University of Nevada Las Vegas
Mizzou Invite
11/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV's select squad from the men's and women's swimming and diving team finished up action Saturday night at the Mizzou Invite.
The meet began on Saturday with the 1650 free. UNLV had a pair of swimmers in the men's race, with Ethan Klein placing seventh in 16:02.08 and Brenton Sayers finishing behind him in eighth in 16:32.54.
UNLV's first top-10 finish in a women's event was in the 200 back, with Kyndal Phillips winning the consolation heat with a time of 1:58.21, a NCAA 'B' standard.
The Rebels highest finish of the entire meet was provided by Tom Paco-Pedroni, as the senior turned in a second-place swim of 43.05. he was one of three UNLV swimmers in the top nine, as Or Sabatier took fifth in 43.90 and Kasey Foley took the consolation heat after touching the wall in 43.99. All three times were under the 'B' mark.
Freshman Sophia Carnevale was the top Rebel in the 200 breast, finishing fourth in 2:15.90, earning a 'B' cut by .09 seconds. The Rebel women would place fifth and sixth in the 200 fly, thanks to Goezde Tekin (2:01.82) and Kimberly Hendrick (2:05.77). Avi Cohen took seventh for the men meanwhile, with a time of 1:48.69.
The Rebels finished the night with the 400 free relay. Carnevale, Hendrick, Phillips and Ida Schutt paced the women's relay to a seventh place swim in 3:24.13. UNLV took second in the men's race, with Paco-Pedroni, Sabatier, Forrest Beesley and Foley posting a mark of 2:54.06.
UNLV will return to action next month, when it hosts the UNLV Invite from Dec. 1-3 at Buchanan Natatorium.
