UNLV Finis Invitational

Swimming & Diving

Rebels Win Three Events On Day Two Of UNLV Finis Invitational

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams collected three event victories and 30 top-10 finishes on the second day of the UNLV Finis Invitational Tuesday at Jim Reitz Pool.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
- Starting the day's swim events in the 200 medley relay, UNLV's 'A' team of junior Averi Webb, senior Heather Gardner, freshman Lauren Palacios and senior Pilar Cohen glided to a fifth-place time of 1:41.53.
- Representing the Rebels in the 400 IM, junior Jillian Moses placed sixth (4:31.11) and sophomore Victoria Villarreal placed 11th (4:31.83).
- Sophomore Ava Olson earned a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly with a season-best time of 54.66 seconds.
- The 100 fly also saw both Cohen and Palacios swim a time of 55.89 as both placed 11th.
- Leading the Rebels in the 200 free, junior Erika Carlson placed second in a time of 1:47.69. The 200 free also saw junior Marta Klimek (1:50.18) and senior Gina Miller (1:50.21) place fourth and fifth, respectively.
- Gardner finished fifth in the 100 breast, touching the wall with a season-best time of 1:01.94. It was the eighth-fastest time in program history.
- Freshman Grace Wharton took 11th in the 100 back with a season-best time of 55.69 seconds.
- In the women's 800 free relay, UNLV's 'A' team of Carlson, Miller, Olson and Klimek finished second overall (7:20.93). 
- The Rebels' 800 free relay 'C' squad (7:36.72) and 'B' squad (7:37.88) contributed eighth-place and ninth-place performances, respectively.
- In the 1-meter prelims, senior Vika Yanovska placed fourth (245.25) and freshman Allyse Abbott placed sixth (239.90) to qualify for finals.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
- The Scarlet & Gray 'A' team of sophomore Wikus Potgieter, senior Adnan Beji, junior Ian Belflower and senior Daniel Nicusan swam a second-place time of 1:26.11 in the 200 medley relay.
- Following closely behind, the 200 medley relay 'B' squad of sophomore Tatsuki Inoue, senior Michael Breitbart, redshirt freshman Emil Perez and freshman Lucas Diermayr earned a seventh-place finish with a time of 1:28.70.
- Freshman Caleb Manning won the 400 IM off a season-best time of 3:55.52, edging the second-place finisher from California Baptist by just three-hundredths of a second. Additionally, redshirt sophomore Colby Raffel powered his way to a fifth-place finish in the event (4:01.00).
- Gliding his way to a second-place finish in the 100 fly, Belflower logged a season-best time of 47.67 seconds. Adding another top-10 finish in the 100 fly, Perez placed sixth overall (48.24).
- In the 200 free, freshman Kiril Stepanov swam to a second-place finish with a season-best time of 1:36.40, while senior Andrew Navarro finished eighth (1:41.36) and sophomore Amburs Barcsak 10th (1:39.04).
- In the 100 breast, Beji earned a victory after swimming a season-best time of 53.04 seconds. Providing another pair of top-10 finishes in the event, Belflower placed fourth (54.93) and Breitbart grabbed the B final heat victory to finish ninth overall (54.68).
- The Rebels had three top-5 finishes in the 100 back, with Inoue taking second with a  season-best time of 47.36 seconds. Potgieter followed close behind in third (47.45) and Nicusan in fifth (48.16).
- Adding a top-10 finish in the 100 back, senior McKay Mickelson came in 10th with a season-best swim of 49.60 seconds.
- In the 3-meter event, sophomore Alex Vazquez earned a first-place score of 341.70 in prelims. Senior Dima Tereshchenko placed third (326.40) and freshman Ronan Robinson placed seventh (236.25) to all qualify for the finals.
- Topping off an eventful night, the Rebels 800 free relay 'A' squad of senior Cooper Kiel, Stepanov, Raffel and Perez earned a first-place finish (6:31.08).

UP NEXT: The UNLV Finis Invitational will conclude on Wednesday with swimming prelims at 9:30 a.m. PT, followed by swimming finals at 5 p.m. PT.

-UNLV-
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Players Mentioned

Cooper Kiel

Cooper Kiel

Free
6' 1"
Sophomore
McKay Mickelson

McKay Mickelson

Back/IM
6' 1"
Sophomore
Vika Yanovska

Vika Yanovska

Diving
5' 4"
Sophomore
Pilar Cohen

Pilar Cohen

Sprint
5' 11"
Freshman
Dima Tereshchenko

Dima Tereshchenko

Diving
6' 1"
Freshman
Michael Breitbart

Michael Breitbart

Breast/IM
6' 2"
Freshman
Adnan Beji

Adnan Beji

Breast
6' 1"
Freshman
Andrew Navarro

Andrew Navarro

Free
6' 3"
Freshman
Erika Carlson

Erika Carlson

Free/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Tatsuki Inoue

Tatsuki Inoue

Sophomore
Marta Klimek

Marta Klimek

Free
Junior
Gina Miller

Gina Miller

Mid-Distance/Distance
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Cooper Kiel

Cooper Kiel

6' 1"
Sophomore
Free
McKay Mickelson

McKay Mickelson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Back/IM
Vika Yanovska

Vika Yanovska

5' 4"
Sophomore
Diving
Pilar Cohen

Pilar Cohen

5' 11"
Freshman
Sprint
Dima Tereshchenko

Dima Tereshchenko

6' 1"
Freshman
Diving
Michael Breitbart

Michael Breitbart

6' 2"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Adnan Beji

Adnan Beji

6' 1"
Freshman
Breast
Andrew Navarro

Andrew Navarro

6' 3"
Freshman
Free
Erika Carlson

Erika Carlson

5' 10"
Junior
Free/IM
Tatsuki Inoue

Tatsuki Inoue

Sophomore
Marta Klimek

Marta Klimek

Junior
Free
Gina Miller

Gina Miller

5' 6"
Senior
Mid-Distance/Distance