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No. 21 Houston takes Phill Hansel Invitational for third straight year

For the third year in a row, No. 21 Houston won the Phill Hansel Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center after beating the competition by almost 600 points.

Preliminaries began on Thursday with the Cougars closing out the first day with a total of 537 points and eight swimmers advancing to the finals of the 500 yard freestyle. Junior Samantha Medlin and senior Zarena Brown both posted first-place finishes.

In the final, Brown came out on top with the best time of her career at 4:44.89.

Senior Peyton Kondis topped her previous record in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:58.