FULL RESULTS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas- The University of the Incarnate Word women's swimming and diving team came close to the University of Houston in a 182 to 110 battle at their home opener this afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the 3-meter and 1- meter diving competitions,
Savanna Meadows finished third and posted 286.85 points in the 3- meter, but came back and won the 1-meter with 296.10 points.
To start the swimming portion off, UIW's
Natasha Fung,
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz,
Cassandra Phillips and
Ziata Demchenko won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:45.63, ahead of Houston by .29 of a second.
In the individual events, freshman standout
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz won the 100 and 20 -yard breaststroke events as well as the 400-yard individual medley.
TOP 3 FINISHERS
3-Meter Diving
3
rd place,
Savanna Meadows, 286.85
200- Yard Medley Relay
1
st place,
Natasha Fung,
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz,
Cassandra Phillips,
Ziata Demchenko, 1:45.63
100-Yard Backstroke
2
nd place,
Natasha Fung, 57.20
100-Yard Breastroke
1
st place,
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz, 1:04.97
1-Meter Diving
1
st place,
Savanna Meadows, 296.10
100-Yard Freestyle
3
rd place,
Ziata Demchenko, 53.75
200-Yard Breaststroke
1
st place,
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz, 2:19.01
100-Yard Butterfly
1
st place,
Cassandra Phillips, 56.04
400-Yard IM
1
st place,
Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz, 4:27.53
2
nd place,
Kara Neel, 4:50.37
400 –Yard Freestyle Relay
1
st place,
Cassandra Phillips,
Natasha Fung,
Ziata Demchenko,
Kaylee Brawner, 3:36.40
2
nd place,
Hannah Rowley,
Jozie Lowe,
Abigail Meyer,
Kara Neel, 3:51.94
3
rd place,
Taylor Steele,
Madeline Youngman,
Erika Stephenson,
Sarah Laman, 3:59.92
UP NEXT
Both the men and women's teams will travel to Arkansas, during fall break October 19-21. They will compete at Ouachita Baptist on Thursday and Little Rock on Saturday.
STAY TUNED
The men and women's teams will host San Antonio neighbor, Trinity University on October 27.
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