DENTON – North Texas swimming and diving opened up the 2019-20 campaign in dominating fashion taking 15 of 16 events in a dual meet with Arkansas-Little Rock and winning by a final score of 213-84.
 
"It was a good day," head coach Brittany Roth said. "Really proud of the girls, we've been training hard for a month now so I know right now in their training cycle they're really tired, but to see them fighting all the way through to the end of a meet is really encouraging."
 
The Mean Green were led by junior Leigh Faires McGee who took first place in the 100, 200 and 500-freestlye races, and was a member of the first place 200-freestyle relay team.
 
Sophomore Brooke Beddingfield took first place in the 100 and 200-Breaststroke, while junior Robyn Lee finished in first in the 200 Back and 100 Fly. Other top finishes by North Texas are as followed: Junior Meghan Miller (1-Meter and 3-Meter Diving), sophomore Bryanna Vasquez (1000 freestyle), senior Jowita Sienczyk (100 back), freshman Kaitlyn Carr (50 free), and sophomore Karigan Stanley (400 IM) and Sienczyk and Stanley teamed up with freshmen Jenny Holwell and June Harris to take home the 400 medley relay.
 
North Texas debuted 12 freshmen during the opening meet of the season. The rookies combined for seven top-3 finishes with Carr, Harris and Holwell taking home first place finishes.
 
"This is a lot of composure trying to race in a dual meet," Roth said in regards to the slew of freshmen on the team. "This experience is a good first step in their careers here."
 
North Texas divers took home seven top-5 finishes with Miller taking home the individual titles for both diving events.
 
"Overall I think our divers did well for our first meet," diving coach Mark Murdock said. "We took a huge step with confidence in our dives, especially from our four freshmen divers who were very confident on the board and in their dives."
 
What's Next?
The Mean Green will host their annual Green versus White Alumni Meet on October 12 before traveling to SMU for a dual with the Mustangs and LSU on November 2.