Feb. 18, 2015 Results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) -
The UNLV women's swimming and diving team stands in sixth place after the first three events concluded on Wednesday night at the 2015 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, held at the Palo Alto Aquatic Center. The Rebels ended the day with 60 points, eight points behind fifth-place Colorado State and 22 behind third-place Nevada, Reno. Pre-meet favorite Boise State leads the first day standings with 105 points.
The first event, the 200 medley relay, saw the Rebels turn in a third-place finish after posting the second fastest time in school history, 1:38.71. Making up that replay squad was Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong and Julia Fehervari. The next event was the 1-meter diving, where the top Rebel finisher was Michele Serra, 17th with a score of 217.85.
Wednesday's final event was the 800 free relay. UNLV's quartet of Fehervari, Michelle Troup, Zeineb Khalfallah and Josefine Hippi would place fifth in the race with a time of 7:19.47.
The four-day meet continues on Thursday and Friday before concluding on Saturday night.
2015 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Palo Alto Aquatic Center
San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, February 18
First Day Results
Team Scoring
1. Boise State - 105
2. San Diego State - 98
3. Nevada, Reno - 82
4. Wyoming - 71
5. Colorado State - 68
6. UNLV - 60
7. New Mexico - 47
8. Air Force - 39
9. Fresno State - 38
10. San Jose State - 15
Top-Eight Finishes
200 Medley Relay: 3rd place - 1:38.71 (Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong, Julia Fehervari)
800 Free Relay: 5th place - 7:19.47 (Julia Fehervari, Michelle Troup, Zeineb Khalfallah, Josefine Hippi)
^ - NCAA 'A' Automatic Time
* - NCAA 'B' Provisional Time
