Mazutaityte wins the 200 Back as the Chick-Fil-A Invitational concludes

Saturday, October 7

Fresno, CA

10:00 AM

Fresno State

CHICK-FIL-A INVITATIONAL

Mazutaityte wins the 200 Back as the Chick-Fil-A Invitational concludes

10/7/2017 1:07:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

Meet Results (PDF)

FRESNO, Calif. – The Chick-Fil-A Invitational wrapped up on Saturday with the Bulldogs and four visiting teams competed in seven swimming events to complete the two-day, season-opening meet at the Fresno State Aquatics Center.

No. 2 California, the reigning national runner-up, won the meet with 1,318.5 points. The Golden Bears were followed by San Diego State, Nevada, Fresno State, and San Jose State in the final meet standings.

Swimming Highlights

Junior Ugne Mazutaityte won the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:58.55. She finished ahead of two Cal Olympians among 20 other competitors, finishing three and a half seconds ahead of the second place finisher. She also had the 'Dogs highest finish in the pool on Friday, placing second in the 100 Backstroke in 55.21 seconds.
The Bulldogs had a strong showing in the 1650 Freestyle taking 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th place. Sophomore Emily Niles was the top Bulldog in the nearly mile-long swim, finishing in fourth place in 17:54.43 while sophomore Vanessa Dugan was fifth in 18:03.60 and junior Emily Ayers went 18:22.31 for 6^th.
Sophomore Manuela Mendolicchio took fifth in the 200 Breast in 2:21.34 while Lucy Davies also earned points in the race finishing 12^th. The 'Dogs had two finishers in the top-10 in the 200 Butterfly with Sophomore Kimberly Harbert taking 8^th with a time of 2:05.67 and freshman Zofia Niemczak just behind in ninth place.
Senior Katelin Britton led the Bulldogs in the 100 Free, placing 14^th with a time of 53.47, while junior Osianna McReed was 18^th.
In the relays, the Fresno State team of Mazutaityte, Mendolicchio, Niemczak, and McReed took sixth among 19 teams in the 400 Medley Relay in 3:52.97. The meet concluded with the 400 Freestyle Relay and top Bulldog finish came from Mazutaityte, Britton, Casey Kennemann, and McReed, who were eighth at 3:33.78.

Diving Highlights

Both the 3-meter and 1-meter competitions took place on Friday.

Quotable
Head Coach Jeanne Fleck

On the Day: "I thought today we kind of got off to a slow start but I thought we got better as the session went on. We may have been a little tired and we have a lot of young freshmen that are learning how to adjust to a schedule like that. It's a lot of swimming in a very short amount of time."
On the Team: "I liked that our relays were really good; yesterday our 800 Free Relay was good and today our 400 relays were really good so we're making improvements on that. It was a great win for Ugne and a great time, her best ever this early in the season."

What's Next

The Bulldogs will face Nevada again in a dual in Reno on Saturday, Oct. 28. The 'Dogs next home meet will be Saturday, Nov. 4, at noon against Fresno Pacific.

Chick-Fil-A Invitational Final Team Standings
1. #2 California – 1,318.5
2. San Diego State – 677
3. Nevada – 654.5
4. Fresno State – 518
5. San Jose State – 460

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