HOUSTON (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV sits third overall after day one of the 2019 WAC Swimming & Diving Championships at the CRWC Natatorium. The Rebel men scored 94 points Wednesday and sit one point back of Wyoming for second (95 points); however, both trail Grand Canyon and its haul of 114 points.  

REBELS OF THE DAY: 
-Tazman Abramowicz scored a total of 321.25 points on 1-meter, posting the eighth-highest score in program history. He also qualified for 2019 NCAA Diving Zones.
-Jesse Cawley got 280.65 points on 1-meter, posting the 10th-highest score in program history.
-The 800 free relay tied for the second-fastest time in program history (6:28.38).
-Ivan Zukov swam a 54.54 in the 100 breast time trial, which makes it the seventh-fastest time in program history.

THE RUNDOWN - MEN: 
*Kicking off the meet, the 200 medley relay team of Hayden Cornellison, Sam Willstrop, Michal Cukanow, and Casey McEuen finished fifth with a time of 1:28.34.
*Freshman Tazman Abramowicz finished second on 1-meter springboard with an overall score of 321.25. 
*Sophomore Jesse Cawley landed fourth on 1-meter springboard with a score of 280.65.
*The 800 free relay team of Hayden Hemmens, Bryan Chaves, Richard Szilagyi, and Michal Cukanow touched the wall second with a time of 6:28.38.

QUOTABLE
"We had a great opening session tonight. We need that 200 Medley Relay to be better of course, but it was made up of 4 freshmen, so we are pretty hopeful for it. The Divers did a great job getting us started and their specialties are still yet to come. The 800 Free Relay was stellar, with Hayden picking up a B cut on the lead-off. A stellar swim overall, but especially Hayden and Bryan."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ

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

2019 WAC Swimming & Diving Championships
CRWC Natatorium at University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Wednesday, February 27
First Day Results
Men's Team Scoring

1. Grand Canyon- 114
2. Wyoming- 95
3. UNLV- 94
4. Cal Baptist- 83
5. Air Force- 82
6. CSU Bakersfield- 67
7. Seattle U- 24

Top-Eighth Finishes
200 Medley Relay: 5th Place (1:28.34)- (Hayden Cornellison, Sam Willstrop, Michal Cukanow, Casey McEuen)
1-Meter: 2nd Place (321.25~)- Tazman Abramowicz | 4th Place (280.65)- Jesse Cawley
800 Free Relay: 2nd place (6:28.38)- (Hayden Hemmens, Bryan Chaves, Richard Szilagyi, Michal Cukanow)

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