New Mexico State vs North Texas
- November 4, 2023
- Denton, Texas
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: NM State Sports
DENTON, Texas – The Aggies picked up their first win of the season on Saturday at the Pohl Recreation Center and PEB Natatorium as they took down North Texas, 157-142.
Behind five individual first-place finishes and a top finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the Aggies edged out the Mean Green in their home pool.
Following the 200 medley relay, Sophomore standout Naomi Slee picked up the Aggies’ first win as she swam a 10 minute and 27.18 second 1000 freestyle. The Aggies tallied a win and a sweep of the podium in the following event as Katie Rink, Lindsay Puhalski and Dreamer Kowatch went 1-2-3, respectively, in the 200 free.
After several solid swims, the Aggies returned to the top of the podium as Slee registered her second first-place finish of the day when she took the top spot in the 200 back (2:05.10). Rink then followed suit as she reached the wall first in the 500 free while posting a time of 5:08.89.
Later, the team of Emily Dobbins, Jamie Puhalski, Dreamer Kowatch and Katie Rink combined to clinch the meet victory with a win in the final event of the day, the 200 free relay.
In the dive events, Italia Aranzabal was the Aggies’ top competitor in the three-meter event while Mira Tinani’s third-place finish in the one-meter event was the Aggies’ best showing.
RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
2. Dobbins, Craft, L. Puhalski, Rink – 1:47.77
3. Masselink, Wiman, McDonagh, J. Puhalski – 1:49.07
1000 Free
1. Naomi Slee – 10:27.18
2. Estel Galo – 10:55.50
4. Bella Marthaler – 11:00.46
200 Free
1. Katie Rink – 1:54.35
2. Lindsay Puhalski – 1:55.29
3. Dreamer Kowatch – 1:56.33
100 Back
2. Emily Dobbins – 58.45
3. Jamie Puhalski – 59.36
4. Thea Masselink – 59.53
100 Breast
2. Foteini Charitou – 1:07.10
3. Kodi Wiman – 1:07.64
4. Taylor Craft – 1:06.76
200 Fly
2. Estel Galo – 2:07.26
4. Ellen Osthelder – 2:13.50
5. Faye McDonagh – 2:13.99
50 Free
2. Katie Rink – 24.55
4. Naomi Slee – 25.23
5. Elizabeth Cervantes-Vanderlugt – 25.41
3-Meter Dive
3. Italia Aranzabal – 254.10
5. Mira Tinani – 230.25
100 Free
2. Emily Dobbins – 53.19
3. Dreamer Kowatch – 54.24
5. Elizabeth Cervantes-Vanderlugt – 54.80
200 Back
1. Naomi Slee – 2:05.10
3. Thea Masselink – 2:06.10
4. Lindsay Puhalski – 2:06.25
5. Jamie Puhalski – 2:08.63
200 Breast
2. Kodi Wiman – 2:23.54
3. Foteini Charitou – 2:23.58
4. Taylor Craft – 2:28.89
500 Free
1. Katie Rink – 5:08.89
3. Estel Galo – 5:18.00
5. Bella Marthaler – 5:24.03
100 Fly
2. Faye McDonagh – 58.81
3. Dreamer Kowatch – 59.41
4. Ellen Osthelder – 59.75
1-Meter Dive
3. Mira Tinani – 252.98
6. Italia Aranzabal – 242.85
200 IM
1. Lindsay Puhalski – 2:09.89
3. Kodi Wiman – 2:10.60
4. Faye McDonagh – 2:11.94
5. Thea Masselink – 2:15.58
200 Free Relay
1. Dobbins, Puhalski, Kowatch, Rink – 1:36.68
3. Cervantes-Vanderlugt, Slee, Osthelder, Craft – 1:39.35
Courtesy: Mean Green Sports
DENTON – The UNT swimming and diving team hosted its first home meet of the season on Saturday and dropped a close one, losing 157-142 to visiting New Mexico State despite several standout performances for the Mean Green.
UNT got double victories in the pool from juniors Shaena McCloud and Laura Mazzotta, while senior Saylor Hawkins doubled up with wins in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. Hawkins earned her NCAA Zone cut in the 3-meter springboard to finish a sweep of Zone cuts in all three diving events this season.
McCloud won the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle in 23.83 and 52.89, respectively, and anchored the first-place team in the 200 medley relay, along with Diana Kolb, Tram Nguyen and Kailey Turner. Mazzotta won the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.
Today was a hard fought meet, and I’m really pleased with the effort from our team,” UNT head coach Brittany Roth said. “Paula Núñez Blázquez has been a great team player, filling in events where we need solid racing. Tram Nguyen was clutch today in the medley relay, and in the 100 butterfly. Laura Mazzotta had a big day today, she showed up for the team in a big way in her 100 and 200 breaststroke, holding her own in a strong field and taking the wins in season-best performances. Shaena McCloud came through big today. Her performance in the medley relay and in her two individual wins was outstanding, she’s been working on the details of her racing, and it’s showing. The team is gearing up to have a great performance at the House of Champions in Indianapolis in two weeks.”
IUPUI will host the midseason championships in Indianapolis from Nov. 15-19, to wrap up UNT’s fall schedule before the Mean Green take nearly two months off from competition before kicking off the winter season with a Jan. 6 home meet against New Mexico.
