HOUSTON – Junior
Manou Meulebeek once again qualified for the NCAA Zone "D" Diving Championship after winning the one-meter springboard to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) swimming & diving team to a third-place finish at the Rice Fall Splash Saturday.
Meulebeek posted a 302.90 in the one-meter springboard, besting the Zone Diving qualifying standard by a staggering 37.90 and finishing 33.35 points ahead of Rice's Antonina Harned (269.55).
Freshman
Kiyana Perez added a fifth-place finish, scoring 231.65 points on the one-meter board. Freshman
Madelaine Bailey placed sixth in the one-meter competition with 202.60 points.
Sophomore
Sasapin Sarawas led the Vaqueros in the backstroke events, finishing sixth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.75 and seventh in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:11.61. Junior
Annaleagh Stahl followed with an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:12.48.
Sophomore
Dia Henderson turned in a strong performance in the 100-yard individual medley, placing seventh with a time of 1:02.16, shaving 4.40 seconds off her entry time. Henderson also finished ninth in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.02 and ninth in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.48.
Freshman
Ellie Bailey paced UTRGV in the distance events, finishing seventh in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:26.41, dropping 24.49 seconds from her entry time.
She also finished eighth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:28.29, improving her entry time by 9.02 seconds.
Freshman
Eirini Natsiou recorded three top-12 finishes, placing eighth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.89, 10th in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:15.88 and 12th in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:22.26.
In the relays, the team of Sarawas, Deroide, Natsiou, and Henderson finished with a team-high fourth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:50.74. Meanwhile, the team of Henderson, Natsiou, Rudelius, and Stahl took fifth in 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:47.41.
In addition, the team of Henderson, Deroide, Natsiou and
Ida Rudelius placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:40.99, and the team of Sarawas, Deroide, Natsiou and Henderson finished seventh in the 400-yard medley with a time of 4:01.07.
The Vaqueros will travel to Albuquerque to face the New Mexico Lobos on Friday, October 16 at 3 p.m. and will visit New Mexico State in Las Cruces, to face the Aggies on Saturday, October 17, at 11:30 a.m.
Final Team Standings
| Place |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Rice |
998 |
| 2 |
UIW |
517 |
| 3 |
UTRGV |
477 |
| 4 |
Loyola New Orleans |
210.5 |
| 5 |
St. Thomas |
105.5 |
Complete UTRGV Saturday Results
400-Yard Medley Relay
7.
Sasapin Sarawas,
Louise Deroide,
Eirini Natsiou,
Dia Henderson – 4:01.07
500-Yard Freestyle
7.
Ellie Bailey – 5:28.29
- Annaleagh Stahl – 5:31.81
11.
Ellinor Plant – 5:39.84
14. Madi Lofgren – 5:45.94
15.
Jaydy Jay – 5:46.40
16.
Chloe Siegrist – 5:49.67
100-Yard Individual Medley
- Dia Henderson – 1:02.16
10.
Louise Deroide – 1:03.82
12.
Eirini Natsiou – 1:04.51
16.
Gabriella Ruiz – 1:10.37
19.
Alexia Gonzalez – 1:15.04
200-Yard Backstroke
- Sasapin Sarawas – 2:11.61
- Annaleagh Stahl – 2:12.48
12.
Chloe Siegrist – 2:26.91
16.
Lauren Uribe – 2:41.18
200-Yard Butterfly
- Eirini Natsiou – 2:15.88
14.
Ellinor Plant – 2:32.27
15.
Alexia Gonzalez – 2:39.89
100-Yard Breaststroke
- Louise Deroide – 1:07.56
10.
Jaydy Jay – 1:11.99
100-Yard Freestyle
- Dia Henderson – 54.48
12.
Ida Rudelius – 56.05
15.
Sasapin Sarawas – 58.06
18. Madi Lofgren – 58.64
22.
Ellie Bailey – 59.61
23.
Gabriella Ruiz – 59.84
29.
Lauren Uribe – 1:03.52
400-Yard Individual Medley
10.
Annaleagh Stahl – 4:55.49
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
6.
Dia Henderson,
Louise Deroide,
Eirini Natsiou,
Ida Rudelius – 1:40.99
8.
Jaydy Jay, Madi Lofgren,
AJ Rogers,
Sasapin Sarawas – 1:47.03
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
- Dia Henderson, Eirini Natsiou, Ida Rudelius, Annaleagh Stahl – 3:47.41
- Sasha Sarawas, Madi Lofgren, Louise Deroide, Jaydy Jay– 3:53.36
200-Yard Breaststroke
- Louise Deroide – 2:32.90
- Jaydy Jay – 2:33.04
12.
Lauren Uribe – 3:07.25
100-Yard Butterfly
- Eirini Natsiou – 59.89
14.
Ida Rudelius – 1:02.81
17.
Dia Henderson – 1:03.82
22.
Alexia Gonzalez – 1:07.03
23.
Gabriella Ruiz – 1:09.43
200-Yard Freestyle
- Ellie Bailey – 2:05.92
14.
Annaleagh Stahl – 2:08.28
15. Madi Lofgren – 2:08.37
16.
Ellinor Plant – 2:09.72
17.
Sasapin Sarawas – 2:10.94
200-Yard Individual Medley
- Eirini Natsiou – 2:22.26
14.
Jaydy Jay – 2:25.62
16.
Chloe Siegrist – 2:31.51
17.
Alexia Gonzalez – 2:43.22
50-Yard Freestyle
- Dia Henderson – 25.02
12.
Louise Deroide – 25.70
13.
Ida Rudelius – 25.79
15.
Gabriella Ruiz – 27.01
20. Madi Lofgren – 27.45
100-Yard Backstroke
- Sasapin Sarawas – 59.75
10.
Annaleagh Stahl – 1:04.29
14.
Lauren Uribe – 1:13.24
1,000-Yard Freestyle
7.
Ellie Bailey – 11:26.41
9.
Ellinor Plant – 11:38.94
11.
Chloe Siegrist – 12:05.21
200-Yard Medley Relay
4.
Sasapin Sarawas,
Louise Deroide,
Eirini Natsiou,
Dia Henderson – 1:50.74
7.
Annaleagh Stahl,
Jaydy Jay,
Ida Rudelius, Madi Lofgren – 1:58.20
One-Meter Diving
1.
Manou Meulebeek – 302.90
5.
Kiyana Perez – 231.65
6.
Madelaine Bailey – 202.60
