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Swimming & Diving

Rebels Place 12 On Mountain West All-Conference Team

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's swimming and diving team placed 12 individuals on the 2026 Mountain West Swimming and Diving All-Conference Team. This marks the squad's sixth consecutive year with at least nine Rebel All-MW recipients.

Leading the Rebels' list of all-conference selections, senior Erika Carlson (100 free; 200 free; 500 free) and sophomore Grace Wharton (200 back; 200 IM; 400 IM) earned the distinction in three events apiece.

Adding to UNLV's All-MW recipient list in multiple events, freshman Rachel Wigginton (200 fly; 400 IM), sophomore Halayna Montrichard (100 back; 200 back) and junior Ava Olson (500 free; 1650 free) each earned the accolade in two events.

Rounding out the Scarlet & Gray all-conference picks were sophomore Allyse Abbott (1-meter), senior Hannah Jones (1650 free), junior Fernanda Mendez Guerra (100 fly), sophomore Lauren Palacios (200 fly), senior Gina Miller (500 free), sophomore Dominika Trentkiewicz (100 back) and senior Cameron Mykkanen (200 fly).

Additionally, two Rebel relay squads received the honors, including the 800 free relay (Erika Carlson, Marta Klimek, Gina Miller, Ava Olson) and the 400 free relay (Fernanda Mendez Guerra, Averi Webb, Gina Miller, Erika Carlson).

2026 Mountain West All-Conference Honorees

Top-8 Individual Finishes
500 Free – 1st place - 4:43.08 
(Olson)
200 IM – 2nd place - 1:58.04 (Wharton)
1-meter Diving – 8th place - 297.30 (Abbott)
400 IM – 2nd place - 4:12.19 (Wharton)
400 IM – 5th place - 4:14.28 (Wigginton)
200 Free – 2nd place - 1:45.08 (Carlson)
100 Fly – 3rd place - 52.60 (Mendez Guerra)
200 Fly – 1st place – 1:57.08 (Wigginton)
200 Fly – 3rd place – 1:58.03 (Palacios)
200 Fly – 6th place – 1:58.95 (Mykkanen)
100 Back – 5th place – 53.54 (Montrichard)
100 Back – 6th place – 53.62 (Trentkiewicz)
1650 Free – 2nd place - 16:23.21 (Olson)
200 Back – 2nd place - 1:55.32 (Wharton), 4th place - 1:56.04 (Montrichard)
100 Free – 6th place - 49.21 (Carlson)

Top-3 Relay Finishes
800 Free Relay – 2nd place – 7:10.94 
(Carlson, Klimek, Miller, Olson)
400 Free Relay – 3rd place - 3:17.01 (Mendez Guerra, Webb, Miller, Carlson)

-UNLV-

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Mykkanen

Cameron Mykkanen

Back/Fly
5' 10"
Freshman
Allyse Abbott

Allyse Abbott

Diving
5' 6"
Sophomore
Erika Carlson

Erika Carlson

Free/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Hannah Jones

Hannah Jones

Distance Free
5' 4"
Senior
Marta Klimek

Marta Klimek

Free
Senior
Gina Miller

Gina Miller

Mid-Distance/Distance
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Halayna Montrichard

Halayna Montrichard

Back
5' 9"
Sophomore
Ava Olson

Ava Olson

Distance/Free
5' 9"
Junior
Lauren Palacios

Lauren Palacios

5' 3"
Sophomore
Dominika Trentkiewicz

Dominika Trentkiewicz

Back
5' 6"
Junior
Averi Webb

Averi Webb

Free/Back
5' 9"
Senior
Grace Wharton

Grace Wharton

Back/IM
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cameron Mykkanen

Cameron Mykkanen

5' 10"
Freshman
Back/Fly
Allyse Abbott

Allyse Abbott

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diving
Erika Carlson

Erika Carlson

5' 10"
Senior
Free/IM
Hannah Jones

Hannah Jones

5' 4"
Senior
Distance Free
Marta Klimek

Marta Klimek

Senior
Free
Gina Miller

Gina Miller

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Mid-Distance/Distance
Halayna Montrichard

Halayna Montrichard

5' 9"
Sophomore
Back
Ava Olson

Ava Olson

5' 9"
Junior
Distance/Free
Lauren Palacios

Lauren Palacios

5' 3"
Sophomore
Dominika Trentkiewicz

Dominika Trentkiewicz

5' 6"
Junior
Back
Averi Webb

Averi Webb

5' 9"
Senior
Free/Back
Grace Wharton

Grace Wharton

5' 7"
Sophomore
Back/IM