Roberts, the MW record holder in the men's 100-meter butterfly, placed 21st among 122 swimmers in the prelims of the event with a time of 54:01.
Roberts' teammate, senior David Seiler, was close behind, posting a time of 54.33 to finish 35th.
Meanwhile, UNLV senior Dannica Brennan placed 102nd in the prelims of the women's 200-meter backstroke, finishing in 2:18.52.
The swimmers with the top 16 times in the preliminary heats advance to the semifinals. From there, the top eight finishers in the semis move on to the finals, with the first- and second-place finishers qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London (July 22-August 12).
Boise State's Amber Boucher and Stephanie North will be joined in the prelims of the women's 50-meter freestyle today by UNLV junior Rachel Dixon and former Wyoming standout Kelsey Conci. The trials conclude on Monday with finals in the women's 50-meter freestyle and men's 1500-meter freestyle.
Mick McGrane has covered the Mountain West since the league's inception in 1999. He spent 12 years at the San Diego Union-Tribune, where he served as the beat writer for San Diego State football and men's basketball. He currently represents the MW as a member of the Football Writers Association of America All-America Committee and is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. McGrane serves as senior writer to the Mountain West, providing readers with exclusive, in-depth information about the Conference by highlighting its 10 member institutions and contributing feature stories on student-athletes that participate in the league's 18 sponsored sports.
Mark Knudson is a Colorado State journalism school graduate and a 12-year veteran of professional baseball. During his playing career, Mark pitched for three major league teams, including the Colorado Rockies, where he was the first Colorado native to play for the hometown team. He recorded wins over three of the four legendary pitchers who make up the 4,000 strikeout club: Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens. His win over Ryan came for the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day in 1991.
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