LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Among the 12 wins posted by UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving against Hawai'i and Wyoming on Friday's opening to their senior meet at Jim Reitz Pool, sophomore Blanka Bokros stole the show with a feat only two other Rebels had ever accomplished.

A native of Budapest, Hungary, Bokros became just the third Rebel women's squad swimmer to dip below the two-minute mark in the 200 fly with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:59.69. Only former All-American swimmer Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:56.33) - who also hails from Hungary - along with Bokros' teammate and this season's Mountain West leader Gabby Lizzul (1:58.96) have registered faster times.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
*Finding success alongside Bokros in the 200 fly, seniors Carissa Armijo and Teneka Ash gave the Rebels its second sweep of the top-3 spots. Armijo (2:05.06) touched second after she scooted just in front of Ash (2:05.49) in third place.
*In the 1000 free, seniors Teneka Ash and Julia Filippova started the string of Scarlet and Gray individual victories on the day by leading the squad's 1-2 finish. The former finished first with a time of 10:15.39 while the latter was second with a time of 10:19.06.
*Super senior Kate Afanasyeva picked up her sixth 100 back victory of the season behind a time of 54.84.
*Adding to a strong start to the seniors' final home competition, Kristina Schneider (50.51) sped to a narrow win in the 100 free ahead of Hawai'i's Gabby Williams (50.55) by only four-tenths of a second. Ava Haase was the next best Rebel finisher in third place with a time of 51.76.
*The Rebel sophomore trio of Calysta Bartlett (2:05.93), Bokros (2:06.03) and Ruby Howell (2:06.23) captured a third women's 1-2-3 finish in the 200 IM. Bartlett placed first and was followed by Bokros in second and Howell in third.
*Ending the night strong, UNLV's 'A' team - comprising Schneider, sophomore Malia Fernandez, Afanasyeva and Haase - came away with a winning time of 1:32.21.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
*Mirroring their women's team counterparts in the 1000 free, juniors Cam Castro (9:21.63) and Chris Mykkanen (9:34.32) notched first- and second-place finishes, respectively.
*In the 100 back, junior Panos Bolanos joined Afanasyeva with his sixth win of 2021-22, finishing with a time of 49.21.
*UNLV's first men's sweep - and third overall - of the day came via the 200 fly. Freshman Andrew Navarro (1:50.54) finished first while senior Michael Klauss (1:51.04) followed in second and sophomore McKay Mickelson (1:51.47) took third.
*The Rebels didn't hold back in 100 free, reeling in a second 1-2-3 sweep on the men's side as sophomore George Ratiu's (44.63) win spearheaded that list. Topping off the sweep, junior Steven Butler (45.33) and senior Reece Hemmens (45.46) reached the wall in second and third, respectively.
*Seniors Jack Binder (56.96) and Sam Willstrop (57.22) paced UNLV in the 100 breast as Binder came in third and Willstrop followed in fourth.
*Binder also tallied a third-place finish (1:55.36) in the 200 IM as UNLV's top finisher once again. He was accompanied by senior Ivan Zhukau (1:56.02) among the top-5 finishers in the event.
*The final 200 relay of the evening featured a victory by the Rebel 'A' quartet (1:20.80) of Ratiu, Hemmens, Butler and senior Richard Szilagyi.

UP NEXT: UNLV's senior meet will continue on Saturday with special senior recognition (9:50 a.m.) prior to the start of the remaining swimming events at 10:10 a.m. and diving events at 12:30 p.m. Fans can follow the meet via livestream on the UNLV Athletics YouTube channel, as well as through live results on the Meet Mobile app. Official meet results will be posted on UNLVRebels.com.

Events Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 29
Senior recognition
200 medley relay
500 free
50 free
200 back
200 breast
100 fly
200 free
400 IM
400 free relay
Diving