LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Wyoming Saturday at Jim Reitz Pool.

On the women's side, the Scarlet & Gray topped the Cowgirls 177-123. On the men's side, the Rebels edged the Cowboys by a 152-144 final tally.

Over the two-day meet, the Scarlet & Gray collected 45 victories and 94 top-3 finishes.

THE RUNDOWN WOMEN:
- Starting the morning strong, the Rebel 200 medley relay 'A' team of sophomore Dominika Trentkiewicz, graduate student Heather Gardner and senior Bridget Sullivan teamed up for a first-place time of 1:42.75.
- Junior Erika Carlson picked up a victory in the 200 free, posting a time of 1:48.53.
- Marking another Scarlet & Gray victory, Trentkiewicz powered her way to a winning time of 55.26 in the 100 back.
- Completing a 1-2-3 Rebel sweep of the 200 fly, sophomore Ava Olson took first place (2:03.11), while freshman Lauren Palacios finished second (2:04.85) and Carlson placed in third (2:05.88).
- Sophomore Fernanda Mendez Guerra earned multiple wins on the day, claiming  victories in the 50 free (23.48) and 100 fly (54.40). 
- In a Scarlet & Gray 1-2 finish of the 500 free, Olson swam her way to a first-place finish (4:58.12) and senior Gina Miller came in second (4:58.81).
- In the 200 IM, freshman Grace Wharton sprinted to a winning time of 2:08.65, with junior Jillian Moses coming in second (2:10.84).
- Adding more top-3 finishes were Gardner's second-place 100 breast (1:05.44), Miller's  third-place 1000 free (10:19.01), graduate student Madison Petschauer's third-place 100 breast (1:06.15), Sullivan's third-place 100 free (52.76) and Trentkiewicz's third-place 200 back (2:04.34)
- Closing out the Rebel women's victory, the 400 free relay 'A' team of Carlson, senior Pilar Cohen, Mendez Guerra and Olson joined forces for a finishing time of 3:24.83.

THE RUNDOWN MEN:
- Giving the Rebel men a quick start, the 200 medley relay 'A' team of sophomore Wikus Potgieter, senior Adnan Beji, junior Ian Belflower and senior Daniel Nicusan secured a first-place finish (1:29.14).
- In a Rebel sweep of the 200 free, sophomore Ambrus Barcsak darted to a win with a time of 1:40.97.
- Providing a 1-2 Rebel punch in the 100 back, Potgieter earned the event win (48.80) and sophomore Tatsuki Inoue followed behind in second (50.23).
- Earning the top-two spots in the 100 breast, Beji reached the wall first (54.40) and Nicusan touched in second (55.77).
- Adding more individual victories, Belflower posted a time of 1:49.63 in the 200 fly, redshirt freshman Emil Perez won the 100 free (45.63) and Beji collected his second  first-place finish of the day in the 200 breast (2:04.35).
- In a Scarlet & Gray 1-2-3 sweep of the 200 back, Inoue claimed first place (1:47.86), Potgieter took second (1:51.04) and senior McKay Mickelson finished third (1:51.08). 
- Adding additional top-3 finishes, freshman Caleb Manning placed second in the 500 free (4:40.21) and third in 1000 free (9:39.40) and Perez earned second-place finishes in the 100 fly (49.64) and 50 free (21.27).

QUOTABLE: "It was a great meet this weekend. Wyoming always pushes us to swim fast while we're tired. We had some great races that should set us up well for the conference championships."

-UNLV Head Coach Pat Ota
 

UP NEXT: The Rebels will stay home for their Senior Meet against Grand Canyon on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT at Jim Reitz Pool.

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