LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The UNLV men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams dropped their dual meet against Utah, but came away with 11 event wins and 35 top-three finishes Friday at Ute Natatorium.
The Rebels fell to the Utes 187-113 on the men’s side, while the Scarlet & Gray women’s squad suffered the same fate by a score of 171-129.
THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
– Sophomore Ava Olson earned a victory in the 1000 free, reaching the wall in 10:16.20.
– In a 1-2 sweep of the 200 free, junior Erika Carlson took first (1:51.18) and senior Gina Miller followed right behind her in second (1:52.17).
– In the 100 back, sophomore Dominika Trentkiewicz notched a first-place finish with a time of 55.3 seconds.
– Freshman Lauren Palacios secured a win in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 2:07.80.
– Carlson earned another victory in the 100 free (51.47), while junior Averi Webb swam to a third-place finish (51.75).
– Adding another victory was Webb in the 100 fly, clocking a time of 56.26.
– Continuing her dominant day, Carlson added her third victory in the 500 free (4:58.75) while Miller finished in second (5:01.13).
– The Rebels’ 400 medley relay team of Trentkiewicz, senior Heather Gardner, Palacios and senior Bridget Sullivan placed second in a time of 3:48.78.
– Freshman Grace Wharton had multiple second-place finishes, which came in the 200 back (2:03.42) and the 400 IM (4:32.50).
– In the 50 free, seniors Pilar Cohen (23.76) and Sullivan (23.91) placed second and third, respectively.
– The Scarlet & Gray 200 free relay squad of Cohen, Webb, Carlson and Sullivan combined for a second-place time of 1:33.54.
– In the 3-meter competition, fifth year Vika Yanovska collected a third-place score of 301.95.
– Rounding out the Rebel women’s top-3 marks, Gardner also added a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:04.69).
THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
– In the 400 yard medley relay, the Rebel ‘A’ team of sophomore Wikus Potgieter, senior Adnan Beji, freshman Emil Perez and sophomore Ambrus Barcsak started the day strong with a first-place time of 3:18.24.
– Taking the top two spots in the 100 breast, Beji claimed the victory in a time of 55.44 and senior Daniel Nicusan placed second (55.52).
– Perez took the victory in the 100 free, reaching the wall in 45.48. Additionally, he added a third-place finish in the 50 free (21.12).
– Sweeping the top two spots again in the 200 breast, Nicusan took the victory with a 2:03.81 and Beji placed second (2:04.80).
– Sophomore Tatsuki Inoue glided his way to second-place finishes in the 100 back (50.56) and the 200 back (1:48.97).
– In the 1-meter competition, senior Dima Tereshchenko earned a second-place score of 317.33.
– Senior Cooper Kiel added two top three finishes, placing second in the 100 fly (49.82) and third in the 200 free (1:40.39).
– The Rebels’ 200 free relay group of Potgieter, Barcsak, Nicusan and Perez took second with a time of 1:22.63.
– Junior Ian Belflower placed second (1:51.20) in the 200 fly, while redshirt sophomore Colby Raffel placed third (1:51.84).
– Adding third-place finishes were senior McKay Mickelson in the 200 back (1:51.83) and sophomore Alex Vasquez in the three-meter dive (344.48).
UP NEXT: The Rebels face a quick turnaround with a dual meet against BYU Saturday at 12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT.
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