Caserio & Baldwin finish in the top 20 at the MPSF open water championship

Saturday, October 21

Fresno State

MPSF Conference Championship Open Water

Caserio & Baldwin finish in the top 20 at the MPSF open water championship

10/21/2023 4:40:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

2023 mpsf open water results

By: Mariela Rubio / Strategic Communications Coordinator

LONG BEACH, Calif. - A sunny and clear Saturday morning in Long Beach, Fresno state swim team took on the open water at Marine Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In a field of 42 swimmers for the women's 5k, Madison Caserio and Riley Baldwin surged to the finish line for a top 20 finish. Caserio finished in 14th place with a time of 01:03.40 and Baldwin finished 19th place with a time of 01:05.31.

The Bulldogs all earned personal bests in their first open water competition and in the first open water competition in MPSF conference history. Four other Mountain West opponents placed above Caserio in the women's 5k.

'Dogs continued to make a strong first impression at the MPSF open water championship in the women's 2k relay.

Keeping the Bulldog spirit going, the 'Dogs swam fast finishing in third and fourth place out of 11 relay teams, with only seconds separating the A and B relays.

Head coach Jeanne Fleck, says, "We are pleased to be a part of MPSF first open water competition, we're excited on how our team performed. I think they did a great job in the water."

RESULTS
Women's Team
1. Utah, 208
2. San Jose State, 120
3. Grand Canyon, 93
4. Fresno State, 89
5. San Diego State, 76
6. University of San Diego, 75
7. Cal Baptist, 64
8. Loyola Marymount, 39
9. University of Pacific, 22
10. Whittier College, 6
11. Pepperdine, 2

Women's 5k
14. Madison Caserio (01:03:40)

19. Riley Baldwin (01:05:31)

22. Sera Hanagan (01:06:09)

24. Ava Elliott (01:06:20)

27. Abigail Rousseau (01:06:52)

Women's 2k Relay

3. Fresno State A - 27:14 (Marija Rutkauskatie, Sam Arredondo, Madison Caserio, Samarah Melia)

4. Fresno State B - 27:18 (Sera Hanagan, Riley Baldwin, Ava Elliot, Abigail Rousseau)

UP NEXT:

Fresno State is back home next weekend to host Nevada in a dual meet on Saturday, October 27th 10 a.m. at the Aquatics Center.

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