LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's swimming and diving team completed a sweep of their double-dual meet with Hawaii and Wyoming, while the Rebel men's squad secured the split of its pair of meets with a win over Wyoming and a defeat to the Hawaii Friday at Jim Reitz Pool. The meet marked the final regular-season home contest for the Rebels, and was also Senior Day for both squads.
 
In their pair of victories, the Scarlet and Gray women outscored the Cowgirls 222-131 and the Rainbow Wahine 195-152. On the men's side, the Rebels topped the Cowboys 277-75 and fell to the Warriors 200-153.
 
REBELS OF THE MEET:
Women- Junior Julia Filippova placed first in the 200 free (1:49.13) and second in the 500 free (4:55.21).
Men- Vuk Celic posted victories in the 1650 free (15:20.88) and 500 free (4:25.90) and finished second in the 200 free (1:39.51).

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
* UNLV's 'A' unit consisting of senior Kate Afanasyeva, freshman Tosia Iwanowska, freshman Sarah Koopmans and senior Caitlyn Schreiber combined for a Mountain West-leading time of 1:40:37 in the 200 medley relay to edge Hawaii's 'A' squad for the win, as Schreiber surpassed the Warriors on the anchor leg to hand the Rebels the victory by .26 seconds.
*Freshmen Ruby Howell (2:16.85), Calysta Bartlett (2:17.82) and Tosia Iwanowska finished 1-2-3 in the 200 breast to steal the show for UNLV on its Senior Day with their event sweep. It was the second time Bartlett placed second during the two-day meet.
*The third Scarlet and Gray victory of the afternoon came in the 200 free behind Filippova's effort. Competing in the first of her Senior Day events for the Rebels, senior Lauren Smith (1:52.23) placed sixth in the 200 free. Camryn Wheals (1:53.71) and Schreiber (1:56.29) also represented UNLV's senior class in the event.
*UNLV pulled off a second sweep of the afternoon in the 400 IM, as junior Gabby Lizzul (4:27.24) came away with the win, Bartlett (4:27.59) notched her third second-place finish of the meet and Howell (4:29.49) added a third-place finish.
*Junior Kacey Kiuchi pacedd the Rebels in the 200 back, clocking a time of 1:59.91 to finish second.
*The Scarlet and Gray junior duo of Filippova and Ash (4:57.40) turned in second-place and third-place finishes, respectively, in the 500 free to add their squad's scoring. Senior Lauren Smith put forth a fifth-place finish in the event, swimming a time 4:59.61 on her Senior Day appearance.
*In the 50 free, UNLV junior Kristina Schneider notched a second top-3 finish for the meet with a second-place time of 23.38. Schreiber (23.71) and senior Eva Kim (24.04) capped the event for the Rebels in fourth and eighth place, respectively. Adding to the Rebel seniors racing in the 50 free, Kennedy Hood finished with a time of 24.14 and Wheals logged a mark of 24.22.
*Junior Montse Moreno ended the two-day competition with two top-2 finishes representing the Scarlet and Gray on the diving board, as she landed in second in the 3-meter with a score of 265.75 in the finals.
 
THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
*The Rebel men kicked their Senior Day off with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, as its 'A' team of sophomore Panos Bolanos, junior Jack Binder, McEuen and freshman Reece Hemmens recorded a time of 1:29.60 to squeeze ahead of Hawaii's 'A' unit (1:29.88) by .28 seconds.
*Celic's second victory of the meet in the 500 free was part of a UNLV sweep of that event, as sophomores Christopher Mykkanen (4:30.24) and Cameron Castro finished in second and third, respectively.
*Picking up his first win of the meet for the Scarlet and Gray, junior Ivan Zhukau's (2:03.32) first-place finish paved the way for three top-5 Rebel finishers in the 200 breast. Reaching the wall after Zhukau were junior Jack Binder (2:06.58) in third and senior Sean Gage in fourth (2:07.25).
*In addition to his victory, Zhukau went on to take second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:01.84.
*Senior Jesse Cawley earned the 3-meter win in his final home diving competition, racking up a score of 330 in finals.
*In a tight 100 fly race with two UNLV swimmers in the top-3, junior Michal Cukanow (49.71) battled until the finish to come within .07 seconds of the top spot in second place. Sophomore Steven Butler brought home the third-place finish with a time of 50.24.
*Placing third behind his Rebel teammate Celic in the 200 free, senior Bryan Chavez reached the finish with a time of 1:40.15.
*UNLV's 'B' squad of Mykkanen, Gage, McEuen and Bolanos (3:01.21) touched just ahead of its 'A' team of Chavez, senior Richard Szilagyia, Butler and Hemmens (3:01.34) in the 400 free relay, as the two posted respective finishes of second and third to top off the Senior Day events.
*In the 200 back, Bolanos (1:49.07) took third to give him three third-place finishes over the course of the meet for the Scarlet and Gray.
*Hemmens (20.79) and freshman George Ratiu (20.83) finished as the Rebel leaders in the 50 yard free, with former taking third and the latter coming in fourth.

QUOTABLE: "This was a really special senior meet. The leaders of our team have sacrificed so much to carry us this year, and it was a memorable moment celebrating them today. Hats off to our women, their depth really carried us to the double win this weekend. The men raced particularly well in sprint relays and the distance events. Both squads still have some sharpening to do in the three weeks leading up to Conference, but that's a fun part of the season we look forward to." -Head coach Ben Loorz