Bulldog open season with Gary Ota Memorial Invite

BULLDOG BONES 

• Fresno State opens the 2025-26 season with the Gary Ota Memorial Invitational, formally often known as the Fresno State Invite 
• The season opening invite is in honor of former assistant coach Gary Ota 
• The 2025-26 dwelling schedule options 5 meets
• Participating groups this weekend are Air Force, San Jose State, San Diego State and Washington State 
• Head coach Jeanne Fleck enters her 18th season main the Bulldogs
• Taylor Moore was elevated to Associate head coach over the summer season
• Diving coach Taryn Patrick additionally enters her 18th season with the ‘Dogs 
• This seasons roster options eight true freshman and three transfers
• 17 Bulldogs return from final seasons roster 
• Fresno State picked up large time switch in Mackenzie Miller Lung and Clare Luken, Miller Lung within the NCAA runner up within the ladies’s 200 breaststroke and Luken comes from the SEC in South Carolina

BULLDOG DEBUT 

A LOOK BACK 
Head coach Jeanne Fleck enters her 18th 12 months main the Bulldogs and comes off a stellar season. The 2024-25 marketing campaign had a slew of firsts for the ‘Dogs, Fleck was named MW Swimming Coach of the Year, 49 swimmers earned a private finest, Bulldogs noticed their highest end at convention championships with third, ten information had been damaged – probably the most since 2019 and noticed their largest group of NCAA qualifiers at school historical past. 

BEWARE OF THE BREASTSTROKER’S

Bulldogs are full of breaststroke expertise this season. The core of the breaststroke group options Aliz Kalmar, Mackenzie Miller Lung and Jenna Pulkkinen. All three Bulldogs made an look at NCAA’s in each breaststroke occasions. 

Pulkkinen is the defending Mountain West champion within the 100 breaststroke and is the applications solely champion in that occasion. Pulkkinen holds this system report within the 100 breaststroke and the Aquatic Center report within the 200 breaststroke. Pulkkinen additionally grabbed her first profession convention weekly honor after her report breaking swims (Feb. 4). 

Miller Lung, a Clovis East graduate, returns to the Valley with a heavy resume after a 3 12 months stint at BYU. At BYU Miller Lung was named Big12 Swimmer of the Year, 2x All-American, NCAA runner-up (200 Br) and nationwide finalist (100 Br), Big 12 200 breast champion and earned 29 factors at nationals. The Valley product returns dwelling for her ultimate season of eligibility. 

Kalmar, on her ultimate trip, returns as one of many prime Bulldogs. The Hungarian holds 5 program information, two particular person (200 breast & 200 IM) and three relays together with an Aquatic Center report within the 400 medley relay, the applications first since 2018. Last season Kalmar noticed the applications first top-16 end at NCAA’s within the 200 breast since 1999 (Holly Gravett). Kalmar additionally noticed podium finishes on the convention championship in each breaststroke occasions. 

ORDER OF EVENTS 

Session 1 – Friday, Oct. 10 (11 a.m.) 

3 Meter

200 Medley Relay 

– 5 min break – 

500 freestyle 

200 IM 

50 freestyle 

– 10 min break – 

200 freestyle relay 

Session 2 – Fri. Oct. 10 (6 p.m.) 

Team Dive occasion 

100 fly 

400 IM 

200 free

100 breast

100 again 

-10 min break- 

800 free relay 

Session 3 – Sat. Oct. 11 (10 a.m.) 

1 Meter

400 medley relay 

– 10 min break – 

100 IM 

200 again 

100 free

200 breast 

200 fly 

1650 free

400 free relay