Houston, the three-time American Athletic Conference defending champs, scored a leading 135 points to open up the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at UH.
The Cougars’ first day was highlighted by senior Zarena Brown, junior Samantha Medlin, sophomore Rachel Hicks and junior Monique Rae taking first place in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a program and meet record of 7:06.29.
The Cougars opened up the meet with three divers, senior Lauren Burrell, sophomore Katie Deininger, and sophomore Jolie Blodgett qualifying for the finals of the 3-meter dive.