'Dogs finish third at Utah Tech Invitational

Thursday, November 16

St. George, UT

Fresno State

583.5

Utah Tech Invite (Swim Only)

Photo by: Wyatt Bible

'Dogs finish third at Utah Tech Invitational

11/18/2023 10:46:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Utah Tech Trailblazer Invite - Final Results

By: Mariela Rubio / Strategic Communications Coordinator

ST. GEORGE, Utah- Fresno State finished the Utah Tech Trailblazer Invitational in third place with 583.5 points.

With 11 A finalists in individual events, the Bulldogs' solidified their place in the meet as top contenders against the field of eight teams.

Aliz Kalmar was the only Bulldog to claim an event win with a time of 2:12.41 in the 200 breaststroke.

Kalmar as the No.1 seed in the women's 200 breaststroke with a prelim time of 2:12.11, with a time less than a second off the program record from 2017-18 by Manuela Mendolicchio (2:11.21). With Kalmar's finals time, she is still well within reach of breaking the program record.

"We had a strong day today. Had a ton of personal bests and a win, good way to end the meet." said head coach Jeanne Fleck, "We still have a lot of work to do."

Fresno State stood out among the competition in the 1650 freestyle. With all five swimmers in the 1650 placing in the top ten; Laura Kalmar (6th), Sera Hanagan (8th), Ava Elliott (9th) and Madison Caserio (10th).

Team Standings
1.UC San Diego, 868.5
2.UC Davis, 744
3. Fresno State, 583.5
4. Nevada, 496
5. Cal Baptist, 263.5
6. Utah Tech, 226
7. Cal Poly, 174
8. Pacific, 165.5

Day 3 - Final Results
1650 Freestyle
6. Laura Kalmar - 17:15.90
8. Sera Hanagan - 17:26.89
9. Ava Elliot - 17:31.43
10. Madison Caserio - 17:31.89

200 Backstroke
15. Korrie Tengan - 2:06.69
19. Katie Ueda - 2:08.31
23. Abigail Rousseau - 2:11.53

100 Freestyle
3. Wiktoria Dabrowska - 50.10
7. Julia Matney - 51.30
30. Kennedy McPhail - 52.31
31. Samarah Melia - 52.81

200 Breaststroke
1. Aliz Kalmar - 2:12.41
6. Jenna Pulkkinen - 2:17.60
14. Sam Arredondo - 2:21.94
22. Brooke Beauvais - 2:24.96
26. Allie Byrne - 2:26.27

200 Butterfly
5. Clara Laskey 2:04.26
7. Korrie Tengan - 2:05.32
8. Sera Hanagan - 2:05.74
9. Mackenzie Hutler - 2:03.93
19. Ava Elliot - 2:06.72

400 Freestyle Relay
5. Trentin, Matney, Hutler, Dabrowska - 3:25.69
11. McPhail, Rutkauskatie, Melia, McEvoy - 3:30.00
C- Arredondo, L. Kalmar, Chope, Pulkkinen - x3:36.87

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