MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UNLVRebels.com) -  Three top-eight finishes propelled UNLV into eighth place Thursday at the 2019 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Through two days, the Rebels have accumulated 213.5 points, while UNR leads the team standings with 530.5 points.

REBELS OF THE DAY: 
-Freshman Carissa Armijo's time in the 500 free (4:46.90) is a 2019 NCAA 'B' Provisional time.
-Freshman Montse Moreno got a new school record on 3-meter.
-Sophomore Caitlyn Schreiber finished in the top eight for the 50 free (23.00).

THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN: 
*Freshman Montse Moreno placed second on 3-meter with an overall score of 361.20, less 0.90 points away from first.
*Freshman Carissa Armijo finished second in the 500 free with a time of 4:46.90, making it the second-fastest time in program history. Freshman Filio Raftopoulou placed 20th with a time of 4:56.21.
*Sophomore Caitlyn Schreiber touched the wall eighth in the 50 free with a time of 23.00, which ties for the fifth-fastest time in program history. Freshman Julia Filippova tied for 14th with a time of 23.19

QUOTABLE
"A phenomenal showing for freshmen Carissa and Montse. Coach Karissa and Coach Landon should be very proud putting two freshmen on the podium today. Obviously a heartbreaker with the relay, but there is only one option with that outcome, and that's to push back harder tomorrow."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The Rebel women will begin preliminaries for day three Friday at 11:00am (CT).

2019 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center at University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Thursday, February 21
Day Two Results
Team Scoring

1. UNR - 530.5
2. San Diego State - 528
3. Boise State - 485
4. New Mexico - 316 
5. Fresno State - 311.5
6. Colorado State - 251.5 
7. Wyoming - 241.5
8. UNLV - 213.5
9. San Jose State - 186.5 
10. Air Force - 176

Top-Eighth Finishes
3M: 2nd place- 361.20~ (Montse Moreno)
500 Free: 2nd place- 4:46.90* (Carissa Armijo)
50 Free: 8th place- 23.00 (Caitlyn Schreiber)

^-NCAA 'A' Automatic Time
*-NCAA 'B' Provisional Time
~-NCAA Diving Zone Qualifying Score