Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
A3 Performance Invitational
'Dogs in Sixth After Day One
11/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
By: Andrew Rich
arich1221@mail.fresnostate.edu
GoBulldogs.com
LOS ANGELES -- Fresno State's swimmers sit in sixth after posting a day one team score of 151 on day one of the A3 Performance Invitational at East Los Angeles College.
"We had a really strong morning session," Bulldogs head coach Jeanne Fleck said. "I think we might have come out to intense for the finals and that hurt us a little bit, but it was a good learning experience for us to know how we have to prepare."
Sophomore Esme Gullick had the top finish of the day. She placed fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.50. Gullick had qualified third with a 2:02.98 in the prelims. Both of those times were less than a second off the school record and her 2:02.98 is good for second-best in school history and a new personal-best.
Kelly Simmons finished eighth in the 500 Free with a time of 5:00.65. Her 4:57.90 in the prelims was just .03 seconds off of her personal-best. Lucy Titchin finished 13th with a time of 5:01.12. She swam a personal-best 5:00.32 in the prelims. In the same event, freshman Casey Kennemann swam her best time as a Bulldog with a 5:01.48 to finish 27th.
Leah Hatayama finished 14th in the 50 Free with a time of 23.61 seconds. She also qualified 14th during the prelims with a season-best time of 23.55 seconds.
Fresno State will be back in action on Friday morning for day two starting at 9 a.m.
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