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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men and women's swimming and diving teams closed out action at the 2018 UNLV Invitational, a three-day meet held at the Jim Reitz Pool, Saturday night. The Rebels managed to place third overall with men and women's scores combined totaling 1,086.50. The Rebel women tied with Fresno State for second (616.50). The Rebel men finished fourth with a total of 470.

THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN: 
*Junior Kate Afanasyeva swam a 57.58 in the 100 IM, earning her third.
*Freshman Filio Raftopoulou finished fourth in the 200 back with a time of 2:01.75, freshman Kacey Kiuchi followed close behind in fifth with a 2:01.79.
*Freshman Julia Filippova touched second in the 100 free with a swim of 50.13, followed by sophomore Zohar Shikler who finished third with a 50.52.
*Freshman Carissa Armijo placed fourth in the 200 fly, swimming a 2:02.50, freshman Gabby Lizzul ended up eighth with a time of 2:05.12.
*Finishing out the final day, Julia Filippova, Sydney Schuette, Lauren Smith and Zohar Shikler touched second in the 400 free relay with a swim of 3:23.39.

THE RUNDOWN - MEN:
*Freshman Wyatt Marsalek finished second in the 1650 free with a time of 15:45.55.
*Sophomore Sean Gage touched fourth in the 100 IM with a swim of 51.50, followed by freshman Jack Binder who ended up eighth with a 52.22.
*Freshman Hayden Cornellison finished sixth in the 200 back with a time of 1:50.23, while junior Hayden Hemmens touched right after in seventh with a 1:52.06.
*Freshman Michal Cukanow placed third in the 200 fly, swimming a 1:48.02.
*Closing out the night, Sean Gage, Richard Szilagyi, Casey McEuen and Hayden Hemmens took seventh with a 3:01.86.

QUOTABLE-
"Unfortunately we swam a little off today, but we did have steady time drops in Finals tonight. I was really pleased with a Rebel 1-2-3 in the women's 100 Free, and it was nice to see some freshmen men, Wyatt and Michal, go top 3 in their events tonight. This was one of our fastest invitationals ever, with entry times for the top 8 and top 16 being very comparable to our Conference Championship...that is the exact thing we needed for a mid-season meet, and we are grateful to all the teams who traveled to Las Vegas to swim and dive."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The Rebels will be back in action when they hit the road to CSU Bakersfield Wednesday December 19, at 1 pm.