2022 C-USA Championship. Dyson was second in 4:47.35 while Shannon Campbell was fourth (4:51.36), Amelia Kane fifth (4:54.76) and Ginny Quian was eighth (5:01.29). Hayon broke 23 seconds for the first time in her career in the 50 free, winning the sprint in 22.92. McDougall was second in 23.15. Meers added a third-place finish in the 200 IM to go along with her relay win. Hayon, McDougall and Spitz were joined by freshman Lily Cramer to close out the first night of action by winning the 400 medley relay in 3:38.78. Spitz' leadoff 100 back leadoff leg of 53.36 eclipsed the previous school record of 53.49 set by Alicia Caldwell in 2015. Spitz has broken both backstroke records in the first two months of the 2022-23 season.
Seth Huston: "Strong performances today, led by school record backstroke lead-off on the 400 MR by Zoe Spitz. Lauren McDougall won gold over teammate Ella Dyson in the 500 free--both lifetime best performances--along with two relay victories and a runner-up to Arielle Hayon, in the 50 free. I was overall, pleased with the team's energy and performance today. I feel like too many team members are expecting too much of themselves and could relax just a bit and really embrace each race as it happens. I am looking forward to seeing how we adjust going forward.
The Standings: Houston 536.5, Rice 351, Air Force 347, North Texas 279, Tulane 198, New Mexico 186.5.
Up Next: Action resumes at 10 a.m. on Friday with preliminaries in the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke. Finals for those events in addition to the 200 Medley and 800 Freestyle Relays will begin a 6 p.m. There is no admission charge to attend the competition.
Tune In: Friday's finals will be streamed live, beginning at 6 p.m.
The Details: After opening the evening session by combining with Spitz and Imogen Meers to win the 200 free relay, McDougall and Hayon captured the 500 and 50 freestyle events. McDougall out-touched teammate Ella Dyson to win in 4:47.33, knocking over six seconds off her previous best of 4:53.48 at the 2022 C-USA Championship. Dyson was second in 4:47.35 while Shannon Campbell was fourth (4:51.36), Amelia Kane fifth (4:54.76) and Ginny Quian was eighth (5:01.29). Hayon broke 23 seconds for the first time in her career in the 50 free, winning the sprint in 22.92. McDougall was second in 23.15. Meers added a third-place finish in the 200 IM to go along with her relay win. Hayon, McDougall and Spitz were joined by freshman Lily Cramer to close out the first night of action by winning the 400 medley relay in 3:38.78. Spitz' leadoff 100 back leadoff leg of 53.36 eclipsed the previous school record of 53.49 set by Alicia Caldwell in 2015. Spitz has broken both backstroke records in the first two months of the 2022-23 season.
Seth Huston: "Strong performances today, led by school record backstroke lead-off on the 400 MR by Zoe Spitz. Lauren McDougall won gold over teammate Ella Dyson in the 500 free--both lifetime best performances--along with two relay victories and a runner-up to Arielle Hayon, in the 50 free. I was overall, pleased with the team's energy and performance today. I feel like too many team members are expecting too much of themselves and could relax just a bit and really embrace each race as it happens. I am looking forward to seeing how we adjust going forward.
The Standings: Houston 536.5, Rice 351, Air Force 347, North Texas 279, Tulane 198, New Mexico 186.5.
Up Next: Action resumes at 10 a.m. on Friday with preliminaries in the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke. Finals for those events in addition to the 200 Medley and 800 Freestyle Relays will begin a 6 p.m. There is no admission charge to attend the competition.
Tune In: Friday's finals will be streamed live, beginning at 6 p.m.
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