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Saturday, November 1
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Mean Green Fall to Conference Foe Rice
11/1/2025 3:27:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
HOUSTON - The UNT swim and dive team fell to defending American Conference champion Rice on the road on Saturday.
UNT, which defeated Rice in Denton last season before the Owls went on to win the conference championship, fell 217-80.
The Mean Green got one event win from junior diver Sydney Guidara, who won the 1-meter springboard with a 297.45, while sophomore Amelia Sharp finished fourth with a 259.73. In the 3-meter springboard, Guidara finished third with a 274.80, and sophomore Valeria Hernandez Meza finished fourth with a 259.65 and also had a personal best in the 1-meter event. Junior Ashley Van Milligan had a personal best in the 3-meter.
"Today we had multiple season bests, a personal best (by Hernandez Meza) and a great win on 1-meter for Sydney," said associate head coach/diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan. "I'm proud of the divers. It's always a challenge to dive outside when you're not used to it, but they took the challenge head on and showed a lot of improvement as we near closer to our midseason invites. We're looking forward to a full week of practice to continue to build on our wins and to get ready for UT."
In the pool, the Mean Green had strong performances from Maria Jose Sanchez Castro and Mikaela Goelst in the 100 breaststroke, as they finished third and fourth, respectively, in 1:04.87 and 1:04.89. Another strong showing came from sophomore Jette Schindler, who finished second in 2:05.65, in the 200 butterfly.
UNT's divers will be back in action on Nov. 13-15 at the Texas Diving Invitational in Austin, while the swimmers (along with diving)Â will be back in action at the SMU Invitational on Nov. 20-22.
UNT, which defeated Rice in Denton last season before the Owls went on to win the conference championship, fell 217-80.
The Mean Green got one event win from junior diver Sydney Guidara, who won the 1-meter springboard with a 297.45, while sophomore Amelia Sharp finished fourth with a 259.73. In the 3-meter springboard, Guidara finished third with a 274.80, and sophomore Valeria Hernandez Meza finished fourth with a 259.65 and also had a personal best in the 1-meter event. Junior Ashley Van Milligan had a personal best in the 3-meter.
"Today we had multiple season bests, a personal best (by Hernandez Meza) and a great win on 1-meter for Sydney," said associate head coach/diving coach Stephanie O'Callaghan. "I'm proud of the divers. It's always a challenge to dive outside when you're not used to it, but they took the challenge head on and showed a lot of improvement as we near closer to our midseason invites. We're looking forward to a full week of practice to continue to build on our wins and to get ready for UT."
In the pool, the Mean Green had strong performances from Maria Jose Sanchez Castro and Mikaela Goelst in the 100 breaststroke, as they finished third and fourth, respectively, in 1:04.87 and 1:04.89. Another strong showing came from sophomore Jette Schindler, who finished second in 2:05.65, in the 200 butterfly.
UNT's divers will be back in action on Nov. 13-15 at the Texas Diving Invitational in Austin, while the swimmers (along with diving)Â will be back in action at the SMU Invitational on Nov. 20-22.
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