Friday, January 31
Houston, Texas
2 PM
Rice University
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at
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Houston
Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Swim and Dive Falls to Houston on Friday Afternoon
1/31/2025 4:32:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON - The Rice swim and dive teams competed with Houston in a dual meet on Friday afternoon, with the Cougars coming out on top against the Owls, 182-111.
"Great start to the weekend as far as stepping up and racing," said head coach Seth Huston. "Our goal this weekend is to race our way to AAC scoring squad and determine best lineup for conference."
Rice's first victory came in the second event of the day, the 1000 Yard Freestyle, where Amelia Kane finished the event with a time of 9:50.34. Ava Portello notched a second place finish with a time of 9:50.89, which was just under 15 seconds ahead of the third place finisher.
Rice's next win came in the 200 Yard Freestyle, where Reese Cole finished on top with a time of 1:49.94. Mollie McAlorum rounded out the podium in the event, finishing with a time of 1:50.26.
"Reese Cole had a great meet earning double victory in 200 free and 200 IM," said Huston on Cole's performance. "Once again, our distance girls; Amelia, Ella and Ava Portello really dominated there events."
Mimi Filkin earned a podium finish in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 55.02, good for third place and just over a second behind the first place finisher.
Rice's next podium finish would come in the 100 Yard Freestyle, where Portello would finish with a time of 50.70 for second place. Poretllo was six hundreths of a second behind the first place finisher from Houston.
Ava Hamblett finished the 200 Yard Backstroke in second place with a time of 1:58.11, earning her first podium finish of the day.
Ella Dyson earned a victory for Rice with a first place finish in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:49.14.
Cole added a second podium finish to her belt with a third place finish in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 54.61. Cole was less than five-tenths of a second behind the first place finisher.
Megan Phillip won the one-meter dive with a final score of 304.88, shattering the NCAA Zones qualifying cut again this season.
"Really pleased with the progress Megan Phillip has made this season. Tonight's one-meter victory is a great sign."
Cole, Filkin, and Lily Cramer finished one-two-three in the 200 Yard IM to dominate the podium, posting times of 2:01.42, 2:03.73, and 2:04.37, respectively.
To close out the day, Rice finished one-two-three in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, with the team of Catherine Eland, Lizzle Zadel, McAlorum, and Portello finishing with a time of 1:35.01, Neta Ussishkin, Megan Schultze, Siiri Einio, and Morgan Bartley finishing second with a time of 1:36.33, and the team of Jessica lawton, Kane, Logan Betkey, and Sami Johnson finishing in third with a time of 1:37.98.
Rice will return to action on Saturday in Austin, Texas, taking part in The Sterkel Classic at the University of Texas.
"Great start to the weekend as far as stepping up and racing," said head coach Seth Huston. "Our goal this weekend is to race our way to AAC scoring squad and determine best lineup for conference."
Rice's first victory came in the second event of the day, the 1000 Yard Freestyle, where Amelia Kane finished the event with a time of 9:50.34. Ava Portello notched a second place finish with a time of 9:50.89, which was just under 15 seconds ahead of the third place finisher.
Rice's next win came in the 200 Yard Freestyle, where Reese Cole finished on top with a time of 1:49.94. Mollie McAlorum rounded out the podium in the event, finishing with a time of 1:50.26.
"Reese Cole had a great meet earning double victory in 200 free and 200 IM," said Huston on Cole's performance. "Once again, our distance girls; Amelia, Ella and Ava Portello really dominated there events."
Mimi Filkin earned a podium finish in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 55.02, good for third place and just over a second behind the first place finisher.
Rice's next podium finish would come in the 100 Yard Freestyle, where Portello would finish with a time of 50.70 for second place. Poretllo was six hundreths of a second behind the first place finisher from Houston.
Ava Hamblett finished the 200 Yard Backstroke in second place with a time of 1:58.11, earning her first podium finish of the day.
Ella Dyson earned a victory for Rice with a first place finish in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:49.14.
Cole added a second podium finish to her belt with a third place finish in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 54.61. Cole was less than five-tenths of a second behind the first place finisher.
Megan Phillip won the one-meter dive with a final score of 304.88, shattering the NCAA Zones qualifying cut again this season.
"Really pleased with the progress Megan Phillip has made this season. Tonight's one-meter victory is a great sign."
Cole, Filkin, and Lily Cramer finished one-two-three in the 200 Yard IM to dominate the podium, posting times of 2:01.42, 2:03.73, and 2:04.37, respectively.
To close out the day, Rice finished one-two-three in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, with the team of Catherine Eland, Lizzle Zadel, McAlorum, and Portello finishing with a time of 1:35.01, Neta Ussishkin, Megan Schultze, Siiri Einio, and Morgan Bartley finishing second with a time of 1:36.33, and the team of Jessica lawton, Kane, Logan Betkey, and Sami Johnson finishing in third with a time of 1:37.98.
Rice will return to action on Saturday in Austin, Texas, taking part in The Sterkel Classic at the University of Texas.
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