HOUSTON – On Wednesday, NM State Swimming & Diving opened its stay at the Phill Hansel Invitational, visiting the event for the second straight year. Houston is hosting the three-day, 11-team meet from the CRWC Natatorium. The Cougars lead the way with 449 points through one day of action. Meanwhile, the Aggies sit in eighth place with 176 points after the opening round of finals.
 
The day began with a seventh-place finish in the 200 free relay for Emily Dobbins, Dijana Mazumdar, Kira Brownell and Katie Rink (1:33.24). After anchoring the event prior, Rink posted a 500 free time of 4:53.51 to earn an eighth-place finish. In the same race, Naomi Slee was the only other Aggie to collect points, doing so in 4:56.94.
 
In the 50 free final, Dobbins and Mazumdar went 6-7 to clinch points with marks of 23.08 and 23.11, respectively. The duo later bookended a quartet that also included Kodi Wiman and Willow Messner. The grouping teamed up to finish the 400 free relay in 3:44.56, touching the wall in 10^th place.
 
The divers rounded out the day, with Mira Tinani and Peytton Moore both adding to their squad's tally in the 1m dive. Tinani posted a 232.65 in 13^th place, while Moore's 228.10 was good for 17^th out of two dozen finalists. The duo combined for 23 points, rounding out the day with a team tally of 176, ahead of San Jose State (133), New Mexico (106) and Vanderbilt (85).
 
UP NEXT
The Phill Hansel Invitational rolls on through Friday, Nov. 21. Thursday's finals will include the 200 medley relay, 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 800 free relay and 3m dive. Links to watch can be found at nmstatesports.com.
 
For complete coverage of NM State Swimming & Diving, follow us on Twitter (@NMStateSwimDive), Instagram (@NMStateSwimDive) and like us on Facebook (NM State Swimming & Diving). You can also follow along with Aggie Swimming & Diving via NMStateSports.com.