Friday, October 9
Houston, Texas
Rice University
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Rice Fall Splash
Photo by: DJ Schafer | Rice Athletics
10/10/2026 3:44:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
HOUSTON – Rice swimming and diving closed the Rice Fall Splash with nine first-place finishes on Saturday, finishing the 1st in the meet with 998 points.
The Owls opened the evening with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Eva McIver-Jennkins, Lily Archibald, Brianna Gough and Lauren Cochran finished in 3:29.48.
Ava Portello and Archibald each claimed two individual victories. Portello won the 200 free in 1:54.36 and the 1,000 free in 10:21.53. Archibald took first in the 100 butterfly in 54.02 and the 50 free in 23.18.
Reese Cole opened the individual events with a first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:20.28. Bella Zhang followed with a win in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.94, while McIver-Jenkins claimed first in the 100 backstroke in 57.99.
On the diving boards, Morgan Robson won the 3-meter event with a score of 300.35, qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. Antonina Harned also earned a Zone Diving Championships qualification, finishing second in the 1-meter event with a score of 269.55.
"I definitely wanted to see how the team was going to bounce back after a lot of racing on Friday night," head coach Seth Huston said. "We looked tired, but I feel like we handled it really well."
Huston also praised Archibald's performance and highlighted McIver-Jennkins' confidence as a newcomer to the program.
"Shout out to Lily Archibald's great racing. She looked sharp. I also want to highlight McIver-Jennkins, being a newcomer and really showing a lot of prowess and confidence," Huston said.
The Owls opened the evening with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Eva McIver-Jennkins, Lily Archibald, Brianna Gough and Lauren Cochran finished in 3:29.48.
Ava Portello and Archibald each claimed two individual victories. Portello won the 200 free in 1:54.36 and the 1,000 free in 10:21.53. Archibald took first in the 100 butterfly in 54.02 and the 50 free in 23.18.
Reese Cole opened the individual events with a first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:20.28. Bella Zhang followed with a win in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.94, while McIver-Jenkins claimed first in the 100 backstroke in 57.99.
On the diving boards, Morgan Robson won the 3-meter event with a score of 300.35, qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. Antonina Harned also earned a Zone Diving Championships qualification, finishing second in the 1-meter event with a score of 269.55.
"I definitely wanted to see how the team was going to bounce back after a lot of racing on Friday night," head coach Seth Huston said. "We looked tired, but I feel like we handled it really well."
Huston also praised Archibald's performance and highlighted McIver-Jennkins' confidence as a newcomer to the program.
"Shout out to Lily Archibald's great racing. She looked sharp. I also want to highlight McIver-Jennkins, being a newcomer and really showing a lot of prowess and confidence," Huston said.
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