HOUSTON (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's swimming and diving team earned three medals and set a school record as it wrapped up the Mountain West Championships Saturday at CRWC Natatorium.
Starting the day strong, junior Ava Olson broke a 15-year-old program record in the 1650 free (16:23.21) en route to earning a silver medal and her second NCAA qualifying time of the week. She bested the previous long-standing record held by former Rebel Jessica Heim since 2011.
Adding her third silver medal of the weekend, sophomore Grace Wharton swam the second-fastest time in school history in the 200 back (1:55.32).
Closing the meet strong, the Scarlet & Gray 400 free relay 'A' team of junior Fernanda Mendez Guerra, seniors Averi Webb, Gina Miller and Erika Carlson earned a bronze medal and posted the second fastest-time in school history (3:17.01).
As a team, the Scarlet & Gray finished in third place with 1,083 points, landing ahead of UNR in fifth (861.5 points). With the higher finish over the Wolf Pack, the Rebels claimed 1.5 points in the Silver State Series presented by America First Credit Union. San Diego State (1,367.5) won the team title.
THE RUNDOWN:
- On platform, sophomore Allyse Abbott dove to a 10th-place finish with a score of 227.80.
- Adding more points in the 200 back, sophomore Halayna Montrichard posted a fourth-place finish with a season-best time of 1:56.04.
- In the 100 free finals, Carlson claimed a sixth-place finish with a season-best time of 49.21.
QUOTABLE: "Our women showed up, raced hard and brought the energy for the championship meet. This team has been amazing all year and showed a lot of heart all week. We're looking forward to performing on the national stage next month!"
-UNLV Head Coach Pat Ota
2026 Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
CRWC Natatorium at the University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Saturday, February 21
Day Four Results
Team Scoring
1. San Diego State – 1,367.5
2. Washington State – 1,102.5
3. UNLV – 1,083
4. Fresno State – 913
5. UNR – 861.5
6. Air Force – 811.5
7. Wyoming – 719
8. Colorado State – 695.5
9. San José State – 559
10. Grand Canyon – 488.5
11. New Mexico – 279
Top-8 Finishes
1650 Free – 2nd place - 16:23.21 (Olson)
200 Back – 2nd place - 1:55.32 (Wharton), 4th place - 1:56.04 (Montrichard)
400 Free Relay – 3rd place - 3:17.01 (Mendez Guerra, Webb, Miller, Carlson)
100 Free – 6th place - 49.21 (Carlson)
-UNLV-
