FRESNO, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay women's swim team split a pair of dual meets on Friday evening, defeating Fresno Pacific 206-50 and falling to Fresno State 174-67.  The Pioneers turned in several standout performances including a pair of swimmers setting new program records. 

"The atmosphere was electric and fun tonight in Fresno." Head Coach Shane Pelton said.  "Our distance crew set the tone early and we never looked back. Maggie, Malana, and Vivi all dropped lifetime bests in the 1000 — Malana broke the school record, and Maggie followed it up by taking down the 500 record a little later in the night. Fast swimming is contagious, and our team feeds off that energy."

Below are some of the most notable Cal State East Bay performances from Friday's meet:

• Malana Kollath won the 1000-yard freestyle, setting a new school record in the event, finishing at 10:14.13.  The time also ranks 6th in the NCAA this year.  The Pioneers also took third and fourth with Maggie Clemens 10:18.37 and Viviana Perez 10:26.63 earning points.
• Maggie Clemens also wrote her name into the record books, shattering the previous program record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.77.  The time also ranks 6th in the NCAA this year.  Kollath placed third. (5:00.33).
• Alexia Fajardo claimed first place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.89, ranking 6th in the NCAA this year. 
• Tehani Kong placed second in the 100-yard butterfly at 55.95 and added a fifth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.15).
• Kylie Beaudet finished second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:23.72, ranking 5th in the NCAA this year.  She later added a third-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:19.22).
• Rae Ann Dressel took third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.32, followed closely by Beaudet in fourth at 1:05.53.
• Adalynn Ascher led East Bay in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing fourth overall in 58.04, while Taylor Kolsch followed in fifth at 58.50.
• In relay action, the 200-yard medley team of Lily Caraway, Dressel, Fajardo, and Kong placed fourth overall with a time of 1:44.71.
• The Pioneers closed the meet strong as the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Kong, Dressel, Caraway, and Fajardo finished fourth in 1:36.42, their best relay mark of the season

"I was really proud of how intentional and focused the team was tonight." Pelton added. "We've talked a lot about details, and you can see that commitment paying off. It's a long season, we are far from where we will go, but we continue to get better every time we step on deck and that's exciting."