LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) swimming & diving team saw freshman Louise Deroide break her own program record in the 100-yard breaststroke, while juniors Manou Meulebeek and Annaleagh Stahl earned individual victories as the Vaqueros fell 193-102 to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) opponent New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday at the Las Cruces Natatorium.

Deroide continued her record-breaking start to the season, finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.45, surpassing her previous school record of 1:07.56 set at the Rice Fall Splash on Oct. 9 by 0.11 seconds.

Stahl earned the Vaqueros' a victory in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:20.98. Sophomore Jaydy Jay followed in second with a season-best time of 2:24.19, while junior Alexia Gonzalez finished third in 2:44.57.

Deroide also competed in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing fifth with a time of 2:32.67.

Meulebeek led the Vaqueros on the diving boards, capturing first place in the 1-meter competition with 303.23 points and added a runner-up finish in the 3-meter competition with 242.40 points.

Freshman Kiyana Perez placed third in both diving events, scoring 240.15 points on the 1-meter and 241.95 on the 3-meter. Freshman Madelaine Bailey finished fifth in the 1-meter competition with 206.55 points and seventh in the 3-meter event with 172.93.

Stahl also recorded a pair of third-place finishes in the backstroke events, touching the wall in a season-best 1:00.50 in the 100-yard backstroke before finishing the 200-yard backstroke in 2:14.49. 

Freshman Eirini Natsiou added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:00.27 and placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:18.73. Junior Ida Rudelius finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.83.

In the distance events, sophomore Ellinor Plant led the Vaqueros in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing third with a season-best time of 11:27.32. Freshman Ellie Bailey followed closely in fourth at 11:27.35, while senior Chloe Siegrist placed fifth in 11:55.69.

Bailey also earned a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:38.43, followed by Plant in fourth (5:41.42) and Siegrist in fifth (5:52.13).

Sophomore Dia Henderson paced UTRGV in the sprint freestyle events, finishing fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.10) and 100-yard freestyle (54.75).

The Vaqueros opened the meet with a second-place tie in the 200-yard medley relay, as sophomore Sasapin Sarawas, Deroide, Natsiou, Henderson finished in 1:50.29.

UTRGV closed the meet by claiming the top three official finishes in the 400-yard freestyle relay. 

The Vaqueros head home as they face the Bowling Green Falcons in the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium, Nov. 6-7 at 6 p.m. and 9:30 a.m.

UTRGV Results

 200-Yard Medley Relay

T-2nd – Sasapin Sarawas, Louise Deroide, Eirini Natsiou, Dia Henderson – 1:50.29

1,000-Yard Freestyle

3rd – Ellinor Plant – 11:27.32
4th – Ellie Bailey – 11:27.35
5th – Chloe Siegrist – 11:55.69

200-Yard Freestyle

3rd – Sarah Bull – 2:05.68
4th – Olivia Votava – 2:06.44
6th – AJ Rogers – 2:11.26
7th – Gabriella Ruiz – 2:17.35

100-Yard Backstroke

3rd – Annaleagh Stahl – 1:00.50
4th – Sasha Sarawas – 1:01.18
6th – Lauren Uribe – 1:12.31

100-Yard Breaststroke

3rd – Louise Deroide – 1:07.45 (School Record)
6th – Jaydy Jay – 1:12.07
7th – Chloe Siegrist – 1:21.82

200-Yard Butterfly

4th – Eirini Natsiou – 2:18.73
6th – Olivia Votava – 2:28.98
7th – Alexia Gonzalez – 2:36.94

50-Yard Freestyle

4th – Dia Henderson – 25.10
5th – Ida Rudelius – 26.05
6th – Sasapin Sarawas – 26.86

1-Meter Diving

1st – Manou Meulebeek – 303.23
3rd – Kiyana Perez – 240.15
5th – Madelaine Bailey – 206.55

100-Yard Freestyle

4th – Dia Henderson – 54.75
5th – Ida Rudelius – 56.27
7th – AJ Rogers – 1:00.61
8th – Sarah Bull – 1:01.97

200-Yard Backstroke

3rd – Annaleagh Stahl – 2:14.49
5th – Sasapin Sarawas – 2:22.76
7th – Gabriella Ruiz – 2:35.10
8th – Lauren Uribe – 2:39.47

200-Yard Breaststroke

5th – Louise Deroide – 2:32.67
6th – Jaydy Jay – 2:37.19

500-Yard Freestyle

3rd – Ellie Bailey – 5:38.43
4th – Ellinor Plant – 5:41.42
5th – Chloe Siegrist – 5:52.13
6th – Olivia Votava – 5:55.18

100-Yard Butterfly

2nd – Eirini Natsiou – 1:00.27
4th – Ida Rudelius – 1:02.83
6th – Sarah Bull – 1:05.39

3-Meter Diving

2nd – Manou Meulebeek – 242.40
3rd – Kiyana Perez – 241.95
7th – Madelaine Bailey – 172.93

200-Yard Individual Medley

1st – Annaleagh Stahl – 2:20.98
2nd – Jaydy Jay – 2:24.19
3rd – Alexia Gonzalez – 2:44.57

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

1st – Dia Henderson, Louise Deroide, Eirini Natsiou, Ida Rudelius– 3:46.49
2nd – Sarah Bull, Olivia Votava, Ellie Bailey, Jaydy Jay – 3:59.92
3rd – AJ Rogers, Ellinor Plant, Lauren Uribe, Chloe Siegrist – 4:02.77

The Vaqueros head home as they face the Bowling Green Falcons in the City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium, Nov. 6-7 at 6 p.m. and 9:30 a.m.

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