Meet Results
- October 14, 2017
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Score
- North Texas 183, Little Rock 106
Press Release
Courtesy of North Texas Athletics
In the first dual meet of the 2017-18 season, the North Texas swimming and diving team defeated Little Rock, 183-106. Junior Brittany Thurstin led the way with four combined individual and relay victories.
“It was great getting to have the first true meet of the season,” Thurstin said. “The coaches were giving great feedback and the girls were all excited for each others races.”
Thurstin swam the final leg for the Mean Green in the 200-yard medley relay, helping the team to a first-place finish with a time of 1:47.92. The Bryan, Texas, native edged out teammate Emmabeth Jensen in both the 50-yard (24.32) and 100-yard (53.00) freestyle and wrapped up the day as the final swimmer in the 400-yard freestyle relay, taking the top spot with a time of 3:34.38.
“I think that feedback really helped push me toward success in the pool today,” Thurstin said. “Everyone was working hard for each other.”
Senior Claudia Kitching, who was part of the 200-medley win, also secured victories in the 100-yard (1:05.29) and 200-yard (2:19.29) breastroke.
Freshman Leigh Faires McGee contributed to North Texas’ success in the freestyle events with a win in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 1:55.25. The Mean Green swept the top three times in the event as Deneen Carter (1:56.55) and Sara Whelan (1:56.84) took second and third, respectively.
Freshman diver Meghan Miller impressed in the three-meter dive with a score of 231.00 to take first place.
UP NEXT
North Texas heads to Houston for dual meets with Rice and Houston on Oct. 21 and 22, respectively.
Press Release
Courtesy of Little Rock Athletics
Little Rock opened up their dual-meet action a with loss to North Texas 183-106 as they debuted in front of their home fans at the Donaghey Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon.
In the second event of the meet, Tori Fryar would take a first place finish with a time of 10:29.32 in the 1000-yard freestyle leading the Trojans in their best event of the night. Claire Bristow and Lily Kerr would take third and fourth place in the heat given Little Rock a combined 11 points between the three.
Sam Gray came out with another impressive performance earning 237.83 points in the one-meter dive, taking first place and nine points for the Trojans.
Tori Fryar had another good showing taking second place in the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:04.37 finish time, followed by Claire Bristow in fourth with a 5:16.08 time to earn points.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Palmer Ristroph would earn a second place finish with Imre van Huyssteentaking fourth and Nuria Gallego Murcia taking fifth, adding another seven points to the Trojans’ total.
Laura Ruiz Astorga would earn a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a finish time of 2:10.26.
The Trojans would earn max points in the 3-meter dive, the 400 individual medley, and 400-yard freestyle relay as North Texas would exhibition their swimmers in the events.
Little Rock returns to the Donaghey Aquatic Center next week as they host the Little Rock Invitational on Saturday Oct. 21 with events starting at 10 a.m.
