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Men's Swimming & Diving

Men's Swim Downed In Final Regular Season Meet

Las Vegas, Nev. - Despite winning four events, Pacific's men's swim team came up short in total points against the UNLV Rebels, losing 165-97 overall.  The meet was the last of the regular season for the men, who will next swim in the MPSF Championships beginning February 17.  The women's team will have one more regular season meet tomorrow against UC Davis at 1:30 pm.

Georan Meendering gave Pacific their first win in the 200 Free, swimming a 1:42.68.  The time wass the fifth-best of any Tiger in the 200 Free this year.  Miles MacKenzie swam a 1:43.26 in the event, giving the Tigers the top two finishers.

MacKenzie also took second in the 100 Free with a time of 45.83, tops for the Tigers.  The sophomore was a part of Pacific's second-place 400 Free team alongside Meendering, Dylan Toy, and Lane Goedhart, which swam a 3:04.10.

Lee Ward took second in the 600 Free with a 5:44.33, a full two-and-a-half seconds ahead of the third-place finisher.  Ward's swim was one of seven second places for the Tigers, including both of MacKenzie's.  Angel Alcala took second in the 50 Back with a 24.11, Mitchell Ongstad swam a 21.57 in the 50 Free, Yahav Shahaff had a 1:32.64 150 Breast time, and Jared Vu swam a 22.77 in the 50 Fly.

In addition to his second place, Shahaff came away with a victory in the 50 Breast, swimming a 25.92.  Also coming away with a win was Curtis Klein, who swam a 1:20.50 to wrap up the 150 Back.  Pacific's final event victory came when Brandon Presswood swam a 2:42.29 in the 300 Free, adding to his strong day that also included a 1:22.35 in the 150 Fly.

Casey Fleming had a third-place finish in the 150 Back behind Klein and UNLV's Hannon Daigler with a 1:21.87.  In the 50 Free, Fleming swam a 21.68, also good for third.

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Players Mentioned

Casey Fleming

Casey Fleming

Free
6' 7"
Senior
Lane Goedhart

Lane Goedhart

Free
Junior
Curtis Klein

Curtis Klein

Back
6' 2"
Junior
Miles MacKenzie

Miles MacKenzie

Free
6' 4"
Sophomore
Georan Meendering

Georan Meendering

Back
6' 6"
Senior
Mitchell Ongstad

Mitchell Ongstad

Free
Junior
Brandon Presswood

Brandon Presswood

Free
6' 0"
Redshirt
Jared Vu

Jared Vu

Fly
5' 9"
Junior
Lee Ward

Lee Ward

Free
5' 10"
Senior
Angel Alcala

Angel Alcala

Freestyle
Senior
Yahav Shahaf

Yahav Shahaf

Freestyle
5' 10"
Senior
Dylan Toy

Dylan Toy

Freestyle
Senior

Players Mentioned

Casey Fleming

Casey Fleming

6' 7"
Senior
Free
Lane Goedhart

Lane Goedhart

Junior
Free
Curtis Klein

Curtis Klein

6' 2"
Junior
Back
Miles MacKenzie

Miles MacKenzie

6' 4"
Sophomore
Free
Georan Meendering

Georan Meendering

6' 6"
Senior
Back
Mitchell Ongstad

Mitchell Ongstad

Junior
Free
Brandon Presswood

Brandon Presswood

6' 0"
Redshirt
Free
Jared Vu

Jared Vu

5' 9"
Junior
Fly
Lee Ward

Lee Ward

5' 10"
Senior
Free
Angel Alcala

Angel Alcala

Senior
Freestyle
Yahav Shahaf

Yahav Shahaf

5' 10"
Senior
Freestyle
Dylan Toy

Dylan Toy

Senior
Freestyle