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Women's Swimming and Diving defeats Indiana and Michigan
10.25.2013 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Longhorns win eight events, including two apiece from junior Gretchen Jaques and freshman Madisyn Cox.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Texas (3-1) totaled eight victories and collected two wins apiece from junior Gretchen Jaques and Madisyn Cox as the Longhorns defeated Indiana and Michigan in a double-dual meet Friday evening at IU's Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
Texas defeated Indiana by a 155-141 count and knocked off Michigan by a 210-90 margin. Indiana defeated Michigan, 181-119.
The meet kicked off with a one-two-three finish from the Texas divers in the three-meter event, where junior Emma Ivory-Ganja was victorious with 310.10 points. Sophomore Meghan Houston took second with 299.25 points, and freshman Murphy Bromberg placed third with 290.60 points. Houston completed the Texas diving sweep with 286.90 points for the win in the one-meter event. Ivory-Ganja placed second with 278.40 points.
Senior Samantha Tucker, the reigning Big 12 Women's Swimmer of the Week, notched UT's first individual swimming win of the meet by taking the 200 freestyle in 1 minute, 47.43 seconds. Jaques posted back-to-back swimming victories in the sprint freestyle events. The Californian clocked 23.19 to win the 50 freestyle before beginning the meet's second half by edging Indiana's Kait Flederbach in the 100 freestyle in 50.18.
Freshman Tasija Karosas continued her strong opening month of competition in the backstroke events. The Stowe, Vt., native posted a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark and claimed the 200 backstroke in 1:56.74. Classmate Madisyn Cox of Lubbock produced another Texas victory, as she won the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.60, good for a NCAA "B" cut. Cox added a second win later in the meet and captured the 200 individual medley in 2:00.58.
Texas closed the meet by handily winning the 400 freestyle relay. Karosas joined senior Alex Hooper, freshman Brynne Wong and Tucker to get the win in 3:21.06.
The Longhorns resume the regular season on Friday, Nov. 8 when they take on Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. In the meantime, Texas will join Michigan and Indiana to compete in an unscored exhibition meet Saturday morning in Bloomington.
The Texas divers will host the UT Diving Invitational from Nov. 21-23 at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center before the annual Texas Invitational inhabits the TSC from Dec. 5-7.
