Nov. 20, 2010

LONG BEACH, Calif. (UNLVRebels) - UNLV posted a total of six top-eight finishes as the Rebel men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up action on Saturday night at the Arena Invitational, held at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool.

Andrew Morrell posted the top finish for the Rebel men, placing second in the 200 breast in 1:58.38. Steven Nelms was third in the 100 free (44.53), while Nick Blank was fifth in the 200 back in 1:48.40.

For the Rebel women, Jessica Heim had the day's best swim with a third-place finish in the 1650 free in a time of 16:24.17. Anja Crawford was next with a sixth-place time in the 200 back, 1:58.82. In their final event, UNLV finished fourth in the 400 free relay, as Lisa Gillespie, Jessica Heim, Katelynne Herrington and Friderika Szel posted a time of 3:22.83.

The next action for UNLV will be a conference meet against San Diego State in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1 pm in Buchanan Natatorium.