RENO, Nev. – The Nevada swimming team is back in action for the first time in 2018 as the squad travels to Hayward, California for a dual against Cal State East Bay on Friday, Jan. 12. The 1 p.m. PT start time will be the fourth dual of the 2017-18 campaign for the Wolf Pack, and the first competition for the team since Nevada came out on top of the Husky Invite just over a month ago.
Last time out, Nevada responded to its loss against California by bouncing back and winning the Husky Invite in dominating fashion. The three-day event saw the Pack swim some of its fastest times of the season, which helped Nevada win by nearly 500 points over times like Seattle U, Oregon State, San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.
ABOUT CAL STATE EAST BAY
The Pioneers began the season firing on all cylinders, winning their first four competitions, including three duals. However, since then, CSUEB has dropped its last four dual meets, including a 67-210 loss to Nevada's Mountain West foe Fresno State. CSUEB holds an extremely veteran group of swimmers as more than one-third of its roster are seniors.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT DRE
Since joining the team at semester break last season, sophomore
Andressa Cholodovskis has quickly made her mark as one of the best swimmers in the conference. Last season, she earned All-Conference honors in the 200-yard IM and freestyle, and this year she is making her case for a MW Swimmer of the Year accolade. When Cholodovskis was in the pool last, she set a new Husky Invite record in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:59.20, which now ranks third-best in program history. Cholodovskis has also received two MW Swimmer of the Week accolades along with a Nevada Athlete of the Week honor.
A PROMISING FUTURE
So far this season, the Wolf Pack has received major contributions from members of its freshmen class, showing signs of success in years to come.
Donna dePolo currently holds the team's best time in the 100-yard (1:02.35) and 200-yard (2:15.44) breaststroke, while her classmate
Caitlyn McHugh has proven to be an impactful distance swimmer, having recorded the team's best mark seven separate times in a distance event throughout the season. In their young careers, each have won at least one event and combined to place in the top three 15 times.
