LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams close out their 2015-16 dual meet schedule this weekend, with a home meet against the Pacific men on Friday, followed by action against Nevada, Reno (women) and Wyoming on Saturday at 12 pm, in what will also be Senior Day for the Rebels. Both meets will be held in Buchanan Natatorium.
In the meet on Saturday against UNR and Wyoming, the Rebel squad will be wearing purple caps to promote Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. In addition, representatives from the Las Vegas Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will be at the meet distributing information regarding research and early detection. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness has been a season long cause of the team, as the Rebels also volunteered during Purple Light at the District in Henderson last fall during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month.
Men’s Highlights
• Dillon Virva is second in the WAC in the 50 free. He is also fourth in the 100 Fly and eighth in the 100 Free.
• Avi Cohen is third in the 200 fly in the WAC.
• Boris Kulizhnikov is fourth in the 200 IM for the conference.
• UNLV has won ten conference championship meets in the past 11 seasons, including the final seven years of the Mountain West. The Rebels’ streak was narrowly broken in 2012 at the MPSF, but then won the 2013 MPSF title and the 2014 and 2015 WAC championship.
• UNLV will finish the 2015-16 season with three home meets before the WAC and NCAA Championships.
• The Rebel Men were named a CSCAA Scholar All-American team with a 3.10 GPA this week
Women’s Highlights
• Lina Rathsack is currently in first place in the Mountain West in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast. She is also fourth in the 200 IM and tenth in the 100 Fly.
• Rathsack was also named National Swimmer of the week by Collegeswimming.com for the week of December 21st.
• Julia Fehervari is top 10 in the Mountain West in the 100 Free and 50 Free.
• UNLV will finish the 2015-16 season with two home meets before the MW and NCAA Championships
• The Rebel Women were named a Scholar “All-American” team with a 3.37 GPA.
Swimming news courtesy of UNLV Swimming & Diving.
