Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
Arena Invitational
Swimmers Continue Clocking Best Times
11/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Nov. 19, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The Bulldog swimmer competed in Long Beach, Calif. in day two of the Arena Invitational. The Dogs moved up two places to 14th in an Invitational hosting some of the best competition in the nation including Stanford, UC Berkley, SDSU, Arizona, UNLV, UCLA among many others. Against this tough competition the Dogs made great strides to improve their personal records and set a couple top five Fresno State records.
Results from the Arena Invitational
"We are doing really well in this Invitational," said head coach Jeanne Fleck. "We are swimming all season and lifetime best times and I am very happy with how we are doing. The competition is tough and to be competition with some of the top teams in the nation is awesome."
In the 200-yard medley relay Heidi Gjoen, Britney Vogel, Rayanne Nguyen and Dani Yoho clocked a faster time than last year at the Western Athletic Championships at 1:45.39. Together the four also places 13th overall.
"We missed the school record by .1 seconds in the medley relay," said Fleck. "It was a really fun and exciting event to watch."
Freshman Brittany Buna (Victoria, BC) greatly improved her 400-yard individual medley time by swimming a 4:28.33 and placing 22nd overall.
Later in the day she smashed that record and clocked a time of 4:26.34 shaving two more second off her time. Her time is also 2nd overall in Fresno State history. She finished 19th overall and earned crucial points for the Dogs.
Three Bulldogs improved their season best times in the 200-yard freestyle event. Brooke Fuller, Dani Yoho and Alexis Melnikov all flew through the water to produce positive results from their hard work in the pool. Yoho, a sophomore from Sugarland, Texas, blew her personal best out of the water by cutting off more than three seconds.
Junior Dede Torres (Fresno, Calif.) also swam a personal best in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.88.
The 800-yard freestyle relay team capped the day finishing 14th place with a great effort. Brooke Fuller, Dani Yoho, Michelle Dockendorf and Heidi Gjoen swam a time of 7:39.39.
"Overall we had a good day and a lot of season and lifetime bests," said Fleck.
The Fresno State divers opened up their first day at the Wildcat Diving Invite in Tucson, Ariz. The Dogs are surrounded by some strong competition as Arizona, USC, Nevada, Stanford, BYU and many others as in attendance.
The divers competed off the 3-meter board in day one of competition.
"We had a long day of competition and the girls stuck with it," said diving coach Taryn Patrick. "When they missed dives they came back strong for the next one."
Senior Kendra Weeks (Folsom, Calif.) earned a score of 217.05 and placed 31st, right in the middle of the competition.
Hannah Prigge (Rocklin, Calif.) and Stacey Luke (Kenmore, Wash.) placed 42nd and 43rd respectively. Prigge scored a 203.1 and Luke a 202.8.
"We Are Your Team!" - Both the Fresno State swimmers and divers continue competition at their two separate Invitational's Nov. 20. Stay updated on gobulldogs.com for all recaps and results.
