'Dogs post 176-124 win over Mustangs

Saturday, January 11

San Luis Obispo, CA

11:00 AM PT

Fresno State

176

124

Cal Poly

'Dogs post 176-124 win over Mustangs

1/11/2020 3:53:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

By: Taylor Martinez / Communications Assistant

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Fresno State swimming and diving team won its fourth straight dual meet with a 176-124 win over Cal Poly.

Junior Darina Khisiamova led the Bulldogs in the pool with three first place finishes. Sophomore Yuliya Tykha shined on the boards with two first place finishes.

"I was very pleased with our swimming and diving today," head coach Jeanne Fleck said. "We came off two weeks of really hard training and hadn't completed in a month. It is great to start off the new decade with a win!"

Fresno State improves to 4-1 on the season.

Swimming Highlights:

Fresno State (Moers, Mendolicchio, Harbert, Bowen) took first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.29.
In the 1000 free, Darina Khisiamova took first place (10:19.07) and Morgan Coddington finished third (10:38.97).
In the 200 free, Megan Bowen finished in second place with a time of 1:55.53.
In the 100 backstroke, Fresno State took two of the top three places with Athena Clayson (57.21) in first and Anna Moers (59.05) in third.
In the 100 backstroke, Fresno State took two of the top three places with Manuela Mendolicchio (1:03.86) in first and Megan Ridenour in third (1:06.47).
In the 200 butterfly, Kim Harbert had a first place finish with a time of 2:04.52.
In the 50 free, Athena Clayson finished second with a time of 24.63.
In the 100 free, Megan Bowen logged a second place finish with a time of 53.54.
In the 200 back, Fresno State took all three of the top spots. Clayson (2:03.34) took first place, Emily Cutler (2:07.34) finished second and Marissa Johnson (2:08.78) finished third.
In the 200 breaststroke, Fresno State took two of the top three spots with Mendolicchio (2:16.06) in first and Lucy Davies (2:22.77) in third.
In the 500 free, Khisiamova finished in first place with a time of 5:04.71.
In the 100 butterfly, Harbert took second with a time of 56.87.
In the 400 IM, Khisiamova logged a first place finish with a time of 2:26.52.
In the 400 free relay, Fresno State (Clayson, Guryeva, Johnson, Harbert) took first place with a time of 3:34.45.

Diving Highlights:

On the 1 meter, Yuliya Tykha took first place (255.68) and Irina Nikolaeva finished third (223.43).
On the 3 meter, Tykha (275.55) logged a first place finish and Nikolaeva took second (262.20).

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