LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out their annual UNLV Finis Invitational on Wednesday at Jim Reitz Pool.
The Rebel women won with a tally of 940 points for a 158.5 advantage over the second-place finisher Tulane. The Scarlet & Gray men placed second with 789.5 total points.
THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:
- The Rebel women had two swimmers with sub-two minute times in the 200 fly. Sophomore
Lauren Palacios won the event with the fifth-fastest time in program history (1:58.99) while junior
Ava Olson swam a 1:59.16 to finish second.
- The Scarlet & Gray women had two top-5 finishes in the 200 back. Sophomore
Grace Wharton led the duo with a second-place finish (1:58.47), while junior
Dominika Trentkiewicz placed fourth (1:58.58).
- Adding more top-5 finishes in the 100 free, senior
Erika Carlson swam a 49.63 to place second and her senior counterpart
Gina Miller finished fourth (50.76).
- In the 200 breast, freshman
Rachel Wigginton posted a third-place finish with a season-best time of 2:17.86.
- The Rebels' 400 free relay team of Carlson, Miller, senior
Averi Webb and Olson teamed for a second-place finish (3:21.12).
- In the 1-meter dive, junior
Chelsey Dorosh took second place with a finals score of 258.75. Sophomore
Allyse Abbott had a finals score of 257.30 to land in third.
THE RUNDOWN – MEN:
- Earning an event win in the 200 fly, senior
Ian Belflower posted a winning time of 1:45.48.
- In a Rebel 400 free relay victory, the group of redshirt sophomore
Emil Perez, junior
Ambrus Barcsak, junior
Wikus Potgieter and senior
Bryson Huey combined for a time of 2:52.96.
- In the 200 back, junior
Tatsuki Inoue posted a second-place finish with a season-best time of 1:43.74.
- Barcsak took second in the 100 free with a season-best time of 43.58.
- Adding another top-5 finish, junior
Nate Thomason claimed a second-place finish with a season-best time of 1:57.79.
- In the 3-meter dive, freshman
Aidan Favela landed in seventh place with a finals score of 229.05.
QUOTEABLE: "We had a great meet, but we have to remember this isn't the end of the season. Great swim or bad swims, we're going to learn from them and get back to work for the second half of our season. I'm excited for what our team will do this year."
-UNLV Head Coach Pat Ota
UP NEXT: The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams will return to action when they travel to the Golden State for a dual meet against USC on Friday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. PT.
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