Two top-five relay finishes carried the UNLV men’s swimming and diving team to fifth place Wednesday after the first day of the four-day, seven-team Western Athletic Conference Championships in Houston.
The 800-yard freestyle relay team of junior Francois Van Wynsberghe, senior Tom Paco-Pedroni, senior Brenton Sayers and junior Forrest Beesley finished third in 6 minutes, 30.41 seconds.
The 200 medley relay team of Paco-Pedroni, junior Serginni Martin, junior Dylan Tarazona and senior Kasey Foley placed fourth in 1:26.22.
The Rebels scored 68 points. Wyoming is in first place with 114, followed by Air Force (111), Grand Canyon (100) and North Dakota (71).