LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's swimming and diving team returns to the Lone Star State for the Mountain West Championships, which will be held at the University of Houston's CRWC Natatorium from Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 21-24.
The meet opens with Wednesday's events, including the 1-meter diving prelims at 10:00 a.m. PT and the 1-meter finals in between two relay events in the opening finals session at 4 p.m. PT. All subsequent event prelims are set to start at 8:30 a.m. PT ahead of the finals sessions scheduled for 4 p.m. PT from Thursday through Saturday.
Fans can enjoy the action via livestream on the
Mountain West Network and the
live results link. It can also be followed through the league's social media channels on Twitter (
@MountainWest or
@MW_OlySports), Facebook (
MountainWestConference), and Instagram (
@MountainWestConference) for each day's event updates. Followers are encouraged to use the hashtag #MWSD and #MakingHerMark when posting throughout the week.
REBELS ATOP THE MOUNTAIN WEST: Leading the Rebel women with multiple Mountain West-leading times this season is senior
Blanka Bokros in the 100 fly (53.07) and 200 fly (1:57.09). Adding their own mark atop the MW time charts on the year are senior
Ruby Howell in the 200 IM (1:59.72), sophomore
Erika Carlson in the 500 free (4:46.53) and freshman
Fernanda Mendez Guerra in the 100 free (49.18).
DIVING LEADERS: Standing atop the Scarlet & Gray diving scoreboard, senior
Vika Yanovska has team-best scores in the 1-meter (287.70), 3-meter (307.28) and on platform (200.00).
