| Current time in Las Vegas 7:34 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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Rebels Nearly Miss Top-16 Relay Finish
Four Rebels just nearly missed out on earning All-American status on Friday night, as UNLV's 800 free relay was .04 seconds away from a 16th-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. This year's championship is being held from Thursday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. [ + ] Two Rebels competed for UNLV on Thursday on the first day of action at the 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. This year's championship is being held from Thursday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. [ + ] Five Rebels will be representing UNLV at this week's 2008 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. This year's championship is being held from Thursday through Saturday at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. [ + ] UNLV assistant coach Ben Loorz will be providing and on the deck view of the action from every day of the 2008 MWC Championships. His report from the first day follows. [ + ] The final tally of the accomplishments of the UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving programs remain just as impressive three days later as it did this past Saturday night after the conclusion of the 2008 Mountain West Conference Championships. Following the completion of the four-day event, the domination of the Rebels at this year's league championships could be summed as this: one MWC men's championship trophy, one MWC women's runner-up fnish, nine new MWC Records, 16 new UNLV team Records, 24 1st-place finishes, three NCAA "A" cuts, 37 NCAA "B" cuts, two MWC Senior Recognition Awards, two Swimmer of the Meet Awards, and one Coach of the Year. [ + ] The UNLV men's swimming and diving team cruised to its fourth straight Mountain West Conference title, as the Rebels won four events on the final day to easily top second place BYU by 157.5 points. UNLV would finish the four-day meet winning a total of 14 of 21 events, while setting four new MWC records as well. On the women's side, UNLV earned team runner-up honors by scoring 622 points, and also won three events on the final day. The Rebel women also posted five new league records over the championship meet. [ + ] |
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