RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Bragging rights at the Orange & Gray Intrasquad Meet were still up for grabs as the swimmers stepped onto the blocks for the final race of the morning, the 200 free relay.
 
The first two legs remained a deadlock before Orange took a slight lead at the end of the third leg and rode the momentum to the finish. Orange won the meet 120-109.
 
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) swimming & diving program's Orange & Gray meet kicked off at 9 a.m. with the 200 medley relay that saw Orange pick up their first victory of the morning.
 
Freshman Ida Rudelius impressed as she picked up the first individual win of the meet in the 200 freestyle before picking up another in the 100 butterfly, three events later.
 
Freshman Madiana Lofgren picked up back-to-back wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
 
Sophomore and Sharyland High alum Hailey Garcia-Rivas earned two individual wins in the 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly.
 
In the longest event of the morning, freshman Annaleagh Stahl picked up her first win in the 500 freestyle before taking the win in the 100 backstroke two events later.
 
Freshman Manou Meulebeek picked up victories in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard to give Gray two event wins.
 
Sophomore Olivia Votava picked up an individual win in the 50 breaststroke for Gray while freshman Diara Aleman took the win in the 100 breaststroke for Orange.
 
Orange came back from an early deficit winning the final seven swimming events to earn nine total victories while Gray picked up wins in the other five events.

"Today was really good," UTRGV Swimming & Diving Head Coach Betsy Graham said. "It was great to see them be competitive with each other. I really enjoyed that the meet came down to the last relay and they did a good job going after it." 
 
UTRGV's 2024-25 season will begin on Oct. 12 as they take on Incarnate Word in their season opener at the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium at 11 a.m. Attendance is free, but fans will need a digital pass to enter. Fans can sign up for the UTRGV Swimming & Diving Pass at GoUTRGV.com/SDPass.
 
Complete Orange (O) and Gray (G) Saturday Results:
200 medley relay

1. Annaleagh Stahl, Hailey Garcia-Rivas, Madiana Lofgren, and Diara Aleman (O)
2. Olivia Votava, Alexia Gonzalez, Ida Rudelius, and Sarah Garcia (G)

 
200 freestyle

1. Ida Rudelius (G)
2. Chloe Siegrist (O)
3. AJ Rogers (G)
4. Audrey Trevino (O)

 
50 backstroke

1. Hailey Garcia-Rivas (O)
2. Caitlynn Rubio (G)
3. Alexia Gonzalez (G)
4. Audrey Trevino (O)

 
50 breaststroke

1. Olivia Votava (G)
2. Diara Aleman (O)
3. Abygail Martinez (G)
4. Caitlyn Brown (O)

 
100 butterfly

1. Ida Rudelius (G)
2. Annaleagh Stahl (O)
3. Hailey Garcia-Rivas (O)
4. Alexia Gonzalez (G)

 
50 freestyle

1. Madiana Lofgren (O)
2. Mia Gonzalez (G)
3. Ida Rudelius (G)
4. Sarah Garcia (G)
5. Lauren Uribe (O)

 
1-meter springboard

1. Manou Meulebeek (G)
2. Delaney Murphy (O)

 
100 freestyle

1. Madiana Lofgren (O)
2. Sarah Garcia (G)
3. Mia Gonzalez (G)
4. Sarah Garcia (G)
5. Audrey Trevinio (O)

 
100 breaststroke

1. Diara Aleman (O)
2. Alexia Gonzalez (G)
3. Lauren Uribe (O)
4. Caitlynn Rubio (G)

 
500 freestyle

1. Annaleagh Stahl (O)
2. Olivia Votava (G)
3. Chloe Siegrist (O)
4. AJ Rogers (G)

 
50 butterfly

1. Hailey Garcia-Rivas (O)
2. Olivia Votava (G)
3. Mia Gonzalez (G)
4. Sarah Garcia (G)
5. Diara Aleman (O)

 
100 backstroke

1. Annaleagh Stahl (O)
2. AJ Rogers (G)
3. Lauren Uribe (O)
4. Caitlynn Rubio (G)

 
3-meter springboard

1. Manou Meulebeek (G)
2. Delaney Murphy (O)

 
200 free relay

1. Chloe Siegrist, Audrey Trevino, Diara Aleman, Madiana Lofgren (O)
2. Mia Gonzalez, Abygail Martinez, Caitlynn Rubio, AJ Rogers (G)