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Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications

Women's Swim & Dive

Sivec's and Popham's Triples Lead CSUB to Wins at Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal State Bakersfield men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up a pair of dual wins on the road on Saturday. The Roadrunners traveled to face the Cal Poly Mustangs and both CSUB teams came away with convincing wins as the Bakersfield men wrapped up their dual season with a winning record (3-2).

Quotes from Director of Swimming Chris Hansen
  • "Having both the men and women beat Cal Poly really sets us up for a great MPSF. Cal Poly is a great team and we are excited to beat such a great team."
  • "Winning the 200 medley relay and Arthur Schneider and Jacob Folsom's 1-2 in the 1000 set the tone for the men today."
  • "Our secret of the day was putting Skyler Carmelich in the 200 free and taking Vili and Arthur out. Not many people saw this coming but Skyler winning the 200 was huge!"
  • "And of course, Vili Sivec is something else! He's one to watch for."
  • "Mikayla Popham continues to dominate on the women's side, winning three events."
  • "Nicole Horton had a busy first half of the meet and her swims definitely helped put CSUB ahead."
  • "It was great to see Danielle Albright have great swims today and Chloe Brown getting second on both diving boards was great."
Men
  • The `Runner men defeated the Mustangs, 171-125, on Saturday.
  • The men's 200 medley relay of Antonio Milin, Carmelich, Yigit Saglam, and Folsom started the meet strong with a 2.4-second win with a time of 1:33.53.
  • The 400 free team of Sivec, Saglam, Timothy Engel, and Schneider closed the meet with a three-second victory (3:07.55).
  • Sivec posted victories in the 200 fly (1:46.43), 100 free (45.29), and 500 free (4:32.31) on Saturday. Sivec is now undefeated in his last eight individual races.
  • Saglam won the 100 back again, posting a time of 51.37.
  • Carmelich took a win 200 free (1:43.86), edging his Cal Poly counterpart by .04 seconds.
  • Schneider earned his second-straight win in the 1000 free (9:43.51). He also finished second in the 500 free (4:38.74) with a personal best time.
  • Folsom won the 200 IM (1:54.78) while also placing second in the 1000 free (9:50.56) and 200 back (1:55.97).
  • Robert Vlad placed second on both diving boards while Anderson Laing finished third on both.
Women
  • Bakersfield's women downed Cal Poly, 167-128, on the Central Coast.
  • The women's 400 free relay team of Popham, Lorena Jerebic, Horton, and Hannah Marsh posted a nearly five-second victory to close out the meet (3:37.67).
  • Popham picked up another triple, winning the 200 free (1:53.43), 100 free (52.76), and 500 free (5:05.21). Popham is now tied with Michaela Paige (2012-16) for third in CSUB's Division I career individual wins list.
  • Holly DiSimone (2nd, 53.78) and Jerebic (3rd, 55.11) helped make it a 1-2-3 sweep for the `Runners in the 100 free.
  • Chelaine Van der Westhuizen won the 100 breast (1:04.83) and 200 breast (2:19.79) before placing second in the 200 IM (1:11.05).
  • Jerebic also earned a win in the 200 fly (2:07.63).
  • Horton won the 50 free with a time of 24.73 seconds.
  • Marsh picked up a win in the 1000 free (10:33.18) with her best dual meet time in the event while Kylie Ney came in a close second (10:34.62). Marsh also placed second in the 500 free (5:13.08) while Ney made it a 1-2-3 CSUB finish (5:14.21).
  • Brown placed second on both diving boards while Madi Gray finished fourth on both in her return form injury.
Up Next on the Schedule
  • vs. Fresno State (women only)
  • Women's Senior Day
  • Saturday, Jan. 8
  • San Luis Obispo, Calif.
  • 12:00 p.m. (PT)
Note: Full diving results were not available at the time of publishing, but they will be include in an updated results PDF when they are made available.

~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Skyler Carmelich

Skyler Carmelich

Breast
6' 0"
Sophomore
Timothy Engel

Timothy Engel

Breast/Free
6' 1"
Sophomore
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

Breast
6' 0"
Senior
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

Free/IM
6' 5"
Junior
Anderson Laing

Anderson Laing

Dive
6' 3"
Freshman
Yigit Saglam

Yigit Saglam

Back/Breast/Free
5' 11"
Junior
Arthur Amaral Schneider

Arthur Amaral Schneider

Free
6' 2"
Freshman
Vili Sivec

Vili Sivec

Breast/Free
6' 0"
Freshman
Robert Vlad

Robert Vlad

Dive
5' 9"
Freshman
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Chloe Brown

Chloe Brown

Dive
5' 2"
Sophomore
Madi Gray

Madi Gray

Dive
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Skyler Carmelich

Skyler Carmelich

6' 0"
Sophomore
Breast
Timothy Engel

Timothy Engel

6' 1"
Sophomore
Breast/Free
Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

6' 0"
Senior
Breast
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

6' 5"
Junior
Free/IM
Anderson Laing

Anderson Laing

6' 3"
Freshman
Dive
Yigit Saglam

Yigit Saglam

5' 11"
Junior
Back/Breast/Free
Arthur Amaral Schneider

Arthur Amaral Schneider

6' 2"
Freshman
Free
Vili Sivec

Vili Sivec

6' 0"
Freshman
Breast/Free
Robert Vlad

Robert Vlad

5' 9"
Freshman
Dive
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

5' 8"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Chloe Brown

Chloe Brown

5' 2"
Sophomore
Dive
Madi Gray

Madi Gray

5' 9"
Junior
Dive
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