Utah Valley State
WRESTLING: It had been nearly 18 months since Erkin Tadzhimetov had wrestled in a collegiate match, but apparently the senior from Uzbekistan is immune to rust after taking 1st place at 133 lbs. at the Cylcone Open in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Tadzhimetov won five times on Saturday with the championship win coming against Nebraska's Mike Rowe. After redshirting last season, Tadzhimetov opened the 2005-06 season on Friday night by beating Jesse Sundell of Iowa State and remains perfect on the season.
Talon Vickers placed second for the Wolverines at 125 lbs. Daniel Polkowske and Justin Rawle also had successful days. Polkowske made it to the quarterfinals, and Rawle won three straight after losing his first match of the day and was one win from placing at the open.
BYU
SWIMMING: BYU's medley-relay team led off for the Cougar women with a win for the second time this weekend, sparking a 125-103 team victory over San Diego State in the Richards Building Pool after Friday night's 141-102 win over UNLV. BYU divers added points for the Cougars, dominating the Aztecs on the 3-meter boards.
The medley relay — junior Brittany Davis, sophomores Angela Goodson and Jamie Bloom and freshman Leilani Roberts — finished at 1:48.90. Davis went on to finish first in the 100 free at 53.58, Goodson kept her pace in the 100 fly, finishing first at 58.71, and Roberts took the 200 free at 1:53.64.
Sophomore U-Nice Chan also posted a top time for the Cougars coming in at 10:39.53 in the 1000 free, almost six seconds ahead of second place. Sophomore Tara Bradshaw added a first-place finish in the 400 IM at 4:41.08, junior Sarah Woodbury finished the 50 free at 24.85 and senior Natasha Jones was first at 58.97 in the 100 back.
Sophomore Angela Nelson took first in diving on the 3 meter, scoring 275.78. Nelson was followed closely by sophomore teammate Kristin Pitt and freshman Kimberly Chang.