Bulldogs sit second after first day of invitational

FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno State placed on a present within the season opener Invitational on the Fresno State Aquatic Center on Friday. Bulldogs’ sit in second place after two classes with 549 factors and simply 15.5 factors behind first place San Diego State. Fresno State claimed 4 occasion wins on the primary day of the invitational with Mackenzie Miller Lung and Natalia Bedolla having a hand in two of these wins. 

How it occurred

Fresno State began off robust taking the win within the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:41.77 on a workforce with Sienna Cheng-Lucey, Miller Lung, Hayley Oke and Jenna Pulkkinen. The ‘B’ relay rounded minimize in on the highest 5 taking 4th with a time of 1:44.58. 

Oke made fairly the debut with a pointy second place end within the 100 butterfly (56.14) and the 100 backstroke (56.03). Fresno State collected 47 factors within the 100 backstroke race after a 2-3-4 end.

In the 100 breaststroke, Miller Lung held the lead proper from the beginning, pacing the warmth by two seconds. The senior dropped a 59.44 on her first breaststroke race as a Bulldogs simply three-tenths of a second off from the document (59.19). 

Bulldogs trailed simply 5.5 factors behind the Aztecs main into the ultimate occasion of the day, the 800 free relay. A fourth place end (7:40.21) created a 15 level hole to the Aztecs lead. 

In the diving effectively, Bedolla took the crown within the 3-meter and 1-meter springboard. The senior opened the day with the 3-meter win on a rating of 279.45 and closed out the day with the 1-meter with a rating of 274.70. Grace Ally completed fourth within the 3-meter (270.35) and third within the 1-meter (252.45). Arianna Pelligra completed in seventh within the 3-meter (259.40) for her first meet as a Bulldog.  

Notes

Up subsequent: Fresno State returns to the Aquatic Center for the ultimate session at 10 a.m. streaming stay on the Mountain West Network