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Isaac Comelli, CSUB Athletic Communications

Women's Swim & Dive

`Runners Close MPSF Meet with 2 More Medals

ST. GEORGE, Utah / MISSION VIEJO, Calif. – The 2023 MPSF Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close Saturday night, but not before the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners added to their hardware and accomplishments. Senior Mikayla Popham and freshman Vili Sivec combined to win two more MPSF medals as CSUB wrapped up a successful conference meet with all-around strong performances.
 
Full results from the 2023 MPSF Swimming & Diving Championships can be found here.

Quotes from Director of Swimming Chris Hansen
  • "Vili and Mikayla led the night with more medals. Vili's second-place in the 200 fly was a big time swim. Brad Prolo (BYU) has won the event the last two years; five more yards and Vili's silver would have been gold."
  • "Mikayla's bronze in the 100 free was awesome; breaking the 50-second barrier is next level."
  • "Kylie placing eighth and Hannah's best time in the 1650 placing 12th scored us big points. Lorena, Danielle, and Chelaine also stepped it up, scoring tonight."
  • "Jacob going 11th and Arthur going 15th in the mile was also an important event for us. Antonio, Dillon, and Adrian also helped the men tonight with points in their individual events."
  • "I'm super proud of how the team performed this weekend. Next up, Vili and Arthur head to Florida for World Trials and a bunch of us will go to Indiana for the NICs!"
  • Co-Diving Coach Adam Estrella on Saturday's performance on the platform: "For a team with very little tower practice, I was very happy with how they all preformed today finishing off their conference meet. The men all scored today and Dyson earned All-Conference, which is a great accomplishment. Chloe was very consistent, from warmups all the way through the competition. Madi hurt her knee on her fourth dive, but toughed it out to finish off the competition strong."
MPSF Championships, By the Numbers
  • The `Runners earned a total of five medals: two gold, two silver, and one bronze.
  • CSUB posted 13 All-Conference performances (i.e. placing eighth or higher in an individual event).
  • Two school records were broken, both on the men's side. Antonio Milin reset the 50 freestyle record while Sivec broke the 200 free record.
  • Bakersfield enjoyed nine `Runners and four CSUB relays inking their names on the CSUB Top 5 all-time lists.
Women's Top Performers
  • Popham completed her medal collection, adding bronze in the 100 free (49.90) to end the meet with one medal of each color.
  • In the 1650 free, freshman Kylie Ney earned All-Conference honors with an eighth-place finish (17:00.56). Her 1000 free split ranks third in CSUB history. Senior Hannah Marsh added points by placing 12th in the mile (17:15.62).
  • Lorena Jerebic placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:02.64), just one spot away from a medal.
  • Chelaine Van der Westhuizen placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.03 while Danielle Albright also earned All-Conference honors, one spot back (2:17.98).
Men's Top Performers
  • Sivec added to his gold medal in the 200 free with a silver in the 200 fly on Saturday. Prolo bested Sivec (1:44.81) by just six tenths of a second as Bakersfield's freshman posted his second NCAA B-cut of the meet.
  • Jacob Folsom placed 11th in the mile (15:59.05) while Arthur Schneider also scored points with a 15th-place finish (16:13.00).
  • Antonio Milin placed ninth in the 200 breast (1:58.62).
  • Adrian Paseta came in 12th in the 200 fly (1:50.73) while Dillon Smith placed 16th (1:53.93).
  • Dyson Modica earned All-Conference honors with an eighth-place result on platform diving. He posted a five-dive score of 223.95.
Up Next on the Schedule
  • TYR Series for World Trials
  • Mar. 1-4
  • National Invitational Championships
  • Mar. 9-11
~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

Breast
6' 0"
Senior
Dyson Modica

Dyson Modica

Dive
5' 11"
Sophomore
Adrian Paseta

Adrian Paseta

Fly/Free/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Dillon Smith

Dillon Smith

Fly/IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

Free/IM
6' 5"
Junior
Arthur Amaral Schneider

Arthur Amaral Schneider

Free
6' 2"
Freshman
Vili Sivec

Vili Sivec

Breast/Free
6' 0"
Freshman
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

Fly/Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Hannah Marsh

Hannah Marsh

Free/IM
5' 4"
Junior
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

Free
5' 10"
Junior
Kylie Ney

Kylie Ney

Free/IM
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

6' 0"
Senior
Breast
Dyson Modica

Dyson Modica

5' 11"
Sophomore
Dive
Adrian Paseta

Adrian Paseta

5' 8"
Junior
Fly/Free/IM
Dillon Smith

Dillon Smith

5' 8"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

6' 5"
Junior
Free/IM
Arthur Amaral Schneider

Arthur Amaral Schneider

6' 2"
Freshman
Free
Vili Sivec

Vili Sivec

6' 0"
Freshman
Breast/Free
Danielle Albright

Danielle Albright

5' 8"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

5' 7"
Sophomore
Fly/Free
Hannah Marsh

Hannah Marsh

5' 4"
Junior
Free/IM
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

5' 10"
Junior
Free
Kylie Ney

Kylie Ney

5' 9"
Freshman
Free/IM
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