University of Nevada Las Vegas
Utah
11/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
A testament to its depth and talent, the men's team took first place in nearly every event. The team of David Schick, Quincy Schmidt, Andrew Livingston and Piotr Krzyskow took first in the 400 medley relay in a time of 3:25.94, a full eight seconds faster then their fastest time of the year.
Mike Soria led the men in individual scoring, winning both the 1000 (9:48.33) and 500 (4:41.89) free.
Jacint Simon won the 200 free in a time of 1:44.54, while Piotr Krzyskow took the 50 free in 20.85, followed closely by teammates Michael Short (20.88) and Garrett Wood (21.36) to sweep first through third in the event.
Other winners for the Rebels included Paul Valen, who won the 400 IM in 4:06.44 and took third in the 500 free in 4:49.36, and Andrew Livingston who took first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:48.76.
For the women, Lorena Diaconescu once again led the team in total points. She scored 18 points individually with 11 more as part of the first-place 400 medley relay. Diaconescu placed first in the 200 free (1:51.59) and the 500 free (4:57.22).
Allison Noble brought home 13 points, taking first in the 1000 free (10:16.63) and second in the 500 free (5:02.73).
In all, the women took first place in eight of the ten events. Other winners included Whitney Phelps (200 fly), Lindsey Whipple (200 back), Carrie Knopp (200 breast) and the 400 free relay team.
The Utah men's and women's diving teams defeated UNLV in competition at Provo, Utah. The Utes swept the men's 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitons. The Rebel women could do no better than second in both competitions.
