Nov. 21, 2015 ATLANTA, Ga. (UNLVRebels.com) - With the Georgia Tech invitational coming to an end on Saturday night, the Rebels brought home more victorious times as well as further improved personal best times.
The men's team finished fifth in the meet with 373 points. In first place was Alabama, followed by South Carolina, Georgia Tech, and Indian River.
Some of UNLV's top swimmers for the final day were in the 200 fly with
Avi Cohen finishing in fourth, while Dillion Virva placed seventh in the 100 free.
Boris Kulizhnikov was also seventh in the 200 breast.
On the women's side they finished in sixth with 343 points. Leading the meet was Arkansas, Alabama, Florida Gulf Coast, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech. One of the consistently dominant swimmers throughout the invitational was Lina Rathsack, who won the 200 breast with a 2:11.84. This is both a personal best for Rathsack, as well as a new UNLV record. Among other strong contenders were both Julia Fehervari in seventh and Michelle Troup in tenth in the 100 free. The team of Fehervari, Lena Gavrilova, Rathsack, and Michelle Troup finished up the day for the women with a third in the 400 free.
Interim Head Coach Bobby Folan on the weekend's performances - "Today was another great day. We had more lifetime bests and some swims that lead the conference. The divers had a great learning experience by competing against the best divers in the country, which is the goal of this meet. For a very short amount of rest, I am very happy and proud of how our athletes handled themselves. We got to witness a lot of toughness this week, which will definitely help us with the remainder of our season."
The Rebels now get a well deserved two week break before they return to action. They will host the UNLV Winter Invitational on December 12-14 in Buchanan Natatorium.
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