PHARR, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's swimming and diving team won two event titles as part of a three-medal finals session on Thursday's second day of the MPSF Championships at City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:
Senior Bryson Huey sped his way to a 50 free conference title (19.20) and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships.
In another Scarlet & Gray gold medal performance, the 200 free relay 'A' team of senior Bryson Huey, sophomore Lucas Diermayr, junior Wikus Potgieter and redshirt sophomore Emil Perez posted a time of 1:17.70.
Adding another podium finish for the Rebels, junior Ambrus Barcsak took bronze in the 500 free with a time of 4:22.57.
THE RUNDOWN:
- In the 1-meter dive, freshman Evan Stingley earned a fifth-place finish with the third-best score in program history (325.55).
- In the 200 IM finals, freshman Kian Keylock finished fifth with a time of 1:45.44, while senior Ian Belflower finished eighth (1:48.37).
- Joining Barcsak in the 500 free finals, freshman Logan Calhoun placed fifth (4:24.16) and freshman counterpart Luke Guerrero followed eighth (4:26.73), respectively.
- Adding points for the Rebels in the 50 free finals, Diermayr reeled in a fourth-place finish (19.73). Additionally, Perez grabbed a sixth-place finish (19.91).
QUOTABLE: "We had two big wins today from our sprinters and a big congrats to Bryson for making NCAAs! He's put a lot of work in over the last five years to get there. The team is excited to be in the hunt with Wyoming and Air Force. It's looking to be a close one this year."
-UNLV Head Coach Pat Ota
UP NEXT: The championship continues Friday with prelims at 8 a.m. PT and finals at 4 p.m. PT.
2026 MPSF Swimming & Diving Championships
City of Pharr-PSJA Natatorium
Pharr, Texas
Thursday, February 26
Day Two Results
Team Scoring
1. Air Force – 298.5
2. UNLV – 276.5
3. Wyoming - 267
4. Cal Baptist - 249
5. Pacific - 108
6. Incarnate Word - 85
Top-8 Finishes
50 free – 1st place – 19.20 (Huey), 4th place – 19.73 (Diermayr), 6th place – 19.91 (Perez)
200 free relay – 1st place - 1:17.70 (Huey, Diermayr, Potgieter, Perez)
500 free – 3rd place - 4:22.57 (Barcsak), 5th place - 4:24.16 (Calhoun), 8th place - 4:26.73 (Guerrero)
1-meter dive – 5th place - 325.55 (Stingley)
200 IM – 5th place – 1:45.44 (Keylock), 8th place – 1:48.37 (Belflower)
-UNLV-
