Feb. 20, 2015 Results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) -
The UNLV women's swimming and diving team is in fifth place with one day left after posting three top-eight finishes Friday night at the 2015 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, held at the Palo Alto Aquatic Center. The Rebels currently stand with 212.5 points, behind fourth-place Wyoming (268). San Diego State has taken over the team lead with 493 points, Boise State is second with 446.5 and Nevada, Reno third with 368 points.
The night's first event was the 400 medley relay, and the Rebels placed fifth in the event thanks to the team of Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong and Michelle Troup. Their time of 3:40.19 is the third-fastest in team history. Next was the 400 IM, where Kristina Hendrick finished in 14th place with a time of 4:28.50
UNLV would score two in the consolation heat of the 200 free, with Julia Fehervari placing 11th in 1:48.95 and Troup finishing in a tie for 14th with a time of 1:50.00. Fehervari's time ranks her fifth all-time on the Rebel record books. The next event saw the highest finish of the night for UNLV, as Lina Rathsack was the runner-up in the 100 breast, taking second in a NCAA 'B' time of 1:01.33, lowering her own school record by .03. She was just .49 seconds behind event winner Maria Harutjunjan of Wyoming.
The final event saw the Rebels score in both the final and consolation heat. Gavrilova led the way with a seventh-place time of 55.19. She had already earned a 'B' time in the event after leading off the 400 medley relay with a 53.75 on the back leg, and that ranks as the third-best time in UNLV history. Also scoring in the event was Kyndal Phillips, 13th in 55.68.
The four-day meet concludes on Saturday night.
2015 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Palo Alto Aquatic Center
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, February 20
Third Day Results
Team Scoring
1. San Diego State - 493
2. Boise State - 446.5
3. Nevada, Reno - 368
4. Wyoming - 268
5. UNLV - 212.5
6. Air Force - 168
7. Colorado State - 141
8. San Jose State - 140
9. New Mexico - 136
10. Fresno State - 111
Top-Eight Finishes
100 Breast: 2nd place - Lina Rathsack (1:01.33*)
400 Medley Relay: 5th place - 3:40.19 (Elena Gavrilova, Lina Rathsack, Jessica Wong, Michelle Troup)
100 Back: 7th place - Elena Gavrilova (55.19) - posted a time of 54.36* in the preliminaries
^ - NCAA 'A' Automatic Time
* - NCAA 'B' Provisional Time
