PRINCETON, N.J. – The Cal State Bakersfield men's and women's swimming and diving teams excelled at the Big Al Invitational this weekend, rewriting the CSUB record books in the progress. See below for some of the Roadrunner highlights, and click here for full results from the mid-season meet.

Overall Highlights/Summary

• As a team, the `Runners etched their name all over the CSUB record book. In total, six men and eight women tallied marks that rank in CSUB Top 5 all-time.
• Sophomore Vili Sivec dazzled throughout the meet. Below are the highlights of his accomplishments:
  • On Thursday in long course competition (preparatory races for international meets), Sivec became the fastest Croatian ever in the 200-meter butterfly, posting a time of 1:58.09 while breaking his country’s National Record. The performance sets him up nicely for international competition, possibly including the 2024 World Championships and the Olympics.
  • Throughout the meet, Sivec reset four of CSUB’s all-time records: 50 free (19.86), 100 free (43:11), 100 fly (46.62), and 200 fly (1:44.01)
  • Sivec also stacked up well against the rest of the deep field, earning a silver medal in the 200 fly and a bronze in the 100 fly
• Chelaine Van der Westhuizen (South Africa) and Venna Andersen (Canada) also swam well on Thursday, setting themselves up for international competition in the 100-meter breaststroke. Van der Westhuizen qualified for her National Qualifiers while Andersen will be headed to the Canadian Olympic Trials.
• A pair of `Runners joined Sivec in breaking CSUB records this weekend:
  • Dyson Modica – diving Platform (234.70 points)
  • Kylie Ney – 1000 free (10:04.30) and 1650 free (16:37.44)
• The CSUB men’s and women’s teams both finished eighth of ten teams. The stacked field included four squads – North Carolina, Princeton, Penn State, and Penn – that finished in the Top 35 teams at the NCAA Championships last season.