FRESNO STATE VS CAL STATE EAST BAY VS FRESNO PACIFIC
- October 24, 2025
- Fresno, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Fresno State Athletics
FRESNO, Calif.- The Fresno State swimming team swept Fresno Pacific and Cal State East Bay in a tri-meet on Friday night at the Fresno State Aquatic Center. The night was topped off by a new program and Aquatic Center record in the 200 medley relay and new NCAA qualifiers with breaststroker’s Aliz Kalmar and Jenna Pulkkinen.
How it happened
Fresno State built off the momentum of their first relay and never turned back. Bulldogs struck just right in the 200 medley relay with Sienna Cheng-Lucey, Mackenzie Miller Lung, Hayley Oke and Jenna Pulkkinen, the relay team now owns the program and Aquatic Center record with a time of 1:38.51.
Bulldogs replace the program record from last season that was broken at Mountain West Championships and the Aquatic Center record previously held by California from 2018-19.
“We’re at a really good place this early in the season,” said head coach Jeanne Fleck “It’s amazing we’ve broken the program and Aquatic Center record from a relay that has an Olympian on it (Abby Weitzel).”
Caroline Grimsley saw a career best time and finish in the 1000 freestyle, the freshman took second with a time of 10:18.15. Fresno State grabbed the next three events with Samantha Arredondo (200 free), Cheng-Lucey (100 back) and Jenna Pulkkinen (100 breast). Pulkkinen collected her first NCAA time standard of the season in the 100 breaststroke (59.84).
The Bulldog freshman continued to show their strength in the pool as Audrey Hill placed second in the 200 butterfly (2:05.14) and Oke with back-to-back individual event wins with the 50 free (23.14) and 100 free (50.61).
The energy picked up in the 500 freestyle as the long distance race came down to the last 50-yards. Clare Luken trailed behind East Bay’s Clemmens by over a body-length for over half of the race. Luken took the lead into the turn of the final 50-yards, the pair were neck-and-neck to the final touch. The sophomore out touched Clemmens by five tenths of a second.
Aliz Kalmar claimed her NCAA qualification standard in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:10.01. The senior has dropped three seconds since the Gary Ota Invite in
early October.
Notes
- Fresno State defeated Fresno Pacific and Cal State East Bay
- Fresno State has taken down another Aquatic Center relay record from California in back-to-back seasons
- The Bulldog relay of Sienna Cheng-Lucey, Mackenzie Miller Lung, Hayley Oke and Jenna Pulkkinen broke the Aquatic Center (1:40.97) and Program (1:38.64) record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:38.51
- Bulldogs won all but one individual event
- Freshman Hayley Oke won two individual events (50 & 100 free)
- Jenna Pulkkinen earns a NCAA qualification in the 100 breaststroke (59.87)
- Aliz Kalmar earned an NCAA qualification time in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.01)
- The three Bulldog swimmers who have now made NCAA times are all breaststroker’s- Kalmar, Miller Lung and Pulkkinen
Team Scores
Fresno State vs Fresno Pacific, 212-46
Fresno State vs Cal State East Bay, 190-71
Cal State East Bay vs Fresno Pacific, 206-50
Up Next: Fresno State looks forward to their first conference dual meet this season to face the Nevada Wolf Pack next Saturday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. PT at the Fresno State Aquatic Center.
Courtesy: East Bay Athletics
FRESNO, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay women’s swim team split a pair of dual meets on Friday evening, defeating Fresno Pacific 206-50 and falling to Fresno State 174-67. The Pioneers turned in several standout performances including a pair of swimmers setting new program records.
“The atmosphere was electric and fun tonight in Fresno.” Head Coach Shane Pelton said. “Our distance crew set the tone early and we never looked back. Maggie, Malana, and Vivi all dropped lifetime bests in the 1000 — Malana broke the school record, and Maggie followed it up by taking down the 500 record a little later in the night. Fast swimming is contagious, and our team feeds off that energy.”
Below are some of the most notable Cal State East Bay performances from Friday’s meet:
- Malana Kollath won the 1000-yard freestyle, setting a new school record in the event, finishing at 10:14.13. The time also ranks 6th in the NCAA this year. The Pioneers also took third and fourth with Maggie Clemens 10:18.37 and Viviana Perez 10:26.63 earning points.
- Maggie Clemens also wrote her name into the record books, shattering the previous program record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.77. The time also ranks 6th in the NCAA this year. Kollath placed third. (5:00.33).
- Alexia Fajardo claimed first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.89, ranking 6th in the NCAA this year.
- Tehani Kong placed second in the 100-yard butterfly at 55.95 and added a fifth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.15).
- Kylie Beaudet finished second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:23.72, ranking 5th in the NCAA this year. She later added a third-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.22).
- Rae Ann Dressel took third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.32, followed closely by Beaudet in fourth at 1:05.53.
- Adalynn Ascher led East Bay in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing fourth overall in 58.04, while Taylor Kolsch followed in fifth at 58.50.
- In relay action, the 200-yard medley team of Lily Caraway, Dressel, Fajardo, and Kong placed fourth overall with a time of 1:44.71.
- The Pioneers closed the meet strong as the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Kong, Dressel, Caraway, and Fajardo finished fourth in 1:36.42, their best relay mark of the season
“I was really proud of how intentional and focused the team was tonight.” Pelton added. “We’ve talked a lot about details, and you can see that commitment paying off. It’s a long season, we are far from where we will go, but we continue to get better every time we step on deck and that’s exciting.”
Courtesy: Fresno Pacific Athletics
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women’s swim team put together a determined effort on Friday evening, competing against Division I opponent Fresno State as well as Cal State East Bay at the Fresno State Aquatics Center.
Leading the way for FPU was senior sprinter Jillian Lambert who claimed a top-five finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.08, marking the Sunbirds’ highest individual placement of the meet. Lambert also posted a strong 54.45 in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing eighth overall.
In the 200-yard freestyle, Charlotte Wilbers continued her strong start to the season with a time of 1:55.52, placing sixth overall and narrowly out-touching Cal State East Bay’s Sydney Prentice by just two-hundredths of a second. Wilbers later returned in the 500 freestyle, where she led FPU again with a 7th-place finish (5:17.78).
The Sunbirds showed depth in the longer races, with Cara Moehle (11.28.31) and Natalie Noble (11:39.29) taking sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 1000 freestyle, while Hermione Roe turned in a solid 2:25.88 in the 200 breaststroke, earning sixth overall.
In the 200 butterfly, freshman Mia Manno clocked 2:12.91 for eighth place, rounding out a balanced performance for the FPU mid-distance group.
The Sunbirds also delivered strong relay efforts, highlighted by the 200-yard medley relay team of Wilbers, Roe, Manno, and Lambert, who posted 1:47.04 to take seventh overall. The meet concluded with the 200-yard freestyle relay squad of Tora Nordli, Lili Sramko, Wilbers, and Lambert, touching in 1:40.82.
“Proud of the girls and the progress we’re seeing as we get closer to mid-season!” said assistant coach Rebeca Bribiesca Spears. “Cara dropped a personal best in the 1000 free, hitting her fastest since her freshman year and Jillian threw down some great 50s in both her relay and individual. The work is showing. We can’t wait to see what’s next.”
The ‘Birds ended the night falling to both teams on points, but it was a strong performance nevertheless against premiere competition. Against Fresno State, the Sunbirds collected a score of 46 to the Bulldogs’ 212. On the other hand, the ‘Birds boosted to a 50 to combat the Pioneers’ 206.
