RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's swimming and diving team split into two groups as Gray defeated Orange 127-101 Saturday at the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium in the second annual Orange & Gray Intrasquad Meet.
 
Gray was led by sophomore diver Manou Meulebeek who claimed victories in the 1- and 3-meter springboard with scores of 257.10 and 300.35, respectively. Gray pulled away using a total team effort as five individuals combined for six individual wins and earning two relay victories.

Leading the way for Orange was sophomore Annaleagh Stahl who earned victories in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke with a 2:11.53 and 58.02, respectively, and freshman Dia Henderson earned two individual wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with a 24.75 and 54.90, respectively.

Freshman Sarah Bull continued her winning ways when she swam 1:57.20 in the 200 freestyle, earning nine points for Gray.

In the 100 butterfly, sophomore Ida Rudelius dominated with her time of 1:00.44 to earn another nine points for Gray while freshman Jaydy Jay took the 100 breaststroke for Gray with a time of 1:08.50.

Freshman Ellinor Plant showcased her distance prowess as she earned the first individual win of the meet in the 1000 freestyle with a 11:09.87 for Orange.

Junior Olivia Votava shined as she picked up a win in the 500 freestyle and used a powerful anchor leg to overcome a strong orange lead in the 400 free relay.

The Vaqueros will open the regular season at UT Permian Basin on Saturday, Oct. 11 at City of Midland Aquatics at 11 a.m.
 
Complete Orange (O) and Gray (G) Results
 
200 medley relay

1. Sarah Bull, Jaydy Jay, Ida Rudelius, Giovanna Pierami (G), 1:51.52
2. Sasapin Sarawas, Ava Light, Kayla Noe, Dia Henderson (O), 1.52.00

1000 freestyle

1. Ellinor Plant (O), 11:09.87
2. Olivia Votava (G), 11:18.16
3. Chloe Siegrist (O), 11:43.06
4. Abygail Martinez (G), 13:19.25

200 freestyle

1. Sarah Bull (G), 1:57.20
2. Sasapin Sarawas (O), 2:02.50
3. Madiana Lofgren (G), 2:06.70
4. AJ Rogers (O), 2:08.75

50 freestyle

1. Dia Henderson (O), 24.75
2. Ida Rudelius (G), 25.06
3. Kayla Noe (O), 26.30
4. Mia Gonzalez (G), 26.50
5. Giovanna Pierami (G), 26.65
6. Ava Light (O), 27.03
7. Caitlyn Brown (O), 29.40

200 individual medley

1. Annaleagh Stahl (O), 2:11.53
2. Jaydy Jay (G), 2:14.25
3. Marina Johnson (G), 2:25.50
4. Diara Aleman (G), 2:32.88
5. Alexia Gonzalez (O), 2:36.13
6. Lauren Uribe (O), 2:44.50

1-meter springboard

1. Manou Meulebeek (G), 257.10
2. Samantha Hill (G), 225.8
3. Delaney Murphy (O), 214.50

100 butterfly

1. Ida Rudelius (G), 1:00.44
2. Alexia Gonzalez (O), 1:07.04
3. Kayla Noe (O), 1:07.09
4. Diara Aleman (G), 1:08.67
5. Ellinor Plant (O), 1:09.09

100 freestyle

1. Dia Henderson (O), 54.90
2. Madiana Lofgren (G), 56.90
3. Audrey Trevino (O), 1:03.18
4. Giovanna Pieriami (G), 1:00.71
5. Mia Gonzalez (G), 1:00.78
6. Caitlyn Brown (O), 1:07.38

100 backstroke

1. Annaleagh Stahl (O), 58.02
2. Sasapin Sarawas (O), 58.91
3. Sarah Bull (G), 1:01.88
4. Marina Johnson (G), 1:04.38
5. Lauren Uribe (O), 1:15.03

500 freestyle

1. Olivia Votava (G), 5:36.16
2. Chloe Siegrist (O), 5:44.51
3. AJ Rogers (O), 5:46.16
4. Abygail Martinez (G), 6:38.58

3-meter springboard

1. Manou Meulebeek (G), 300.35
2. Delaney Murphy (O), 228.50

100 breaststroke

1. Jaydy Jay (G), 1:08.50
2. Ava Light (O), 1:10.60
3. Marina Johnson (G), 1:17.22
4. Diara Aleman (G), 1:19.09
5. Lauren Uribe (O), 1:22.75
6. Alexia Gonzalez (O), 1:23.24
7. Caitlyn Brown (O), 1:29.09

400 free relay

1. Madiana Lofgren, Mia Gonzalez, Abygail Martinez, Olivia Votava (G), 3:53.95
2. Annaleagh Stahl, AJ Rogers, Audrey Trevino, Ellinor Plant (O), 3:55.20