11/21/2014 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UNLVRebels.com) - For the second straight day UNLV claimed an individual event win, as Henrique Machado won the 100 back on Friday night at the Mizzou Invitational. Machado is one of 11 men and two women competing at this year's meet for UNLV.
Machado posted a time of 46.39 to win the 100 back, a NCAA 'B' provisional time standard. He was one of two Rebels in the top eight of the event, with Caio Dini placing seventh in 49.43. The night's first event was saw another 'B' time for UNLV, with the 200 medley relay team of Machado, Tom Paco-Pedroni, Dillon Virva and Or Sabatier touching the wall in 1:26.56, just behind the first place Missswell, tghe ouri squad.
The 400 IM had Hannon Daigler turn in a fifth-place time of 3:59.09, while Kristina Hendrick scored on the women's side, placing ninth in 4:26.29. UNLV scored on both sides of the next event as well, the 200 free. This time Michelle Troup finished in 1:49.77 to place ninth, while Joe Riggert swam a time of 1:41.64 to finish in 16th place. The final event for UNLV on Friday was the 100 breast, where Boris Kulizhnikov touched the wall in 55.01 to finish in fifth place in a NCAA 'B' time.
The Rebels conclude the meet on Saturday.
ARIZONA DIVING INVITATIONAL - UNLV had three members participating in the Arizona Diving Invitational on Friday. Lucas James led the way by placing sixth on the 1-meter with a score of 293.50. On the women's 3-meter, Michele Serra was 16th with a score of 293.50, while Taylor Shillingburg was 28th.
