Khisiamova takes fourth at CSCAA Open Water Nationals

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Fresno State junior Darina Khisiamova placed fourth in a field of 76 swimmers on Saturday morning at the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Collegiate Open Water Championship.

Khisiamova finished the 5K race in 1:03:58.1, just 10 seconds back of the winner and roughly three seconds behind the second and third-place finishers. Texas A&M's Taylor Pike had the winning time of 1:03:48.0 while her teammate Joy Field was second and Carson Newman's Linda Ungerbock was third.

Junior Morgan Coddington also represented the 'Dogs in the event and placed 41st in 1:09:24.1 as Fresno State competed in the event for the first time. The roughly 3.1 mile long race was hosted by the University of Kansas at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence.

To be eligible for the event swimmers had to meet qualifying standards and be collegiate student-athletes eligible to compete for their NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA member institutions for the current school year. A total of 24 schools were represented including one other MW school, Air Force, which had five competitors with its top swimmer placing 36th.

Quotes
Head Coach Jeanne Fleck
"Darina was leading the first half of the race before the Texas A&M girls pulled ahead and kind of blocked her off, like car racing. Ending up fourth overall was still unbelievable for us and Morgan finished in the top half as well. It was a lot of fun and hopefully we can bring a whole team of five so we can score as a team in the future. It was a great experience for our first time here."

What's Next
Fresno State will compete as a team for the first time this season when the 'Dogs host the Chick-Fil-A Invitational Oct. 11-12 at the Fresno State Aquatics Center.

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Khisiamova takes fourth at CSCAA Open Water Nationals

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Morgan Coddington

Darina Khisiamova

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