Results
COLUMBUS, OHIO (uhcougars.com) – The Houston Swimming & Diving program opened its first day of action at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, with three top-10 program times.
Zarena Brown hit the water first for Houston, finishing second in her heat of the 500-yard freestyle with the third-best time in program history. The American Athletic Conference Champion, touched the wall at 4:46.16, finishing 57th overall.
In the second event of the day, sophomore Peyton Kondis collected a third-place finish in her heat of the 200 IM. Kondis turned in the fourth-fastest time in program history after finishing the race in 2:00.86, finishing 60th overall.
Senior Ksenia Yuskova posted the 10th-best time in program history in the 50-yard freestyle after finishing the race in 23.37. Yuskova finished the race 59th overall.
The women’s championships will continue tomorrow at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio. SMU's Matea Samardzic and Andrea Podmanikova will join the Cougars in competing in the national meet. The Ohio State University and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission will serve as co-hosts. The NCAA Championship field is made up of 322 participants, including 281 swimmers and 41 divers.
ESPNU will broadcast the women’s championship finals session on Friday. ESPN3 will stream the finals session on Saturday for the women. All other women’s sessions will be streamed live at
www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Tape delayed coverage of the women's championships will be broadcast on ESPNU March 25 at 4 p.m. ET