HOUSTON (UNLVRebels.com) -  UNLV'S Tazman Abramowicz claimed the 3-meter conference title with a school-record score of 365.40 to highlight Thursday's action on day two of the 2019 WAC Swimming & Diving Conference Championships, held at the CRWC Natatorium. The Rebels propelled to sixth place in the team standings with 197 points, while Grand Canyon continues to lead with 284 points.  

REBELS OF THE DAY: 
-Hayden Hemmens qualified for a NCAA B provisional time in the 500 free, as well as posting the second-fastest time in program history (4:19.94).
-Tazman Abramowicz won his first WAC Conference title in the 3-meter as well as a new school record (365.40).
-Jesse Cawley and Abramowicz both qualified for the 2019 NCAA Diving Zones.

THE RUNDOWN - MEN: 
*The 200 free relay team of Bryan Chaves, Richard Szilagyi, Casey McEuen, and Sean Gage finished sixth with a time of 1:20.77.
*Junior Hayden Hemmens touched the wall second in the 500 free with a swim of 4:19.94. Freshman Mike Niezgodski placed 11th with a time of 4:31.02.
*Freshman Ivan Zukov finished ninth in the 200 IM with a 1:48.54, which would have placed him sixth in the "A Final". Junior Dagen Kipling placed 16th with a 1:51.01.
*Freshman Casey McEuen touched the wall 15th in the 50 free with a time of 20.63. Followed by sophomore Sean Gage who placed 17th with a 20.42.
*Freshman Tazman Abramowicz won the 3-meter springboard with an overall score of 365.40, followed by sophomore Jesse Cawley who finished third with a 330.20.

QUOTABLE
"This is one of the tightest Conference meets we have seen in a while, making every session really exciting. 
Our best swim of the day was Hayden's 500 free, a huge drop to crack 4:20. I think he is only the third Rebel in history to do that. But the performance of the day of course goes to Taz, breaking the school record. Coach Landon should be really proud, with Taz and Jesse going 1-3 tonight...a huge performance from Rebel Diving."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The Rebel men will begin preliminaries for day three Friday at 10:30am (CT).

2019 WAC Swimming & Diving Championships
CRWC Natatorium at University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Thursday, February 28
Second Day Results
Men's Team Scoring

1. Grand Canyon- 284
2. Wyoming- 259
3. Cal Baptist- 230
4. Air Force- 229
5. UNLV- 197
6. CSU Bakersfield- 131
7. Seattle U- 63

Top-Eight Finishes
200 Free Relay: 6th Place (1:20.77)- Bryan Chaves, Richard Szilagyi, Casey McEuen, Sean Gage)
500 Free: 2nd Place (4:23.12*)- Hayden Hemmens
3-Meter: 1st Place (365.40~)- Tazman Abramowicz | 3rd Place (330.20~)- Jesse Cawley

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