RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros swimming & diving program dropped their home opener to Incarnate Word (UIW), 181-118, Saturday at the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium.
 
Sophomore Manou Meulebeek continued her hot streak on the boards, qualifying for the NCAA Zone "D" Diving Championships and winning the 1-meter springboard with a score of 265.72. Meulebeek then reset her school record with a dominant 319.50 on the 3-meter springboard to sweep the diving events for the Vaqueros.
 
Sophomore Annaleagh Stahl led the charge inside the pool, earning two wins and a second place finish in the meet. Stahl came back to take the 100 backstroke (58.76), catching UIW's Laney Skrobanek (58.92) on the final lap, to earn the victory. Stahl dominated the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:06.94 to earn her second win of the day. In her final event of the day, Stahl claimed second in the 400 individual medley with a 4:38.17.
 
Freshman breaststroker Jaydy Jay shined in today's meet, winning the 200 breaststroke with a new school record 2:24.85 and earning second in the 100 breaststroke with a school record 1:07.60.
 
Freshman Dia Henderson continues to impress with her efforts in the freestyle, earning second in the 100 freestyle (54.74) and third in the 50 freestyle (24.86). Henderson's time in the 50 freestyle goes down as a new school record and her takeoff split of 54.28 in the 400 freestyle relay will go down as a new school record in the 100 freestyle.
 
Up next, UTRGV will hit the road for the Rice Fall Splash next weekend in Houston.
 
Complete Results:
200 medley relay
2. Annaleagh Stahl, Jaydy Jay, Ida Rudelius, Dia Henderson, 1:50.55
5. AJ Rogers, Marina Johnson, Kayla Noe, Giovanna Pieriami, 2:01.23
 
1000 freestyle
3. Olivia Votava, 11:09.46
4. Ellinor Plant, 11:20.20
5. Chloe Siegrist, 11:38.52
 
200 freestyle
4. Ida Rudelius, 2:02.27
5. Madiana Lofgren, 2:05.08
6. Kayla Noe, 2:05.30
7. AJ Rogers, 2:07.80

100 backstroke
1. Annaleagh Stahl, 58.76
3. Sarah Bull, 59.45
6. Lauren Uribe, 1:13.18
 
100 breaststroke
2. Jaydy Jay, 1:07.60
4. Marina Johnson, 1:17.45
5. Diara Aleman, 1:20.30
6. Caitlyn Brown, 1:32.97
 
200 butterfly
4. Ellinor Plant, 2:24.73
5. Alexia Gonzalez, 2:35.78
6. Sarah Bull, DNF

50 freestyle
3. Dia Henderson, 24.86
6. Giovanni Pierami, 26.66
7. Madiana Lofgren, 27.14
8. Lauren Uribe, 27.62
 
Exhibition
Caitlyn Brown, 30.26
 
1-meter springboard
1. Manou Meulebeek, 265.72
2. Delaney Murphy, 257.32
3. Samantha Hill, 228.22
 
100 freestyle
2. Dia Henderson, 54.74
4. Madiana Lofgren, 58.09
6. Giovanna Pieriami, 59.43

200 backstroke
1. Annaleagh Stahl, 2:06.94
4. Marina Johnson, 2:16.98
5. Lauren Uribe, 2:39.52
 
200 breaststroke
1. Jaydy Jay, 2:24.85
3. Diara Aleman, 2:52.10
4. Caitlyn Brown, 3:37.10
 
500 freestyle
3. Ellinor Plant, 5:30.26
4. AJ Rogers, 5:41.82
5. Chloe Siegrist, 5:45.16
6. Kayla Noe, 5:50.13
 
100 butterfly
2. Sarah Bull, 1:00.17
4. Ida Rudelius, 1:01.37
7. Alexia Gonzalez, 1:09.15
8. Diara Aleman, 1:11.43
 
3-meter springboard
1. Manou Meulebeek, 319.50
2. Delaney Murphy, 239.18
 
400 individual medley
2. Annaleagh Stahl, 4:38.17
5. Olivia Votava, 4:57.31
6. Marina Johnson, 5:07.21
7. Alexia Gonzalez, 5:43.23
 
400 freestyle relay
2. Dia Henderson, Ida Rudelius, Olivia Votava, Sarah Bull, 3:38.11
4. Jaydy Jay, Kayla Noe, Ellinor Plant, Madiana Lofgren, 3:50.87

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