MGSD Wraps First Meet at Houston

Friday, November 20

Houston, TX

Two Day Event

University of North Texas

University of Houston

11/20/2020 11:20:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

Final Results

HOUSTON – The North Texas swimming and diving team wrapped up their first official meet of the 2020-2021 season with a strong showing on Saturday in Houston. While no score was kept between the Mean Green and host Houston Cougars, North Texas swimmers and divers posted strong times and scores during Saturday morning's action.

To start of action on Saturday, junior Jordan Gorham set a new personal best in the mile swim with a time of 17:13.59. Freshman Diana Kolb followed Gorham's performance with a 2:03.24 time in the 200 back, the Lufkin native's time marked the second-fastest by a Mean Green swimmer since the 2019-2020 season.

Senior Leigh Faires McGee continued to have a great opening weekend with a third place finish in the 100 free with a time of 51.15, she was followed by sophomore London Farris who posted the second-fastest time of her career with a mark of 51.48. Junior Brooke Beddingfield posted the second personal best of the opening weekend in the 200 breast with a time of 2:17.68 while freshman Tram Nguyen continued her impressive opening weekend with a 2:03.66 in the 200 fly.

Senior Meghan Miller led the way for the Mean Green in the platform diving event with a score of 175.12 and the Mean Green would close out the weekend with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay. The team of McGee, Farris, Cierra Scully and Allison Scott would clock a 3:28.24 to close out competition.

The second of two sessions on Friday began with Gorham taking second-place in the 400 IM with a time of 4:31.00. She was followed closely by Kolb and Tram Nguyen who finished fourth and fifth respectively with times of 4:31.07 and 4:33.55. Nguyen continued here great night with a second-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 55.95, a faster time than any Mean Green swimmer recorded in the 2019-2020 season. Sophomore Cierra Scully (56.77) and senior Micayla Morgan (57.51) both notched personal best times in the event.

Senior Leigh Faires McGee led the way for the Mean Green in the 200 free with a time of 1:49.42 which was good enough for a second-place finish, sophomore London Farris finished third with a time of 1:52.04. North Texas had another pair of top-three finishes in the 100 breast when junior Brooke Beddingfield and sophomore Jenny Holwell notched personal best times of 1:03.73 and 1:04.04 respectively to finish second and third. Senior Ula Michalczyk was close behind the two with a fourth-place finish in a time of 1:05.43.

Freshmen continued their incredible day with a pair of top-five finishes in the 100 back, Kolb (56.34) led the way with a second-place finish while Madeleine Nguyen (58.71) placed fourth. Sophomore Allison Scott was close behind in fifth with a time of 58.91. Senior Meghan Miller led the way for the Mean Green in the one-meter diving event with a score of 258.75, while junior Altaira Wallquist (214.72) and sophomores Makaia Goemans (211.42) and Olivia Dollar (189.52) finished fourth-sixth.

The evening's session finished with a second-fifth place finish for the Mean Green in the 200-medley relay. North Texas' B relay, consisting of Nguyen, Beddingfield, Morgan and McGee led the way with a time of 1:45.48. The Mean Green's A relay consisting of Kolb, Holwell, Nguyen and Farris placed second with a time of 1:45.82.

Friday's morning session featured the 200-free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 400-medley relay and three-meter diving. Four North Texas teams competed in the 200 free relay to open the morning, the Mean Green were able to claim third through sixth place in the opening event. The A relay which consisted of McGee, Farris, Scully and June Harris led the Mean Green with a time of 1:36.16

McGee then led the Mean Green in the 500 free and 50 free, notching a fifth-place individual finish in both events with a time of 4:58.81 in the 500 and a time of 23.90 in the 50. Nguyen clocked the lowest time for the Mean Green in the 200 IM, the Canadian placed in seventh with a time of 2:07.45. She was followed closely by Kolb who placed eighth with a time of 2:08.43.

The Mean Green divers were led by Wallquist with a score of 232.95, which put her in fifth place. North Texas closed out the morning with a team-best third place finish in the 400-medley relay. The A relay consisting of Kolb, sophomore Jenny Holwell, Nguyen and McGee clocked a 3:48.36 to close out the morning.

Action will continue from Houston beginning at 5 p.m. CT. Stay tuned to MeanGreenSports.com and @MeanGreenSwim on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates.