California Baptist University
Purdue Invite
Lancers Among the Nations Fastest On Day One of the Purdue Invite
11/16/2022 10:17:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - California Baptist University men's and women's swim and dive team headed to Indiana for the Purdue Invite, where they competed against Florida International University, University of Louisville, Northwestern University, Marshall University, Missouri State University, Purdue University, Navy, and Illinois State University.
This three-day meet started with thirteen Lancers earning a spot in the day's finals. Giulia Decataldo and Mark Kovacsics for the 500 Freestyle, Michaela Trnkova, Faith Brazil, Robert Moseley, and Jonathan Reiter for the 200 Individual Medley, and Naya Koc, Mia Maspers, Remi Fabiani, and Boris Milev for the 50 Freestyle.
Women's diver Natalia Bedolla made the finals for the 3-meter events, while teammates Gael Jiminez and Evan Honer made it back for the 1-meter finals.
Women's Prelims Results (Events – Place – Time)
Guilia Decataldo
500 Freestyle - 30th - 5:04.79
Michaela Trnkova
200 Individual Medley - 25th - 2:06.12
200 Individual Medley - 32nd - 2:08.51
Naya Kov
50 Freestyle - 19th - 23.53
50 Freestyle - 23rd - 23.73
Natalia Bedolla
3-meter - 6th - 276.60
Men's Prelims Results (Event – Place – Time)
Mark Kovacsics
500 Freestyle - 14th - 4:29.66
200 Individual Medley - 8th - 1:48.65
200 Individual Medley - 13th - 1:49.34
50 Freestyle - 1st - 19.36
50 Freestyle - 18th - 20.58
Gael Jiminez
1-meter - 4th - 296.25
1-meter - 7th - 262.85
CBU began the finals with the 200-yard Medley Relay. Maspers (23.51), Trnkova (23.49), Nicole Reynolds (24.23), and Koc (22.96) placed eighth with a time of 1:32.83. While teammates Fabiani (19.68), Milev (19.85), Branden Man (20.15), and Mosely (20.09) placed fourth. Decataldo improved in the C finals of the 500 freestyle, placing 25th with a time of 4:58.74. Mosley moved in the 200 Medley A finals, moving to sixth place with a time of 1:48.92.
Kovacsics also improved by 11.82 seconds during the 500 freestyle B finals as he finished in 9th place with a time of 4:23.29. His time was historic, nearly three seconds faster than the standing CBU program record. The previous record was set by Robert Griffith in 2016, but Kovacsics' new time not only gives him the Lancer time to beat, but it was also the 18th fastest time in the country this year.
The highlight of the Lancers finals was Fabiani securing his first-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.36, good for a B-cut time for the NCAA Championships and the fifth-fastest lap in the nation so far in 2022. Fabiani also closed the 400-medley relay, with Simeon Rickenburger, Reiter, and Man placing fourth.
Freshman diver Gael Jiminez- Mestes showed out at tonight's finals as he improved his score to 328.70, finishing in fourth place. He was followed by his teammate Honer who finished seventh with a score of 280.25.
The Lancers will be back in action tomorrow for day two of the Purdue Invitational. Prelims are again scheduled for 7 a.m. Pacific time, with finals beginning at 3 p.m.
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