12/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Dec. 15, 2011
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams will have its last competition of the 2011 calendar year this weekend, hosting the UNLV Winter Invitational on Dec. 17-19 in Buchanan Natatorium. Preliminaries will start each morning at 9 am, while finals will begin at 5:30 pm for the meet, which will feature a combined 14 teams. Live results will be available at UNLVRebels.com.
The 19th-ranked UNLV men have four swimmers that rank in the top 10 in their events, as Cody Roberts is second in the nation in the 100 fly, David Szele and Andrew Morrell are ninth and 10th, respectively, in the 100 breast, and Charlie Tapp is 10th in the 50 free. The Rebels' 200 medley and free relays are also both currently the fourth fastest in the nation.
On the women's side, Katelyne Herrington has the nation's fourth fastest time in the 100 fly. Other top performers for the women are Danica Brennan, ranked first in the Mountain West in the 200 back, and Marley Prothero, the top breaststroker in the MW, ranking first in the 100 and 200 events.
