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Men's Swim & Dive

`Runner Men Make Waves on Day 1 of NIC Meet

Elkhart, Ind. – The Cal State Bakersfield men's and women's swimming teams kicked off the National Invitational Championships with a strong set of performances on Thursday. In particular, the Roadrunner men's squad earned several finals placements on the way to a Top 10 ranking after the first day of competition.
 
Full results from each day of swimming action can be found here.

Quotes from Director of Swimming Chris Hansen
  • "What a great first day for Vili Sivec, finishing 7th as a freshman, not to mention he has been racing for two weeks straight."
  • "Besides Vili's 500, we had three men drop some big times in the prelims! Having four men under 4:35 is a great way to finish the season."
  • "Antonio Milin and Yigit Saglam finishing 3 and 5 in the 50 fly scored us big points. With the field of teams that are in attendance, having two swimmers in the final is great!"
  • "Chelanie van der Westhuizen was the sole women's scorer today with an 18th place in the 50 breast."
Men's Top Performers
  • The `Runner men sit in the Top 10 of 41 teams. Bakersfield's ninth-place standing has them ahead of programs like Grand Canyon, BYU, and Purdue while trailing close behind squads from Ohio State, TCU, Tennessee, and MPSF rival UC San Diego.
  • Freshman Vili Sivec continued his impressive series of swims, breaking into the CSUB Top 5 in the 500 free (4:23.47) before placing seventh in the A-finals.
  • Arthur Schneider (4:31.41), Adrian Paseta (4:33.30), and Jacob Folsom (4:33.37) all posted personal best times in the 500 free as well.
  • Antonio Milin and Yigit Saglam combined to both finish in the Top 5 at the NICs in the 50 fly. Milin posted an A-finals time of 21.18 to earn bronze while Saglam placed fifth with a 21.30 in the finals.
  • Milin kept busy throughout the meet, also placing sixth overall in the 50 free with a best time of 20.11 on the day.
  • The men's 200 free relay of Milin, Sivec, Tim Engel, and Saglam scored points by placing 19th.
Women's Top Performers Up Next on the Schedule
  • Day 2 of National Invitational Championships
  • Friday, Mar. 10
  • Elkhart, Ind.
  • Prelims at 6 a.m. (PT) and finals at 3 p.m. (PT)
~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

Breast
6' 0"
Senior
Adrian Paseta

Adrian Paseta

Fly/Free/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

Free/IM
6' 5"
Junior
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
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

Fly/Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

Free
5' 10"
Junior
Chelaine Van der Westhuizen

Chelaine Van der Westhuizen

Breast/IM
5' 7"
Junior
Nicole Horton

Nicole Horton

Free
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Antonio Milin

Antonio Milin

6' 0"
Senior
Breast
Adrian Paseta

Adrian Paseta

5' 8"
Junior
Fly/Free/IM
Jacob Folsom

Jacob Folsom

6' 5"
Junior
Free/IM
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
Lorena Jerebic

Lorena Jerebic

5' 7"
Sophomore
Fly/Free
Mikayla Popham

Mikayla Popham

5' 10"
Junior
Free
Chelaine Van der Westhuizen

Chelaine Van der Westhuizen

5' 7"
Junior
Breast/IM
Nicole Horton

Nicole Horton

5' 6"
Junior
Free
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