Friday, November 4
Denton
10:00 AM
University of North Texas
181
vs
114
Little Rock
Photo by: Zach Del Bello
Swim & Dive Scores Win Over Little Rock
11/4/2022 1:45:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
DENTON - The UNT swimming and diving team had several student-athletes win multiple events, as the Mean Green hosted their first home meet of the season and notched a convincing 181-114 win over Little Rock.
In the pool, UNT took both relays with Diana Kolb, Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud taking first in the 200 medley relay, and in the 400 freestyle relay, the team of McCloud, London Farris, Scully and Allison Scott claimed the victory.
Farris doubled up by winning the 100 and 200 freestyles, Diana Kolb won the 100 and 200 backstrokes, Tram Nguyen won the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM, and freshman Kailey Turner also won two events - the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly.
"The team had a solid day today," head coach Brittany Roth said. "We came into this meet in the mindset of rehearsing a prelim swim and being ready and on in the morning. I was impressed the way the team took control early. I was so pleased to see Kennedy Eichler put up a season best in her 1,000 freestyle. Kailey Turner experimented with her race planning today, and she had a banner day in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle. Tram Nguyen had a really strong day today competing in three 200s, and earned two wins with season best times."
The day started off with the diving events, as Saylor Hawkins scored the double victory in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events and secured her NCAA Zone D qualifying score in the 1-meter with a 265.50. She edged out teammate Olivia Dollar in that event, while Brigid Krbec took third. In the 3-meter, Hawkins took first with a 242.78, followed by Krbec and Makaia Goemans for another podium sweep for the Mean Green.
"Saylor's been working really hard the last few weeks getting back to where she was after rehabbing from an injury in the offseason," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "I'm really proud of her for the diligent work she's been putting in. The entire team has been working hard to elevate their performance and today was a great day to see where we are at as we turn our focus to the mid-season championship meet, which will be a good chance to size up some of our competition for conference this year. Each diver had some really strong dives today and now we will focus on getting a little more consistent and a little sharper on our finishes to build on the foundation we set during the first part of our fall."
The team will get back to competition with the mid-season championship at the Phil Hansel Invite, hosted by Houston, on Nov. 17-19.
Fans can follow the program throughout the season on Twitter and Instagram @MeanGreenSD.Â
In the pool, UNT took both relays with Diana Kolb, Laura Mazzotta, Cierra Scully and Shaena McCloud taking first in the 200 medley relay, and in the 400 freestyle relay, the team of McCloud, London Farris, Scully and Allison Scott claimed the victory.
Farris doubled up by winning the 100 and 200 freestyles, Diana Kolb won the 100 and 200 backstrokes, Tram Nguyen won the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM, and freshman Kailey Turner also won two events - the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly.
"The team had a solid day today," head coach Brittany Roth said. "We came into this meet in the mindset of rehearsing a prelim swim and being ready and on in the morning. I was impressed the way the team took control early. I was so pleased to see Kennedy Eichler put up a season best in her 1,000 freestyle. Kailey Turner experimented with her race planning today, and she had a banner day in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle. Tram Nguyen had a really strong day today competing in three 200s, and earned two wins with season best times."
The day started off with the diving events, as Saylor Hawkins scored the double victory in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events and secured her NCAA Zone D qualifying score in the 1-meter with a 265.50. She edged out teammate Olivia Dollar in that event, while Brigid Krbec took third. In the 3-meter, Hawkins took first with a 242.78, followed by Krbec and Makaia Goemans for another podium sweep for the Mean Green.
"Saylor's been working really hard the last few weeks getting back to where she was after rehabbing from an injury in the offseason," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "I'm really proud of her for the diligent work she's been putting in. The entire team has been working hard to elevate their performance and today was a great day to see where we are at as we turn our focus to the mid-season championship meet, which will be a good chance to size up some of our competition for conference this year. Each diver had some really strong dives today and now we will focus on getting a little more consistent and a little sharper on our finishes to build on the foundation we set during the first part of our fall."
The team will get back to competition with the mid-season championship at the Phil Hansel Invite, hosted by Houston, on Nov. 17-19.
Fans can follow the program throughout the season on Twitter and Instagram @MeanGreenSD.Â
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