Pioneers take seventh at UNLV Invitational
- December 14, 2010
Results
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Pioneer women’s swimming team performed well at the UNLV Winter Invitational on Dec. 11-13. East Bay finished tied with Azusa Pacific for seventh place with 15 points. Host UNLV won the nine team invitational with 968 points.
"We performed exceptionally well this weekend,” CSUEB Head Coach Ben Loorz said. “It was really a preparatory meet for the conference championships in February, following the same three-day, trials and finals format.”
East Bay had a stellar performance in 800 freestyle relay, as the team of Murphy Wimer, Lindsay Miller, Jenni Perez and Sara Bonino went a full 15 seconds faster (8:13.13) than a year ago. Bonino also clocked a time of 18:39.59 to finish 13th in the 1650 freestyle.
Freshman breaststroker Rachel Knowles had an outstanding meet, cracking the top-16 twice. Her 14th-place finish in the 100-yard breastroke was a season-best time (1:10.70), and her preliminary time in the 200-yard breastroke (2:29.32) was a personal best and a new sectional cut in USA Swimming. Knowles placed 12th in that event.
“The team achieved numerous season best times, and every East Bay relay was significantly faster than in any previous competition this season,” Loorz said. “We held up well and continued to swim better as the meet went on; I was very proud of their efforts."
The Pioneers now take a four-week break from competition before returning to action on Jan. 8, when they face Fresno State in a dual meet in Fresno.