‘Dogs break two more program records on day two in Minneapolis

Thursday, February 21

Minneapolis, MN

Fresno State

Mountain West Championship

‘Dogs break two more program records on day two in Minneapolis

2/21/2019 7:22:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Photo Gallery (NCAA Photos)

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

Complete Results

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Irina Nikolaeva won the 3-meter consolation final, Zofia Niemczak broke her own school record in the 500 Free, and the Bulldogs broke the 400 Medley Relay team record to highlight the second day of the MW Swimming & Diving Championship in Minneapolis.

Fresno State is now in fifth place, just behind New Mexico and with a comfortable lead over sixth-place Colorado State. There are two more days remaining in the conference championship with some of the best Bulldog events still to come.

Swimming Highlights

Niemczak broke her own program record time in the 500 Free prelims, placing third in 4:49.21 to break her previous high mark of 4:51.54 set last year. Brenda Diaz Martinez was 12^th in prelims to make the B Final and Emma Monnich was 19^th to reach the C Final. Niemczak swam 4:50.30 in the A final to finish eighth overall while Diaz Martinez was seventh in the B final.
Osianna Mcreed had a PR of 23.03 in the 50 Free prelims, placing seventh overall to make the A final. She topped that in the final, tying for fifth with a time of 22.82 that is the second fastest time in program history as she is one of just three swimmers in the history of the program to break 23 seconds in the event.
Osianna McReed wins her prelim heat in the 50 Free with a PR of 23.03 and qualifies for the final with the 7th best prelim time overall!#GoDogs #MWSD

Watch live on @floswimming - https://t.co/nExMOIcOsr pic.twitter.com/KA0Po3y2fs
— Fresno State S&D (@FresnoStateSwim) February 21, 2019
Manuela Mendolicchio was 15^th in the 200 IM prelims to make the B final while Ugne Mazutaityte, Lucy Davies, and Stephanie Bartel qualified for the C final. Mazutaityte was second in the C final in 2:02.60, the second fastest time in program history, Mendolicchio touched in 2:02.63 to place fifth in the B final with the third fastest program time, and Davies now has the fifth best time in program history as she finished in 2:03.39 in the C final.
The 400 Medley Relay closed the session and the Bulldog quartet of Mazutaityte, Mendolicchio, Kimberly Harbert, and McReed placed fifth in 3:41.29, breaking the program record of 3:41.56 set last year.

Diving Highlights

All three Bulldog divers earned points on 3-meter after also doing so on 1-meter.
Nikolaeva and Kelli Funk both reached the consolation final on 3-meter. Nikolaeva was 10^th in the prelims scoring 278.05 and Funk was 16^th at 270.05. Freshman Yuliya Tykha scored 243.10 to finish 22^nd in the prelims in a field of 33.
In the consolation final, Nikolaeva topped the field of eight with a score of 303.35, consistently putting up big scores throughout her six dives to win by 8.10 points. Funk placed eighth in the consolation.
Nikolaeva nails her last dive to WIN the 3-meter consolation final with a total score of 303.35! #GoDogs #MWSD

Watch live on @floswimming - https://t.co/nExMOIcOsr pic.twitter.com/WWHlRGKaSm
— Fresno State S&D (@FresnoStateSwim) February 21, 2019

Notes

Niemczak has broken two individual records during the meet and holds four individual program records in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Fly, and 200 Fly.
Last year the 'Dogs were in 10th place after the second day of the MW Championship.

Quotes
Head Coach Jeanne Fleck
"We had another great night and I'm very excited about how we did. We get better every day so we just have to keep it going. I'm looking forward to seeing what these young ladies do tomorrow."

What's Next

Friday's slate includes the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, and 200 Free Relay. There are no diving events as the platform competition will take place on Saturday. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time and finals get underway at 4:30 p.m. Pacific.

MW Championship Standings (Through Eight Events)
1. Nevada - 530.5
2. San Diego State - 528
3. Boise State - 485
4. New Mexico - 316
5. Fresno State - 311.5
6. Colorado State - 251.5
7. Wyoming - 241.5
8. UNLV - 213.5
9. San Jose State - 186.5
10. Air Force - 176

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