Saturday, November 1
Houston, Texas
11 AM
Rice University
222
vs
61
North Texas
Owls Dominate North Texas at Home
11/1/2025 3:23:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON – The Rice swim and dive team delivered a commanding performance in its first home dual meet of the season, winning every swimming event and cruising past North Texas 222-61 on Friday.
Several Owls stood out in the sweep. Freshman Bella Zhang earned two individual wins, taking first in the 200 freestyle (1:53.17) and the 100 freestyle (51.14), while contributing to the winning 200 medley relay.
Siiri Einio also picked up two victories, finishing first in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.53) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.72). Reese Cole added wins in the 200 butterfly (2:03.78) and 200 backstroke (2:04.63).
"We were very pleased with how the team competed today," head coach Seth Huston said. "We're on the back end of a training cycle, so today's racing was as much a measure of where we are at this point in the season as it was about not having an excuse to underperform."
The Owls opened strong with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay as Abigail King, Cole, Catherine Eland and Zhang touched the wall in 1:44.57.
Ava Portello led a sweep in the 1,000 freestyle (10:01.09), followed by Ava Hamblett and Renee Tan in second and third. Rice also claimed the top four finishes in the 100 backstroke, led by King (57.78), with Angelina Huang, Mia Fildissis and Gio Musiello rounding out the sweep.
Other event winners included Archibald in the 50 freestyle (23.88), Hamblett in the 500 freestyle (5:02.77) and Eland in the 100 butterfly (57.01).
The Owls closed the swimming portion of the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay, as Zara Bolton, Zhang, Tan and Archibald finished in (3:29.78).
Rice carried its dominance into diving, where Antonina Harned won the 3-meter event with a score of 295.43. Morgan Robson took second (288.30), earning a zone qualifying score, and later placed third in the 1-meter (259.73), while Harned finished second in that event (297.45).
The Owls will compete at on Friday Tulane and LSU on Saturday next weekend.
Several Owls stood out in the sweep. Freshman Bella Zhang earned two individual wins, taking first in the 200 freestyle (1:53.17) and the 100 freestyle (51.14), while contributing to the winning 200 medley relay.
Siiri Einio also picked up two victories, finishing first in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.53) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.72). Reese Cole added wins in the 200 butterfly (2:03.78) and 200 backstroke (2:04.63).
"We were very pleased with how the team competed today," head coach Seth Huston said. "We're on the back end of a training cycle, so today's racing was as much a measure of where we are at this point in the season as it was about not having an excuse to underperform."
The Owls opened strong with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay as Abigail King, Cole, Catherine Eland and Zhang touched the wall in 1:44.57.
Ava Portello led a sweep in the 1,000 freestyle (10:01.09), followed by Ava Hamblett and Renee Tan in second and third. Rice also claimed the top four finishes in the 100 backstroke, led by King (57.78), with Angelina Huang, Mia Fildissis and Gio Musiello rounding out the sweep.
Other event winners included Archibald in the 50 freestyle (23.88), Hamblett in the 500 freestyle (5:02.77) and Eland in the 100 butterfly (57.01).
The Owls closed the swimming portion of the meet with a win in the 400 freestyle relay, as Zara Bolton, Zhang, Tan and Archibald finished in (3:29.78).
Rice carried its dominance into diving, where Antonina Harned won the 3-meter event with a score of 295.43. Morgan Robson took second (288.30), earning a zone qualifying score, and later placed third in the 1-meter (259.73), while Harned finished second in that event (297.45).
The Owls will compete at on Friday Tulane and LSU on Saturday next weekend.
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