Women's Swimming & Diving

Sprinters Shine At Invite

Dec. 17, 2005

LAS VEGAS -

Dec. 17, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Winter Invite Results

UNLV's Brandon Nelms and Katie Wronn both each won an individual event and swam a relay to a first place finish on the first day of the UNLV Winter Invite Saturday at Buchanen Natatorium. The meet, featuring a total of 10 teams, continues on Sunday before finishing with the third day on Sunday. The prelims for both days start at 10 am, with the finals beginning at 5:30 pm.

On the women's side of the competition, UNLV won the first event of the meet, the 200 free relay in a time of 1:35.08. Wronn led off the relay, followed by Jessie Bradshaw, Lauren Browning, while Marina Sandback was the anchor. Wronn would then claim the 50 free title after swimming 23.44.

The Rebel men would also take first in the 200 free relay, touching the wall in 1:23.12. Nelms was the leadoff swimmer for UNLV, followed by Eric Culberson, Magnus Egmar, with Joe Bartoch swimming the anchor leg Freshman Johann Claar won his 11th straight college race, taking the 500 free in 4:5.80, while Nelms posted a victory in the 50 free in 20.54. It was the second straight year Nelms won the 50 free title.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Bartoch

Joe Bartoch

Fly/Free
6' 4"
Junior
Eric Culberson

Eric Culberson

Breast/Free
6' 1"
Sophomore
Magnus Egmar

Magnus Egmar

Free/IM
6' 1"
Freshman
Brandon Nelms

Brandon Nelms

Sprint Free
6' 4"
Sophomore
Jessie Bradshaw

Jessie Bradshaw

Sprint Free/Back
5' 7"
Junior
Lauren Browning

Lauren Browning

Free
5' 11"
Sophomore
Marina Sandback

Marina Sandback

Free
Freshman
Katie Wronn

Katie Wronn

Free
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Joe Bartoch

Joe Bartoch

6' 4"
Junior
Fly/Free
Eric Culberson

Eric Culberson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Breast/Free
Magnus Egmar

Magnus Egmar

6' 1"
Freshman
Free/IM
Brandon Nelms

Brandon Nelms

6' 4"
Sophomore
Sprint Free
Jessie Bradshaw

Jessie Bradshaw

5' 7"
Junior
Sprint Free/Back
Lauren Browning

Lauren Browning

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free
Marina Sandback

Marina Sandback

Freshman
Free
Katie Wronn

Katie Wronn

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free