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Men's Swim & Dive

D'Arcy Wins 4 Events; Gillilan, Croatians Lead Men



LAS VEGAS, Nev. – CSU Bakersfield's men's and women's swimming and diving teams took on UNLV on Saturday in the Roadrunners' first head-to-head dual of the season. Sophomore Autumn D'Arcy led the CSUB women with four wins while Kris Rogic and Loren Gillilan paced Bakersfield's men. UNLV took the women's dual 189-111 and the Rebel men defeated CSUB 194-104 in their home pool.

"It was great to see us get up and race UNLV on the women's side," said Chris Hansen, CSUB's Director of Swimming. "We might have lost the meet, but we won some important races. The women are still showing that they are ready to play. I'm so excited to see what happens this year."

D'Arcy tallied wins in the 50 free (23.76), 100 free (51.50), and 100 fly (54.26), after leading CSUB's 400 medley relay team (3:49.96) to a victory to open the meet. Hansen went on to applaud the relay team, consisting of Tabea Mose, Lindsey Sohoel-Smith, D'Arcy, and Mikayla Popham, for a strong time this early in the season.

A freshman from Tucson, Ariz., Sohoel-Smith squeaked out a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, out-touching UNLV's Skylar Moore by two hundredths of a second with a time of 1:07.47. Senior Maddie Cosgrove also earned a win on Saturday, cruising to victory in the 200 fly by more than a second (2:05.39).

Hansen also praised the efforts of Popham, a freshman, and Jayssie Haynes, a senior. Popham placed Top 3 in the 500 free (5:02.50), 200 IM (2:08.24), and 200 free (1:52.53) against UNLV. Haynes finished second in the 200 breast (2:25.51) and 1000 free (10:30.35) in Las Vegas.

For the Bakersfield men, Hansen appreciated the effort of his squad: "We had a great weekend. They men need to work a little on their depth; we will get it!"

Hansen pointed out Gillilan, Rogic, and sophomore Antonio Milin as the men's team's top performers from Saturday: "Kris swam two personal-best dual meet swims in both backstrokes and his 100 fly was close to a personal best. Loren continues to destroy his races. He also had a great 100 free leadoff in the relay. Antonio is a racer. Every time he enters the water, it's to battle."

Gillilan, a native of Fort Collins, Colo., dominated for two-second victories in the 100 fly (47.56) and 200 fly (1:50.40). Gillilan also helped the CSUB 400 medley relay team (3:19.60) start the dual with a win. Rogic and Milin joined their teammate in that relay as did junior Ryan Brimer. Hansen pointed out the performance was "one of the best relay times we have done in a dual meet since 2012."

A junior from Croatia, Rogic won the 100 back (49.06) before finishing second in the 200 back (1:48.49) and 100 fly (49.65). Milin transferred to CSUB from the University of Indianapolis and has made an immediate impact. Another Croatian, Milin scored big points with second-place finishes in the 100 breast (57.40), 200 breast (2:06.21), and 200 IM (1:54.43) races.

As expected, the CSUB male divers performed well in their first competitive action of the season. Making his `Runner debut, freshman Sam Stinson placed second on the 1-meter board with a score of 281.70, less than 20 points outside of CSUB's Top 5 all-time in the event. At three meters, Adam Estrella (263.40) edged Stinson (252.53) to finish second on Saturday.

CSUB will return home and begin to prepare for a busy weekend at home. The `Runners will kick off next weekend's action at the Hillman Aquatic Center on Friday, Oct. 18, with the CSUB Sprint Classic beginning at 2 p.m. On Saturday, Bakersfield will host the Roadrunner Invite starting at 10 a.m. with a full day of swimming action on the schedule. Meanwhile, Bakersfield's divers will be in Riverside, Calif. on Saturday for the Lancer Diving Invite, hosted by fellow Western Athletic Conference member California Baptist.

For full results from CSUB's dual against UNLV, click here.

~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

Free
6' 1"
Junior
Adam Estrella

Adam Estrella

Dive
6' 1"
Junior
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

Sprints/Fly
6' 0"
Junior
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

IM/Sprint
6' 1"
Junior
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

Breast
6' 0"
Sophomore
Sam Stinson

Sam Stinson

Dive
6' 2"
Freshman
Maddie Cosgrove

Maddie Cosgrove

Fly/Free
5' 9"
Senior
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

Fly/ IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jayssie Haynes

Jayssie Haynes

Free/Breast/IM
5' 4"
Senior
Tabea Mose

Tabea Mose

Free/Back
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

6' 1"
Junior
Free
Adam Estrella

Adam Estrella

6' 1"
Junior
Dive
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Fly
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

6' 1"
Junior
IM/Sprint
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

6' 0"
Sophomore
Breast
Sam Stinson

Sam Stinson

6' 2"
Freshman
Dive
Maddie Cosgrove

Maddie Cosgrove

5' 9"
Senior
Fly/Free
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/ IM
Jayssie Haynes

Jayssie Haynes

5' 4"
Senior
Free/Breast/IM
Tabea Mose

Tabea Mose

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free/Back
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