Albuquerque, NM (Nov. 11) - The University of Houston women's swim team battled the high Albuquerque altitude as much as a tough slate of opponents at the Lobo Invitational November 11-12.

The Cougars finished 6th among a field of seven teams at the Seidler Natatorium on the University of New Mexico campus. Top UH performances included sophomore Falon Hopkins finishing second among a field of 40 athletes in the 100-yard butterfly (58.08). Junior Elissa Nelson was second mile with a season-best time of 17:46.44.

The final team scores were as follows.

Pl    Team                Score
1.    BYU                 979.0
2.    New Mexico          744.0
3.    Northern Arizona    726.0
4.    New Mexico State    407.0
5.    North Carolina      343.5
6.    Houston             335.0
7.    North Texas         197.5