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Swim & Dive Returns for Dual at Cal Poly

Bakersfield, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield swimming and diving's long layoff got even longer with the cancelation of a dual meet at UC San Diego a weekend ago. After nearly a month out of action, the Roadrunners will return to competition on Saturday, Jan. 8 in a dual meet at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Cal Poly, beginning at 1 p.m.
 
"We raced Cal Poly at the Roadrunner Invitational earlier this season and we're evenly matched," said CSUB Director of Swimming Chris Hansen. "This should be a very close meet; we need everyone to step up across our line-up to get the scoring we'll need in an event that could come down to the final relay."
 
Autumn D'Arcy, Lorena Jerebic and Mikayla Popham lead the `Runner women into Cal Poly, while Ryan Brimer, Loren Gillilan and Kris Rogic have been the top performers on the men's side.
 
Bakersfield's depth will be tested by a handful of injuries, but CSUB has received strong swims all season from Danielle Albright, Arianne Skeggs, Tim Engle, Tyler LeDet and Antonio Milin.
 
In the diving well Lauren Carson, Maya Stefanski and Dyson Modica will be counted on for top performances.
 
The Roadrunner men enter the weekend with a 2-0 record in dual meet swims this season, while the women are 2-1 overall.
 
WHERE:
Saturday's meet begins at 1 p.m. in San Luis Obispo, Calif., at Cal Poly's Anderson Aquatic Center.
 
NEWS & NOTES:
  • Autumn D'Arcy enters the weekend one individual win shy of matching Paola Hernandez' school record for career wins during the Division I era. D'Arcy has 13 wins this season and 59 career victories over 2+ seasons in Bakersfield.
  • Sophomore Mikayla Popham is the reigning MPSF Swimmer of the Week, after winning the 200 Freestyle and the 200 Individual Medley in a dual meet at Fresno State on Dec. 11. Popham was a three-time Western Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week in 2019-20, before earning WAC Freshman of the Year honors.
  • CSUB leads the MPSF with four women's Swimmer of the Week selections. Autumn D'Arcy has won the award three times and now boasts eight career Swimmer of the Week awards.
  • Autumn D'Arcy won a silver medal at the Toyota US Open, becoming the first CSUB swimmer to reach an A-Final, or medal, at a USA Swimming event.
  • Danielle Albright, Lorena Jerebic and Arianne Skeggs have combined for 10 dual meet victories this season, including one each in the team's last outing at Fresno State. 
  • Seniors Kris Rogic, Loren Gillilan, Antonio Milin and Ryan Brimer competed at the Toyota US Open, alongside D'Arcy and Popham. The rest of the CSUB men have not competed since Nov. 18-20 at Dixie State.
  • Kris Rogic leads the Roadrunner men with seven individual victories on the year, Antonio Milin and Loren Gillilan are next with five each. Ryan Brimer has four.
  • Freshman diver Dyson Modica has three wins and three runner-up finishes in six events to date. 
  • Former CSUB coaches Larry Everingham, Ernie Maglischo and Bob Steele were honored among the Top-100 College Coaches, as part of the College Swimming Coaches' Association of America's 100th anniversary celebration.
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A LOOK AHEAD: 
Bakersfield returns home for a Senior Day meet against Fresno State on Sunday, Jan. 15 at the Hillman Aquatic Center. Pepperdine will also send their women's team to CSUB. The event marks the final home competition for Roadrunner senior men Julian Alcantar, Ryan Brimer, Alex Dragan, Loren Gillilan, Antonio Milin, Linus Richter, Kris Rogic and women's scholar-athletes Lauren Carson, Autumn D'Arcy, Courtney Linton, Tabea Mose and Arianne Skeggs.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

Free
6' 1"
Junior
Alex Dragan

Alex Dragan

Free/Breast
6' 1"
Junior
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

Sprints/Fly
6' 0"
Junior
Linus Richter

Linus Richter

Free
6' 2"
Sophomore
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

IM/Sprint
6' 1"
Junior
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

Breast
6' 0"
Sophomore
Lauren Carson

Lauren Carson

Diving
5' 8"
Sophomore
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

Fly/ IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Courtney Linton

Courtney Linton

Free/Breast
5' 5"
Sophomore
Tabea Mose

Tabea Mose

Free/Back
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ryan Brimer

Ryan Brimer

6' 1"
Junior
Free
Alex Dragan

Alex Dragan

6' 1"
Junior
Free/Breast
Loren Gillilan

Loren Gillilan

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints/Fly
Linus Richter

Linus Richter

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free
Kris Rogic

Kris Rogic

6' 1"
Junior
IM/Sprint
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

6' 0"
Sophomore
Breast
Lauren Carson

Lauren Carson

5' 8"
Sophomore
Diving
Autumn D

Autumn D'Arcy

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/ IM
Courtney Linton

Courtney Linton

5' 5"
Sophomore
Free/Breast
Tabea Mose

Tabea Mose

5' 11"
Sophomore
Free/Back
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