Rebels Remain Second After Day 3 At MW Championships - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Friday, February 17

Houston, TX

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University of Nevada Las Vegas

Mountain West Championships

MW 100 Fly Champion - Blanka Bokros, UNLV

2/17/2023 9:09:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

DAY 3 RESULTS MW CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

Junior Blanka Bokros won the individual title in the 100 fly to headline UNLV's three podium finishes Thursday

HOUSTON (UNLVRebels.com) – Junior Blanka Bokros won the 100 fly individual title to headline three podium finishes and seven top-10 event finishes by the UNLV women's swimming and diving team Thursday on the third day of the Mountain West Championships at CRWC Natatorium.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:
Bokros claimed the Rebels' first MW gold medal of the meet to give them their second crown in the 100 fly in the last three seasons. She flew to her first career individual championship with the fourth-fastest time in program history (52.96) and an NCAA 'B' cut.

Earning the Scarlet & Gray's fourth silver medal of the competition, freshman Erika Carlson battled her way to a second-place finish and touched just a few ticks over three-tenths of a second behind first place (1:47.26). Her mark of 1:47.61 moved her into sixth all-time in UNLV's record book.

The medal-earning during the night cap also featured a bronze by the UNLV 'A' quartet in the 200 free relay, as sophomore Pilar Cohen, freshman Averi Webb, Bokros and junior Malia Fernandez registered a time of 1:32.15.

Following those efforts, the Scarlet & Gray retained its spot in the team standings at second place with 712.5 points, behind only frontrunner San Diego State (1,119 points). They hold a lead over UNR (655 points) in third, Wyoming (626) in fourth and Fresno State (586 points) rounding out the top-5.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
*Super senior Gabby Lizzul and junior Ruby Howell each earned top-8 finishes in the 400 IM finals. Lizzul swam a fifth-place time of 4:20.04 in her final 400 IM race, while Howell logged a seventh-place time of 4:20.82.
*Alongside Carlson in the 200 free, freshman Marta Klimek and Fernandez secured wins in both the 'B' and 'C' finals heats, respectively. Marta Klimek placed ninth overall (1:48.37) with UNLV's eighth fastest mark in school history and Fernandez finished 17th overall (1:50.95).
*The wave of heat wins carried into the 100 breast race which saw junior Calysta Bartlett (1:01.09) notch an NCAA 'B' cut to take the top spot in the 'B' final and ninth-place overall.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The MW Championships concludes on Saturday, with the prelims set for 8:30 a.m. PT, the 1650 free finals at 1:50 p.m. PT and all other event finals at 4 p.m. PT.

2023 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
CRWC Natatorium at the University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Friday, February 17
Third Day Results

Team Scoring
1. San Diego State - 1,119
2. UNLV - 712.5
3. UNR - 655
4. Wyoming - 626
5. Fresno State - 586
6. Air Force - 549.5
7. Colorado State - 518
8. San Jose State - 431
9. University of New Mexico - 217

Top-8 Finishes
200 Free Relay - 3rd place - 1:32.15 (Cohen, Webb, Bokros, Fernandez)
400 IM: 5th place - 4:20.04 (Gabby Lizzul); 7th place - 4:20.82 (Ruby Howell);
100 Fly: 1st place - 52.96* (Blanka Bokros)
200 Free: 2nd place - 1:47.61 (Erika Carlson);

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