ST. GEORGE, Utah - Fresno State swim team concludes the Utah Tech Trailblazer Invite finishing in third place with 590.5 points after three days of competition at the HPC Pool. Divers completed the NAU Lumberjack Invite as a team finishing in 7th place with 30 points at Wall Aquatics Center.
Aliz Kalmar ended the invite on a high note, taking down another program record. Kalmar broke the 200 breaststroke program record with a time of 2:10.79, breaking previous record holder Manuela Mendolicchios' 2:11.21 from 2017-18. Kalmar gave the Bulldogs their third event win of the meet.
How it happened
In Flagstaff, Grace Ally made another appearance in the 1-meter springboard final. Ally takes 10th in the 1-meter springboard with a score of 250.80. Parker Connor and Averee Estep fall out of finals contention and finish the event in 23rd (215.80) and 34th (158.75), respectively
In St. George, the Bulldogs had an exciting finals session on Saturday night. Aliz Kalmar and Jenna Pulkkinen went 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke. Kalmar tagged on a new program record time of 2:10.79 in addition to the event win. Pulkkinen pulled in for second place with a time of 2:13.78.
Ryley Clark took a spot on the podium in the 200 backstroke, good for third with a time of 1:58.87. Sienna Cheng-Lucey was the top Dog in the consolation final taking ninth overall (2:00.10).
Korrie Tengan and Sera Hanagan go eighth and ninth in the 200 butterfly. Riley Baldwin and Laura Kalmar made the top ten in the 1650 freestyle with 6th (17:24.40) and 10th (17:35.23), respectively.
Notable
Fresno State tied their best finish at the Trailblazer Invitational with third place, 590.5 points
All three divers earned an NCAA Zones Qualifying standard in the platform
Bulldogs earned three event wins to the weekend in St. George and one in Flagstaff
Freshman Sienna-Cheng Lucey sees her second event win this season
Aliz Kalmar breaks the 200 breaststroke program record on the final day, marking her second record this season (100 breaststroke, Aquatic Center Record) and third at Fresno State.
Up Next: Bulldogs' return to the competition pool on January 10-11 to host Pepperdine in a two day meet at the Fresno State Aquatic Center the Fresno State Aquatic Center.