Track team gets program-best seven athletes on all-conference team

UNLV placed a program-best seven individuals and its 4x400m relay on the 2017 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Team. Additionally, Rebels head coach Yvonne Wade was named the conference’s Indoor Coach of the Year after she led UNLV to a secondplace finish in the three-day meet held at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

All-Mountain West honors are awarded to those that placed in the top three in an event at the indoor meet.

Ayana Gales earned all-conference recognition twice over behind her championship in the long jump and secondplace finish in the triple jump.

Drea Austin (third/200m), Mandy Chitwood (800m), Stella Clemens (second/ pentathlon), Taylor Pegram (first/60m hurdles), Kaysee Pilgrim (second/ high jump) and Destiny Smith-Barnett (third/60m) also represented the Rebels.

■ MEN’S GOLF: UNLV finished the first day of the National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz. in third place out of 16 teams after shooting a two-round score of 21-under 555.

Rebels junior Shintaro Ban and sophomore Harry Hall are in a tie for first place at 10-under after the first day of the two-day event.

■ WOMEN’S GOLF: UNLV ended day one at University of Houston’s The Dickson tournament at The Woodlands Country Club in 13th place after shooting a tworound score of 18-over 594.

Sophomore Elizabeth Prior turned in the top score for UNLV on the first day, shooting a 2-over 146 over two rounds to sit in a tie for 28th heading into Tuesday’s final round.

■ BASEBALL: UNLV junior Alan Strong was named the Mountain West’s Pitcher of the Week.

Strong, a junior transfer from Grossmont College, pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out six in the Rebels’ 6-1 upset of No. 7 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 24. The righty fanned one batter in his first five innings of work, including two in the fourth. He allowed four hits and issued four walks; however, no runner advanced past second base during his stint on the mound.