BOISE, Id. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's swimming and diving program earned eight personal bests and 18 season bests at the Vandal Invite and Tiger Invitational Friday.
 
The UTRGV swimming & diving team split up this weekend as the swimmers competed in the Vandal Invite in Boise, Idaho and the divers took part in the Tiger Invitational in San Antonio.
 
Tiger Invitational
 
Freshman Manou Meulebeek earned a personal-best and school record 302.20 to win the 1-meter springboard while junior Delaney Murphy took second with a season-best 246.65.
 
Vandal Invite
 
The Vaqueros had six student-athletes compete in the individual events after a full morning of prelims.
 
The finals kicked off with the 200 free relay where freshmen Sarah Garcia (25.73) and Abygail Martinez (28.36) picked up personal bests with their splits in the relay.
 
In the 500 free, sophomore Olivia Votava (5:23.82) finished in seventh. Sophomore Chloe Siegrist (5:32.79) competed in the "B" Final and sophomore AJ Rogers earned a personal-best 5:42.78 in the "C" Final.
 
Freshman Annaleagh Stahl (2:08.94) was the lone competitor in the 200 individual medley, finishing in sixth.
 
Freshman Ida Rudelius swam a season-best 25.02, finishing in seventh in the 50 free as the lone swimmer from UTRGV.
 
Looking Back at the Prelims
 
In the 500 freestyle, Votava qualified for the "A" Final after swimming a season-best 5:21.75 in the prelims. Siegrist (5:30.21) earned a season-best while Rogers (5:45.37) earned a season-best before beating that time in the finals.
 
In the 200 individual medley, Stahl swam a personal best 2:07.96 and finished sixth in the preliminary round, qualifying for the "A" Final. Freshman Lauren Uribe swam a personal-best 2:46.75 in the event as well.
 
In the 200 free, Rudelius swam a season-best 25.33 to qualify for the "A" Final while freshman Caitlynn Rubio (29.60) hit a personal best in the race. Earning season bests in the event were freshmen Madiana Lofgren (26.00), Mia Gonzalez (26.46), and Audrey Trevino (27.59).
 
The 400 medley relay team of Stahl, Votava, Rudelius, and Lofgren swam a season-best 4:04.10, shaving off five seconds from their previous season low.

The swimmers are back in action tomorrow at the Vandal Invite for prelims at 11 a.m. (CT) and the finals will take place at 6 p.m. (CT). The divers will compete in the 3-meter springboard tomorrow at 1:30 at the Tiger Invitational.
 
Scores After Day 1
1. Idaho, 825
2. Seattle U, 462
3. Whitman College, 304
4. UTRGV, 269
5. College of Idaho, 128
 
Friday Final Results
 
200 freestyle relay
9.  Sarah Garcia, Audrey Trevino, Chloe Siegrist, Mia Gonzalez, 1:46.46
10. Abygail Martinez, Caitlynn Rubio, Lauren Uribe, Diara Aleman, 1:53.37
 
500 freestyle
7. Olivia Votava, 5:23.82
16. Chloe Siegrist, 5:32.79
19. AJ Rogers, 5:42.78
 
200 individual medley
6. Annaleagh Stahl, 2:08.94
 
50 freestyle
7. Ida Rudelius, 25.02
 
Friday Prelim Results
 
500 freestyle
7. Olivia Votava, 5:21.75
15. Chloe Siegrist, 5:30.21
19. AJ Rogers, 5:45.37
 
200 individual medley
6. Annaleagh Stahl, 2:07.96
29. Alexia Gonzalez, 2:41.15
30. Lauren Uribe, 2:46.75
 
50 freestyle
8. Ida Rudelius, 25.33
26. Sarah Garcia, 25.80
29. Madiana Lofgren, 26.00
31. Mia Gonzalez, 26.46
37. Audrey Trevino, 27.59
41. Caitlynn Rubio, 29.60
42. Caitlyn Brown, 29.86
 
400 medley relay
8. Annaleagh Stahl, Olivia Votava, Ida Rudelius, Madiana Lofgren, 4:04.10
12. AJ Rogers, Diara Aleman, Sarah Garcia, Mia Gonzalez, 4:29.62

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