Houston signees Alvarez, Rollinson prep for final state meet
Jack Marrion, Staff writer
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Katy Taylor senior Abbie Alvarez won the 200-yard individual medley at the Region V-6A championships, Feb. 5 at the Cy-Fair ISD Natatorium.Jack MarrionShow MoreShow Less
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George Ranch senior Keely Rollinson finished third in the 200-yard freestyle at the Region V-6A championships, Feb. 5 at the Cy-Fair ISD Natatorium.Jack MarrionShow MoreShow Less
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The University of Houston swimming and diving program recently announced its finalized 2021 signing class, featuring recruits from five countries.
Four of the 11 reside in Texas, including two local standouts who met for the first time at the Region V-6A championships.
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So, I’m a boomer, okay? I mean, a real Zelig of a boomer. I started Brandeis University just a few years after Abbie Hoffman and Angela Davis graduated. During my time there, two classmates, Kathryn Power and Susan Saxe, hooked up with a former convict studying at the campus on a government scholarship for parolees. Along with some of his ex-prison buddies, they robbed a National Guard Armory in Newburyport, Massachusetts and went on to kill a Boston police officer in a bank heist; Saxe and Power didn’t get their diplomas, but they did earn the distinction of being two of only ten women ever to make the FBI’s Most Wanted list. I saw the Who play at a dive club called the Boston Tea Party and an out-of-his-gourd Keith Moon “Moon the Loon” smash his drums into kindling. I was at the festival at Altamont outside of San Francisco, known for the moment when Mick Jagger’s Hell’s Angels “security guards,” hired in exchange for $500 worth of beer, stabbed
UH swimming and diving struggles in trip to Texas A&M
The UH swimming and diving team had won its first two meets against Tulane and SMU prior to its meeting against Texas A&M this weekend. | File Phot
Facing a top 15 team in Texas A&M, the Houston swimming and diving program fell short against the Aggies this weekend in both the swim meet and diving invitational.
The Cougars started off slow on Friday, picking up third place in the opening 200-yard medley. The team, consisting of senior Kathryn Power, sophomore Audrey McKinnon, senior Katie Higgins and senior Mykenzie Leehy, put the Cougars on the board, finishing with a time of
UH swimming and diving stays perfect after defeating Tulane
The UH swimming and diving team had two meets in four days when it took on Tulane at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. | Courtesy of UH athletics
After a weekend off, the Houston swimming and diving team continued its strong season, picking up a win against conference opponent Tulane.
The UH swimming and diving team won 203-97.
“I’m proud of the way we raced today,” said UH head coach Ryan Wochomurka in a release. “It is hard to race on Friday and compete again on a Monday. That hardly ever happens.”
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