LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men and women's swimming and diving teams turned in a handful of first place finishes to sweep CSUB during their dual meet at the John Hillman Aquatic Center Wednesday December 19. The Rebel women put up a total of 206 points, earning them first against the CSUB women who put up 94. The Rebel men earned 156, securing their first place spot against the CSUB men who totaled 144.

REBELS OF THE DAY: 

Women - The trio of freshmen continued to dominate, Filio Raftopoulou, Carissa Armijo, and Julia Filippova. Great wins for Caitlyn Schrieber, Kate Afanasyeva, and Kacey Kiuchi, and a pair of runner-ups for Zohar Shikler.
Men - Hayden Hemmens was unstoppable today, three wins and a relay anchor for the win. 

STATS OF THE DAY:
Freshman Michael Klauss and Ivan Zukov earned their first wins as Rebel men. Freshman Kacey Kiuchi and sophomore Josauli Lacuesta earned their first wins as Rebel women.

THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN: 
*Starting off the night, Eva Kim, Zohar Shikler, Kate Afanasyeva, and Caitlyn Schreiber finished first in the 200 medley relay with a swim of 1:45.40. Following in second was the team of Kacey Kiuchi, Skylar Moore, Gabby Lizzul, and Julia Filippova with a time of 1:47.93.
*Freshman Filio Raftopoulou swam a 10:12.77 in the 1000 free, earning her first.
*Freshman Julia Filippova took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:49.82, followed by sophomore Lauren Smith with finished third with a 1:55.12.
*Junior Kate Afanasyeva finished first in the 100 back with a 57.24, followed by sophomore Eva Kim who took second (58.07), finishing up for the rebels was freshman Kacey Kiuchi who took third (58.45).
*Freshman Annie Sanguansin touched second in the 100 breast with a 1:07.01, freshman Skylar Moore followed in third with a 1:07.88.
*Freshman Carissa Armijo swam a 2:05.50 in the 200 fly, securing her first place. Freshman Gabby Lizzul finished third with a 2:08.70.
*Sophomore Caitlyn Schreiber finished first in the 50 free with a 23.74, sophomore Zohar Shikler followed close in second with a time of 24.05.
*Freshman Gillian Ashley finished first on 1M with an overall score of 237.37, sophomore Josauli Lacuesta earned second with her score totaling 224.85, senior Chrysoula Gatsios followed in third with a 207.52.
*Filippova took the first place spot in the 100 free with a swim of 50.85, Shikler followed close in second with a 52.58.
*Kiuchi swam a 2:06.04 in the 200 back, earning her first. Afanasyeva touched right after in second with a 2:08.67.
*Moore finished second in the 200 breast with a swim of 2:24.47, Sanguansin followed closely behind in third with a 2:25.79.
*Raftopoulou swam a 4:59.77 in the 500 free, securing her first place spot by over 10 seconds.
*Afanasyeva touched second in the 100 fly with a time of 57.22, followed by sophomore Tara Wise who placed third with a 58.77.
*Lacuesta grabbed the first place spot on 3M with a score of 219.83, Ashley placed second with an overall total of 212.93, and Gatsios finished third with a score of 195.60.
*Armijo swam a 2:06.98 in the 200 IM, earning her first. Raftopoulou finished third with a time of 2:08.48.
*Finished out the meet, Filio Raftopoulou, Zohar Shikler, Sydney Schuette, and Julia Filippova won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:30.09. The team of Caitlyn Schreiber, Ivy Provines, Kate Rye, and Carissa Armijo finished third with a swim of 3:37.37.

THE RUNDOWN - MEN:
*The 200 medley relay team of Hayden Cornellison, Sam Willstrop, Casey McEuen, and Sean Gage finished second with a time of 1:33.87. The team of Richard Szilagyi, Ivan Zukov, Jack Binder, and Bert Phung finished in third with a swim of 1:35.03.
*Freshman Wyatt Marsalek finished the 1000 free with a swim of 9:35.74, securing him first. Freshman Mike Niezgodski folowed behind in second with a 9:47.94.
*Junior Hayden Hemmens swam a 1:38.44 in the 200 free, earning him first.
*Freshman Hayden Cornellison took second in the 100 back (51.22), followed by Richard Szilagyi who finished third (52.37).
*Freshman Jack Binder swam a 57.62 in the 100 breast, earning him second. Freshman Ivan Zukov followed in third with a 57.75.
*Freshman Michael Klauss touched first in the 200 fly with a 1:51.89, freshman Bert Phung placed third with a 1:53.68.
*Sophomore Sean Gage placed finished third in the 50 free with a swim of 21.56.
*Freshman Tazman Abramowicz took first on 3M with a score of 306.97, sophomore Jesse Cawley finished in second with a 275.92.
*Hemmens earned another first place win in the 100 free (45.54), Szilagyi touched third (46.45).
*Cornellison took second in the 200 back with a time of 1:52.60.
*Zukov swam a 2:05.40 in the 200 breast, earning him the first place spot.
*Hemmens grabbed another win, this time in the 500 free (4:38.75). Marsalek followed behind in second (4:40.09).
*Phung touched third in the 100 fly with a swim of 51.10.
*Cawley finished first for the Rebels on 3M with a score of 282.38.
*Binder placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.92, Cornellison finished third with a 1:56.31.
*Closing out the night, Casey McEuen, Sean Gage, Richard Szilagyi, and Hayden Hemmens won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:05.48.

QUOTABLE-
"Rebel women were dominant today, and really showed their depth. We swam great across all distances, and raced hard deep into lineup, with a lot of 2nd and 3rd places joining our obvious event winners. 
The men's meet was very close, back-and-forth the whole way. It was a classic down-to-the-last-relay meet, and Hayden Hemmens sealed the deal for the Rebels - he was unstoppable today, but we had a lot of freshman guys like Mike, Michael, Ivan and Jack stepping up to grab crucial points...a real team effort."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ


NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The Rebel women will take on UNR at Reno January 15 at 4 pm. 

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