Jimenez, Kovacsics Lead Lancers Past Reigning WAC Champs On The Road

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UNLV Double Dual Meet (Dive)

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Jimenez, Kovacsics Lead Lancers Past Reigning WAC Champs On The Road

10/22/2022 6:52:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

By: Daniel Cook, Associate Director of Athletics Communications & Digital Media

Jimenez, Kovacsics Lead Lancers Past Defeat Reigning WAC Champs On The Road

LAS VEGAS – California Baptist University men's swimming swept their double dual in Las Vegas this weekend, topping the University of Denver 174-126 and defeating the reigning Western Athletic Conference champions UNLV 156-140. The women's side, UNLV and Denver, came out on top at each end of their double duals, 202-98 and 196-104, respectively.

In the pool, Swimmer of the Meet Mark Kovacsics and his wins led the men in the 1,000 and 500-meter freestyle races. The Hungarian freshman clocked a 1,000 time that places him eighth all-time in the program's top-10 list.

Four individuals and a relay team accounted for six first-place finishes out of 14 swimming events on the day. Kovacsics doubled up on his top podium spots, while Remi Fabiani, Jonathan Reiter, and Brendan Man all claimed one solo victory each.

The women's side saw Michaela Trnkova, Naya Koc, and Mia Maspers all claimed a first place finish in events, pacing the women in the pool.

DIVING

The 2022-23 dive season got off to an incredible start as three Lancers qualified for five NCAA Zone Championships. On the men's side, Evan Honer and Gael Jimenez far surpassed the NCAA qualifying marks in both the 1-and-3-meter springboard events, and Natalia Bedolla did the same in her first 1-meter competition.

Jimenez was on point from dive one, setting a new program record in the 3-meter event, posting a score of 382.60. He breaks the record set by Honer in 2020 of 369.23. His 1-meter result of 349.80 was good enough to place him third all-time in the Lancer record book. Bedolla now ranks fourth and ninth all-time in the 1-and-3-meter record books, respectively.

🚨NEW RECORD🚨 True freshman Gael Jimenez has broken the program record for the 3-meter springboard event in his first action for the Lancers! Hiss 382.60 tops the previous record by more than 13 points!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/nhbEwyr68N — California Baptist Swim/Dive (@CBUswim) October 22, 2022
Next up for the teams is the first home meet of the season as the Lancers prepare to host Cal Poly and San Diego at the Lancer Aquatics Center on Saturday, November 5. That meet is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time.

Men's Top Results (Event – Place – Time/Score)
400 Medley Relay
                Rickenberger, Reiter, Man, Fabiani – 1^st – 3:20.96
200 Free Relay
                Altmann, Chauvapun, Man, Milev – 2^nd – 1:23.94
Mark Kovacsics
               1,000 Free – 1^st – 9:30.79
               500 Free – 1^st – 4:35.11
Boris Milev
               200 Free – 5^th – 1:43.05
Robert Moseley
               100 Back – 2^nd – 51.26
               200 Back – 4^th – 1:53.94
               200 IM – 5^th – 1:57.03
Simon Rickenberger
               100 Back – 3^rd – 51.45
Remi Fabiani
               200 Free – 3^rd – 1:41.38
               50 Free – 1^st – 20.43
               100 Free – 3^rd – 46.16
Jonathan Reiter
               100 Breast – 1^st – 56.56
               200 Breast – 5^th – 2:10.34
               200 IM – 2^nd – 1:56.05
Ian Mullen
               100 Breast – 5^th – 59.16
John Sullivan
               200 Fly – 4^th – 1:56.91
Brendan Man
               200 Fly – 5^th – 1:58.02
               100 Fly – 1^st – 49.42
Evan Honer
               1-meter – 1^st – 358.30*
               3-meter – 3^rd – 321.85*
Gael Jimenez
               1-meter – 2^nd – 349.80*
               3-meter – 1^st – 382.60* - Program Record
John Angelovic
               1-meter – 5^th – 275.35

Women's Top Results (Event – Place – Time/Score)
Giulia Decataldo
               1,000 Free – 5^th – 10:46.25
Michaela Trnkova
               100 Back – 1^st – 57.79
               200 Back – 3^rd – 2:08.05
Faith Brazil
               100 Breast – 5^th – 1:05.80
Naya Koc
               200 Free – 2^nd – 1:53.09
               100 Free – 1^st – 51.35
Amber Harris
               200 Fly – 5^th – 2:09.57
Mia Maspers
               50 Free – 1^st – 23.63
Natalia Bedolla
              1-meter – 1^st – 279.00*
               3-meter – 3^rd – 270.20

*NCAA Zone Qualifying Mark