HOUSTON, Texas - The Nevada swim team is currently sitting eighth after wrapping up the first day of the meet. There are two more days of competition at the Phill Hansel Invitational, wrapping up Saturday afternoon.
In the 500 free, the Pack saw three top 25 finishers with Caitlyn McHugh finishing fifth with a time of 4:53.79 and adding 25 points to the team score. Alexa Markl came in 22nd with a time of 5:01.24 for an additional three team points while Destiny Kling took 25th and a win in the C final with a time of 4:58.45.
Nevada showed up strong in the 200 IM, placing four in the top 20. Cholodovskis took fourth with an NCAA "B" standard time of 1:59.82 and an individual point high of 26. Donna dePolo came in 10th and scored 17 points with a time of 2:01.83. Wiktoria Samula finished 13th and Julia Adamczyk in 18th. The Pack raked up 65 points in just one event.
The final individual event of the night was the 50 yard free. Newcomer, Ileah Doctor took fourth with a time 22.86 while Josien Wijkhuijs finished eighth with a time of 23.39. Colette Berkenfield won the C final with a time of 23.44 and 17th overall.
The Pack continues competition tomorrow, Nov. 22 at 8 a.m. with prelims and finals beginning at 4 p.m. PT.
