LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Nevada women's swim and dive team had a commanding win over Mountain West and intrastate rival UNLV, 172-126 on Friday, Oct. 11.
The Pack moves to 2-0 in dual meets on the season with three more on the schedule prior the Phill Hansel Invite in November.
Sophomore Laura Isabel Vazquez Lopez lead the Pack with two individual event wins in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives for a collective 18 points. Fellow sophomore, Linnea Sorensen finished second in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter while newcomer, Jessie Nowotny took third in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter.
Nevada had multiple swimmers score in more than one individual events. Senior Andressa Cholodovskis won both the 200 free in 1:49.38 and the 100 free with a time of 51.06. Sophomore Wiktoria Samula took both of her events, the 100 and 200 breast while Josien Wijkhuijs won both the 100 back and 100 fly.
The Pack went 1-2-3-4 in the 100 breast stroke and then again in the 200 breast. Donna dePolo was second in both while Mikayla Dance took third in the 100 and fourth in the 200. Transfer, Gianni Pitto went fourth in the 100 and third in the 200.
Freshman Benedict Nagy took first in the 400 IM with a time of 4:22.40 and third in the 200 back. Another newcomer, Nicolette Jasko, came in fourth in the 100 free with a time of 52.60 and finished fifth in the 50 free with a time of 24.31.
Ileah Doctor won the 50 free with a time of 23.67, Julia Adamczyk took second in the 200 fly and the 400 IM while Caitlyn McHugh finished second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:30.82.
Nevada had a clean sweep in the relays, taking first in the 200 medley and the 400 free while the B relay took second in the 200 medley and fourth in the 400 free. The A relay for the 200 medley was composed of Wijkhuijs, Samula, Cholodovskis and Doctor, while the B was Imogen Watson, dePolo, Adamczyk and Colette Berkenfield. In the 400 free, Wijkhuijs, Cholodovskis, McHugh and Berkenfield was 'A' and dePolo, Doctor, Jasko and Samula was 'B'.
Overall Wijkhuijs, Cholodovskis, Samula and Lopez were all tied for second most points at the meet with 18 each.
Next on the schedule for the Pack is two dual meets against Fresno State and UC Davis on Oct. 25 and 26 at Lombardi Pool.
