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Men's Swim & Dive

Gillilan Breaks Second School Record at WAC Championships

HOUSTON, Texas, - For the second consecutive day, CSU Bakersfield men's swimmer Loren Gillilan broke a school record.  After resetting the 100-yard butterfly record yesterday, Gillilan broke the 200 fly record by over a full second (1:46.56) to lead the Roadrunners to a sixth-place finish at the Western Athletic Conference Championships. 
 
Gillilan ended up earning Second Team All-WAC honors in the event after finishing in fifth in a time of 1:48.04 in the finals.  Gillilan also teamed with Kris Rogic, Michael Hart and Ryan Brimer to swim the second-fastest time in school history in the 400 freestyle relay (2:58.43). 
 
"The 400 free relay of Rogic, Gillilan, Hart and Brimer had a great swim with the second-fastest time in history," said CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen.
 
Rogic also earned second team all-league honors in the 200 back.  The sophomore finished tied for seventh in 1:48.17 to add 11.5 points to CSUB's total.  Freshman James Skuse also added points for the second straight night with a 12th-place effort in the event (1:48.96). 
 
In the 200 breast, Jake Chir swam the second-fastest time in CSUB history (1:59.72) to win the B final.  Chir shaved over 1.5 seconds off of his qualifying time of 2:01.46.
 
"Jake Chir led the night with an amazing 200 breast time," said Hansen.  "Loren Gillilan and Kris Rogic continued to score the `Runners big points and swim in the finals.  Ryan Brimer, Michael Hart and Noah Hickman all had a great 100 today."   
 
Noah Hultner and Owen van Krimpen got the night started with a pair of Second Team All-WAC performances.  Hultner placed seventh (15:48.70) and van Krimpen came in eighth (15:48.97) for the Roadrunners. 
 
Hart added a point with a 16th-place showing in the 100 free (45.02).  Justice Kramer added two more with a 15th-place finish in the 200 fly (1:51.56).  Adam Estrella and Nate Cummins also scored in the platform diving event.  Estrella took 13th (221.85) and Cummins placed one spot behind with 218.65 points.
 
As a team, CSUB finished sixth out of seven teams with 330.5 points.  For the weekend, CSUB set five school records and earned all-conference awards in eight events. 
 
"Justice Kramer, Jake Chir, Noah Hickman, Michael Hart, Greg Lee, Kris Rogic, Loren Gillilan will move on to the NIC in Cleveland," said Hansen. 
 
The National Invitation Championship will begin on Thursday, March 14 and will continue through Saturday, March 16.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

Free
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jake Chir

Jake Chir

Breast/Free
6' 0"
Senior
Adam Estrella

Adam Estrella

Dive
6' 1"
Sophomore
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

Sprints/Fly
5' 11"
Sophomore
Michael Hart

Michael Hart

Breast/Free
5' 10"
Junior
Noah Hickman

Noah Hickman

Sprints/Breasts
5' 9"
Sophomore
Noah Hultner

Noah Hultner

DFree
5' 10"
Junior
Justice Kramer

Justice Kramer

IM
5' 11"
Senior
Greg Lee

Greg Lee

Breaststroke/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

IM/Sprint
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free
Jake Chir

Jake Chir

6' 0"
Senior
Breast/Free
Adam Estrella

Adam Estrella

6' 1"
Sophomore
Dive
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sprints/Fly
Michael Hart

Michael Hart

5' 10"
Junior
Breast/Free
Noah Hickman

Noah Hickman

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprints/Breasts
Noah Hultner

Noah Hultner

5' 10"
Junior
DFree
Justice Kramer

Justice Kramer

5' 11"
Senior
IM
Greg Lee

Greg Lee

5' 10"
Senior
Breaststroke/IM
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

6' 1"
Sophomore
IM/Sprint
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