University of Nevada Las Vegas
Mizzou Invite
11/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV's select women's and men's swimming squad completed their first day of action at the Mizzou Invite on Thursday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.
In the day's first event, the 200 free relay, the Rebels placed sixth in the women's race thanks to the team of Sphia Carnevale, Kristina Hendrick, Ida Schutt and Kyndall Phillips, who finished in a time of 1:35.28. The men's team of Or Sabatier, Tom Paco-Pedroni, Forrest Beesley and Kasey Foley took third in 1:20.38.
The next top-eight finish for UNLV was from Kristina Hendrick, an eighth-place swim in the 200 IM in 2:02.91 after she swam 2:02.46 in the preliminaries. For the Rebel men, they would place two swimmers in the finals of the 50 free, with Foley taking fourth (20.01) and Sabatier fifth (20.03).
The night's last event was the 400 medley relay. Phillips, Hendrick, Goezde Tekin and Sophia Carnevale would place eighth in 3:45.75. UNLV's men were also eighth, with Beesley, Francois Van Wynsberghe, Avi Cohen and Paco-Pedroni posting a mark of 3:21.59.
The Rebels are back in action on Friday, while the three-day meet concludes Saturday.
