Dec. 2, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 25 UNLV men's swimming and diving team moved up one spot to fifth on Friday, while the women's team dropped to eighth after the second day of action at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational, held on the University of Texas campus.
The day's top finish came from the men's 200 medley relay, as Charlie Tapp, David Szele, Cody Roberts and Steven Nelms posted a third-place time of 1:26.16. The Rebels placed two in the top 16 scoring spots in both the 400 IM and the 100 breast. Giacomo Gremizzi was fifth in the 400 IM in 3:49.89 while Brandon Meier placed 14th in 3:58.36. UNLV had two score in the top eight in the 100 breast, with Andrew Morrell taking fourth in 53.71 and Szele fifth in 53.82. The other Rebel to record points on Friday was Coleman Allen, who finished 16th in the 100 back in 48.81.
No. 2 Texas leads the men's standings with 666 points, while No. 3 Arizona stands in second at 609. No. 8 USC is third (493), and UCSB fourth (173), seven points ahead of the Rebels' 166 points. Eleven teams total had scored points through the first two days.
The top women's finisher was Marley Prothero, who finished eighth in the 100 breast in a swim of 1:01.89. The Rebels also added a 14th place finish in the 200 medley relay, with Dannica Brennan, Nakayla Chan, Emma Gustaffson and Hillary Ego touching the all in a time of 1:44.63.
The Rebels stand with 83 points on the women's side for eighth place. No. 3 Texas is in first with 603, while No. 5 USC is second (484.5) and No. 7 Stanford third (451).
The three-day meet concludes on Saturday.
