Saturday, January 27
Little Rock, AR
University of North Texas
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Little Rock (vs. Vanderbilt)
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Swim & Dive Shines In Last Meet Before Conference
1/27/2024 3:28:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The UNT swimming and diving team had its final competitive tuneup before the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships next month and had several student-athletes turn in encouraging performances in a tri-meet against Little Rock and Vanderbilt on Saturday.
The Mean Green set two new pool records, as Shaena McCloud won the 50 freestyle in a record time of 23.28, and Diana Kolb set a new mark in the 100 backstroke with a personal-best 54.72 to win the race by almost two seconds.
"Today was a strong showing for our team from top to bottom," head coach Brittany Roth said. "With our final regular season meet, we saw our team members performing on par with some of their best results this season. Shaena McCloud had a monster meet anchoring the 200 Medley Relay, then following that performance by winning the 50 free and setting a pool record, and then putting together top end results in the 100 free and 100 fly. Kennedy Eichler is on fire, and had a really strong 1,000 and 500 free performance. She's been working on the details of her race and is putting in the skills necessary for her best performance.
"Diana Kolb hit her stride in the 100 back, touching first, breaking the pool record, and going her PR, a feat that is hard to do at this stage of the season. Noelle Marsh had a great day. She doesn't get to race the 50 free much due to her usual 200 free lineup, but it was great to see her under 24 seconds and leaning on the work she's been consistently putting in. This is typically a tough part of the year in the homestretch, but it's exciting to see the fight our team pulled together with today."
On the boards, UNT took home 1, 2, 4 finishes in both the 1- and 3-meter springboards and saw several personal bests recorded.
In the 1-meter, Brigid Krbec won with 264.45 points, followed by Sydney Guidara in second with 261.23 points. Saylor Hawkins finished fourth with 249.15 points. In the 3-meter, Hawkins won with 284.85 points, followed by Guidara's 254.78 points for second place. Michaella Rhodes finished fourth with 242.93 points. Rhodes and Gabi Somoza each hit new personal bests in both the 1- and 3-meter events, and Mackenzie Ferguson notched a new PR in the 1-meter.
"I was really proud of the whole team today," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "They've been working really hard the last few weeks. They were strong as a group today, hit some great dives and bounced back from some less than ideal circumstances. They were cheering loud, they were having fun and they were gritty. It was a great way to finish off the regular season and a great performance to build on for conference."
UNT will next compete at the AAC Championships at SMU on Feb. 22-25.
The Mean Green set two new pool records, as Shaena McCloud won the 50 freestyle in a record time of 23.28, and Diana Kolb set a new mark in the 100 backstroke with a personal-best 54.72 to win the race by almost two seconds.
"Today was a strong showing for our team from top to bottom," head coach Brittany Roth said. "With our final regular season meet, we saw our team members performing on par with some of their best results this season. Shaena McCloud had a monster meet anchoring the 200 Medley Relay, then following that performance by winning the 50 free and setting a pool record, and then putting together top end results in the 100 free and 100 fly. Kennedy Eichler is on fire, and had a really strong 1,000 and 500 free performance. She's been working on the details of her race and is putting in the skills necessary for her best performance.
"Diana Kolb hit her stride in the 100 back, touching first, breaking the pool record, and going her PR, a feat that is hard to do at this stage of the season. Noelle Marsh had a great day. She doesn't get to race the 50 free much due to her usual 200 free lineup, but it was great to see her under 24 seconds and leaning on the work she's been consistently putting in. This is typically a tough part of the year in the homestretch, but it's exciting to see the fight our team pulled together with today."
On the boards, UNT took home 1, 2, 4 finishes in both the 1- and 3-meter springboards and saw several personal bests recorded.
In the 1-meter, Brigid Krbec won with 264.45 points, followed by Sydney Guidara in second with 261.23 points. Saylor Hawkins finished fourth with 249.15 points. In the 3-meter, Hawkins won with 284.85 points, followed by Guidara's 254.78 points for second place. Michaella Rhodes finished fourth with 242.93 points. Rhodes and Gabi Somoza each hit new personal bests in both the 1- and 3-meter events, and Mackenzie Ferguson notched a new PR in the 1-meter.
"I was really proud of the whole team today," diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan said. "They've been working really hard the last few weeks. They were strong as a group today, hit some great dives and bounced back from some less than ideal circumstances. They were cheering loud, they were having fun and they were gritty. It was a great way to finish off the regular season and a great performance to build on for conference."
UNT will next compete at the AAC Championships at SMU on Feb. 22-25.
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